GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs GTX 1060 3 GB

Place in the ranking	216	32
Place by popularity	26	71
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.50	52.61
Power efficiency	14.44	14.69
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP106	GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 August 2016 (8 years ago)	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3070 Ti has 134% better value for money than GTX 1060 3 GB.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1152	6144
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1575 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	290 Watt
Texture fill rate	123.0	339.8
Floating-point processing power	3.935 TFLOPS	21.75 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	96
TMUs	72	192
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	48

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	250 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	608.3 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.2
CUDA	6.1	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1060 3 GB 24.85

RTX 3070 Ti 61.10
+146%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1060 3 GB 9588

RTX 3070 Ti 23571
+146%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	70−75 −163%	184 +163%
1440p	35−40 −180%	98 +180%
4K	24−27 −175%	66 +175%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.84	3.26
1440p	5.69	6.11
4K	8.29	9.08

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

174

+0%

174

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	171 +0%	171 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	138 +0%	138 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	121 +0%	121 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	316 +0%	316 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	103 +0%	103 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	111 +0%	111 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	243 +0%	243 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	274 +0%	274 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147 +0%	147 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	108 +0%	108 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+0%

110−120

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	93 +0%	93 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	73 +0%	73 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Hitman 3	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	184 +0%	184 +0%
Metro Exodus	135 +0%	135 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	205 +0%	205 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110

+0%

100−110

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	109 +0%	109 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +0%	58 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +0%	36 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	119 +0%	119 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	46 +0%	46 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

This is how GTX 1060 3 GB and RTX 3070 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 Ti is 163% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 Ti is 180% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 Ti is 175% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.85	61.10
Recency	18 August 2016	31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	290 Watt

GTX 1060 3 GB has 141.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Ti, on the other hand, has a 145.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.