Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming 8GB GDDR6
The triple-fan WINDFORCE cooler on this 1815 MHz boost-clocked RTX 3070 effectively dissipates heat from the 8GB GDDR6 chip, delivering solid 1080p and 1440p performance with 15.97 FP32 TFLOPS. Dual HDMI 2.1 ports provide flexible connectivity for VR headsets and high-refresh displays, a practical advantage over the typical single-port layout. This card is best for 1080p gamers seeking strong ray tracing capabilities at a reduced cost through the refurbished program.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average efficiency (19th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 8 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 448 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 5888 |
| Tensor Cores | 160 |
| RT Cores | 40 |
| Base Clock | 1815 |
| Boost Clock | 1815 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 15.97 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 15.97 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 22149 |
| GPU Compute | 11082 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 650 |
| Recommended PSU | 650 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 6-Pin + 1 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 286 |
| Slot Width | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming | MSI Shadow RTX 5070 TI 16G SHADOW 3X OC | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1815 | 2482 | 2610 | 2680 | 2482 | 2450 |
| Tdp W | 650 | 300 | 300 | 339 | 300 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming | 37.9 | 67.9 | 39.2 | 60.4 | 54.9 | 79.1 | 71.6 | 18.9 | 52.9 | 82.2 |
| MSI Shadow RTX 5070 TI 16G SHADOW 3X OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 86.3 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.6 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 57.6 | 68.9 | 99.2 | 95.3 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 86.3 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 0 | 68.9 | 94 | 82.2 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.9 | 0 | 68.9 | 82 | 99 |
Price
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