RTX 3060 Ti vs 5070: Is the Upgrade Worth It?

01

Preface

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is a mid-range graphics card released by NVIDIA in 2020. Its performance is still generally sufficient today, capable of smoothly running most mainstream games.

However, some users may be considering an upgrade. This article compares the gaming performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and the GeForce RTX 5070 to assess the performance gap between the two and whether such an upgrade is reasonable, for your reference.

02

Parameter Comparison

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti was released on December 1, 2020. It uses the GA104 GPU based on the Ampere architecture, manufactured with Samsung’s 8nm process. It features 4864 CUDA cores, 152 texture units, 80 raster units, 38 ray tracing cores, 38 SM units, 152 tensor cores, and 4MB of L2 cache.

Its base clock is 1410 MHz, with a boost clock of 1665 MHz. It comes with 8GB of GDDR6 memory, a memory speed of 14 Gbps, 256-bit memory bus width, and a memory bandwidth of 448.0GB/s. Its FP32 performance is 16.20 TFLOPS, power consumption is 200W, and the suggested retail price is $399.

The GeForce RTX 5070 was released on January 6, 2025. It uses the GB205 GPU chip, manufactured with TSMC’s 5nm process. It features 6144 CUDA cores, 192 texture units, 48 SM units, 192 tensor cores, and 48 ray tracing cores.

It has 40MB of L2 cache, a base clock of 2165 MHz, and a boost clock of 2510 MHz. It comes with 12GB of GDDR7 memory, a 192-bit memory bus width, memory speed of 28 Gbps, and a memory bandwidth of 672GB/s. Its FP32 floating-point performance is 30.84 TFLOPS, power consumption is 250W, and the reference price is $549.

03

Test Platform Configuration

The main configuration is as follows:

Processor: Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS, MSI
Memory: 16GB DDR4 3600MHz
Graphics Cards: GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and GeForce RTX 5070
Storage: Samsung 850 + 2TB HDD
Operating System: Windows 10

04

Game Tests (RTX 3060 Ti vs 5070)

The following tests cover seven games, all run at 1440P resolution. In each comparison image, the left side represents the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti platform, and the right side represents the GeForce RTX 5070 platform.

Game 1: Hitman 3

• RTX 3060 Ti: Avg FPS 90, Min FPS 74, Frame time 10.3ms, CPU usage 23%, CPU power 56W, CPU temp 63°C, RAM 7.5GB, GPU usage 98%, VRAM 5.0GB, GPU power 198W, GPU temp 70°C
• RTX 5070: Avg FPS 165, Min FPS 134, Frame time 6.0ms, CPU usage 39%, CPU power 66W, CPU temp 66°C, RAM 8.0GB, GPU usage 97%, VRAM 7.9GB, GPU power 239W, GPU temp 62°C

Performance difference: RTX 5070 offers 75 FPS more (1.8x), 60 FPS higher min FPS, and 4ms lower frame time.

Game 2: Cyberpunk 2077

• RTX 3060 Ti: Avg FPS 55, Min FPS 46, Frame time 19.8ms, CPU usage 29%, CPU power 71W, CPU temp 74°C, RAM 6.7GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM 6.0GB, GPU power 200W, GPU temp 67°C
• RTX 5070: Avg FPS 106, Min FPS 82, Frame time 11.1ms, CPU usage 64%, CPU power 84W, CPU temp 75°C, RAM 8.4GB, GPU usage 98%, VRAM 6.9GB, GPU power 254W, GPU temp 63°C

Performance difference: RTX 5070 delivers 51 FPS more (1.9x), 36 FPS higher min FPS, 8ms lower frame time.

