RTX 4070 vs RTX 3060 Ti
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 4070 is 63 % stronger than RTX 3060 Ti. RTX 4070 ranks #16 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (8,601 GPU score over 3 verified runs). RTX 3060 Ti ranks #27 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (5,278 GPU score over 9 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 12 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 4070 | RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 8,601 | 5,278 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 10,156 | 6,971 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 35 FPS | 20.9 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 44.7 FPS | 27.5 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 42.6 FPS | 26.6 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 105.6 FPS | 71.4 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 135 GB/s | 154 GB/s |
| VRAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
What the numbers mean
The GPU score is the graphics card's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the card in, and depends on processor, memory and storage. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
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