GeForce RTX 4070 vs GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB

Compare the GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB on real gaming benchmarks, full specifications, live retailer prices and performance-per-dollar, then jump straight to the cheapest in-stock version of either card.

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The short answer

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB is the better value, though the GeForce RTX 4070 is the faster card at 1080p.

  • GeForce RTX 4070 is about 25% faster at 1080p (gaming index 66 vs 52).
  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 56%.
  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB delivers about 24% more frames per dollar at 1080p.
  • GeForce RTX 4070 carries more VRAM (12GB vs 8GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB draws less power (160W vs 200W), so it runs cooler and asks less of your PSU.

Gaming performance

Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Switch resolution with the toggle above.

1080p gaming
GeForce RTX 407066
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB52

GeForce RTX 4070 is about 25% faster at 1080p.

Performance per dollar

1080p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.

GeForce RTX 4070

8.1

per $100 spent

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB

10.1

per $100 spent

Better value

Specs head-to-head

GeForce RTX 4070
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
Price (from)
$809.99
$519.99
1080p gaming index
66
52
VRAM
12GB GDDR6X
8GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
504 GB/s
288 GB/s
Boost clock
2475 MHz
2535 MHz
Shader cores
5,888
4,352
Ray tracing cores
46
34
Tensor / AI cores
184
136
TDP
200W
160W
Recommended PSU
650W
550W
Upscaling
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation
Architecture
Ada Lovelace AD104
Ada Lovelace AD106
Process node
TSMC 4N
TSMC 4N
MSRP
$599.00
$399.00

Productivity & compute

GeForce RTX 4070
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics (points)
44,065
32,275
Geekbench 7 OpenCL (points)
155,379
113,181
PassMark G3D (G3D Mark)
26,877
22,597
Render-Blender (samples/min)
5,399
3,833

Where to buy

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GBfrom $519.99
From$519.99
4 versions in stock
GeForce RTX 4070from $809.99
From$809.99
4 versions in stock

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