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RTX 5070VSRTX 3060

NVIDIA · Blackwell (RTX 50) · 2025 · high

A solid 1440p card, but the 12 GB VRAM decision limits how well it ages.

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NVIDIA · Ampere (RTX 30) · 2021 · mid

The card that surprised everyone with 12 GB VRAM in a mid-range chip.

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Specifications

RTX 5070RTX 3060
VRAM 12 GB GDDR6
Memory bus 192-bit
TBP 170 W
PCIe Gen 4
Local AI (Q4 fit) 14B · ~40 tok/s @8B

Live benchmark data

RTX 5070 177FPS avg · 5 runs
RTX 3060 98FPS avg · 5 runs

In verified runs saved here, RTX 5070 averages 81% higher FPS. Averages mix every resolution and settings level owners actually ran, so treat this as a directional signal, not a lab result.

Verdict — RTX 5070

Competent card that would have been great with 16 GB. As-is, expect to lower texture settings within 2–3 years to avoid stutter. Consider the 5070 Ti if budget allows.

Verdict — RTX 3060

Aged surprisingly well because of that VRAM. Cheap on the used market and still competent for 1080p. Local LLM/Stable Diffusion crowd loves it for the VRAM/price ratio.

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