NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Specifications, where the GeForce RTX 3070 sits for gaming, the processor worth pairing with it, and the frame rate the pair returns at every resolution.
Core i7-14700K
The GeForce RTX 3070 and the Core i7-14700K return about 59 fps on High at 1440p with neither part wasting the other. A processor slower than the Core i7-14700K leaves the GeForce RTX 3070 idling, and a faster one adds no frames to a GeForce RTX 3070 at this resolution.
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| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Released | 2020 |
| Video memory | 8 GB |
| Board power | 220 W |
| Gaming performance index | 43.0 (RTX 4090 = 100) |
What these numbers mean for the GeForce RTX 3070
On our index the GeForce RTX 3070 scores 43.0, which places it 31st of the 89 graphics cards we track and puts it faster than roughly 66% of them.
The GeForce RTX 3070 and the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB land on exactly the same index score of 43.0, so on raw throughput the two are interchangeable and the choice between them comes down to memory, power draw and price on the day.
8 GB of memory is the figure to watch on the GeForce RTX 3070: workable at 1080p, tight at 1440p on high presets, and short of what a handful of recent titles want, which on a 8 GB card shows up as stutter rather than a lower frame counter and so gets misdiagnosed as the GeForce RTX 3070 simply being slow.
At 220 W the GeForce RTX 3070 sits in the mainstream power bracket, so a competent supply of around 550 W total handles the whole machine and cooling is a matter of normal case airflow rather than special planning.
Released in 2020, the GeForce RTX 3070 is 6 years old and well past the point of being a sensible new purchase, and it is here because plenty of people still run a GeForce RTX 3070 and want to know what to pair with it or whether to replace it.
GeForce RTX 3070 frame rate at each resolution
The GeForce RTX 3070 paired with the Core i7-14700K on the High preset with 16 GB of system memory. The card is the limit throughout, so the GeForce RTX 3070 falls the full 71% from 79 fps to 23 fps as the pixel count rises.
| Resolution | Estimated fps | Limited by |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p (1920 x 1080) | 79 fps | Balanced |
| 1440p (2560 x 1440) | 59 fps | GPU |
| 4K (3840 x 2160) | 23 fps | GPU |
How the GeForce RTX 3070 compares
6 cards sit within 30% of the GeForce RTX 3070 on our gaming index, running from the GeForce RTX 4070 at +28% to the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB at +12%, a window narrow enough that price, memory and power decide it rather than raw speed.
What to pair with the GeForce RTX 3070, and when to upgrade
Best CPU for the GeForce RTX 3070
When the GeForce RTX 3070 becomes the limit, the Radeon RX 7900 XT is the next step worth paying for: 70.0 on our index against 43.0, a jump of 63%, which is roughly where an upgrade stops being something you have to look at a counter to notice. See its specs.
Check the GeForce RTX 3070 against your own parts
GeForce RTX 3070 specifications on this page are from NVIDIA, while its performance index of 43.0 is modelled from published benchmark data for the GeForce RTX 3070 rather than measured on a test bench, and every frame rate above follows from that figure. How we calculate this