Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is good or bad for gaming by looking at testing results. As for the primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 80 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 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 certain decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly 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 several popular games in which the GPU 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 AMD Ryzen 9 7900X configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Roblox
Valorant
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3070 with competitors in several popular games and choose 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 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 ordinary 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 good decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3070 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3070 and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS received 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
66.1
86.0
112.4
138.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
68.7
89.3
116.7
144.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
73.7
95.9
125.4
154.9
Saints Row
2022
90.3
117.4
153.5
189.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
81.4
105.8
138.3
170.9
Scorn
2022
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.1
Atomic Heart
2023
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
Stray
2022
136.1
176.9
231.3
285.7
Elden ring
2022
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
54.7
71.1
92.9
114.8
Starfield
2022
44.5
57.9
75.7
93.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.6
Overwatch 2
2022
122.1
158.7
207.5
256.3
Homeworld 3
2022
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
47.0
61.2
80.0
98.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
85.2
110.7
144.8
178.9
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
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
80.1
104.1
136.2
168.2
F1 2021
2020
123.3
160.3
209.7
259.0
The Division
2016
112.4
146.1
191.1
236.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
82.9
107.8
140.9
174.1
Godfall
2020
112.5
146.3
191.3
236.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
125.4
163.0
213.1
263.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
124.6
162.0
211.8
261.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
93.8
122.0
159.5
197.1
Just Cause 4
2018
100.8
131.1
171.4
211.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
123.3
160.3
209.7
259.0
F1 22
2020
110.6
143.8
188.1
232.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
75.1
97.7
127.7
157.8
Metro Exodus
2019
69.8
90.7
118.7
146.6
Hitman 2
2018
124.6
162.0
211.8
261.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
124.6
162.0
211.8
261.7
Halo Infinite
2021
72.5
94.2
123.2
152.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
113.2
147.1
192.4
237.6
Gears of War 5
2019
101.6
132.1
172.7
213.3
Crysis 3
2013
124.9
162.3
212.3
262.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
102.5
133.2
174.2
215.2
Anthem
2019
86.3
112.2
146.8
181.3
Project CARS 3
2020
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
125.5
163.1
213.3
263.5
Hitman 3
2021
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
63.6
82.6
108.1
133.5
GreedFall
2019
114.8
149.3
195.2
241.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
58.1
75.5
98.8
122.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
92.8
120.7
157.8
194.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
100.1
130.1
170.1
210.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
100.1
130.1
170.1
210.1
Far Cry 6
2021
95.4
124.0
162.1
200.3
Genshin Impact
2020
110.6
143.8
188.1
232.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
108.2
140.7
183.9
227.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
118.3
153.7
201.0
248.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
91.5
119.0
155.6
192.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
59.8
77.7
101.6
125.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
106.8
138.8
181.6
224.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
126.4
164.3
214.9
265.4
Death Stranding
2020
115.6
150.3
196.5
242.7
The Witcher 3
2015
112.7
146.5
191.5
236.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
108.6
141.2
184.6
228.0
World War Z
2019
125.8
163.5
213.8
264.1
Borderlands 3
2019
80.6
104.8
137.0
169.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
91.9
119.5
156.3
193.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
99.8
129.8
169.7
209.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.8
Dishonored 2
2016
96.1
125.0
163.4
201.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
80.1
104.1
136.2
168.2
GeForce RTX 3070 8Gb with Ryzen 9 7900X 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
372.3
484.0
632.9
781.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
126.4
164.3
214.9
265.4
Need For Speed
2015
150.5
195.7
255.9
316.1
Battlefield 1
2016
158.8
206.5
270.0
333.5
F1 2019
2019
131.0
170.3
222.6
275.0
Minecraft
2011
297.5
386.8
505.8
624.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
162.8
211.6
276.7
341.8
Roblox
2006
438.7
513.2
633.9
690.9
Doom
2016
199.9
259.8
339.8
419.8
Battlefield V
2018
133.9
174.1
227.6
281.2
Hitman
2016
127.2
165.3
216.2
267.0
DiRT Rally
2015
200.5
260.7
340.9
421.1
For Honor
2017
186.1
242.0
316.5
390.9
Dota 2
2013
181.8
236.4
309.1
381.8
Rocket League
2015
488.6
571.7
706.1
769.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
145.0
188.4
246.4
304.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
159.7
207.6
271.5
335.4
Destiny 2
2017
175.9
228.6
298.9
369.3
Titanfall 2
2016
137.3
178.5
233.4
288.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
130.6
169.8
222.0
274.2
Project CARS 2
2017
131.9
171.4
224.2
276.9
League of Legends
2009
628.3
735.1
907.8
989.5
Battlefield 4
2013
176.9
229.9
300.7
371.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
263.7
342.8
448.3
553.8
Dawn of War III
2017
136.8
177.9
232.6
287.3
Fallout 76
2018
163.3
212.2
277.5
342.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
150.2
195.2
255.3
315.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
139.6
181.5
237.3
293.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
155.3
201.8
263.9
326.0
Valorant
2020
255.2
331.8
433.8
535.9
Strange Brigade
2018
163.6
212.7
278.2
343.7
Apex Legends
2019
133.9
174.1
227.6
281.2
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
