Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-7700K 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 from benchmark results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 80 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can tell 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 GPU, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already easily select the necessary power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-7700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather 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 common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3070 and Intel Core i7-7700K configuration:
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3070 is better or worse than 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 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 also 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 i7-7700K. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the ordinary 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
74.5
96.9
126.7
156.5
Scorn
2022
46.9
61.0
79.7
98.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
69.7
90.7
118.6
146.4
Stray
2022
128.7
167.2
218.7
270.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Saints Row
2022
85.4
111.0
145.1
179.3
Overwatch 2
2022
115.4
150.1
196.2
242.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
46.9
61.0
79.7
98.5
Starfield
2022
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
80.6
104.7
136.9
169.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
64.9
84.4
110.4
136.3
Atomic Heart
2023
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.6
Elden ring
2022
45.7
59.4
77.7
95.9
Homeworld 3
2022
58.9
76.6
100.2
123.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
77.0
100.0
130.8
161.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3070 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
116.6
151.6
198.3
244.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
75.7
98.5
128.8
159.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
102.7
133.5
174.6
215.6
F1 22
2020
104.6
136.0
177.8
219.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
36.0
46.7
61.1
75.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
86.6
112.5
147.2
181.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
107.0
139.1
181.9
224.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
81.8
106.3
139.0
171.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
86.9
113.0
147.8
182.6
World War Z
2019
118.9
154.6
202.2
249.7
Godfall
2020
106.4
138.3
180.9
223.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
88.7
115.4
150.8
186.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
117.8
153.2
200.3
247.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
118.7
154.3
201.7
249.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
78.4
101.9
133.3
164.6
F1 2021
2020
116.6
151.6
198.3
244.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
117.8
153.2
200.3
247.4
Just Cause 4
2018
95.3
124.0
162.1
200.2
Hitman 2
2018
117.8
153.2
200.3
247.4
Gears of War 5
2019
96.1
124.9
163.3
201.7
The Witcher 3
2015
106.5
138.5
181.1
223.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
54.3
70.7
92.4
114.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
96.9
126.0
164.7
203.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
71.1
92.4
120.8
149.2
Metro Exodus
2019
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
94.4
122.7
160.5
198.2
Halo Infinite
2021
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
Genshin Impact
2020
104.6
136.0
177.8
219.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
111.8
145.4
190.1
234.8
The Division
2016
106.3
138.2
180.7
223.2
GreedFall
2019
108.6
141.1
184.6
228.0
Death Stranding
2020
109.3
142.1
185.8
229.5
Crysis 3
2013
118.1
153.5
200.7
247.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
94.6
123.0
160.9
198.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
60.1
78.2
102.2
126.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
56.5
73.5
96.1
118.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
102.3
133.0
173.9
214.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
94.6
123.0
160.9
198.7
Far Cry 6
2021
90.2
117.2
153.3
189.4
Project CARS 3
2020
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Dishonored 2
2016
90.9
118.2
154.5
190.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
101.0
131.3
171.7
212.1
Borderlands 3
2019
76.2
99.1
129.6
160.1
Anthem
2019
81.6
106.1
138.8
171.4
Hitman 3
2021
81.8
106.3
139.0
171.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
119.5
155.4
203.2
251.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
118.6
154.1
201.5
249.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
75.7
98.5
128.8
159.1
GeForce RTX 3070 8Gb with Core i7-7700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3070 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
For Honor
2017
176.0
228.8
299.2
369.7
Dota 2
2013
171.9
223.5
292.3
361.1
Minecraft
2011
281.4
365.8
478.3
590.8
DiRT Rally
2015
189.6
246.5
322.3
398.2
Battlefield 4
2013
167.2
217.4
284.3
351.2
Hitman
2016
120.2
156.3
204.4
252.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
132.0
171.6
224.4
277.2
League of Legends
2009
594.1
695.1
858.4
935.7
Dawn of War III
2017
129.4
168.2
219.9
271.7
F1 2019
2019
123.8
161.0
210.5
260.1
Titanfall 2
2016
129.9
168.8
220.8
272.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
249.4
324.2
423.9
523.7
Strange Brigade
2018
154.7
201.2
263.1
325.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
137.1
178.2
233.0
287.8
Apex Legends
2019
126.6
164.6
215.2
265.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
153.9
200.1
261.6
323.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
146.8
190.8
249.6
308.3
Doom
2016
189.0
245.7
321.3
396.9
Fallout 76
2018
154.4
200.7
262.4
324.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
151.0
196.3
256.7
317.1
Need For Speed
2015
142.4
185.1
242.0
299.0
Rocket League
2015
462.1
540.6
667.7
727.7
Destiny 2
2017
166.3
216.2
282.7
349.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
119.5
155.4
203.2
251.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
123.5
160.5
209.9
259.3
Roblox
2006
414.8
485.3
599.4
871.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
352.0
457.7
598.5
739.3
Battlefield 1
2016
150.2
195.2
255.3
315.4
Battlefield V
2018
126.6
164.6
215.2
265.9
Valorant
2020
241.3
313.7
410.2
506.8
Project CARS 2
2017
124.7
162.1
212.0
261.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
142.0
184.6
241.4
298.2
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
