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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
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45 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 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 5060 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 5060
vs
GeForce RTX 3070

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
142
94
84
58
151
98
85
64
The Witcher 3
166
137
100
53
171
141
104
55
Counter-Strike 2
238
188
131
74
241
195
134
78
Far Cry 6
125
116
93
53
131
119
95
56
Hogwarts Legacy
94
79
59
30
97
81
60
33
COD Modern Warfare 3
117
108
80
51
120
116
81
53
Ghost of Tsushima
85
71
55
30
88
74
57
31
Cyberpunk 2077
99
89
56
27
105
93
60
26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
156
141
106
57
164
151
112
59
Avg FPS
1080p High136141
1080p Ultra114119
1440p Ultra8588
4K Ultra4851
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
14096
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Time Spy1370113641
Solar Bay6321464184
Port Royal85958309
Fire Strike3761234034
Night Raid111626120956
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
127848
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Background Blur209.1 frames/s161.6 frames/s
Face Detection134.3 frames/s117.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.67 Gpix/sec5.89 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.13 Gpix/sec8.05 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.39 Gpix/sec6.65 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.36 Gpix/sec1.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching607.8 Gpix/sec550.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics18827.5 fps17613.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
20940
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
G2D Mark1152998
DirectX 11199 fps181 fps
DirectX 1277 fps85 fps
GPU Compute10977 Ops/s11282 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a856 fps
Car Chasen/a668 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a592.9 fps
T-Rexn/a3078.4 fps
ALU 2n/a4531.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a283 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a4563.3
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
20375
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
37358
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
15190
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a
Image Classification (SP)8362n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)22831n/a
Horizon Detection22375n/a
Face Detection (HP)41955n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)84685n/a
Text Classification (SP)3296n/a
Machine Translation (HP)5083n/a
Object Detection (SP)11023n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)38817n/a
Style Transfer (SP)155103n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
3702.71
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 15, 2025 October, 22, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Ampere
Codename GB206-250 GA104
Price n/a 499

GPU

GPU Frequency 2280 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2497 MHz 1725 MHz
Shader Units 3840 5888
TMUs 120 184
ROPs 48 96
Execution Units 30 46
Ray Tracing Cores 30 46
Tensor Cores 120 184
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 32000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 120 Gpix/sec 166 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 300 GTex/s 317 GTex/s
FLOPS 19.2 TFLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 145 W 220 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 181 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 21.9 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 120.99 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 12.0 8.6
DisplayPort 2.1b 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 2

Results

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Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
17 (70.83%)
7 (29.17%)
Total Votes: 24

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