NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti wins 3 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 45.2% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Llama 3.1 8B, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti leads by 56% (65.36 vs 102.13 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (28% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 runs 4 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 3, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 102.04 | 154.65 | -34% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 65.36 | 102.13 | -36% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 35.52 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 2.94 | 3.76 | -22% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12GB | 8GB |
| Transistors | 12,000M | 17,400M |
| Die size | 276 mm² | 392.5 mm² |
| Transistor density | 43.5 M/mm² | 44.3 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA106) | Ampere (GA104) |
| Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 608 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,777 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 170 W | 290 W |
| Launch MSRP | $329 | $599 |
| Release | 2021-02-25 | 2021-06-10 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 3 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 45.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 12GB VRAM and a 170W TDP, while NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti has 8GB VRAM and a 290W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 fits 1 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti?
- Llama 3.1 8B: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti leads by roughly 56% (65.36 vs 102.13 tok/s) in our testing.
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