compare/rtx-3070-ti vs rtx-3070

RTX 3070 TivsRTX 3070

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RTX 3070 Ti still wins for value.RTX 3070 has +0 GB VRAM, -26% more bandwidth.

▸Side by side

Contender · winner

RTX 3070 Ti

NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86

Street$399

vram: 8 GB
bandwidth: 608 GB/s
tdp: 290 W
released: 2021-06-10

Contender

RTX 3070

NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86

Street$349

vram: 8 GB
bandwidth: 448 GB/s
tdp: 220 W
released: 2020-10-29

▸Spec diff

spec	rtx-3070-ti	rtx-3070	delta
vram	8 GB	8 GB	+0 GB · 0%
bandwidth	608 GB/s	448 GB/s	-160 · -26%
tdp	290 W	220 W	+-70 W
street price	$399	$349	$50 · -13%
arch maturity	2021-06-10	2020-10-29	newer = less stable

▸What changes with the upgrade

▸ Unlocked by RTX 30700 models

No additional models unlocked.

▸ Speed deltas on shared modelstop 5

Gemma 3 4B129 → 95 t/s -26%

Gemma 2 2b129 → 95 t/s -26%

Gemma 3 12B89 → 66 t/s -26%

Meta Llama 3.1 8B89 → 66 t/s -26%

Gemma 2 9B80 → 59 t/s -26%

▸Value verdict

▸ Should you buy/upgrade?

RTX 3070 adds 0 GB VRAM for the same price. The real question is whether your workflow needs models that RTX 3070 Tican't run.

$ recommend → If you own a RTX 3070 Ti: wait. Prices drop, refresh cycles continue. If buying new: get the RTX 3070 IF your budget allows AND you need the extra headroom.