Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU with the Intel Core i7-8700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. 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 for today's 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 draw certain decision. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-8700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather 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 certain popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 i7-8700K configuration:
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3070 with rivals in several 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 opponents of the GeForce RTX 3070 are GeForce RTX 4060 and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile. We compared GeForce RTX 3070 (177 FPS) and their average 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 true choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3070 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3070 and Intel Core i7-8700K. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium 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
Starfield
2022
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.1
Elden ring
2022
46.6
60.5
79.1
97.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
78.4
101.9
133.3
164.7
Stray
2022
131.1
170.4
222.9
275.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
71.1
92.4
120.8
149.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
66.2
86.0
112.5
138.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Atomic Heart
2023
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.8
Saints Row
2022
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
82.1
106.7
139.6
172.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
76.0
98.8
129.1
159.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Homeworld 3
2022
60.0
78.0
102.1
126.1
Scorn
2022
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
45.3
58.9
77.1
95.2
Overwatch 2
2022
117.6
152.9
200.0
247.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.6
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
Just Cause 4
2018
97.2
126.3
165.2
204.0
Halo Infinite
2021
69.8
90.8
118.7
146.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
102.9
133.8
175.0
216.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
83.3
108.3
141.6
175.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
90.4
117.5
153.7
189.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
120.1
156.1
204.1
252.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
55.4
72.0
94.1
116.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
88.2
114.7
150.0
185.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
104.6
136.0
177.9
219.7
Genshin Impact
2020
106.6
138.6
181.2
223.8
Borderlands 3
2019
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
109.0
141.8
185.4
229.0
The Division
2016
108.3
140.8
184.1
227.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
96.2
125.0
163.5
202.0
Far Cry 6
2021
91.9
119.5
156.2
193.0
Dishonored 2
2016
92.6
120.4
157.5
194.5
Godfall
2020
108.4
141.0
184.3
227.7
GreedFall
2019
110.6
143.8
188.1
232.3
Metro Exodus
2019
67.3
87.4
114.3
141.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
96.4
125.4
163.9
202.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
89.4
116.3
152.0
187.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
104.3
135.5
177.2
219.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
77.2
100.3
131.2
162.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
79.9
103.8
135.8
167.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
113.9
148.1
193.7
239.3
F1 2021
2020
118.8
154.5
202.0
249.6
Death Stranding
2020
111.4
144.8
189.3
233.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
36.6
47.6
62.3
76.9
F1 22
2020
106.6
138.6
181.2
223.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
96.4
125.4
163.9
202.5
Anthem
2019
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
57.6
74.9
97.9
120.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
72.4
94.1
123.1
152.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
120.8
157.0
205.4
253.7
Project CARS 3
2020
56.4
73.3
95.8
118.4
Hitman 2
2018
120.1
156.1
204.1
252.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
77.2
100.3
131.2
162.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
98.8
128.4
167.9
207.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
61.3
79.6
104.1
128.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
118.8
154.5
202.0
249.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
88.6
115.2
150.6
186.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
120.9
157.2
205.6
253.9
Crysis 3
2013
120.3
156.4
204.5
252.7
World War Z
2019
121.2
157.5
206.0
254.5
The Witcher 3
2015
108.6
141.1
184.5
228.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
120.1
156.1
204.1
252.1
Gears of War 5
2019
97.9
127.3
166.4
205.6
Hitman 3
2021
83.3
108.3
141.6
175.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
121.8
158.3
207.0
255.7
GeForce RTX 3070 8Gb with Core i7-8700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3070 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Fallout 76
2018
157.3
204.5
267.4
330.4
Rocket League
2015
470.8
550.9
680.4
741.6
Battlefield 1
2016
153.0
198.9
260.1
321.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
156.8
203.9
266.6
329.3
Dota 2
2013
175.2
227.8
297.8
367.9
Dawn of War III
2017
131.8
171.4
224.1
276.8
Roblox
2006
422.7
494.6
610.8
887.7
Doom
2016
192.6
250.4
327.4
404.5
DiRT Rally
2015
193.2
251.2
328.5
405.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
358.7
466.4
609.9
753.4
Apex Legends
2019
129.0
167.7
219.3
270.9
Need For Speed
2015
145.1
188.6
246.6
304.6
Destiny 2
2017
169.4
220.3
288.1
355.8
For Honor
2017
179.4
233.2
304.9
376.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
144.7
188.1
246.0
303.9
F1 2019
2019
126.2
164.1
214.5
265.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
121.8
158.3
207.0
255.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
134.5
174.9
228.7
282.5
League of Legends
2009
605.4
708.3
874.8
953.5
Battlefield V
2018
129.0
167.7
219.3
270.9
Titanfall 2
2016
132.3
172.0
224.9
277.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
149.6
194.5
254.3
314.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
125.8
163.6
213.9
264.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
254.1
330.3
432.0
533.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
153.9
200.1
261.6
323.2
Valorant
2020
245.9
319.7
418.0
516.4
Project CARS 2
2017
127.1
165.2
216.0
266.8
Minecraft
2011
286.7
372.7
487.4
602.1
Hitman
2016
122.5
159.3
208.3
257.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
139.7
181.6
237.4
293.3
Battlefield 4
2013
170.4
221.6
289.7
357.9
Strange Brigade
2018
157.7
205.0
268.1
331.1
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
