nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory1920
Cores256.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8GB GDDR5 150W $379 Jun 2016
GeForce GTX 1070
$379 • Jun 2016
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $329 Jan 2021
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 150 W | 170 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1683 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 1920 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 28 |
| TMUs | 120 | 112 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2002 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 107.7 GPixel/s | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256.3 GTexel/s | 360 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 6.463 GFLOPS | 12.74 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 314 mm² | 276 mm² |
| Transistors | 7200 Million | 12000 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
5844
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8993 (+54%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
53429
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
91603 (+71%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
75.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
109.4 FPS (+45%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
13504
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
16870 (+25%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (144 benchmarks)
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
8.7 2022 • Action, Adventure, Casual Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+52%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+55%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+96%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+47%)
AVG 141 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+45%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+47%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sifu
8.7 2022 • Action, Indie Sloclap
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 178 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+40%)
AVG 250 FPS
MIN 174 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+42%)
AVG 178 FPS
MIN 116 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+45%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light 2 Stay Human
8 2022 • Action, Adventure, RPG Techland
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+60%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+69%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+92%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Serious Sam Siberian Mayhem
8.6 2022 • Action, Adventure Croteam, Timelock Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+22%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
ICARUS
7.7 2021 • Action, Adventure, Simulation RocketWerkz
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+55%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+77%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+110%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB Wins!
Based on 144 benchmarks across 46 games
51
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
VS
+47.3%
75
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
51
Avg FPS
42
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
144
Wins
75
Avg FPS
63
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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