ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 TUF Gaming 8GB GDDR6
The Ampere-based RTX 3070 with 5120 CUDA cores and a 2000MHz boost clock delivers strong 1080p gaming at a 72.6 score, backed by 8GB of GDDR6 memory. Its TUF build features dual ball-bearing fans for reliable cooling and durability, making this renewed unit a solid value proposition. This card is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers who want ray tracing and DLSS support without paying current-generation prices.
GPU GeForce RTX 3070
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 2000 MHz
TDP 220 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
49 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong affordability (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (34th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
78/100Our AI sentiment read
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 | 5120 |
| Tensor Cores | 160 |
| RT Cores | 40 |
| Base Clock | 1290 |
| Boost Clock | 2000 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 15.97 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 15.97 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 22099 |
| GPU Compute | 11082 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 220 |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
Physical
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 TUF Gaming | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2000 | 2482 | 2805 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 220 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 TUF Gaming | 37.9 | 61.5 | 39.5 | 57.6 | 44.2 | 72.8 | 44.4 | 45.5 | 63.6 | 34.1 | 61.9 | 67.2 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79 | 92.1 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.7 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 81 | 73.7 | 94.1 | 88.7 | 20.7 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85 | 95.2 | 88.4 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72.2 | 59.2 | 94.1 | 88.7 | 15.4 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.4 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 99.5 | 59.2 | 94.1 | 99 | 19.7 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 83.5 | 95.4 | 84.5 | 91.5 | 86.6 | 54.7 | 98.7 | 78.2 | 15.2 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.4 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.5 | 59.2 | 94.1 | 82.3 | 17.3 |
Usage Scores
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