NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super wins 6 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 113.8% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super leads by 203% (2.94 vs 8.9 images/min); the closest fight is Llama 3.1 8B (83% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super runs 6 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 4, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 102.04 | 187.75 | -46% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 65.36 | 119.63 | -45% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 35.52 | 65.89 | -46% |
| 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 | 8.9 | -67% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 1.65 | 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 | 2.17 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is faster on 0 of 1; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 28.2 min | 15.2 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super 1.86x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12GB | 16GB |
| Transistors | 12,000M | 45,900M |
| Die size | 276 mm² | 378.6 mm² |
| Transistor density | 43.5 M/mm² | 121.2 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA106) | Ada Lovelace (AD103) |
| Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,777 MHz | 2,610 MHz |
| TDP | 170 W | 285 W |
| Launch MSRP | $329 | $799 |
| Release | 2021-02-25 | 2024-01-24 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 6 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 113.8% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 12GB VRAM and a 170W TDP, while NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super has 16GB VRAM and a 285W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060. 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 4070 Ti Super?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super leads by roughly 203% (2.94 vs 8.9 images/min) in our testing.
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