NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6
The Ampere-based RTX 3070 with 5120 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR6 memory delivers strong 1440p gaming performance with hardware-accelerated ray tracing. Its 140W TDP provides a solid balance of power efficiency and compute capability, reaching a 15.97 FP32 TFLOPS output. This renewed card is best for budget-conscious gamers targeting high-refresh 1080p or smooth 1440p gameplay in modern titles.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (16th percentile)
What owners think
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Based on 9 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 | 22149 |
| GPU Compute | 11082 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 140 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
Physical
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2000 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2620 | 2482 |
| Tdp W | 140 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 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 | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | 37.9 | 50.4 | 39.2 | 60.4 | 53.9 | 35.4 | 6.8 | 90.1 | 16 | 64 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.3 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.6 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.6 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.2 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 82.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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