GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR vs ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 LHR NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
• GPU Chip
  GA106-302-A1 AD104-250 / AD104-251 (Ada Lovelace)
• Shader
  3584 5888
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  112 184

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

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

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition. The higher the better.

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

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

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

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition.

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

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

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

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

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR.

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