ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition vs GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
• GPU Chip
  AD104-250 / AD104-251 (Ada Lovelace) GA106-300-A1
• Shader
  5888 3584
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  184 112

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  12 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  21 Gbps 1.875 GHz
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.920 GHz 1.320 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.640 GHz+ 7 % 1.837 GHz+ 3 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  -- 1.777 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  200 W (Reference) 170 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 180 W+ 6 %
• Tjunction max
  90 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 16-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm 3 x 80 mm
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- 34 dB

Connectivity and connections.

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

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

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

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  338 mm 282 mm
• Height
  150 mm 117 mm
• Width
  63 mm 41 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2023 Q1/2021
• Structure size
  4 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  -- GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet