NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 3% to 12%, including 9% in 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (7,526 vs 6,907). On qwen3.5:9b, both reach about 59.4 tokens/s (per Patrick Hughes (bmdpat.com); per Patrick Hughes / bmdpat.com).
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti. Released 2020 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070), 2021 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti). MSRP range: $499 · $599. 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 Ti
*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 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 8 | 8 |
| vram type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| tdp w | 220 | 290 |
| cuda cores | 5888 | 6144 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Digital Trends, KitGuru, DigiStatement, Guru3D, Beebom, 3DMark, VideoCardz, Notebookcheck, TopCPU.net, HWBOT, UL Benchmarks and CpuTronic; 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 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: Digital Trends |
— | 26,516 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: Beebom, KitGuru, DigiStatement, 3DMark, VideoCardz |
8,324 points | 8,717 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, 3DMark, TopCPU.net |
3,421 points | 3,710 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, HWBOT, UL Benchmarks, CpuTronic |
3,181 points | 3,552 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12) graphics score (higher is better) Source: 3DMark |
3,182 points | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Graphics (higher is better) Source: UL Benchmarks |
3,180 points | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
— | 15,570 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: Beebom, KitGuru, Digital Trends, DigiStatement, 3DMark, VideoCardz |
13,997 points | 14,354 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better) Source: Beebom, KitGuru, DigiStatement |
6,907 points | 7,526 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
— | 14,931 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 3070
- llama2:7b: 78.7 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussions)
- llama2:7b: 78.7 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #10879)
- llama3.1:8b: 73.7 tok/s (Patrick Hughes (bmdpat.com))
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
- llama3.2:1b: 297.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
- Llama 3.2 1B Instruct: 297.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
- llama3.2:1b-instruct: 297.0 tok/s (LocalScore (Mozilla Builders))
Quick answers
Which is faster, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 3% to 12%, including 9% in 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (7,526 vs 6,907).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On qwen3.5:9b, both reach about 59.4 tokens/s (per Patrick Hughes (bmdpat.com); per Patrick Hughes / bmdpat.com).
What did the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 launched at a $499 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti at $599. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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