Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 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 good or bad for gaming from testing data. As for the main parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 80 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3070 is good even 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 graphics card, you can already make some decision. With this data, you can already easily select the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3070, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 220W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3070 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X configuration:
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3070 with rivals in some famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3070.
The closest competitors of the GeForce RTX 3070
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 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 numbers 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3070 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent 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
Homeworld 3
2022
60.9
79.1
103.4
127.8
Atomic Heart
2023
29.8
38.7
50.7
62.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.5
Elden ring
2022
47.2
61.3
80.2
99.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
64.6
83.9
109.8
135.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
48.4
63.0
82.3
101.7
Scorn
2022
48.4
63.0
82.3
101.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Stray
2022
132.9
172.7
225.9
279.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.3
Starfield
2022
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
83.2
108.2
141.4
174.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.7
Saints Row
2022
88.2
114.6
149.9
185.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
67.1
87.2
114.0
140.8
Overwatch 2
2022
119.2
155.0
202.7
250.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.1
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3070 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Marvel's Avengers
2020
73.4
95.4
124.8
154.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
37.1
48.3
63.1
78.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
89.8
116.7
152.6
188.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.6
Borderlands 3
2019
78.7
102.4
133.8
165.3
Death Stranding
2020
112.9
146.7
191.9
237.1
Crysis 3
2013
121.9
158.5
207.3
256.1
World War Z
2019
122.8
159.7
208.8
257.9
Anthem
2019
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.1
Hitman 2
2018
121.7
158.2
206.9
255.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
90.7
117.9
154.1
190.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
123.4
160.5
209.8
259.2
Hitman 3
2021
84.4
109.8
143.6
177.3
Halo Infinite
2021
70.8
92.0
120.3
148.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
97.5
126.7
165.7
204.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
106.1
137.9
180.3
222.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
78.2
101.7
133.0
164.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
105.7
137.4
179.7
221.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
110.5
143.7
187.9
232.1
F1 2021
2020
120.5
156.6
204.8
253.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
115.5
150.1
196.3
242.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
121.7
158.2
206.9
255.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
122.6
159.3
208.4
257.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
84.4
109.8
143.6
177.3
F1 22
2020
108.0
140.5
183.7
226.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
121.7
158.2
206.9
255.6
Project CARS 3
2020
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
120.5
156.6
204.8
253.0
The Division
2016
109.8
142.7
186.6
230.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
81.0
105.3
137.6
170.0
Far Cry 6
2021
93.1
121.1
158.3
195.6
The Witcher 3
2015
110.0
143.0
187.0
231.1
Godfall
2020
109.9
142.9
186.8
230.8
Metro Exodus
2019
68.2
88.6
115.9
143.2
Dishonored 2
2016
93.9
122.0
159.6
197.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
104.3
135.6
177.3
219.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
122.4
159.2
208.2
257.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
97.7
127.1
166.1
205.2
GreedFall
2019
112.1
145.8
190.6
235.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
78.2
101.7
133.0
164.3
Gears of War 5
2019
99.2
129.0
168.7
208.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
91.6
119.1
155.8
192.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
100.1
130.1
170.2
210.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
62.1
80.7
105.6
130.4
Just Cause 4
2018
98.5
128.0
167.4
206.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
97.7
127.1
166.1
205.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
89.4
116.2
152.0
187.8
Genshin Impact
2020
108.0
140.5
183.7
226.9
GeForce RTX 3070 8Gb with Ryzen 7 3800X 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 more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dota 2
2013
177.6
230.9
301.9
372.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
159.0
206.6
270.2
333.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
151.6
197.1
257.8
318.4
Hitman
2016
124.2
161.4
211.1
260.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
136.4
177.3
231.8
286.3
Strange Brigade
2018
159.8
207.8
271.7
335.6
Valorant
2020
249.2
324.0
423.7
523.4
F1 2019
2019
127.9
166.3
217.4
268.6
Need For Speed
2015
147.0
191.1
250.0
308.8
Battlefield V
2018
130.8
170.0
222.3
274.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
156.0
202.8
265.2
327.6
Doom
2016
195.2
253.8
331.9
410.0
DiRT Rally
2015
195.8
254.6
332.9
411.3
Titanfall 2
2016
134.1
174.4
228.0
281.7
Minecraft
2011
290.6
377.8
494.0
610.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
363.6
472.7
618.1
763.6
Battlefield 4
2013
172.7
224.6
293.7
362.8
Apex Legends
2019
130.8
170.0
222.3
274.6
For Honor
2017
181.8
236.3
309.1
381.8
Roblox
2006
428.4
501.3
619.1
899.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
146.7
190.7
249.3
308.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
141.6
184.0
240.7
297.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
257.6
334.8
437.9
540.9
Fallout 76
2018
159.5
207.3
271.1
334.9
Rocket League
2015
477.2
558.4
689.6
751.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
123.4
160.5
209.8
259.2
Destiny 2
2017
171.7
223.3
292.0
360.7
Battlefield 1
2016
155.1
201.6
263.7
325.7
League of Legends
2009
613.6
717.9
886.7
966.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
127.5
165.8
216.8
267.8
Project CARS 2
2017
128.8
167.4
218.9
270.4
Dawn of War III
2017
133.6
173.7
227.2
280.6
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
