NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
26.1Rasterization34.4
20Ray Tracing28.8
38.7Memoryspec-based39.5
80.1Efficiencyspec-based96.7
36.4Compute42.1
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10709 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 wins this graphics card face-off, 44.5 to 36.4, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+9) and rasterization (+8). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 26
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 29 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 42 vs 36
- 77% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,700 vs 6,046
- 69% lower process: 5 nm vs 16 nm
- Lower launch price: $299 vs $379
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2023 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 16 nm | 5 nm+69% |
| TDP | 150 W | 115 W+23% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,920 | 3,072+60% |
| RT cores | — | 24 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 96 |
| Base clock | 1,506 MHz | 1,830 MHz+22% |
| Boost clock | 1,683 MHz | 2,460 MHz+46% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 272 GB/s+6% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 6,046Bottom 20% | 10,700+77%Bottom 40% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,650Bottom 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 13,511Bottom 28% | 15,500+15%Bottom 40% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 96 fpsBottom 32% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 68 fpsBottom 32% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 36 fpsBottom 32% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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