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RTX 3060 vs RTX 5070 12GB

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Best sourced output tok/s per model (single-stream generation) — engine and version, quantization, context and a source link on every row. Hover a value for the quant.

RTX 306013 sourced runs · best 310.4 tok/s
RTX 5070 12GB1 verified run · best 116.0 tok/s

Specs and evidence

RTX 3060RTX 5070 12GB
VRAM12 GB12 GB
Sourced runs on the board131
Models measured121
Best output tok/s310.4 tok/s116.0 tok/s
Highest measured peak VRAM9.3 GB—
Street price (latest snapshot)——

Sourced rows only. Peak VRAM is recorded by the person who ran the benchmark, so it is a floor for what the card can hold, not a specification. Price snapshots.

The measured matrix

ModelRTX 3060RTX 5070 12GB
Qwen3-0.6B310.4 Q8_0—
Spark-X2.5-1.7B207.3 IQ4_XS—
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB—116.0 Q4_K_M
gemma-4-E2B-it113.4 Q4_K_M—
gemma-4-12B-it89.7 Q4_K_XL—
Spark-X2.5-4B84.7 Q4_K_M—
Qwen3.5-4B78.6 Q4_K_M—
gemma-4-E4B-it70.9 Q4_K_M—
Ling-3.0-tiny52.6 Q4_K_M—
granite-4.2-8b52.5 Q5_K_M—
Ornith-1.0-9B52.5 Q4_K_M—
Qwen3.5-9B51.9 Q4_K_M—
Qwythos-9B-v251.1 Q4_K_M—

13 rows · 12 models on RTX 3060, 1 on RTX 5070 12GB — no verified overlap yet, each side shows its own bests · data as of Oct 26, 2026. Full rules: methodology.

Related reading: RTX 5090 vs 3090 · quantization · Value index · Full board

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