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RTX 3070vsRTX 3060 Ti

If you already own a RTX 3070 → wait. Buying new → RTX 3060 Ti.RTX 3060 Ti has +0 GB VRAM.

Side by side

Contender
RTX 3070
NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86
Street$349
vram
8 GB
bandwidth
448 GB/s
tdp
220 W
released
2020-10-29
vs
Contender · winner
RTX 3060 Ti
NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86
Street$309
vram
8 GB
bandwidth
448 GB/s
tdp
200 W
released
2020-12-02

Spec diff

specrtx-3070rtx-3060-tidelta
vram8 GB8 GB+0 GB · 0%
bandwidth448 GB/s448 GB/s+0 · 0%
tdp220 W200 W+-20 W
street price$349$309$40 · -11%
arch maturity2020-10-292020-12-02newer = less stable

What changes with the upgrade

▸ Unlocked by RTX 3060 Ti0 models
No additional models unlocked.
▸ Speed deltas on shared modelstop 5
Gemma 2 9B5959 t/s +0%
Gemma 3 12B6666 t/s +0%
Gemma 3 4B9595 t/s +0%
Gemma 2 2b9595 t/s +0%
Meta Llama 3.1 8B6666 t/s +0%

Value verdict

▸ Should you buy/upgrade?

RTX 3060 Ti adds 0 GB VRAM for the same price. The real question is whether your workflow needs models that RTX 3070can't run.

$ recommend → If you own a RTX 3070: wait. Prices drop, refresh cycles continue. If buying new: get the RTX 3060 Ti IF your budget allows AND you need the extra headroom.