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
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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 (294 benchmarks)
Gears of War: E-Day Beta
7 2026 • Action, Adventure The Coalition
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+125%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+130%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+120%)
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 5 FPS
MIN 4 FPS
Winner
Loser
Beast of Reincarnation
7.6 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG GAME FREAK inc.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+112%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+103%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+130%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
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Halo: Campaign Evolved
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Halo Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+108%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+107%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+129%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5070 (+132%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5070 (+130%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5070 (+142%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5070 (+119%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5070 (+121%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5070 (+150%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+96%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+100%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+133%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5070 (+106%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5070 (+100%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5070 (+129%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
7.8 2026 • Action, Adventure TT Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+113%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+110%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+164%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Wins!
Based on 294 benchmarks across 79 games
33
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+123%
75
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
33
Avg FPS
27
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR7
293
Wins
75
Avg FPS
62
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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