compare/rtx-3070 vs rtx-3060-ti

RTX 3070vsRTX 3060 Ti

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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

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

spec	rtx-3070	rtx-3060-ti	delta
vram	8 GB	8 GB	+0 GB · 0%
bandwidth	448 GB/s	448 GB/s	+0 · 0%
tdp	220 W	200 W	+-20 W
street price	$349	$309	$40 · -11%
arch maturity	2020-10-29	2020-12-02	newer = 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 9B59 → 59 t/s +0%

Gemma 3 12B66 → 66 t/s +0%

Gemma 3 4B95 → 95 t/s +0%

Gemma 2 2b95 → 95 t/s +0%

Meta Llama 3.1 8B66 → 66 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.