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MSRP in USD: $329
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1070 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1677 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1070.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Up to 4% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - £251.71 vs £263.47
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 150 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 22% better in Halo Infinite than GeForce GTX 1070 - 71 vs 58 FPS
- Up to 15% better value when playing Halo Infinite than GeForce GTX 1070 - £3.71 vs £4.34 per FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 - 12 vs 8 GB
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Graphics Cards Active, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Wi, Freebsd, GeForce GTX 1070, GDDR5
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
71
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£263.47
95%
FPS and Value Winner
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)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
79%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
98%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 10th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $379 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 256.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1683 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1070 or GeForce RTX 3060
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
£15.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£18.79/FPS
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Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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61 FPS
£11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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70 FPS
£18.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
£16.92/FPS
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Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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65 FPS
£20.27/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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61 FPS
£11.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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71 FPS
£22.28/FPS
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Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£14.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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54 FPS
£15.74/FPS
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Core i7-10700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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