EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 8GB GDDR6
The triple-fan iCX3 cooler and all-metal backplate deliver quiet, effective thermals for the 1770MHz boost clock on this 8GB GDDR6 Ampere card. Its compact 2.2-slot design and 285mm length fit easily into smaller builds without sacrificing the 15.97 FP32 TFLOPS of compute power. This refurbished unit is best for 1080p gamers seeking high frame rates with ray tracing and DLSS at a reduced cost.
GPU GeForce RTX 3070
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1770 MHz
TDP 220 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
67 Overall Score
Price £549
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong user sentiment (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
What owners think
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
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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 | 1290 |
| Boost Clock | 1770 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 15.97 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 15.97 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 22149 |
| GPU Compute | 11082 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 220 |
| Recommended PSU | 650 |
| Power Connectors | Two available 8-pin or 6+2-pin PCIe power dongles |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 285 |
| Slot Width | 2.22 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-O16G-EVO | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1770 | 2730 | 2685 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 220 | 360 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 | 37.7 | 67.8 | 39.1 | 60.3 | 54.8 | 79.1 | 72.8 | 79.8 | 60.5 | 57.4 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72.1 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-O16G-EVO Compare | 86.6 | 96.6 | 88.2 | 92.7 | 97.2 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 72.1 | 56 | 94 | 95.5 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 80.8 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 86.6 | 42.4 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Price
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