NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 23% to 90%, including 64% in 3DMark Time Spy (22,990 vs 13,997). On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 generates 73.7 tokens/s (per Patrick Hughes (bmdpat.com)) against 53.9 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (per LocalScore (Mozilla Builders)), best community run on file for each.
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER. Released 2020 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070), 2024 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER). MSRP range: $499 · $799. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
*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 4070 Ti SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 8 | 16 |
| vram type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| tdp w | 220 | 285 |
| cuda cores | 5888 | 8448 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from WorthPlaying, KitGuru, DigiStatement, Guru3D, 3DMark, Overclocking.com, VideoCardz, Wccftech, TopCPU.net and TechPowerUp; 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 4070 Ti SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: WorthPlaying |
— | 42,724 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better) Source: KitGuru, WorthPlaying, DigiStatement |
17,115 points | 26,435 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better) Source: Guru3D, WorthPlaying |
8,749 points | 14,209 points |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: KitGuru, 3DMark, Overclocking.com, DigiStatement, VideoCardz, Wccftech |
8,324 points | 15,798 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, Overclocking.com, TopCPU.net, Wccftech |
3,421 points | 6,395 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: 3DMark |
3,181 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, WorthPlaying, DigiStatement, Overclocking.com, VideoCardz |
13,997 points | 22,990 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 23,983 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better) Source: TechPowerUp, KitGuru, WorthPlaying, DigiStatement, Overclocking.com |
6,907 points | 11,170 pts |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 11,981 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 4070 Ti SUPER
- llama3.2:1b: 161.0 tok/s (LocalScore (Mozilla Builders))
- llama2:7b: 132.3 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub (CUDA Scoreboard))
- llama2:7b: 132.3 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub (CUDA performance scoreboard))
Quick answers
Which is faster, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 23% to 90%, including 64% in 3DMark Time Spy (22,990 vs 13,997).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 generates 73.7 tokens/s (per Patrick Hughes (bmdpat.com)) against 53.9 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (per LocalScore (Mozilla Builders)), best community run on file for each.
What did the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 launched at a $499 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER at $799. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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