GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3070 Master 8G vs GALAX GeForce RTX 4060 EX. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3070 Master 8G and GALAX GeForce RTX 4060 EX, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
• GPU Chip
  GA104-300-A1 AD107 (Ada Lovelace)
• Shader
  5888 3072
• Render Output Units
  96 32
• Texture Units
  184 96

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 17 Gbps
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3070 Master 8G and GALAX GeForce RTX 4060 EX. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.500 GHz 1.830 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.845 GHz+ 7 % 2.580 GHz+ 5 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  --
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  220 W 115 W (Reference)
• TDP (up)
  250 W+ 4 % --
• Tjunction max
  93 °C 90 °C
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3070 Master 8G and GALAX GeForce RTX 4060 EX.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm 2 x 102 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  42-44 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  3x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1a
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x 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 12_2 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion Addressable LED

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  290 mm 264 mm
• Height
  131 mm 145 mm
• Width
  60 mm 41 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GALAX GeForce RTX 4060 EX and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3070 Master 8G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q2/2023
• Structure size
  8 nm 4 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N3070AORUS M-8GD 46NSL8MD8MEX
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet