NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB vs GeForce RTX 5070, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
Dead heat, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and GeForce RTX 5070 split our benchmark suite evenly.
GeForce RTX 5070's 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 Llama 3.1 8B, where GeForce RTX 5070 leads by 110% (57.09 vs 119.87 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (32% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB 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 4060 Ti 16GB | GeForce RTX 5070 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 96.29 | 180.21 | -47% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 57.09 | 119.87 | -52% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 31.12 | 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 | 4.58 | 6.06 | -24% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 1.35 | 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 | 1.5 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | GeForce RTX 5070 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16GB | 12GB |
| Transistors | 22,900M | 31,100M |
| Die size | 187.8 mm² | 263 mm² |
| Process node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor density | 121.9 M/mm² | 118.3 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,535 MHz | 2,512 MHz |
| TDP | 165 W | 250 W |
| Launch MSRP | $499 | $549 |
| Release | 2023-07-18 | 2025-03-05 |
FAQ
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and GeForce RTX 5070?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB has 16GB VRAM and a 165W TDP, while GeForce RTX 5070 has 12GB VRAM and a 250W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and GeForce RTX 5070?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than GeForce RTX 5070. 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 GeForce RTX 5070?
- Llama 3.1 8B: GeForce RTX 5070 leads by roughly 110% (57.09 vs 119.87 tok/s) in our testing.
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