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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 2% to 64%, including 60% in 3DMark Time Spy (13,997 vs 8,747). On phi4:14b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB generates 24.6 tokens/s (per llmrun.dev) against 8.2 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (per LocalLLM.in), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070. Released 2021 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB), 2020 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070). MSRP range: $329 · $499. 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

SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
vram gb 128
vram type GDDR6GDDR6
tdp w 170220
cuda cores 35845888

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, KitGuru, DigiStatement, Guru3D, Legit Reviews, Wccftech, VideoCardz and Geekbench Browser; 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 GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 21,653 points—
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better)
Source: KitGuru, DigiStatement		 —17,115 points
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better)
Source: Guru3D		 —8,749 points
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: KitGuru, Legit Reviews, DigiStatement, 3DMark, Wccftech, VideoCardz		 5,074 points8,324 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 2,192 points3,421 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 1,976 points3,181 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12) graphics score (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 —3,182 points
3DMark Steel Nomad Graphics (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 —3,180 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: KitGuru, 3DMark, DigiStatement, VideoCardz		 8,747 points13,997 points
3DMark Time Spy (overall score) (higher is better)
Source: Legit Reviews		 9,755 points—
3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better)
Source: KitGuru, DigiStatement		 —6,907 points
Geekbench 6 OpenCL (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 82,071 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.

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 2% to 64%, including 60% in 3DMark Time Spy (13,997 vs 8,747).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On phi4:14b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB generates 24.6 tokens/s (per llmrun.dev) against 8.2 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (per LocalLLM.in), best community run on file for each.

What did the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB launched at a $329 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 at $499. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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