PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 8GB GDDR6
PNY
60 Overall Score
vs
MSI
MSI
93 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 8GB GDDR6
82 out of 100 medium confidence 12 reviews
The PNY RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan Edition gets strong marks for its exceptional cooling and quiet operation. Verified buyers report it rarely exceeds 65°C under load and handles 1440p/120Hz gaming easily. The main complaints are about the premium price compared to the Founders Edition and the non-illuminated GeForce RTX side logo. A few users note the RGB is barely visible unless vertically mounted and that the included 12-pin adapter is short and unsleeved.
Pros
- Exceptional cooling performance
- Very quiet operation under load
- Great 1440p/120Hz gaming performance
- Good value compared to 3080/2080 Ti
- Solid build quality with metal backplate
Cons
- No illuminated side logo
- RGB barely visible in horizontal mount
- Short, unsleeved 12-pin adapter cable
- Minor noise increase over previous gen
- Driver optimization issues in some new games
Cooling performance 6
Noise level 5
1440p gaming performance 4
Price value 4
Rgb lighting 4
Build quality 3
MSI
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 | MSI | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 40 | 70★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 15.970000267028809 | 43.939998626708984★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 15.970000267028809 | 43.939998626708984★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 140★ | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | — | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 | 8K (4320p) |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 294★ | 303 |
| Slot Width | 2.9000000953674316★ | 3 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 1.63 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 8GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (79th percentile)
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile)
- Strong rt (68th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (22nd percentile)
MSI
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong compute (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong rt (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Pricing
PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 8GB GDDR60.150score per dollar
vs
MSI0.095score per dollar
PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 8GB GDDR6 offers 1.6x better value for money
PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 8GB GDDR6
Verdict
Winner: MSI
Scores 93 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 38 specs.
