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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 182 days newer than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 170 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 66% better in Sons Of The Forest than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 93 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 12 vs 8 GB
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
56
60%
Value, $/FPS
$6.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$359.99
100%
Value Winner
Asus Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
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 8 GB | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 12th, 2023 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
| Not Available | 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 |
| 8 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 128-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 240 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 8 GB or GeForce RTX 4070
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
93 FPS
$20.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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93 FPS
$22.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
$23.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$21.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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93 FPS
$23.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.97
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93 FPS
$26.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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92 FPS
$18.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-13700KF
12 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,689
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90 FPS
$20.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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92 FPS
$19.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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91 FPS
$18.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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