Left · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Spec score
Spec score 39
$599
typical price
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti against GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Spec score
Spec score 40
$529
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Coding & development
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GBright
46 vs 49 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 3070 Tileft
42 vs 40 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 3070 Tileft
43 vs 40 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
AI & local models
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 39
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 40
1 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 46
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 49
3 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 40
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 41
1 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 24
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 25
1 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 44
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 40
4 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 6.5
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 7.9
22%to the right
Typical price
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: $599
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: $506
$93to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 8 GB
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 8 GB
level
Board power
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 290 W
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 180 W
61%to the right
Length
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 300 mm
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 250 mm
20%to the right
The verdict
- RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti 8GB are level on games at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 4% in the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB's favour.
- The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB typically costs $93 less.
- Per dollar, the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is the better buy: 7.9 points per $100 against 6.5.
Specifications
| Spec | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Board power | 290 W | 180 W (better) |
| Length | 300 mm | 250 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Released | 2021 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $599 | $506 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.