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

Verdict: The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 23% to 187%, including 158% in 3DMark Time Spy (22,562 vs 8,747). On qwen3:14b, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti generates 45.8 tokens/s (per Hardware Corner) against 33.4 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (per tyolab.com), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB and the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. MSRP range: $329 · $799. 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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Where to buy

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

Specs side-by-side

SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GBGeForce RTX 4070 Ti
vram gb 1212
vram type GDDR6—
tdp w 170—
cuda cores 3584—

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from 3DMark, Wccftech, Beebom and Legit Reviews; 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.

BenchmarkNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GBGeForce RTX 4070 Ti
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 21,653 points—
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (Graphics) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 —27,802 points
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (Graphics) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 —13,888 points
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: Beebom, Legit Reviews, 3DMark, Wccftech		 5,074 points14,581 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 2,192 points6,166 points
3DMark Speed Way (Graphics) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 —5,782 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 1,976 points5,040 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: Beebom, 3DMark		 8,747 points22,562 points
3DMark Time Spy (Graphics) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 —23,390 points
3DMark Time Spy (overall score) (higher is better)
Source: Legit Reviews		 9,755 points—
3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better)
Source: Beebom		 —10,717 points
3DMark Time Spy Extreme (Graphics) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 —11,323 points

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.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB

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Quick answers

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

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 23% to 187%, including 158% in 3DMark Time Spy (22,562 vs 8,747).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On qwen3:14b, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti generates 45.8 tokens/s (per Hardware Corner) against 33.4 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (per tyolab.com), best community run on file for each.

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

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB launched at a $329 MSRP and the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti at $799. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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