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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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MSRP in USD: $599
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3060 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 820 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Up to 47% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 - £264.99 vs £499.99
- Up to 24% better value when playing Battlefield V than GeForce RTX 4070 - £1.67 vs £2.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 170 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 42% better in Battlefield V than GeForce RTX 3060 - 226 vs 159 FPS
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
159
70%
Value, £/FPS
£1.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£264.99
100%
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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GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
FPS
226
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.21/FPS
75%
Price, £
£499.99
52%
FPS Winner
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12GB Graphics Card - 12GB DDRX6 21Gbps, PCI-E 4.0, DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, Ada Lovelace Arch, GV-N4070WF3OC-12GD
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Updated 218 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
53%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
43%
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 12th, 2023 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$329 | MSRP | $599 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 192-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1920 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2475 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce RTX 4070
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
198 FPS
£5.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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202 FPS
£7.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,476
In Stock
198 FPS
£6.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,299.95
In Stock
135 FPS
£8.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,164
In Stock
202 FPS
£5.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,149.95
In Stock
135 FPS
£7.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£989.95
In Stock
204 FPS
£6.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,399.99
In Stock
214 FPS
£11.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,432.15
In Stock
160 FPS
£7.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,268.4
In Stock
131 FPS
£5.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.95
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