NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR7
Memory6144
Cores672 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $289.99 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
GeForce RTX 5070
$549 • Mar 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
12GB GDDR7 250W $519.99 Mar 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 170 W | 250 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz | 2512 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 6144 |
| RT Cores | 28 | 48 |
| TMUs | 112 | 192 |
| ROPs | 48 | 80 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.3 GPixel/s | 201 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 360 GTexel/s | 482.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 12.74 GFLOPS | 30.87 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 48.00 MB |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 263 mm² |
| Transistors | 12000 Million | 31100 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | Samsung | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
8993
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
23103 (+157%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91603
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
190967 (+108%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
109.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
29107 (+73%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (237 benchmarks)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5070 (+116%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5070 (+104%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5070 (+133%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+107%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+106%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+119%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5070 (+104%)
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5070 (+113%)
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5070 (+144%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5070 (+110%)
AVG 212 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5070 (+120%)
AVG 154 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5070 (+135%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+89%)
AVG 189 FPS
MIN 157 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+100%)
AVG 160 FPS
MIN 134 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+118%)
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+131%)
AVG 134 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+131%)
AVG 104 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+133%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Wins!
Based on 237 benchmarks across 67 games
34
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+116.7%
74
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
34
Avg FPS
27
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR7
236
Wins
74
Avg FPS
61
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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