NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) vs RTX 3060 (130W) – the RTX 3070 is a different class
Sometimes people are hesitating before buying a new gaming device. One of the stumbling stones is always the GPU – in our case that is a higher tier mid-range GPU vs a high-end GPU – ergo, GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) vs RTX 3060 (130W). In this scenario, both GPUs have equal TGPs which is a good starting point for checking the exact performance gap between them.
However, the GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) is more thirsty because it’s equipped with more CUDAs, ROPs, and Tensor cores. But it has a wider memory bus and more video RAM so it should be pretty interesting to see the end result of this comparison.
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GeForce RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 variants
GeForce RTX 3070 [130W] | GeForce RTX 3060 [130W] | |
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Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
GPU chip | GA104 | GA106 |
Shader units | 5120 (+33%) | 3840 |
ROPs | 96 (+100%) | 48 |
Base Clock (MHz) | 1215 | 1387 (+14%) |
Boost clock (MHz) | 1620 | up to 1702 (+5%) |
Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 | 1750 |
Memory size (MB) | 8192 (+33%) | 6144 |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus width (bit) | 256 (+33%) | 192 |
TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 130W | 130W |
DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Technology | 8nm | 8nm |
RTX capabilities | Yes | Yes |
Release date | 01.2021 | 01.2021 |
Detailed specs | Link | Link |
Synthetic benchmarks
Resultaten är från 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (ju högre poäng desto bättre)
Resultaten är från 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (högre poäng, desto bättre)
Resultaten är från Unigine Superposition benchmark (ju högre poäng desto bättre).
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
NORMAL |
HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
MAX |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 130W) | 185 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 161 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 98 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 67 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W) | 178 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 147 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 92 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 77 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MAX |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 130W) | 2053 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 119 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W) | 1871 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 89 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MED |
EPIC |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 130W) | 112 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 95 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 69 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W) | - SPELA UPP VIDEO | - SPELA UPP VIDEO | - SPELA UPP VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
VERY LOW |
MED |
MAX |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 130W) | 608 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 427 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 435 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W) | 369 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 353 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 326 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MED |
ULTRA |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W) | 662 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 354 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 223 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 130W) | 677 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 362 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO | 197 FPS SPELA UPP VIDEO |
Verdict
The GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) is 11% slower on average when compared to the GeForce RTX 3070 (130W). Actually, this sounds like a normal difference but don’t forget the fact that the GeForce RTX 3060 has a narrower memory bus and a smaller amount of video memory so the bigger GPU is more future proof. Of course, everything comes down to your budget – if you can afford the GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) it’ll be a good choice because it’s a good piece of hardware and you can play all new games on higher settings.
However, the GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) isn’t slow at all and it performs exceptionally well for a mid-range GPU and it’ll save you some money as well.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 [130W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [130W]