Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
89
52
42
24
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
85
67
46
24
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
133
93
66
32
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
70
62
50
23
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
46
36
28
14
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
55
49
31
22
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
41
32
25
12
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
46
41
23
10
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
76
73
49
22
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High7193
1080p Ultra5675
1440p Ultra4055
4K Ultra2029
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
5844
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy60918326
Solar Bay1580937029
Port Royal12754708
Fire Strike1870720182
Night Raid7227371905
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
53429
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur142.3 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection65.1 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.2 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.23 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.74 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.3 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching195.6 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics5161.6 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
13504
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark847589
DirectX 11100 fps110 fps
DirectX 1248 fps58 fps
GPU Compute6129 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
75.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)423.4 fps537.5 fps
Car Chase391.1 fps465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)360 fps398.2 fps
T-Rex1942.3 fps1964.8 fps
ALU 25965.8 fps2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2271.6 fps256.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation21862932.7

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 10, 2016 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Pascal Ampere
Codename GP104 GA106 (GN20-E3)
Price 379 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1506 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1683 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 1920 3840
TMUs 120 120
ROPs 64 48
Execution Units 15 30
Ray Tracing Cores No 30
Tensor Cores No 120
L1 cache 48 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 108 Gpix/sec 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 202 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 6.5 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 150 W 60-140 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 16 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 314 mm² 300 mm²
Transistor count 7 billion 13.25 billion
Transistor density 22.29 MTr/mm² 44.17 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2002 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 8000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
256.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 6.1 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

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