GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 1070 SLI

Place in the ranking	123	35
Place by popularity	not in top-100	16
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	81.93
Power efficiency	8.74	25.52
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Pascal GP104 SLI	AD106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 August 2016 (8 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	3840	4352
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	2310 MHz
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	2535 MHz
Number of transistors	14400 Million	22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	344.8
Floating-point processing power	no data	22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	48
TMUs	no data	136
Tensor Cores	no data	136
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	34

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	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	240 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	288.0 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	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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	118 −52.5%	180−190 +52.5%
4K	60 −50%	90−95 +50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.22
4K	no data	4.43

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −51.9%	120−130 +51.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −48.1%	120−130 +48.1%
Elden Ring	130−140 −50.4%	200−210 +50.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −55.3%	160−170 +55.3%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −51.9%	120−130 +51.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −48.1%	120−130 +48.1%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −53%	280−290 +53%
Metro Exodus	90−95 −52.2%	140−150 +52.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −46.7%	110−120 +46.7%
Valorant	150−160 −51.3%	230−240 +51.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −55.3%	160−170 +55.3%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −51.9%	120−130 +51.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −48.1%	120−130 +48.1%
Dota 2	58 −55.2%	90−95 +55.2%
Elden Ring	130−140 −50.4%	200−210 +50.4%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −45.8%	140−150 +45.8%
Fortnite	160−170 −54.8%	260−270 +54.8%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −53%	280−290 +53%
Grand Theft Auto V	87 −49.4%	130−140 +49.4%
Metro Exodus	90−95 −52.2%	140−150 +52.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 −51.5%	300−310 +51.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −46.7%	110−120 +46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 −49.3%	200−210 +49.3%
Valorant	150−160 −51.3%	230−240 +51.3%
World of Tanks	270−280 −43.4%	400−450 +43.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −55.3%	160−170 +55.3%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −51.9%	120−130 +51.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −48.1%	120−130 +48.1%
Dota 2	120−130 −50%	180−190 +50%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −45.8%	140−150 +45.8%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −53%	280−290 +53%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 −51.5%	300−310 +51.5%
Valorant	150−160 −51.3%	230−240 +51.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70−75 −42.9%	100−105 +42.9%
Elden Ring	75−80 −42.9%	110−120 +42.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 −42.9%	100−105 +42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −54.3%	270−280 +54.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −44.7%	55−60 +44.7%
World of Tanks	240−250 −44.6%	350−400 +44.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −54.9%	110−120 +54.9%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −44.7%	55−60 +44.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −44.7%	55−60 +44.7%
Far Cry 5	120−130 −54.5%	190−200 +54.5%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −46.8%	160−170 +46.8%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −44.6%	120−130 +44.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Valorant	110−120 −52.5%	180−190 +52.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −53.8%	60−65 +53.8%
Dota 2	81 −48.1%	120−130 +48.1%
Elden Ring	35−40 −52.8%	55−60 +52.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	81 −48.1%	120−130 +48.1%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −40.6%	45−50 +40.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −54.5%	190−200 +54.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	81 −48.1%	120−130 +48.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −47.7%	65−70 +47.7%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −53.8%	60−65 +53.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −50%	24−27 +50%
Dota 2	70−75 −48.6%	110−120 +48.6%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −51.8%	85−90 +51.8%
Fortnite	41 −46.3%	60−65 +46.3%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −50.8%	95−100 +50.8%
Valorant	60−65 −53.2%	95−100 +53.2%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Ti is 53% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 Ti is 50% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	38.09	59.31
Recency	16 August 2016	18 May 2023
Chip lithography	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	160 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti has a 55.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in performance tests.

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