NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti wins 6 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 153.9% 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 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti leads by 219% (2.94 vs 9.38 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (127% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 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 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 102.04 | 231.69 | -56% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 65.36 | 153.23 | -57% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 35.52 | 83.44 | -57% |
| 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 | 9.38 | -69% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 1.8 | 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 | 2.57 | 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; GeForce RTX 5070 Ti on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 28.2 min | 12 min | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 2.35x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12GB | 16GB |
| Transistors | 12,000M | 45,600M |
| Die size | 276 mm² | 378 mm² |
| Transistor density | 43.5 M/mm² | 120.6 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA106) | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 896 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,777 MHz | 2,452 MHz |
| TDP | 170 W | 300 W |
| Launch MSRP | $329 | $749 |
| Release | 2021-02-25 | 2025-02-20 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce RTX 5070 Ti?
- GeForce RTX 5070 Ti performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 6 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 153.9% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 12GB VRAM and a 170W TDP, while GeForce RTX 5070 Ti has 16GB VRAM and a 300W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti?
- For AI, yes, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 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 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti?
- Stable Diffusion XL: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti leads by roughly 219% (2.94 vs 9.38 images/min) in our testing.
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