Game 3: Red Dead Redemption 2

• RTX 3060 Ti: Avg FPS 63, Min FPS 50, Frame time 16.9ms, CPU usage 26%, CPU power 64W, CPU temp 71°C, RAM 10.4GB, GPU usage 96%, VRAM 5.8GB, GPU power 194W, GPU temp 67°C
• RTX 5070: Avg FPS 111, Min FPS 89, Frame time 9.0ms, CPU usage 32%, CPU power 58W, CPU temp 66°C, RAM 12.0GB, GPU usage 96%, VRAM 6.3GB, GPU power 224W, GPU temp 61°C

Performance difference: RTX 5070 provides 48 FPS more (1.3x), 39 FPS higher min FPS, 8ms lower frame time.

Game 4: Watch Dogs: Legion

• RTX 3060 Ti: Avg FPS 61, Min FPS 52, Frame time 15.3ms, CPU usage 31%, CPU power 63W, CPU temp 66°C, RAM 9.9GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM 6.5GB, GPU power 187W, GPU temp 66°C
• RTX 5070: Avg FPS 114, Min FPS 93, Frame time 7.9ms, CPU usage 49%, CPU power 72W, CPU temp 63°C, RAM 9.8GB, GPU usage 98%, VRAM 6.4GB, GPU power 213W, GPU temp 60°C

Performance difference: RTX 5070 delivers 53 FPS more (1.9x), 41 FPS higher min FPS, 8ms lower frame time.

Game 5: Resident Evil 4 Remake

• RTX 3060 Ti: Avg FPS 57, Min FPS 47, Frame time 16.1ms, CPU usage 11%, CPU power 49W, CPU temp 60°C, RAM 9.1GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM 7.5GB, GPU power 196W, GPU temp 69°C
• RTX 5070: Avg FPS 113, Min FPS 96, Frame time 8.6ms, CPU usage 15%, CPU power 49W, CPU temp 57°C, RAM 8.4GB, GPU usage 98%, VRAM 9.1GB, GPU power 239W, GPU temp 63°C

Performance difference: RTX 5070 offers 56 FPS more (2x), 49 FPS higher min FPS, 8ms lower frame time.

Game 6: Hogwarts Legacy

• RTX 3060 Ti: Avg FPS 66, Min FPS 55, Frame time 14.5ms, CPU usage 18%, CPU power 56W, CPU temp 63°C, RAM 15.3GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM 7.4GB, GPU power 195W, GPU temp 67°C
• RTX 5070: Avg FPS 108, Min FPS 75, Frame time 6.9ms, CPU usage 33%, CPU power 66W, CPU temp 67°C, RAM 14.7GB, GPU usage 94%, VRAM 8.1GB, GPU power 229W, GPU temp 60°C

Performance difference: RTX 5070 provides 42 FPS more (1.6x), 20 FPS higher min FPS, 7ms lower frame time.

Game 7: The Last of Us Part I

• RTX 3060 Ti: Avg FPS 63, Min FPS 56, Frame time 17.5ms, CPU usage 42%, CPU power 75W, CPU temp 72°C, RAM 14.8GB, GPU usage 98%, VRAM 7.6GB, GPU power 196W, GPU temp 68°C
• RTX 5070: Avg FPS 110, Min FPS 90, Frame time 11.0ms, CPU usage 53%, CPU power 75W, CPU temp 69°C, RAM 13.2GB, GPU usage 98%, VRAM 8.3GB, GPU power 200W, GPU temp 59°C

Performance difference: RTX 5070 delivers 47 FPS more (1.7x), 34 FPS higher min FPS, 7ms lower frame time.

05

Test Conclusion

Overall, compared to the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, the GeForce RTX 5070 offers a significant comprehensive advantage. It allows more processor performance to be utilized, and its larger video memory capacity is also a clear benefit, placing it in a clearly superior position.

Based on the data above, the overall performance of the GeForce RTX 5070 is approximately 1.5 times that of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, meaning it leads by about 50%—a substantial margin.

Even so, as an upgrade option, the GeForce RTX 5070 still feels somewhat underwhelming. If you’re currently using a GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and considering a graphics card upgrade, you should at least aim for a model with a higher performance tier (such as the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti or above).

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