NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti compared with GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3060 Ti	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Overview
Released
Released	December 2020	June 2021
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Shader cores
Shader cores	4,864	6,144
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,670 MHz	1,770 MHz (better)
Architecture
Architecture	NVIDIA reference specifications; photo shows Gainward's original GDDR6 Ghost partner card, whose cooler and dimensions differ from the Founders Edition. NVIDIA announced worldwide partner availability of the GDDR6X revision from November 2022.	NVIDIA reference specifications. The photo shows PNY's stock-clock XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Triple Fan; its cooler differs from the Founders Edition geometry below.
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	Second-generation RT Cores	Second-generation RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	Third-generation Tensor Cores	Third-generation Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	NVIDIA DLSS upscaling; no DLSS Frame Generation	NVIDIA DLSS upscaling; no DLSS Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	1.41 GHz; NVIDIA rounds boost to 1.67 GHz. Gainward's original Ghost and PNY's GDDR6X VERTO both specify 1,665 MHz boost.	NVIDIA lists 1.58 GHz rounded; stock-clock PNY REVEL specifies 1575 MHz base and 1770 MHz boost
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	8 GB GDDR6 or 8 GB GDDR6X	8 GB GDDR6X
Memory bus
Memory bus	256-bit	256-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s or 608 GB/s	608 GB/s
Memory detail
Memory detail	Original GDDR6 is 14 Gbps and 448 GB/s (Gainward Ghost); later GDDR6X is 19 Gbps and 608 GB/s (PNY stock-clock VERTO). Both have 8 GB on a 256-bit bus.	19 Gbps GDDR6X; 608 GB/s bandwidth verified by PNY's stock-clock REVEL specification
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	200 W or –	290 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3	3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR or 8K 60 Hz HDR	7680 × 4320; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR or 8K 60 Hz HDR; DisplayPort supports 4K 240 Hz with DSC
Power connector
Power connector	1 × PCIe 8-pin cable through the included adapter to 1 × 12-pin (original GDDR6 Founders Edition); check the maker for GDDR6X partner cards	2 × PCIe 8-pin cables through the included adapter to 1 × 12-pin (Founders Edition)
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	600 W for the original Founders Edition. NVIDIA's current table lists 200 W card power without separating memory revisions; PNY publishes 225 W and a 650 W system recommendation for its GDDR6X VERTO. Its board power is not treated as a verified universal GDDR6X reference figure.	750 W, based on NVIDIA's Intel Core i9-10900K test system
Slot width
Slot width	2-slot (original GDDR6 Founders Edition); GDDR6X partner cards vary	2-slot (Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	242 × 112 mm, 2-slot (original GDDR6 Founders Edition); no separate GDDR6X reference geometry verified	267 × 112 mm, 2-slot (Founders Edition)
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	Seventh-generation NVENC, fifth-generation NVDEC; hardware AV1 decode, no AV1 encode	Seventh-generation NVENC and fifth-generation NVDEC; no hardware AV1 encoding