Left · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3070
Spec score
Spec score 36
$499
typical price
GeForce RTX 3070 against GeForce RTX 5060
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
Spec score
Spec score 35
$460
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
GeForce RTX 3070left
43 vs 41 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
GeForce RTX 3070left
40 vs 36 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
GeForce RTX 3070left
24 vs 20 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 3070left
40 vs 36 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 3070left
41 vs 36 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 3070left
38 vs 36 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 3070left
36 vs 33 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
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: 36
GeForce RTX 5060: 35
1 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
GeForce RTX 3070: 43
GeForce RTX 5060: 43
level
Games at 1440p
GeForce RTX 3070: 35
GeForce RTX 5060: 36
1 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
GeForce RTX 3070: 24
GeForce RTX 5060: 20
4 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
GeForce RTX 3070: 44
GeForce RTX 5060: 36
8 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
GeForce RTX 3070: 7.2
GeForce RTX 5060: 8.3
15%to the right
Typical price
GeForce RTX 3070: $499
GeForce RTX 5060: $421
$78to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
GeForce RTX 3070: 8 GB
GeForce RTX 5060: 8 GB
level
Board power
GeForce RTX 3070: 220 W
GeForce RTX 5060: 145 W
52%to the right
Length
GeForce RTX 3070: 285 mm
GeForce RTX 5060: 240 mm
19%to the right
The verdict
- The RTX 5060 is 3% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 20% in the RTX 3070's favour.
- The RTX 5060 typically costs $78 less.
- Per dollar, the RTX 5060 is the better buy: 8.3 points per $100 against 7.2.
Specifications
| Spec | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Board power | 220 W | 145 W (better) |
| Length | 285 mm | 240 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Released | 2020 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $499 | $421 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.