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GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is ahead of the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 87% to 152%, including 139% in 3DMark Time Spy (20,835 vs 8,718). On qwen3:14b, the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER generates 45.5 tokens/s (per Hardware Corner) against 33.4 for the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (per TyoLab), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB and the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. MSRP range: $329 · $599. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecGeForce RTX 3060 12 GBGeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
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Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from WorthPlaying, Overclocking.com, 3DMark, PC Guide, WCCFTech, TopCPU.net, UL Benchmarks, Geekbench Browser and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkGeForce RTX 3060 12 GBGeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: WorthPlaying, Overclocking.com, 3DMark		 21,653 points40,528 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better)
Source: WorthPlaying		 —23,212 points
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better)
Source: PC Guide, WorthPlaying		 —12,182 points
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: PC Guide, WorthPlaying, Overclocking.com, 3DMark, WCCFTech		 5,168 points13,035 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: WorthPlaying, Overclocking.com, 3DMark, TopCPU.net		 2,294 points5,199 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: UL Benchmarks, 3DMark		 1,974 points4,650 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: WorthPlaying, 3DMark, Overclocking.com, TopCPU.net		 8,718 points20,835 points
3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better)
Source: PC Guide, WorthPlaying, Overclocking.com		 —9,831 points
Geekbench 6 OpenCL (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 82,071 points—
Geekbench 6 Vulkan (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 91,383 points—
PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —1,193 pts
PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —29,959 pts

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB

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GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB or the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER?

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is ahead of the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 87% to 152%, including 139% in 3DMark Time Spy (20,835 vs 8,718).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On qwen3:14b, the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER generates 45.5 tokens/s (per Hardware Corner) against 33.4 for the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (per TyoLab), best community run on file for each.

What did the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB and the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER cost at launch?

The GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB launched at a $329 MSRP and the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER at $599. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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