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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

36 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
VS
45 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

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

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
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
Processors:
GeForce RTX 4060
vs
GeForce RTX 3070

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
127
81
70
49
151
98
85
64
The Witcher 3
142
114
82
46
171
141
104
55
Counter-Strike 2
204
154
114
57
241
195
134
78
Far Cry 6
107
96
75
42
131
119
95
56
Hogwarts Legacy
80
66
50
26
97
81
60
33
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
89
64
41
120
116
81
53
Ghost of Tsushima
74
61
45
25
88
74
57
31
Cyberpunk 2077
83
74
44
22
105
93
60
26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
130
119
87
43
164
151
112
59
Avg FPS
1080p High116141
1080p Ultra95119
1440p Ultra7088
4K Ultra3951
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
10688
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Time Spy1062013641
Solar Bay4904064184
Port Royal60508309
Fire Strike2855934034
Night Raid121867120956
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
106633
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Background Blur186.9 frames/s161.6 frames/s
Face Detection112.7 frames/s117.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.92 Gpix/sec5.89 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.16 Gpix/sec8.05 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.94 Gpix/sec6.65 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.34 Gpix/sec1.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching446.2 Gpix/sec550.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14935.1 fps17613.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
19712
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
G2D Mark1080998
DirectX 11174 fps181 fps
DirectX 1277 fps85 fps
GPU Compute9311 Ops/s11282 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
118.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)709 fps856 fps
Car Chase615.4 fps668 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)496.1 fps592.9 fps
T-Rex2635.8 fps3078.4 fps
ALU 23284 fps4531.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2280.8 fps283 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3372.64563.3
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
17857
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
29214
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
14234
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a
Image Classification (SP)7696n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)13706n/a
Horizon Detection23289n/a
Face Detection (HP)31126n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)78361n/a
Text Classification (SP)3315n/a
Machine Translation (HP)3491n/a
Object Detection (SP)9386n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)36778n/a
Style Transfer (SP)148120n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
3174.4
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced May, 18, 2023 October, 22, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ampere
Codename AD107 GA104
Price n/a 499

GPU

GPU Frequency 1830 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2460 MHz 1725 MHz
Shader Units 3072 5888
TMUs 96 184
ROPs 48 96
Execution Units 24 46
Ray Tracing Cores 24 46
Tensor Cores 96 184
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 24000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 118 Gpix/sec 166 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 236 GTex/s 317 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.1 TFLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 115 W 220 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 159 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 18 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 113.21 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

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

API

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

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
5 (62.5%)
3 (37.5%)
Total Votes: 8

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