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 (261 benchmarks)
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+146%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+137%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+147%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5070 (+138%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5070 (+140%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5070 (+145%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5070 (+302%)
AVG 221 FPS
MIN 204 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5070 (+285%)
AVG 177 FPS
MIN 172 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5070 (+381%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+116%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+119%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+114%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5070 (+116%)
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5070 (+117%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5070 (+133%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5070 (+221%)
AVG 292 FPS
MIN 254 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5070 (+243%)
AVG 254 FPS
MIN 223 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5070 (+296%)
AVG 190 FPS
MIN 170 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Winner
Loser
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+109%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+112%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+114%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
CODE VEIN II DEMO
7.8 2026 • Action, RPG Bandai Namco Studios Inc.
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 5070 (+124%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 5070 (+120%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 5070 (+136%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
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
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Wins!
Based on 261 benchmarks across 72 games
34
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+123%
76
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
34
Avg FPS
28
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR7
260
Wins
76
Avg FPS
63
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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