In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus and the Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is 97 % faster than the Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and has 3584 texture shaders and 28 execution units.
Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, which has 1920 shaders and 15 execution units.
Memory
Memory
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual
Memory Size
12 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.875 GHz
2.002 GHz
Memory Speed
15.0 Gbps
8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
360 GB/s
256 GB/s
Memory Interface
192 bit
256 bit
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.
The Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual can access 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual
Base Clock
1.320 GHz
1.506 GHz
Boost Clock
1.777 GHz
1.683 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus clocks in the base with up to 1.320 GHz. The base frequency of the Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual is 1.506 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual
TDP
170 W
150 W
Tjunction max
93 °C
94 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is 170 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.
The Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual has a TDP of 150 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 100 mm
2 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
39 dB
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus has a total of 1 Axial fans.
The Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4a
3x DP 1.4
DVI
--
1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus.
The Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
Addressable LED
No LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
Decode
AV1
Decode
No
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual
Length
170 mm
252 mm
Height
125 mm
112 mm
Width
--
39 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is 170 mm long, 125 mm high and -- wide.
The Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual is 252 mm long, 112 mm high and 39 mm wide.
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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.
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