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Compare RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti in the United States side by side across price, specifications, capability by use case and the price at which the answer changes.
Market snapshot Nov 9, 2026 · USD
Specifications, performance and current prices compared in United States · USD · prices checked through Nov 9, 2026
NVIDIA
Current comparison price
$649Value · Balanced36
from 1 offer · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
NVIDIA
Current comparison price
$699Value · Balanced40
from 2 offers at 1 retailers · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
Capabilityprice excluded
Scenarios won: RTX 3060 Ti 0, RTX 3070 Ti 1, even 8. RTX 3070 Ti is ahead for 4K Ultra / VR. View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
RTX 3070 Ti has the higher Value under these priorities (40 vs 36).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
RTX 3060 Ti costs less right now ($649 vs $699, 7% apart).
| Priority | RTX 3060 Ti | RTX 3070 Ti | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 40 | ||
| 37 | 41 | ||
| 36 | 40 | ||
| 47 | 55 | ||
| 38 | 48 | ||
| 39 | 50 | ||
| 33 | 41 | ||
| 51 | 59 | ||
| 52 | 63 | ||
| 6 | 5 | even |
Pick a preset to compare under it: the whole page follows. Within 2 points counts as even.
Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.
RTX 3060 Ti
Current comparison price
$649 36
RTX 3060 Ti matches the Value of RTX 3070 Ti (at $699) at $585 or less.
RTX 3070 Ti
Current comparison price
$699 40
RTX 3070 Ti keeps the higher Value up to $775 (with RTX 3060 Ti at $649).
A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.
New offers we track in United States (USD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.
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What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.
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| RTX 3060 Ti | RTX 3070 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p Budget | A #36 | A #33 |
| 1440p Sweet Spot | B #36 | B #33 |
| 4K Ultra / VR | D #36 | C #33 |
| Ray Tracing (1080p) | C #29 | C #23 |
| Ray Tracing (1440p) | D #28 | D #22 |
| Ray Tracing (4K) | F #26 | F #24 |
| AI / LLM | C #25 | C #21 |
| 3D Rendering | C #27 | C #21 |
| Light Use & Efficiency | C #30 | C #40 |
| Gaming performance | 678 | 820 |
| Ray tracing | 483 | 669 |
| AI compute | 556 | 746 |
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
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| RTX 3060 Ti | RTX 3070 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | ||
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Power & physical | ||
| Board power | 200 W – 220 W | 290 W |
| Recommended PSU | 550 W | 600 W |
| Card length | 269 mm | 283 mm |
| Product & board | ||
| Board brand | ASUS | ASUS, GIGABYTE (varies by board) |
| Release year | 2022, 2020 (varies by board) | 2021 |
Not tracked means the source data does not have this fact. It is not assumed to be absent.
Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.
It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.
Under Balanced, RTX 3070 Ti has the higher Value (40 vs 36) in the market snapshot of Nov 9, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
Under Balanced, with RTX 3070 Ti at its current price, RTX 3060 Ti reaches equal Value at $585. It is a calculation, not a price forecast.
Scenarios won: RTX 3060 Ti 0, RTX 3070 Ti 1, even 8. RTX 3070 Ti is ahead for 4K Ultra / VR.
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