GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 20% to 80%, including 61% in 3DMark Time Spy (22,562 vs 13,997). On qwen2.5:14b, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti generates 40.0 tokens/s (per LocalScore (Mozilla Builders)) against 5.6 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (per LocalScore (Mozilla Builders)), best community run on file for each.
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070. MSRP range: $799 · $499. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
*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
| Spec | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 12 | 8 |
| vram type | — | GDDR6 |
| tdp w | — | 220 |
| cuda cores | — | 5888 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from KitGuru, DigiStatement, Wccftech, Guru3D, Beebom, 3DMark, VideoCardz, TopCPU.net and ComputerBase; 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.
| Benchmark | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better) Source: KitGuru, DigiStatement |
— | 17,115 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
27,802 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better) Source: Guru3D |
— | 8,749 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
13,888 points | — |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: Beebom, KitGuru, DigiStatement, 3DMark, VideoCardz, Wccftech |
14,581 points | 8,324 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, TopCPU.net |
6,166 points | 3,421 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
5,782 points | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, ComputerBase |
5,040 points | 3,180 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: Beebom, KitGuru, DigiStatement, 3DMark, VideoCardz |
22,562 points | 13,997 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
23,390 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.
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
- llama3.2:3b: 196.2 tok/s (geerlingguy/ai-benchmarks)
- llama3.2:1b: 165.0 tok/s (LocalScore (Mozilla Builders))
- llama3.2:1b: 165.0 tok/s (LocalScore (Mozilla Builders))
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- llama3.2:1b: 214.0 tok/s (LocalScore (Mozilla Builders))
- llama2:7b: 78.7 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussions)
- llama2:7b: 78.7 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #10879)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070?
The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 20% to 80%, including 61% in 3DMark Time Spy (22,562 vs 13,997).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On qwen2.5:14b, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti generates 40.0 tokens/s (per LocalScore (Mozilla Builders)) against 5.6 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (per LocalScore (Mozilla Builders)), best community run on file for each.
What did the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 cost at launch?
The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti launched at a $799 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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