Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-12900K 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 80 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say 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. 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 i9-12900K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3070, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 220W. Here is a list of certain common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3070 and Intel Core i9-12900K configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Valorant
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3070 is better or worse than rivals 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 medium 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 decision.
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 i9-12900K. 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
Starfield
2022
44.9
58.3
76.3
94.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Atomic Heart
2023
30.8
40.0
52.3
64.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
47.4
61.7
80.6
99.6
Elden ring
2022
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Saints Row
2022
91.0
118.3
154.7
191.1
Overwatch 2
2022
123.0
160.0
209.2
258.4
Stray
2022
137.1
178.3
233.1
288.0
Scorn
2022
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
Homeworld 3
2022
62.8
81.6
106.8
131.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
85.9
111.6
146.0
180.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
74.3
96.6
126.4
156.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
66.7
86.6
113.3
140.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
69.2
90.0
117.7
145.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
55.1
71.6
93.7
115.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
82.0
106.6
139.5
172.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
109.1
141.8
185.4
229.1
World War Z
2019
126.8
164.8
215.5
266.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
127.4
165.6
216.6
267.5
Anthem
2019
87.0
113.1
148.0
182.8
Far Cry 6
2021
96.1
125.0
163.4
201.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
94.6
123.0
160.8
198.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
83.6
108.6
142.1
175.5
Borderlands 3
2019
81.3
105.6
138.1
170.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
87.2
113.3
148.2
183.0
The Division
2016
113.3
147.3
192.6
237.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
100.6
130.8
171.0
211.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
103.3
134.3
175.6
216.9
Genshin Impact
2020
111.5
145.0
189.6
234.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
125.6
163.3
213.5
263.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
64.1
83.3
108.9
134.6
GreedFall
2019
115.7
150.5
196.8
243.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
126.5
164.5
215.1
265.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
109.5
142.3
186.1
229.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
57.9
75.3
98.5
121.7
Halo Infinite
2021
73.1
95.0
124.2
153.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
114.1
148.3
193.9
239.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
119.2
155.0
202.6
250.3
Crysis 3
2013
125.9
163.6
214.0
264.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
100.9
131.1
171.5
211.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
80.7
105.0
137.3
169.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
107.7
140.0
183.0
226.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
125.6
163.3
213.5
263.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
92.3
120.0
156.9
193.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
58.6
76.1
99.6
123.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
38.3
49.8
65.2
80.5
F1 22
2020
111.5
145.0
189.6
234.2
Godfall
2020
113.4
147.5
192.8
238.2
Metro Exodus
2019
70.4
91.5
119.6
147.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
60.2
78.3
102.4
126.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
75.8
98.5
128.8
159.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
80.7
105.0
137.3
169.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
93.6
121.6
159.1
196.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
100.9
131.1
171.5
211.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
126.4
164.3
214.8
265.4
Death Stranding
2020
116.5
151.5
198.1
244.7
Dishonored 2
2016
96.9
126.0
164.7
203.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
124.3
161.6
211.4
261.1
Hitman 2
2018
125.6
163.3
213.5
263.8
F1 2021
2020
124.3
161.6
211.4
261.1
Gears of War 5
2019
102.4
133.1
174.1
215.1
The Witcher 3
2015
113.6
147.6
193.1
238.5
Hitman 3
2021
87.2
113.3
148.2
183.0
Project CARS 3
2020
59.0
76.6
100.2
123.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
92.7
120.5
157.5
194.6
Just Cause 4
2018
101.6
132.1
172.8
213.4
GeForce RTX 3070 8Gb with Core i9-12900K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3070 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Roblox
2006
442.2
517.4
639.0
696.5
Battlefield 1
2016
160.1
208.1
272.2
336.2
Titanfall 2
2016
138.4
180.0
235.3
290.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
161.0
209.3
273.7
338.1
Valorant
2020
257.2
334.4
437.3
540.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
140.7
183.0
239.2
295.5
League of Legends
2009
506.6
592.8
732.1
798.0
Doom
2016
201.5
261.9
342.5
423.1
Strange Brigade
2018
165.0
214.4
280.4
346.4
Destiny 2
2017
177.3
230.4
301.3
372.3
Dawn of War III
2017
137.9
179.3
234.5
289.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
151.4
196.8
257.3
317.9
Apex Legends
2019
135.0
175.5
229.4
283.4
Need For Speed
2015
151.8
197.3
258.0
318.7
Dota 2
2013
183.3
238.3
311.6
384.9
Fallout 76
2018
164.6
213.9
279.8
345.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
156.5
203.4
266.0
328.6
Minecraft
2011
299.9
389.9
509.9
629.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
375.3
487.9
638.0
788.1
For Honor
2017
187.6
243.9
319.0
394.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
127.4
165.6
216.6
267.5
Project CARS 2
2017
132.9
172.8
226.0
279.1
DiRT Rally
2015
202.1
262.8
343.6
424.5
Battlefield V
2018
135.0
175.5
229.4
283.4
Battlefield 4
2013
178.3
231.8
303.1
374.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
146.1
190.0
248.4
306.8
Rocket League
2015
492.6
576.3
711.8
775.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
131.6
171.1
223.8
276.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
265.8
345.6
451.9
558.2
Hitman
2016
128.2
166.6
217.9
269.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
164.1
213.3
278.9
344.5
F1 2019
2019
132.0
171.6
224.4
277.2
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
