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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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MSRP in USD: $299
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 1505 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 27% better in Minecraft than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 739 vs 580 FPS
- Up to 15% better value when playing Minecraft than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - $0.44 vs $0.52 per FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 8 vs 6 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Up to 8% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $299.0 vs $325.0
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 120 vs 220 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
739
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$325
92%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
49%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
43%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $499 | MSRP | $299 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| 1500 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
1725 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1709 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3070 or GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
607 FPS
$1.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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739 FPS
$2.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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695 FPS
$1.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-13700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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739 FPS
$3.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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639 FPS
$1.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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661 FPS
$2.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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635 FPS
$2.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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661 FPS
$2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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630 FPS
$2.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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624 FPS
$2.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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