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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the more expensive 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 more expensive GeForce GTX 1070.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 24% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce GTX 1070 - 56 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1070 - $291.89 vs $579.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce GTX 1070 - $5.21 vs $12.87 per FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 - 12 vs 8 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 150 vs 170 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
56
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$291.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
79%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
98%
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 10th, 2016 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$329 | MSRP | $379 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1683 MHz |
| 1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GTX 1070
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
46 FPS
$27.14/FPS
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