ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 TUF Gaming 8GB GDDR6
The triple-fan axial-tech cooler and military-grade components deliver exceptional thermal performance and durability, keeping the 1845MHz boost clock stable under load. Its 2nd-gen RT cores and 3rd-gen tensor cores provide a tangible leap in ray tracing and DLSS performance for high-fidelity 1440p gaming. This card is best for 1440p gamers seeking a quiet, reliable build with robust cooling that outlasts reference designs.
GPU GeForce RTX 3070
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1845 MHz
TDP 220 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
65 Overall Score
Price $775
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong rt (68th percentile) 68th
- Strong feature (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
What owners think
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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 | 5888 |
| Tensor Cores | 160 |
| RT Cores | 40 |
| Base Clock | 1815 |
| Boost Clock | 1845 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 15.97 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 15.97 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 22099 |
| GPU Compute | 11026 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 220 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 300 |
| Slot Width | 2.7 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.1 kg / 2.5 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 TUF Gaming | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-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 | 1845 | 2482 | 2730 | 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 TUF Gaming | 37.8 | 67.7 | 39.5 | 57.5 | 45.4 | 66.9 | 63.3 | 65.9 | 95.4 | 47.8 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79 | 92.1 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.8 | 96.4 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 88.8 | 21 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85 | 95.2 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 88.8 | 15.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 99.1 | 19.6 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 95.4 | 84.4 | 54.5 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 15.7 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 82.5 | 17.4 |
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