Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
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
151
98
85
64
110
67
60
39
The Witcher 3
171
141
104
55
124
101
75
37
Counter-Strike 2
241
195
134
78
184
131
96
47
Far Cry 6
131
119
95
56
93
85
64
38
Hogwarts Legacy
97
81
60
33
68
56
40
20
COD Modern Warfare 3
120
116
81
53
83
73
50
34
Ghost of Tsushima
88
74
57
31
65
48
37
21
Cyberpunk 2077
105
93
60
26
69
61
36
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
164
151
112
59
107
98
68
37
Avg FPS
1080p High141100
1080p Ultra11980
1440p Ultra8858
4K Ultra5132
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Time Spy136418748
Solar Bay6418440964
Port Royal83095142
Fire Strike3403422308
Night Raid12095698831
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Background Blur161.6 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Face Detection117.2 frames/s91 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.89 Gpix/sec4.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.05 Gpix/sec5.58 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.65 Gpix/sec3.92 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.25 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching550.6 Gpix/sec372.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17613.1 fps12226.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
G2D Mark998961
DirectX 11181 fps128 fps
DirectX 1285 fps69 fps
GPU Compute11282 Ops/s8428 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)856 fps555.5 fps
Car Chase668 fps492.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)592.9 fps407.9 fps
T-Rex3078.4 fps1940.6 fps
ALU 24531.5 fps2862.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2283 fps295.2 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4563.32965.4

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 22, 2020 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA104 GA106
Price 499 329

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1320 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1725 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 5888 3584
TMUs 184 112
ROPs 96 48
Execution Units 46 28
Ray Tracing Cores 46 28
Tensor Cores 184 112
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 166 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 317 GTex/s 199 GTex/s
FLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 220 W 170 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 17 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 43.37 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

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

API

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 the clear winner in this comparison.

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