compare/rtx-4060 vs rtx-3070-ti

RTX 4060vsRTX 3070 Ti

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RTX 4060 still wins for value.RTX 3070 Ti has +0 GB VRAM, 124% more bandwidth, at +$110 (+38%) price.

▸Side by side

Contender · winner

RTX 4060

NVIDIA · Ada Lovelace · sm_89

Street$289

vram: 8 GB
bandwidth: 272 GB/s
tdp: 115 W
released: 2023-06-29

Contender

RTX 3070 Ti

NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86

Street$399

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

▸Spec diff

spec	rtx-4060	rtx-3070-ti	delta
vram	8 GB	8 GB	+0 GB · 0%
bandwidth	272 GB/s	608 GB/s	+336 · 124%
tdp	115 W	290 W	+175 W
street price	$289	$399	+$110 · 38%
arch maturity	2023-06-29	2021-06-10	newer = less stable

▸What changes with the upgrade

▸ Unlocked by RTX 3070 Ti0 models

No additional models unlocked.

▸ Speed deltas on shared modelstop 5

Gemma 3 4B58 → 129 t/s +122%

Gemma 2 2b58 → 129 t/s +122%

Gemma 3 12B40 → 89 t/s +123%

Meta Llama 3.1 8B40 → 89 t/s +123%

Gemma 2 9B36 → 80 t/s +122%

▸Value verdict

▸ Should you buy/upgrade?

RTX 3070 Ti adds 0 GB VRAM for +$110 (38% premium). The real question is whether your workflow needs models that RTX 4060can't run.

$ recommend → If you own a RTX 4060: wait. Prices drop, refresh cycles continue. If buying new: get the RTX 3070 Ti IF your budget allows AND you need the extra headroom.