Left · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3070
Spec score
Spec score 36
$499
typical price
GeForce RTX 3070 against GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB leads on the overall index. 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
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GBright
43 vs 46 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GBright
43 vs 49 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GBright
35 vs 41 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Content creation
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
3D & rendering
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GBright
38 vs 41 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Either
Within 0 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: 36
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 40
4 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
GeForce RTX 3070: 43
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 49
6 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
GeForce RTX 3070: 35
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 41
6 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
GeForce RTX 3070: 24
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 25
1 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
GeForce RTX 3070: 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: 7.2
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 7.9
10%to the right
Typical price
GeForce RTX 3070: $499
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: $506
$7to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
GeForce RTX 3070: 8 GB
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 8 GB
level
Board power
GeForce RTX 3070: 220 W
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 180 W
22%to the right
Length
GeForce RTX 3070: 285 mm
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 250 mm
14%to the right
The verdict
- The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is 17% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 4% in the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB's favour.
- Per dollar, the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is the better buy: 7.9 points per $100 against 7.2.
Specifications
| Spec | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Board power | 220 W | 180 W (better) |
| Length | 285 mm | 250 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Released | 2020 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $499 (better) | $506 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.