Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 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
151
98
85
64
124
78
64
44
The Witcher 3
171
141
104
55
135
114
80
42
Counter-Strike 2
241
195
134
78
201
148
110
55
Far Cry 6
131
119
95
56
104
95
74
41
Hogwarts Legacy
97
81
60
33
76
65
45
23
COD Modern Warfare 3
120
116
81
53
93
84
61
39
Ghost of Tsushima
88
74
57
31
73
56
43
25
Cyberpunk 2077
105
93
60
26
82
73
42
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
164
151
112
59
123
112
81
45
Avg FPS
1080p High141112
1080p Ultra11992
1440p Ultra8867
4K Ultra5137
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
10197
Time Spy1364110423
Solar Bay6418444973
Port Royal83095820
Fire Strike3403426478
Night Raid12095698514
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
97986
Background Blur161.6 frames/s142.7 frames/s
Face Detection117.2 frames/s103.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.89 Gpix/sec3.83 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.05 Gpix/sec4.93 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.65 Gpix/sec4.63 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.25 Gpix/sec1.27 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching550.6 Gpix/sec430.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17613.1 fps13519.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
17587
G2D Mark998733
DirectX 11181 fps158 fps
DirectX 1285 fps73 fps
GPU Compute11282 Ops/s6845 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
119.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)856 fps725.1 fps
Car Chase668 fps609.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)592.9 fps484.8 fps
T-Rex3078.4 fps2723.3 fps
ALU 24531.5 fps3299.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2283 fps272.9 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4563.33381.9

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 22, 2020 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ada Lovelace
Codename GA104 AD107 (GN21-X4)
Price 499 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1140-2295 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1725 MHz 1470-2370 MHz
Shader Units 5888 3072
TMUs 184 96
ROPs 96 48
Execution Units 46 24
Ray Tracing Cores 46 24
Tensor Cores 184 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 166 Gpix/sec 71-114 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 317 GTex/s 141-228 GTex/s
FLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS 9-14.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 220 W 35-140 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 17 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 43.37 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

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

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 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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