RTX 4060 Ti vs RTX 3070 Ti: We Benchmarked Both

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Pros And Cons

Comparison Table

Architectural Difference

1. Process Size: The RTX 4060 Ti has a 5nm manufacturing process in its design. The RTX 3070 Ti is a generation behind, using 8nm process nodes.
2. Clock Speeds: The RTX 4060 Ti boasts a base clock of 2310MHz, significantly surpassing the RTX 3070 Ti’s 1575MHz. Similarly, its boost clock reaches 2535MHz compared to the 1770MHz of the RTX 3070 Ti.
3. VRAM: Both cards have 8GB of VRAM, but the RTX 4060 Ti uses GDDR6 while the older card has GDDR6X, offering better memory technology.
4. TDP: The more efficient processing nodes show their grace with a TDP of only 160 watts on the RTX 4060 Ti instead of the 290-watt TDP of the RTX 3070 Ti.
5. Other Features: The features of both these cards are mostly matched, apart from the Frame Generation that the RTX 4060 Ti supports and the RTX 3070 Ti does not.

In the world of graphics cards, there’s a big competition to be the best. Every new version tries to be even better than the last one. Today, we’re looking at the comparison between two powerful graphics cards: the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti.

Gaming Performance Benchmarks

Now it’s time to shift our focus to real-world performances and assess how the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs RTX 3070 Ti fares in today’s demanding gaming applications.

Testing Rig

• CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 
• Motherboard: MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX Motherboard
• Memory: Kingston Fury Renegade RGB DDR5 32GB 7200MHz
• Power Supply: ENERMAX REVOLUTION D.F. X 1050W
• Storage Drive: Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus G 2TB NVMe SSD
• Operating System: Windows 10 Pro

Spider-Man: Miles Morales

• According to our test of Spider-Man Miles Morales, the RTX 3070 Ti outperforms the RTX 4060 Ti with an impressive 127 FPS, showcasing a 5.6% increase compared to 120 FPS.
• The RTX 3070 Ti surpasses the RTX 4060 Ti in 1% low performance, delivering a remarkable 9.2% increase with 102 FPS, outperforming the RTX 4060 Ti’s 93 FPS.

Apex Legends

• In our benchmark of Apex Legends, the RTX 3070 Ti showed an 11.5% increase in framerate over the newer card, with 156 FPS. Meanwhile, the RTX 4060 Ti could only reach 139 FPS.
• 1% lows were around 14.2% better on the RTX 3070 Ti, going down to only 128 FPS compared to the 111 FPS minimum of the RTX 4060 Ti.

Call of Duty Warzone 2.0

• Call Of Duty Warzone 2.0 gave the RTX 3070 Ti an 11.4% increase in performance. According to our test, the RTX 4060 Ti only managed to get 99 FPS, while the RTX 3070 Ti got to 111 FPS.
• Furthermore, the RTX 3070 Ti outperforms the RTX 4060 Ti in terms of 1% low performance, exhibiting an impressive 10.7% increase and achieving 88 FPS, surpassing the RTX 4060 Ti’s 79 FPS.

Microsoft Flight Simulator

• When we ran MS Flight Sim 2020 on both cards, we only noticed a 5% advantage for the RTX 3070 Ti. It had 61 FPS, only a few frames higher than the 58 FPS the RTX 4060 Ti managed.
• Additionally, the RTX 3070 Ti demonstrates its advantage over the RTX 4060 Ti in terms of 1% low performance, with a decent 12.2% increase, delivering 52 FPS as opposed to the RTX 4060 Ti’s 46 FPS.

Forza Horizon 5

• Forza had the RTX 3070 Ti outputting an average framerate of 114 FPS, while the RTX 4060 Ti could only get up to 108 FPS in our testing. This came out to a 5.4% difference between the two.
• Regarding 1% low performance, the RTX 3070 Ti excels with a significant 9.3% increase, delivering 90 FPS, while the RTX 4060 Ti falls short at 82 FPS.

F1 22

• With a slight 2.2% increase in average framerate, the RTX 3070 Ti comes ahead of the RTX 4060 Ti in our test of F1 22, achieving an impressive 136 FPS compared to 133 FPS in benchmark tests.
• With a decent 7.3% increase in 1% low performance, the RTX 3070 Ti showcases its superiority over the RTX 4060 Ti, providing 113 FPS compared to the RTX 4060 Ti’s 105 FPS.

The Witcher 3

• Surpassing the RTX 4060 Ti’s 101 FPS, the RTX 3070 Ti stands out with an impressive 114 FPS in our benchmark of The Witcher 3, boasting a notable 12% increase in average FPS.
• Moreover, the RTX 3070 Ti sets itself apart from the RTX 4060 Ti boasting a notable 10.7% increase and achieving 88 FPS instead of the RTX 4060 Ti’s 79 FPS.

Overall Gaming Performance

The average framerate of the RTX 3070 Ti is around 117 FPS, which is around 7.7% higher than the 108 FPS the RTX 4060 Ti provided on average in our testing. In practice, the difference between the two cards in terms of performance is rather hard to notice.

Average Power Consumption

Our benchmark tests consistently revealed that the RTX 4060 Ti consumed less power than the RTX 3070 Ti, with an average of 130.5 W versus 276.7 W respectively. It is worth noting that the RTX 4060 Ti demonstrates an average consumption of 71.7% more efficiency than the RTX 3070 Ti.

Average Thermal Statistics

During benchmark testing, the RTX 3070 Ti consistently ran cooler than the RTX 4060 Ti, with average temperatures of 64.2°C and 66°C, respectively. Overall, the RTX 3070 Ti demonstrated slightly better thermal efficiency, outperforming the RTX 4060 Ti by 2.6% according to the benchmark results.

Pricing And Availability

The RTX 4060 Ti goes for around $400 very readily on marketplaces like Amazon or Newegg, whereas the going price for a new RTX 3070 Ti is around $450 also on Newegg. Remember that you can find this card much cheaper on the used market.

Final Verdict – What We Recommend?

RTX 4060 Ti: Though the temperatures of the RTX 4060 Ti are slightly hotter than its rival, it boasts remarkable power efficiency, untouched by anything else in the market.

RTX 3070 Ti: The RTX 3070 Ti provides a noticeably better framerate, perhaps the only thing your average gamer would care about. The advantage the 40-series had with its frame generation technology has also ended with the AMD Fluid Motion Frames technology, available to all cards, 40-series or otherwise.

In conclusion, after evaluating both cards’ pros and cons, we recommend you buy the RTX 3070 Ti unless you’re buying specifically against some power management needs.

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Shehryar Khan

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Shehryar Khan, a seasoned PC hardware expert, brings over three years of extensive experience and a deep passion for the world of technology. With a love for building PCs and a genuine enthusiasm for exploring the latest advancements in components, his expertise shines through his work and dedication towards this field. Currently, Shehryar is rocking a custom loop setup for his built.

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