Compare graphic cards

GeForce RTX 4070
versus
GeForce RTX 3060


General information	GeForce RTX 4070	GeForce RTX 3060
Launched	Q2 2023	Q1 2021
Used in	Desktop	Desktop
Factory	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Memory	12288 MB 0 %	12288 MB 0 %
Core Clock	1920 MHz 0 %	1320 MHz 31.3 %
Boost Clock	2595 MHz 0 %	1912 MHz 26.3 %
Effective Clock	21000 MHz 0 %	15000 MHz 28.6 %
OpenGL	OpenGL 4.6	OpenGL 4.6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 W 0 %	170 W 15 %
Length	342 mm 0 %	323 mm 5.6 %
Cooling Fans	3 0 %	3 0 %
Case Slots	2 0 %	2 0 %
Frame Sync	G-Sync	G-Sync
Performance	GeForce RTX 4070	GeForce RTX 3060
Overall Score	82912 0 %	66275 20.1 %
Future proof	98 % 0 %	82 % 16.3 %
Benchmark Score	68744 0 %	43923 36.1 %
2D Benchmark Score	1072.4 0 %	961.9 10.3 %
Average DirectX Performance	194.5 FPS 0 %	123.4 FPS 36.6 %
DirectX 9 Performance	300.6 FPS 0 %	196.5 FPS 34.6 %
DirectX 10 Performance	154.8 FPS 0 %	100.4 FPS 35.2 %
DirectX 11 Performance	222.9 FPS 0 %	127.8 FPS 42.7 %
DirectX 12 Performance	99.5 FPS 0 %	68.8 FPS 30.8 %
Graphic card computing	15125.9 operations/s 0 %	9103.3 operations/s 39.8 %

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce RTX 4070, GeForce RTX 3060.

Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change
Average frames per second	GeForce RTX 4070	GeForce RTX 3060
Ultra settings	207.0 FPS	158.7 FPS
High settings	372.6 FPS	285.7 FPS
Medium settings	447.2 FPS	342.8 FPS
Low settings	626.0 FPS	479.9 FPS
Difference	0 %	23.3 %

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce RTX 4070, GeForce RTX 3060.

Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change
Grand Theft Auto V	GeForce RTX 4070	GeForce RTX 3060
Ultra settings	142.9 FPS	113.3 FPS
High settings	257.3 FPS	204.0 FPS
Medium settings	308.7 FPS	244.8 FPS
Low settings	432.2 FPS	342.7 FPS
Difference	0 %	20.7 %