ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070
vs
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 has 5888 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.76 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 20.66 TFLOPS.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 has 3584 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.81 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 12.93 TFLOPS.

GPU

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 46 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 28 execution units.
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 GPU ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GA104-300-A1 GPU Chip GA106-300-A1
Ampere Architecture Ampere
46 Streaming Multiprocessors 28
5888 Shader 3584
96 Render Output Units 48
184 Texture Units 112
46 Raytracing Cores 28

Memory

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 has a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.875GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 12 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.875 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 15.0 Gbps
448 GB/s Memory bandwidth 360 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 has a turbo clock of 1.755 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.807 GHz.

1.500 GHz Base Clock 1.320 GHz
1.755 GHz Boost Clock 1.807 GHz
1.73 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 1.78 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C.

220 W TDP 170 W
250 W TDP (up) 180 W
93 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 95 mm Fan 1 3 x 95 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
43-45 dB Noise (Load) 33 dB

Connectivity

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
2x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 2x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
ASUS Aura Sync LED ASUS Aura Sync

Supported Video Codecs

This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 is 52 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 is 52 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

300 mm Length 301 mm
127 mm Height 143 mm
52 mm Width 54 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 was released in Q4/2020.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers.

TUF-RTX3070-8G-GAMING Part-no TUF-RTX3060-12G-GAMING
Q4/2020 Release date Q1/2021
729 $ Launch Price 509 $
8 nm Structure size 8 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6
46 fps (avg)
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6
55 fps (avg)
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6
82 fps (avg)
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
56 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6
22 fps (avg)
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6
51 fps (avg)
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6
100 fps (avg)
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6
79 fps (avg)
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
52 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6
142 fps (avg)
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
95 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6
189 fps (avg)
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
132 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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