Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-6700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary parameter. The medium FPS in games is 80 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state 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 draw some decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-6700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required 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 graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3070 and Intel Core i7-6700K configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3070 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3070.
The closest competitors of the GeForce RTX 3070
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 competitors 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 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 right choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3070 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3070 and Intel Core i7-6700K. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Overwatch 2
2022
115.3
149.9
196.1
242.2
Scorn
2022
46.9
60.9
79.6
98.4
Saints Row
2022
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
64.9
84.3
110.3
136.2
Starfield
2022
42.0
54.7
71.5
88.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
Atomic Heart
2023
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
44.4
57.8
75.6
93.3
Stray
2022
128.5
167.1
218.5
269.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
46.9
60.9
79.6
98.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
69.7
90.6
118.5
146.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
Homeworld 3
2022
58.9
76.5
100.1
123.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
74.5
96.8
126.6
156.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
76.9
100.0
130.7
161.5
Elden ring
2022
45.7
59.3
77.6
95.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
51.7
67.2
87.8
108.5
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman 3
2021
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
117.7
153.1
200.1
247.2
Project CARS 3
2020
55.3
71.8
93.9
116.0
Gears of War 5
2019
96.0
124.8
163.2
201.6
The Division
2016
106.2
138.1
180.5
223.0
F1 22
2020
104.5
135.9
177.7
219.5
Crysis 3
2013
118.0
153.4
200.6
247.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
75.7
98.4
128.7
158.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
100.9
131.2
171.6
211.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
87.7
114.0
149.1
184.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
102.2
132.9
173.8
214.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.6
GreedFall
2019
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
78.3
101.8
133.2
164.5
Halo Infinite
2021
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
60.1
78.1
102.1
126.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
118.5
154.0
201.4
248.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
86.9
112.9
147.7
182.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
118.6
154.1
201.6
249.0
Metro Exodus
2019
66.0
85.7
112.1
138.5
Just Cause 4
2018
95.3
123.8
162.0
200.1
Dishonored 2
2016
90.8
118.1
154.4
190.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
88.7
115.3
150.7
186.2
Genshin Impact
2020
104.5
135.9
177.7
219.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
111.7
145.2
189.9
234.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
94.3
122.6
160.3
198.0
Far Cry 6
2021
90.1
117.1
153.2
189.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
119.4
155.2
203.0
250.8
Anthem
2019
81.6
106.0
138.7
171.3
Borderlands 3
2019
76.2
99.0
129.5
159.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.0
The Witcher 3
2015
106.4
138.4
180.9
223.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
75.7
98.4
128.7
158.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
117.7
153.1
200.1
247.2
Hitman 2
2018
117.7
153.1
200.1
247.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
35.9
46.7
61.1
75.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
94.5
122.9
160.7
198.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Death Stranding
2020
109.2
142.0
185.6
229.3
Godfall
2020
106.3
138.2
180.7
223.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
96.8
125.9
164.6
203.3
F1 2021
2020
116.5
151.5
198.1
244.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
54.9
71.4
93.3
115.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
106.9
139.0
181.8
224.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
94.5
122.9
160.7
198.5
World War Z
2019
118.8
154.5
202.0
249.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
116.5
151.5
198.1
244.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
102.6
133.4
174.4
215.4
GeForce RTX 3070 8Gb with Core i7-6700K 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 higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dawn of War III
2017
129.3
168.0
219.7
271.5
Apex Legends
2019
126.5
164.5
215.1
265.7
Strange Brigade
2018
154.6
201.0
262.8
324.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
146.7
190.7
249.4
308.0
F1 2019
2019
123.7
160.9
210.4
259.8
Roblox
2006
414.5
484.9
598.9
870.4
Titanfall 2
2016
129.7
168.7
220.6
272.5
Destiny 2
2017
166.1
216.0
282.4
348.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
150.9
196.2
256.5
316.9
Battlefield V
2018
126.5
164.5
215.1
265.7
Rocket League
2015
461.7
540.2
667.1
727.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
119.4
155.2
203.0
250.8
For Honor
2017
175.9
228.6
299.0
369.3
Minecraft
2011
281.1
365.4
477.9
590.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
249.2
323.9
423.6
523.2
Battlefield 1
2016
150.0
195.1
255.1
315.1
Dota 2
2013
171.8
223.3
292.0
360.8
Project CARS 2
2017
124.6
162.0
211.8
261.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
351.8
457.3
598.0
738.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
137.0
178.0
232.8
287.6
Need For Speed
2015
142.2
184.9
241.8
298.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
141.9
184.4
241.2
297.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
153.8
199.9
261.4
322.9
League of Legends
2009
593.6
694.5
857.7
934.9
DiRT Rally
2015
189.5
246.3
322.1
397.8
Valorant
2020
241.1
313.4
409.9
506.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
123.4
160.4
209.7
259.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
131.9
171.5
224.2
277.0
Hitman
2016
120.1
156.2
204.2
252.3
Battlefield 4
2013
167.1
217.2
284.1
350.9
Doom
2016
188.8
245.5
321.0
396.6
Fallout 76
2018
154.3
200.5
262.2
323.9
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
