Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 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
123
79
68
45
124
78
64
44
The Witcher 3
141
112
83
46
135
114
80
42
Counter-Strike 2
201
153
112
54
201
148
110
55
Far Cry 6
106
92
76
39
104
95
74
41
Hogwarts Legacy
76
63
46
25
76
65
45
23
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
86
60
40
93
84
61
39
Ghost of Tsushima
71
59
44
25
73
56
43
25
Cyberpunk 2077
84
72
45
22
82
73
42
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
125
115
83
45
123
112
81
45
Avg FPS
1080p High114112
1080p Ultra9292
1440p Ultra6967
4K Ultra3837
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
10202
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
10197
Time Spy1047910423
Solar Bay4567744973
Port Royal62505820
Fire Strike2676726478
Night Raid8327498514
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
118499
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
97986
Background Blur170.3 frames/s142.7 frames/s
Face Detection113.6 frames/s103.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.59 Gpix/sec3.83 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection7.94 Gpix/sec4.93 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.19 Gpix/sec4.63 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.16 Gpix/sec1.27 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching467 Gpix/sec430.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15131.3 fps13519.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
15373
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
17587
G2D Mark644733
DirectX 11138 fps158 fps
DirectX 1264 fps73 fps
GPU Compute6902 Ops/s6845 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
121.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
119.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)644.4 fps725.1 fps
Car Chase565.3 fps609.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)483.8 fps484.8 fps
T-Rex2380.5 fps2723.3 fps
ALU 23169.7 fps3299.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2246.7 fps272.9 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3511.53381.9

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ada Lovelace
Codename GA104 (GN20-E5) AD107 (GN21-X4)

GPU

GPU Frequency 780-1215 MHz 1140-2295 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1290-1620 MHz 1470-2370 MHz
Shader Units 5120 3072
TMUs 160 96
ROPs 80 48
Execution Units 40 24
Ray Tracing Cores 40 24
Tensor Cores 160 96
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 103-130 Gpix/sec 71-114 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 206-259 GTex/s 141-228 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.2-16.6 TFLOPS 9-14.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 80-150 W 35-140 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 17.4 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 44.39 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500-1750 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
256 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 8.9
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 3

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