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MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC 12 GB GDDR7 · 2.66 GHz · 250 W Speed index 22/100

The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC has 6144 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.66 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 26.60 TFLOPS.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 3584 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.78 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 12.72 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC is 109 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.

MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Speed index
22/100
11/100
FP32
26.60 TFLOPS
12.72 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.66 GHz
1.78 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR7
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
672 GB/s
360 GB/s
TDP
250 W
170 W
Launch Price
549 $
329 $
784 pts
255 pts

GPU

GPUMSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU ChipGB205-300-A1GA106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors4828
Shader61443584
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units192112
Raytracing Cores4828
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC is equipped with a graphics chip of the Blackwell architecture, which has 48 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 28 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Memory Size12 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR7GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.875 GHz
Memory Speed28.0 Gbps15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth672 GB/s360 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 bit
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR7 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

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

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Base Clock2.165 GHz1.320 GHz
Boost Clock2.655 GHz1.777 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC has a turbo clock of 2.655 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.777 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
TDP250 W170 W
Tjunction max85 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 16-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC has 1 x 16-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 85 °C.

The NVIDIA 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.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 100 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 2.1b3x DP 1.4a
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDMSI Mystic LightNo LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode
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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.

Dimensions

DimensionsMSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Length337 mm--
Height140 mm--
Width61 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots--
Weight1,503 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC is 61 mm wide and therefore needs the space of -- in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 61 mm and thus requires the space of -- in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2025Q1/2021
Launch Price549 $329 $
Structure size5 nm8 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 5 nanometer process, MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC was released in Q1/2025.

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

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 MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC +147.4 %

  1. 9,960
  2. 4,026

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. 21,054
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. 4,497
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing) MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC +159.7 %

  1. 13,164
  2. 5,068

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) MSI GeForce RTX 5070 VANGUARD SOC +151.5 %

  1. 5,475
  2. 2,177

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. 95,145
  2. no data

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)

  1. no data
  2. 29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 35 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 55 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)

  1. no data
  2. 9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 58 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)

  1. no data
  2. 51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 94 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 130 fps (avg)

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