NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition vs GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti wins 6 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 27.5% 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 5060 Ti leads by 72% (3.04 vs 5.22 images/min); the closest fight is Llama 3.1 8B (4% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: GeForce RTX 5060 Ti runs 6 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 3070 Founders Edition | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 126.36 | 134.96 | -6% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 80.95 | 84.2 | -4% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 0 | 45.06 | 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 | 3.04 | 5.22 | -42% |
| 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 | 1.97 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8GB | 16GB |
| Transistors | 17,400M | 21,900M |
| Die size | 392.5 mm² | 181 mm² |
| Transistor density | 44.3 M/mm² | 121 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,725 MHz | 2,572 MHz |
| TDP | 220 W | 180 W |
| Launch MSRP | $499 | $329 |
| Release | 2020-10-29 | 2025-04-16 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition or GeForce RTX 5060 Ti?
- GeForce RTX 5060 Ti performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 6 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 27.5% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition has 8GB VRAM and a 220W TDP, while GeForce RTX 5060 Ti has 16GB VRAM and a 180W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti?
- For AI, yes, GeForce RTX 5060 Ti fits 3 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition. 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 3070 Founders Edition and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti?
- Stable Diffusion XL: GeForce RTX 5060 Ti leads by roughly 72% (3.04 vs 5.22 images/min) in our testing.
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