Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-10700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is good or bad for gaming by looking at benchmark results. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 80 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3070 is good even for new 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 some decision. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-10700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3070, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 220W. Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3070 and Intel Core i7-10700K configuration:
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Valorant
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
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 several famous games and select 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 numbers will further help you make the true choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3070 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3070 and Intel Core i7-10700K. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS gained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 3070 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Atomic Heart
2023
29.7
38.7
50.5
62.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
Scorn
2022
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.5
Saints Row
2022
88.0
114.4
149.5
184.7
Homeworld 3
2022
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.3
Stray
2022
132.6
172.3
225.4
278.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
64.4
83.8
109.5
135.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
76.8
99.9
130.6
161.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
Overwatch 2
2022
118.9
154.6
202.2
249.8
Starfield
2022
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
66.9
87.0
113.7
140.5
Elden ring
2022
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
52.0
67.6
88.5
109.3
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3070 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
90.4
117.6
153.8
189.9
Genshin Impact
2020
107.8
140.1
183.2
226.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
104.1
135.3
176.9
218.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
123.2
160.1
209.4
258.6
Hitman 3
2021
84.2
109.5
143.2
176.9
Just Cause 4
2018
98.2
127.7
167.0
206.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
97.3
126.4
165.3
204.2
The Witcher 3
2015
109.8
142.7
186.6
230.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
80.8
105.0
137.3
169.6
Death Stranding
2020
112.6
146.4
191.5
236.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
122.2
158.8
207.7
256.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
61.9
80.5
105.3
130.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
121.4
157.8
206.4
255.0
Halo Infinite
2021
70.6
91.8
120.1
148.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
115.2
149.8
195.9
242.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
110.3
143.3
187.5
231.6
F1 22
2020
107.8
140.1
183.2
226.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
105.8
137.5
179.9
222.2
Hitman 2
2018
121.4
157.8
206.4
255.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
120.2
156.2
204.3
252.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
56.6
73.6
96.3
118.9
Dishonored 2
2016
93.7
121.8
159.2
196.7
GreedFall
2019
111.9
145.4
190.2
234.9
Gears of War 5
2019
99.0
128.7
168.3
207.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
58.2
75.7
99.0
122.3
Far Cry 6
2021
92.9
120.8
158.0
195.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
89.6
116.4
152.3
188.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
97.5
126.8
165.8
204.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
99.9
129.8
169.8
209.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
121.4
157.8
206.4
255.0
Metro Exodus
2019
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
91.4
118.9
155.4
192.0
Borderlands 3
2019
78.5
102.1
133.5
165.0
Crysis 3
2013
121.7
158.2
206.8
255.5
The Division
2016
109.5
142.4
186.2
230.0
Anthem
2019
84.1
109.4
143.0
176.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
37.0
48.2
63.0
77.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
105.4
137.1
179.2
221.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
122.3
159.0
207.9
256.8
F1 2021
2020
120.2
156.2
204.3
252.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
97.5
126.8
165.8
204.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
89.2
116.0
151.6
187.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
Godfall
2020
109.6
142.5
186.4
230.3
Project CARS 3
2020
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.7
World War Z
2019
122.5
159.3
208.3
257.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
84.2
109.5
143.2
176.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
GeForce RTX 3070 8Gb with Core i7-10700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3070 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
127.2
165.4
216.3
267.2
Need For Speed
2015
146.7
190.7
249.4
308.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
257.0
334.0
436.8
539.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
151.3
196.7
257.2
317.7
Dota 2
2013
177.2
230.3
301.2
372.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
155.6
202.3
264.5
326.8
League of Legends
2009
612.2
716.2
884.6
964.1
For Honor
2017
181.4
235.8
308.3
380.9
Battlefield V
2018
130.5
169.6
221.8
274.0
F1 2019
2019
127.6
165.9
216.9
268.0
DiRT Rally
2015
195.4
254.0
332.1
410.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
158.6
206.2
269.6
333.0
Doom
2016
194.8
253.2
331.1
409.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
141.2
183.6
240.1
296.6
Valorant
2020
248.7
323.3
422.7
522.2
Dawn of War III
2017
133.3
173.3
226.6
280.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
146.3
190.2
248.7
307.3
Project CARS 2
2017
128.5
167.0
218.4
269.8
Battlefield 1
2016
154.7
201.2
263.1
325.0
Apex Legends
2019
130.5
169.6
221.8
274.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
123.2
160.1
209.4
258.6
Battlefield 4
2013
172.3
224.0
293.0
361.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
362.8
471.6
616.7
761.8
Fallout 76
2018
159.1
206.8
270.4
334.1
Minecraft
2011
289.9
376.9
492.8
608.8
Strange Brigade
2018
159.5
207.3
271.1
334.8
Roblox
2006
427.4
500.1
617.6
897.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
136.0
176.8
231.3
285.7
Titanfall 2
2016
133.8
173.9
227.5
281.0
Rocket League
2015
476.1
557.1
688.0
749.9
Destiny 2
2017
171.3
222.7
291.3
359.8
Hitman
2016
123.9
161.1
210.6
260.2
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
