NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070  vs  GeForce RTX 3060 GA104.

81
Place in performance rating
not rated
30.52
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Pascal
Architecture
Ampere
GP104
Code name
no data
Desktop
Type
no data
6 May 2016 (5 years ago)
Release date
1 September 2021 (less than a year ago)
$379
Launch price (MSRP)
$329
$685 (1.8x MSRP)
Price now
no data
28.38
Value for money
no data
Pascal GP104
GPU code name
GA104
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070  vs  GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

1920
Pipelines
no data
1506 MHz
Core clock speed
no data
1683 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
7,200 million
Transistor count
no data
16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
150 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
no data
202.0
Texture fill rate
199.0
6,463 gflops
Floating-point performance
no data
94 °C
Maximum GPU temperature
no data
1920
CUDA cores
no data
1920
Pipelines / CUDA cores
3584
1683 MHz
Boost clock speed
1777 MHz
7,200 million
Number of transistors
17,400 million
150 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
170 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
10.5" (26.7 cm)
Length
242 mm
8-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin
+
SLI options
no data
500 Watt
Recommended system power (PSU)
no data
PCIe 3.0
Bus support
no data
2-slot
Width
no data
4.376" (11.1 cm)
Height
no data

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs GeForce RTX 3060 GA104.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR6
8 GB
Maximum RAM amount
12 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
8 GB/s
Memory clock speed
15 GB/s
256 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
360.0 GB/s
-
Shared memory
no data

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs GeForce RTX 3060 GA104.

DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
+
G-SYNC support
no data
+
Multi monitor support
no data
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

+
VR Ready
no data
+
Multi Monitor
no data
+
3D Vision
no data
3.0
GPU Boost
no data
+
CUDA
8.6
+
Multi-Projection
no data
+
Ansel
no data
+
Virtual Reality
no data
+
ShadowWorks
no data

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
4.5
OpenGL
4.6
+
Vulkan
1.2
6.4
Shader Model
6.6
1.2
OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 or GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

62.81% faster in synthetic tests

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 GA104

Finer manufacturing process technology (8 nm vs 16 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (12 GB vs 8 GB)

More memory bandwidth (360.0 GB/s vs 256 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 or GeForce RTX 3060 GA104?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

3.8 Out of 648 Hitesti Score
4.5 Out of 10 Hitesti Score