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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 820 days newer than GeForce RTX 3060.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 170 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 71% better in Cities: Skylines II than GeForce RTX 3060 - 48 vs 28 FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
28
58%
Value, $/FPS
$10.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
100%
Value Winner
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
48 FPS
$35.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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48 FPS
$41.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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15 FPS
$78.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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38 FPS
$65.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,481.07
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25 FPS
$54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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38 FPS
$44.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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43 FPS
$41.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-13700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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5 FPS
$249.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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15 FPS
$77.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1009.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,009.99
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