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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $379
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Boost Clock
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1070 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1677 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1070.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 150 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 24% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than GeForce GTX 1070 - 133 vs 107 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1070 - $281.78 vs $469.0
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 - 12 vs 8 GB
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G)
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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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
79.20148560817084%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
98.51485148514851%
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
Mass Effect: Andromeda, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
112 FPS
$9.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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108 FPS
$7.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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108 FPS
$6.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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116 FPS
$15.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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112 FPS
$6.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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118 FPS
$9.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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105 FPS
$8.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
12 GB, N/A Storage
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114 FPS
$10.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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114 FPS
$8.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,009.99
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108 FPS
$10.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,145
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