NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
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Key differences
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 has higher Memory bus width (256 bit vs 128 bit)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 has higher Shading cores (5,888 vs 3,072)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 has higher RT cores (46 vs 24)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 has higher Tensor / AI cores (184 vs 96)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has lower TDP (115 W vs 220 W)
Full spec comparison
Spec
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Performance
VRAM8 GB8 GB
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus width256 bit▲128 bit
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s▲272 GB/s
Shading cores5,888▲3,072
RT cores46▲24
Tensor / AI cores184▲96
Base clock1500 MHz1830 MHz▲
Boost clock1725 MHz2460 MHz▲
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 2DLSS 3
Power & Size
TDP220 W115 W▲
Recommended PSU650 W550 W▲
Power connector1× 8-pin + 1× 6-pin1× 8-pin
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Card length242 mm240 mm▲
Slot width2 slots—
Display outputs3× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.13× DP, 1× HDMI