GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 3070 for Gaming

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The GeForce RTX 3060 is a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3070, however, it's a better value for money, as it's £502.42 cheaper!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060

Up to 67% cheaper – £249.99 vs £752.41
A better value for money for gaming
Consumes up to 23% less energy – 170 vs 220 Watts
Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 8 GB

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3070

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming

GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 3070 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Average FPS

77%

Min 1% FPS

72%

Price, £

£249.99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.52/FPS

100%

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1807MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA DLSS - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD V2

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1837 MHz Boost, Ampere Architechture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC 12G (rev. 2.0) Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060WF2OC-12GD Rev2.0 Video Card

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1777 MHz Boost, Ampere Architecture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

GeForce RTX 3070

Sep 1st, 2020

Average FPS

129

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, £

£752.41

33%

Value, £/FPS

£5.83/FPS

43%

Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro 8GB GDDR6 Ray-Tracing LHR Graphics Card, 5888 Core, 1500MHz GPU, 1725 Boost, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, TurboFan 3.0

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 EAGLE 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 3070 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

GeForce RTX 3070

Sep 1st, 2020

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 3070 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

8747

64%

GeForce RTX 3070

Sep 1st, 2020

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

13641

100%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 3070 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Memory

12 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

360 GB/s

80%

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

52%

Texture Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

63%

FP32

12.74 TFLOPS

63%

GeForce RTX 3070

Sep 1st, 2020

Memory

8 GB

67%

Memory Bandwidth

448 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

165.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

317.4 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

20.31 TFLOPS

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 3060	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 3070
General
Jan 12th, 2021	Release Date	Sep 1st, 2020
$329.00	MSRP	$499.00
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 30
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
170 W	Power Consumption	220 W
Memory
12 GB	Memory Size	8 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR6
192-bit	Memory Bus	256-bit
360 GB/s	Bandwidth	448 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
85.3 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	165.6 GPixel/s
199 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	317.4 GTexel/s
12.74 TFLOPS	FP32	20.31 TFLOPS