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GeForce RTX 4070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The GeForce RTX 4070 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 19% to 118%, including 92% in 3DMark Time Spy (16,822 vs 8,747). On qwen2.5:14b, the GeForce RTX 4070 generates 37.9 tokens/s (per LocalScore.ai (Mozilla Builders)) against 26.4 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (per LocalScore.ai), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the GeForce RTX 4070 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060. MSRP range: $599 · $329. 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

SpecGeForce RTX 4070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
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 Overclocking.com, 3DMark, PC Guide, WCCFTech, Legit Reviews, TopCPU.net, CpuTronic 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 4070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
3DMark DirectX Raytracing (higher is better)
Source: Overclocking.com		 51 fps—
3DMark DirectX Raytracing Feature Test (higher is better)
Source: Overclocking.com		 51 FPS—
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, Overclocking.com		 37,790 points21,653 points
3DMark FireStrike Ultra (higher is better)
Source: PC Guide		 9,880 points—
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: WCCFTech, Legit Reviews, PC Guide, 3DMark		 11,040 points5,074 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: TopCPU.net, 3DMark, Overclocking.com		 4,423 points2,170 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, CpuTronic		 3,853 points1,984 points
3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 Graphics Score (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 —1,978 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: TopCPU.net, 3DMark		 16,822 points8,747 points
3DMark Time Spy (overall score) (higher is better)
Source: Legit Reviews		 —9,755 points
3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better)
Source: Overclocking.com, PC Guide		 8,456 points—
PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 1,168 pts984 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 4070

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

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Quick answers

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

The GeForce RTX 4070 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 19% to 118%, including 92% in 3DMark Time Spy (16,822 vs 8,747).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On qwen2.5:14b, the GeForce RTX 4070 generates 37.9 tokens/s (per LocalScore.ai (Mozilla Builders)) against 26.4 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (per LocalScore.ai), best community run on file for each.

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

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

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