Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-13700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is bad or good for gaming by looking at testing results. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 80 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3070 is good even for modern most demanding 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 make certain conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-13700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly 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 several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3070 and Intel Core i7-13700 configuration:
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Valorant
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3070 is better or worse than competitors in some 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 ordinary FPS in popular 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 right decision.
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 i7-13700. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS received 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
Stray
2022
135.8
176.5
230.8
285.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
81.2
105.6
138.0
170.5
Homeworld 3
2022
62.2
80.8
105.7
130.6
Starfield
2022
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.3
Overwatch 2
2022
121.8
158.3
207.1
255.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
78.7
102.3
133.7
165.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
Elden ring
2022
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
Saints Row
2022
90.1
117.1
153.1
189.2
Atomic Heart
2023
30.5
39.6
51.8
63.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
73.6
95.7
125.1
154.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
Scorn
2022
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
54.6
70.9
92.8
114.6
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Genshin Impact
2020
110.4
143.5
187.7
231.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
108.4
140.9
184.2
227.6
Metro Exodus
2019
69.7
90.6
118.4
146.3
Hitman 2
2018
124.3
161.6
211.4
261.1
Death Stranding
2020
115.3
149.9
196.1
242.2
World War Z
2019
125.5
163.1
213.3
263.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
59.6
77.5
101.4
125.2
Dishonored 2
2016
95.9
124.7
163.1
201.4
Far Cry 6
2021
95.2
123.7
161.8
199.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
99.9
129.8
169.8
209.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
91.4
118.8
155.3
191.8
Crysis 3
2013
124.6
162.0
211.8
261.7
F1 2021
2020
123.1
160.0
209.2
258.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
123.1
160.0
209.2
258.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
125.1
162.6
212.7
262.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
63.4
82.5
107.8
133.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Project CARS 3
2020
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
57.4
74.6
97.5
120.4
The Division
2016
112.2
145.8
190.7
235.5
The Witcher 3
2015
112.4
146.1
191.1
236.1
Borderlands 3
2019
80.4
104.6
136.8
168.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
124.3
161.6
211.4
261.1
GreedFall
2019
114.6
148.9
194.8
240.6
F1 22
2020
110.4
143.5
187.7
231.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
93.6
121.7
159.2
196.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
125.2
162.8
212.9
263.0
Halo Infinite
2021
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.9
Just Cause 4
2018
100.6
130.8
171.1
211.3
Gears of War 5
2019
101.4
131.8
172.3
212.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
92.6
120.4
157.5
194.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
79.9
103.9
135.9
167.9
Hitman 3
2021
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
79.9
103.9
135.9
167.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
99.6
129.5
169.3
209.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
118.0
153.4
200.6
247.8
Anthem
2019
86.2
112.0
146.5
180.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
126.1
164.0
214.4
264.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
112.9
146.8
192.0
237.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
106.6
138.6
181.2
223.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
99.9
129.8
169.8
209.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
102.3
132.9
173.9
214.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
124.3
161.6
211.4
261.1
Godfall
2020
112.3
146.0
190.9
235.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
91.7
119.3
156.0
192.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.2
GeForce RTX 3070 8Gb with Core i7-13700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3070 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
154.9
201.4
263.4
325.3
For Honor
2017
185.8
241.5
315.8
390.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
144.6
188.0
245.9
303.8
DiRT Rally
2015
200.1
260.1
340.2
420.2
Minecraft
2011
296.9
386.0
504.7
623.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
139.3
181.1
236.8
292.6
Roblox
2006
437.7
512.2
632.5
689.4
Project CARS 2
2017
131.6
171.1
223.7
276.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
162.4
211.1
276.1
341.1
Doom
2016
199.5
259.3
339.1
418.9
Strange Brigade
2018
163.3
212.3
277.6
342.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
159.4
207.2
270.9
334.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
130.3
169.4
221.5
273.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
126.1
164.0
214.4
264.9
Battlefield 1
2016
158.5
206.0
269.4
332.8
Destiny 2
2017
175.5
228.1
298.3
368.5
Fallout 76
2018
162.9
211.8
277.0
342.1
League of Legends
2009
626.9
733.5
905.9
987.4
F1 2019
2019
130.7
169.9
222.2
274.4
Dota 2
2013
181.4
235.9
308.5
381.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
263.2
342.1
447.4
552.6
Need For Speed
2015
150.2
195.3
255.4
315.5
Hitman
2016
126.9
164.9
215.7
266.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
149.8
194.8
254.7
314.7
Rocket League
2015
487.6
570.5
704.6
768.0
Apex Legends
2019
133.6
173.7
227.1
280.6
Battlefield 4
2013
176.5
229.4
300.0
370.6
Battlefield V
2018
133.6
173.7
227.1
280.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
371.5
483.0
631.6
780.2
Valorant
2020
254.7
331.0
432.9
534.8
Titanfall 2
2016
137.0
178.1
233.0
287.8
Dawn of War III
2017
136.5
177.5
232.1
286.7
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 able to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i7-13700 and the GeForce RTX 3070 separately.
