Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 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
110
67
60
39
123
79
68
45
The Witcher 3
124
101
75
37
141
112
83
46
Counter-Strike 2
184
131
96
47
201
153
112
54
Far Cry 6
93
85
64
38
106
92
76
39
Hogwarts Legacy
68
56
40
20
76
63
46
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
83
73
50
34
96
86
60
40
Ghost of Tsushima
65
48
37
21
71
59
44
25
Cyberpunk 2077
69
61
36
15
84
72
45
22
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
107
98
68
37
125
115
83
45
Avg FPS
1080p High100114
1080p Ultra8092
1440p Ultra5869
4K Ultra3238
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
10202
Time Spy874810479
Solar Bay4096445677
Port Royal51426250
Fire Strike2230826767
Night Raid9883183274
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
118499
Background Blur149.6 frames/s170.3 frames/s
Face Detection91 frames/s113.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.07 Gpix/sec5.59 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.58 Gpix/sec7.94 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.92 Gpix/sec6.19 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.01 Gpix/sec1.16 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching372.9 Gpix/sec467 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics12226.3 fps15131.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
15373
G2D Mark961644
DirectX 11128 fps138 fps
DirectX 1269 fps64 fps
GPU Compute8428 Ops/s6902 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
121.6 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)555.5 fps644.4 fps
Car Chase492.3 fps565.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)407.9 fps483.8 fps
T-Rex1940.6 fps2380.5 fps
ALU 22862.2 fps3169.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2295.2 fps246.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2965.43511.5

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA106 GA104 (GN20-E5)
Price 329 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1320 MHz 780-1215 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 1290-1620 MHz
Shader Units 3584 5120
TMUs 112 160
ROPs 48 80
Execution Units 28 40
Ray Tracing Cores 28 40
Tensor Cores 112 160
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 85 Gpix/sec 103-130 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 199 GTex/s 206-259 GTex/s
FLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS 13.2-16.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 170 W 80-150 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 12 billion 17.4 billion
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² 44.39 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1875 MHz 1500-1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
360 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

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