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 | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N4090WF3-24GD | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G | MSI GAMING TRIO G5070-12GTC | ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 4090 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 24GB GDDR6X | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1730 | 2520 | 2512 | 2610 | 2542 | 2700 |
| Tdp W | 220 | 450 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 384 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N4090WF3-24GD Compare | 92.3 | 99 | 92.5 | 96.6 | 94.6 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 41.6 | 70.5 | 95.5 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82 | 81.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.4 | 94 | 95.5 |
| MSI GAMING TRIO G5070-12GTC Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82 | 81.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.4 | 94 | 95.5 |
| ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82 | 81.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.4 | 94 | 88.9 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83 | 79.3 | 74.9 | 68.8 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 72.8 | 63 | 94 | 88.9 |
Price
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