Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-12490F processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is good or bad for gaming from benchmark data. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 80 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3070 is good even for modern most exacting games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Release date
October 26, 2020
Price
519 USD
Frequency
1500 MHz
Shaders
5888
TMUs
184
ROPs
64
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
220 W
Memory Size
8 Gb
Memory Bus
256 Bit
GeForce RTX 3070 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already draw certain decision. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-12490F . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3070, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 220W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3070 and Intel Core i5-12490F configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Valorant
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3070 with competitors in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3070.
The closest GeForce RTX 3070 rivals
Video Card
FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
241
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
239.4
Radeon RX 6800 XT
233.7
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
230
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
211.5
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
211
Radeon RX 6800
195.4
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
185.3
GeForce RTX 4060
183.4
GeForce RTX 3070
177
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
173
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
163.8
Radeon RX 6700 XT
161.6
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
155
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
148.5
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
147.7
GeForce RTX 2080
139.3
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
135
Radeon RX 6600 XT
134.4
Radeon RX 6600
130
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 3070 are GeForce RTX 4060 and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile. We compared GeForce RTX 3070 (177 FPS) and their medium FPS in famous games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce RTX 4060 183.4 FPS, which 3.6% faster and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile 173 FPS, which is 2.3% slower. These figures will further help you make the good decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3070 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3070 and Intel Core i5-12490F. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average FPS achieved with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3070 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Elden ring
2022
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
Stray
2022
132.2
171.8
224.7
277.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
76.6
99.6
130.2
160.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
51.9
67.5
88.2
109.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
79.1
102.8
134.4
166.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
53.1
69.1
90.3
111.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
Saints Row
2022
87.7
114.0
149.1
184.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
71.7
93.1
121.8
150.5
Scorn
2022
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
Starfield
2022
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.8
Atomic Heart
2023
29.6
38.5
50.4
62.3
Overwatch 2
2022
118.6
154.2
201.6
249.1
Homeworld 3
2022
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3070 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
119.8
155.8
203.7
251.6
Crysis 3
2013
121.3
157.7
206.2
254.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Godfall
2020
109.3
142.1
185.9
229.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
109.9
142.9
186.9
230.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
99.6
129.4
169.3
209.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Dishonored 2
2016
93.4
121.4
158.8
196.1
Gears of War 5
2019
98.7
128.3
167.8
207.3
Anthem
2019
83.9
109.0
142.6
176.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
89.3
116.1
151.8
187.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
97.2
126.4
165.3
204.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
97.2
126.4
165.3
204.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.4
Hitman 2
2018
121.1
157.4
205.8
254.2
Hitman 3
2021
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
F1 2021
2020
119.8
155.8
203.7
251.6
The Witcher 3
2015
109.5
142.3
186.1
229.9
Halo Infinite
2021
70.4
91.5
119.7
147.9
GreedFall
2019
111.6
145.0
189.6
234.3
Far Cry 6
2021
92.7
120.4
157.5
194.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
105.5
137.2
179.4
221.6
Genshin Impact
2020
107.5
139.7
182.7
225.7
Metro Exodus
2019
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
121.8
158.4
207.1
255.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
121.9
158.5
207.3
256.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
88.9
115.6
151.2
186.8
Death Stranding
2020
112.3
146.0
190.9
235.8
The Division
2016
109.2
142.0
185.7
229.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
91.2
118.5
155.0
191.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
122.8
159.6
208.8
257.9
Just Cause 4
2018
98.0
127.4
166.5
205.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.4
World War Z
2019
122.2
158.8
207.7
256.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
73.0
94.9
124.1
153.3
F1 22
2020
107.5
139.7
182.7
225.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
61.8
80.3
105.0
129.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
97.0
126.1
164.9
203.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
105.1
136.7
178.7
220.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
121.1
157.4
205.8
254.2
Project CARS 3
2020
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
121.1
157.4
205.8
254.2
Borderlands 3
2019
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
103.8
134.9
176.4
217.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
80.5
104.7
136.9
169.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
90.2
117.2
153.3
189.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
114.9
149.4
195.3
241.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
58.1
75.5
98.7
121.9
GeForce RTX 3070 8Gb with Core i5-12490F gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3070 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Strange Brigade
2018
159.0
206.7
270.3
333.9
Fallout 76
2018
158.6
206.2
269.7
333.1
Titanfall 2
2016
133.4
173.4
226.8
280.2
Apex Legends
2019
130.1
169.1
221.1
273.2
Hitman
2016
123.5
160.6
210.0
259.4
Dawn of War III
2017
132.9
172.8
226.0
279.1
League of Legends
2009
610.4
714.2
882.0
961.4
F1 2019
2019
127.2
165.4
216.3
267.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
150.8
196.1
256.4
316.8
Roblox
2006
426.2
498.7
615.9
895.0
For Honor
2017
180.9
235.1
307.5
379.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
155.2
201.7
263.8
325.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
135.6
176.3
230.6
284.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
361.7
470.2
614.9
759.6
DiRT Rally
2015
194.8
253.3
331.2
409.1
Battlefield 4
2013
171.8
223.4
292.1
360.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
126.9
164.9
215.7
266.4
Doom
2016
194.2
252.5
330.1
407.8
Need For Speed
2015
146.3
190.1
248.7
307.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
122.8
159.6
208.8
257.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
256.2
333.1
435.6
538.1
Rocket League
2015
474.8
555.5
686.0
747.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
140.8
183.1
239.4
295.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
158.1
205.6
268.8
332.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
145.9
189.7
248.0
306.4
Battlefield V
2018
130.1
169.1
221.1
273.2
Valorant
2020
247.9
322.3
421.5
520.7
Dota 2
2013
176.7
229.7
300.3
371.0
Minecraft
2011
289.1
375.8
491.4
607.1
Destiny 2
2017
170.9
222.1
290.4
358.8
Battlefield 1
2016
154.3
200.6
262.3
324.0
Project CARS 2
2017
128.1
166.5
217.8
269.0
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3070 and the Intel Core i5-12490F separately.
