NVIDIA started GeForce RTX 3070 sales 1 September 2020 at a recommended price of $499 . This is a high-end Ampere architecture desktop card based on 8 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. 8 GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 1.75 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a dual-slot graphics card attached via PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 242 mm. 1x 12-pin power connector is required, and power consumption is at 220 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about GeForce RTX 3070: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in the ranking	42
Place by popularity	37
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	57.31
Power efficiency	18.21	of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA104
Market segment	Desktop
Release date	1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	of 14,999 (Quadro Plex 7000)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

GeForce RTX 3070's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce RTX 3070's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	5888	of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090)
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	of 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	of 3599 MHz (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors	17,400 million	of 208,000 million (B200 SXM 192 GB)
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	of 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	317.4	of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Floating-point processing power	20.31 TFLOPS	of 104.8 (GeForce RTX 5090)
ROPs	96	of 192 (Radeon RX 7900 XTX)
TMUs	184	of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)
Tensor Cores	184	of 1216 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Ray Tracing Cores	46	of 170 (GeForce RTX 5090)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce RTX 3070 and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	242 mm
Width	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce RTX 3070: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory type	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	of 288 GB (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	of 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	of 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile)
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	of 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Shared memory	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce RTX 3070. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+

API compatibility

APIs supported by GeForce RTX 3070, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	2.0
Vulkan	1.2
CUDA	8.5

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce RTX 3070. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3070 58.06

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3070 22322

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 3070 43005

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 3070 88744

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3070 31020

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3070 154864

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RTX 3070 123479

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3070 502470

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

RTX 3070 120982

GeekBench 5 CUDA

RTX 3070 149734

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RTX 3070 188

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RTX 3070 76

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RTX 3070 13

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RTX 3070 115

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RTX 3070 61

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 medical-01

RTX 3070 44

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RTX 3070 160

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RTX 3070 13

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RTX 3070 266

Gaming performance

Let's see how good GeForce RTX 3070 is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:

Full HD	150
1440p	98
4K	64

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.33
1440p	5.09
4K	7.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	149
Cyberpunk 2077	147
Elden Ring	142

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120
Counter-Strike 2	135
Cyberpunk 2077	124
Forza Horizon 4	311
Metro Exodus	124
Red Dead Redemption 2	118
Valorant	246

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120
Counter-Strike 2	117
Cyberpunk 2077	109
Dota 2	137
Elden Ring	241
Far Cry 5	91
Fortnite	220−230
Forza Horizon 4	256
Grand Theft Auto V	134
Metro Exodus	107
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220
Red Dead Redemption 2	98
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180
Valorant	159
World of Tanks	270−280

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120
Counter-Strike 2	105
Cyberpunk 2077	91
Dota 2	125
Far Cry 5	110−120
Forza Horizon 4	223
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220
Valorant	237

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	98
Elden Ring	132
Grand Theft Auto V	95
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180
Red Dead Redemption 2	63
World of Tanks	350−400

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90
Counter-Strike 2	68
Cyberpunk 2077	58
Far Cry 5	160−170
Forza Horizon 4	166
Metro Exodus	101
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120
Valorant	208

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	43
Dota 2	117
Elden Ring	68
Grand Theft Auto V	115
Metro Exodus	49
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210
Red Dead Redemption 2	43
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	117

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75
Counter-Strike 2	65−70
Cyberpunk 2077	28
Dota 2	125
Far Cry 5	100−110
Fortnite	95−100
Forza Horizon 4	98
Valorant	116

Closest competitors

GeForce RTX 3070's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop graphics cards.

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 102.19

Radeon RX 7700 XT 100.78

Radeon RX 7700 100.78

GeForce RTX 3070 100

Radeon RX 6800 99.1

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 97.19

Radeon RX 6750 XT 93.09

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce RTX 3070 is Radeon RX 7700, which is faster by 1% and higher by 2 positions in our ranking.