Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-7700 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 key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 80 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can tell 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 conclusions. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-7700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather 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 popular games in which the GPU 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 i7-7700 configuration:
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Minecraft
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3070 with rivals 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 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 figures will further help you make the good 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 i7-7700. The numbers next to the names of the games mean 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
Atomic Heart
2023
28.9
37.6
49.2
60.7
Scorn
2022
47.0
61.1
79.9
98.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
62.7
81.5
106.5
131.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.6
Starfield
2022
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
69.9
90.9
118.8
146.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
74.7
97.1
127.0
156.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
47.0
61.1
79.9
98.7
Stray
2022
128.9
167.6
219.2
270.8
Homeworld 3
2022
59.1
76.8
100.4
124.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
50.6
65.8
86.0
106.3
Elden ring
2022
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
80.7
105.0
137.3
169.6
Overwatch 2
2022
115.7
150.4
196.7
242.9
Saints Row
2022
85.6
111.2
145.5
179.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
77.1
100.3
131.1
162.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
65.1
84.6
110.6
136.7
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
The Division
2016
106.5
138.5
181.1
223.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
78.6
102.1
133.6
165.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.7
Far Cry 6
2021
90.4
117.5
153.7
189.8
Project CARS 3
2020
55.4
72.1
94.2
116.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
75.9
98.7
129.1
159.4
Just Cause 4
2018
95.6
124.2
162.5
200.7
Death Stranding
2020
109.5
142.4
186.2
230.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
112.1
145.7
190.5
235.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
101.2
131.6
172.1
212.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
54.5
70.8
92.6
114.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
55.1
71.6
93.6
115.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
60.3
78.3
102.4
126.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
94.8
123.3
161.2
199.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
97.1
126.3
165.1
204.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
118.9
154.6
202.2
249.8
GreedFall
2019
108.8
141.5
185.0
228.5
Halo Infinite
2021
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
94.6
123.0
160.8
198.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
71.2
92.6
121.1
149.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
88.9
115.6
151.2
186.8
Genshin Impact
2020
104.8
136.3
178.2
220.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
36.0
46.8
61.3
75.7
Crysis 3
2013
118.3
153.8
201.2
248.5
Godfall
2020
106.7
138.6
181.3
224.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
87.1
113.3
148.1
183.0
The Witcher 3
2015
106.8
138.8
181.5
224.2
F1 2021
2020
116.9
152.0
198.7
245.5
Anthem
2019
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.8
Dishonored 2
2016
91.1
118.4
154.9
191.3
World War Z
2019
119.2
154.9
202.6
250.3
Hitman 2
2018
118.1
153.5
200.8
248.0
Gears of War 5
2019
96.3
125.2
163.7
202.2
Hitman 3
2021
81.9
106.5
139.3
172.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
102.6
133.3
174.3
215.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
118.8
154.5
202.0
249.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
107.3
139.4
182.3
225.2
F1 22
2020
104.8
136.3
178.2
220.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
56.6
73.6
96.3
118.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
116.9
152.0
198.7
245.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
118.1
153.5
200.8
248.0
Metro Exodus
2019
66.2
86.0
112.5
138.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
102.9
133.8
175.0
216.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
75.9
98.7
129.1
159.4
Borderlands 3
2019
76.4
99.3
129.9
160.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
119.8
155.7
203.6
251.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
81.9
106.5
139.3
172.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
94.8
123.3
161.2
199.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
118.1
153.5
200.8
248.0
GeForce RTX 3070 8Gb with Core i7-7700 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
Titanfall 2
2016
130.2
169.2
221.3
273.3
For Honor
2017
176.4
229.4
299.9
370.5
DiRT Rally
2015
190.0
247.1
323.1
399.1
Destiny 2
2017
166.7
216.7
283.3
350.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
142.3
185.0
241.9
298.9
League of Legends
2009
595.4
696.7
860.4
937.8
Roblox
2006
415.8
486.4
600.8
873.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
119.8
155.7
203.6
251.6
Need For Speed
2015
142.7
185.5
242.6
299.6
Fallout 76
2018
154.7
201.2
263.1
324.9
Hitman
2016
120.5
156.7
204.9
253.1
Dota 2
2013
172.3
224.0
293.0
361.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
249.9
324.9
424.9
524.9
F1 2019
2019
124.1
161.4
211.0
260.7
Project CARS 2
2017
125.0
162.5
212.4
262.4
Dawn of War III
2017
129.7
168.6
220.4
272.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
132.3
172.0
224.9
277.9
Battlefield V
2018
126.9
165.0
215.7
266.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
147.1
191.3
250.1
309.0
Battlefield 1
2016
150.5
195.7
255.9
316.1
Minecraft
2011
282.0
366.6
479.4
592.2
Battlefield 4
2013
167.6
217.9
285.0
352.0
Apex Legends
2019
126.9
165.0
215.7
266.5
Strange Brigade
2018
155.1
201.6
263.7
325.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
352.9
458.7
599.9
741.0
Doom
2016
189.4
246.3
322.1
397.8
Rocket League
2015
463.1
541.9
669.2
729.4
Valorant
2020
241.9
314.4
411.2
507.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
137.4
178.6
233.5
288.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
151.4
196.8
257.3
317.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
123.8
160.9
210.4
259.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
154.3
200.5
262.2
323.9
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, 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 theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i7-7700 and the GeForce RTX 3070 separately.
