NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 with Intel Core i7-8700 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU with the Intel Core i7-8700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark results. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 80 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3070 is good 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 GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily buy the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-8700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3070, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 220W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3070 and Intel Core i7-8700 configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Valorant
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3070 is better or worse than rivals in several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3070.
The closest GeForce RTX 3070 opponents
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 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 numbers will also 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3070 and Intel Core i7-8700. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average FPS achieved 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
45.1
58.7
76.7
94.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
65.9
85.6
112.0
138.4
Starfield
2022
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
63.4
82.5
107.9
133.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
70.8
92.0
120.3
148.6
Elden ring
2022
46.4
60.3
78.8
97.4
Stray
2022
130.5
169.7
221.9
274.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
81.7
106.3
139.0
171.7
Homeworld 3
2022
59.8
77.7
101.6
125.5
Saints Row
2022
86.6
112.6
147.3
181.9
Atomic Heart
2023
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
78.1
101.5
132.7
164.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
75.6
98.3
128.6
158.9
Overwatch 2
2022
117.1
152.3
199.1
246.0
Scorn
2022
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3070 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metro Exodus
2019
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.7
Godfall
2020
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.7
Death Stranding
2020
110.9
144.2
188.5
232.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
83.0
107.9
141.0
174.2
F1 22
2020
106.1
138.0
180.4
222.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
103.8
135.0
176.5
218.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
96.0
124.8
163.2
201.6
The Witcher 3
2015
108.1
140.5
183.8
227.0
GreedFall
2019
110.2
143.2
187.3
231.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
121.3
157.7
206.2
254.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
55.8
72.5
94.8
117.1
Hitman 3
2021
83.0
107.9
141.0
174.2
Halo Infinite
2021
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
76.9
99.9
130.7
161.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
Genshin Impact
2020
106.1
138.0
180.4
222.9
Hitman 2
2018
119.6
155.4
203.3
251.1
The Division
2016
107.9
140.2
183.4
226.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
119.6
155.4
203.3
251.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
72.1
93.7
122.6
151.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
89.1
115.8
151.4
187.0
Dishonored 2
2016
92.2
119.9
156.8
193.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
108.6
141.2
184.6
228.0
F1 2021
2020
118.3
153.8
201.2
248.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
95.8
124.5
162.8
201.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
98.3
127.8
167.2
206.5
Borderlands 3
2019
77.4
100.6
131.5
162.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
57.3
74.5
97.5
120.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
119.6
155.4
203.3
251.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
90.0
117.1
153.1
189.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
87.8
114.2
149.3
184.5
World War Z
2019
120.7
156.9
205.1
253.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
120.4
156.5
204.7
252.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
96.0
124.8
163.2
201.6
Project CARS 3
2020
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.9
Anthem
2019
82.8
107.7
140.8
174.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
76.9
99.9
130.7
161.4
Crysis 3
2013
119.8
155.8
203.7
251.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
61.0
79.3
103.7
128.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
104.2
135.5
177.1
218.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
118.3
153.8
201.2
248.5
Gears of War 5
2019
97.5
126.7
165.7
204.7
Far Cry 6
2021
91.5
119.0
155.6
192.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
120.3
156.4
204.5
252.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
88.2
114.7
150.0
185.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
102.5
133.2
174.2
215.2
Just Cause 4
2018
96.8
125.8
164.5
203.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
113.5
147.5
192.9
238.3
GeForce RTX 3070 8Gb with Core i7-8700 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
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
149.0
193.7
253.2
312.8
League of Legends
2009
602.8
705.3
871.1
949.5
Minecraft
2011
285.5
371.1
485.3
599.5
For Honor
2017
178.6
232.2
303.6
375.1
Titanfall 2
2016
131.8
171.3
224.0
276.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
253.0
329.0
430.2
531.4
Doom
2016
191.8
249.3
326.0
402.8
DiRT Rally
2015
192.4
250.1
327.1
404.0
Dawn of War III
2017
131.3
170.7
223.2
275.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
139.1
180.8
236.4
292.1
Strange Brigade
2018
157.0
204.1
266.9
329.7
Apex Legends
2019
128.5
167.0
218.4
269.8
Fallout 76
2018
156.7
203.7
266.3
329.0
Need For Speed
2015
144.5
187.8
245.6
303.4
Hitman
2016
122.0
158.6
207.4
256.2
Roblox
2006
420.9
492.5
608.2
883.9
Dota 2
2013
174.5
226.8
296.6
366.4
Destiny 2
2017
168.7
219.4
286.8
354.3
Rocket League
2015
468.9
548.6
677.5
738.5
Battlefield 4
2013
169.7
220.6
288.5
356.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
156.2
203.0
265.5
328.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
153.2
199.2
260.5
321.8
Project CARS 2
2017
126.5
164.5
215.1
265.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
134.0
174.2
227.7
281.3
F1 2019
2019
125.7
163.4
213.6
263.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
121.3
157.7
206.2
254.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
125.3
162.9
213.0
263.1
Battlefield 1
2016
152.4
198.1
259.1
320.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
144.1
187.3
245.0
302.6
Valorant
2020
244.9
318.3
416.3
514.2
Battlefield V
2018
128.5
167.0
218.4
269.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
357.2
464.4
607.3
750.2
Although you can't dispute 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. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
