NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti wins 18 of 29 benchmarks, averaging 66.2% faster.
Both cards' numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti leads by 89% (4.58 vs 8.65 images/min); the closest fight is MiniCPM5 2B (50% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB runs 46 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 18, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniCPM5 2B tok/s | 158.1 | 237.51 | -33% |
| LFM2.5 2.6B tok/s | 142.22 | 220.82 | -36% |
| Granite 4.1 3B tok/s | 108.51 | 170.68 | -36% |
| Nemotron 3 Nano 4B tok/s | 88.1 | 143.04 | -38% |
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 96.29 | 151.72 | -37% |
| DeepSeek Coder 7B Instruct v1.5 tok/s | 62.54 | 103.87 | -40% |
| Llama 3 8B tok/s | 55.37 | 92.13 | -40% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 57.09 | 92.09 | -38% |
| Qwen3 8B tok/s | 54.34 | 89.83 | -40% |
| Nemotron Nano 9B v2 tok/s | 39.24 | 65.66 | -40% |
| Ornith 1.5 9B tok/s | 48.42 | 79.04 | -39% |
| Gemma 4 12B tok/s | 35.25 | 58.07 | -39% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 31.12 | 50.73 | -39% |
| Qwen3 14B tok/s | 30.4 | 51.24 | -41% |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 30B A3B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Gemma 4 31B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion 1.5 images/min | 26.23 | 44.44 | -41% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 1.41 | 0 | n/a |
| Sana 1.6B images/min | 11.91 | 21.64 | -45% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 4.58 | 8.65 | -47% |
| Playground v2.5 images/min | 2.89 | 5.29 | -45% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 1.668 | 0 | 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 4060 Ti 16GB is faster on 0 of 1; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | Difference | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 32.1 min | 19.8 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 1.63x faster | $0.058 vs $0.063 |
Renting by the hour, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB finishes 1 of 1 cheaper. The quicker card is not automatically the cheaper way to get the work done.
Cost to rent
| Card | Per hour |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | $0.109 |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | $0.190 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB is 1.74x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16GB | 12GB |
| Transistors | 22,900M | 35,800M |
| Die size | 187.8 mm² | 294.5 mm² |
| Process node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor density | 121.9 M/mm² | 121.6 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace (AD104) |
| Memory bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 504 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,535 MHz | 2,610 MHz |
| TDP | 165 W | 285 W |
| Launch MSRP | $499 | $799 |
| Release | 2023-07-18 | 2023-01-05 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 18 of 29 benchmarks in our suite with an average 66.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB has 16GB VRAM and a 165W TDP, while NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti has 12GB VRAM and a 285W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB fits 1 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 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 4060 Ti 16GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti leads by roughly 89% (4.58 vs 8.65 images/min) in our testing.
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