PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 8GB GDDR6
The Ampere-based RTX 3070 with 5120 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR6 memory delivers solid 1440p gaming at high settings, backed by 15.97 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. Its XLR8 cooling design keeps the 220W card within a dual-slot footprint, and DLSS 3 support extends performance longevity in supported titles. This refurbished GPU is best for 1440p gamers upgrading from older GTX or RTX 20-series cards who want ray tracing without paying current-generation prices.
GPU GeForce RTX 3070
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1730 MHz
TDP 220 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average social proof (1st percentile)
- Below average thermal (17th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (34th 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 | 1500 |
| Boost Clock | 1730 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 15.97 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 15.97 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 22149 |
| GPU Compute | 11082 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 220 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 |
| Cooler | Fan |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 4K (2160p) |
Physical
| Length | 355 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-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 | 1730 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 220 | 150 | 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 | 37.7 | 63.2 | 39.1 | 60.3 | 53.8 | 53.4 | 17.4 | 60.5 | 33.8 | 1.2 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| 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 AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-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 |
Usage Scores
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