ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 KO 8GB GDDR6
The Ampere-based RTX 3070 with 5120 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR6 memory delivers strong 1440p gaming at a 2000MHz boost clock, all within a compact 275mm dual-fan card. Its 0dB silent cooling technology and Axial-tech fan design provide quiet operation, while the 140W TDP keeps power draw reasonable for the performance offered. This card is best for 1080p and 1440p gamers seeking high frame rates in a refurbished unit that balances cost against current-gen features like ray tracing.
GPU GeForce RTX 3070
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 2000 MHz
TDP 140 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
51 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (29th percentile)
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 | 5120 |
| Tensor Cores | 160 |
| RT Cores | 40 |
| Base Clock | 1290 |
| Boost Clock | 2000 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 15.97 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 15.97 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 22149 |
| GPU Compute | 11082 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 140 |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
Physical
| Length | 275 |
| Slot Width | 2.13 |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 KO | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2000 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 | 2450 |
| Tdp W | 140 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 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 | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 KO | 37.7 | 50.2 | 39.1 | 60.3 | 53.8 | 35.3 | 56.7 | 90.1 | 29.1 | 50.2 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 42.4 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 82 | 99.1 |
Price
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