NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
About GPU
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is a powerhouse of a GPU that delivers exceptional performance for desktop gaming. With a base clock of 1500MHz and a boost clock of 1725MHz, this GPU offers impressive speed and smooth gameplay. The 8GB of GDDR6 memory and a memory clock of 1750MHz ensure that you can run the latest games at high settings without any lag or stuttering.
With 5888 shading units and 4MB of L2 cache, the RTX 3070 is capable of handling even the most demanding games with ease. Its TDP of 220W and theoretical performance of 20.31 TFLOPS make it a top choice for gamers looking for a high-end GPU.
In terms of real-world performance, the RTX 3070 shines. In 3DMark Time Spy, it scores an impressive 13501, showcasing its capability to handle modern gaming titles with ease. In games like GTA 5, Battlefield 5, Cyberpunk 2077, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider at 1080p resolution, the RTX 3070 delivers outstanding frame rates of 159 fps, 188 fps, 82 fps, and 144 fps, respectively.
Overall, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is a fantastic GPU for desktop gaming, offering exceptional performance, high frame rates, and smooth gameplay even in the most demanding titles. Its combination of speed, memory, and shading units make it a top choice for gamers looking for a high-end GPU that can handle anything thrown at it. If you're in the market for a new GPU, the RTX 3070 is definitely worth considering.
Basic
Label Name
NVIDIA
Platform
Desktop
Launch Date
September 2020
Model Name
GeForce RTX 3070
Generation
GeForce 30
Base Clock
1500MHz
Boost Clock
1725MHz
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
Transistors
17,400 million
RT Cores
46
Tensor Cores
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Tensor Cores are specialized processing units designed specifically for deep learning, providing higher training and inference performance compared to FP32 training. They enable rapid computations in areas such as computer vision, natural language processing, speech recognition, text-to-speech conversion, and personalized recommendations. The two most notable applications of Tensor Cores are DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) and AI Denoiser for noise reduction.
184
TMUs
?
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) serve as components of the GPU, which are capable of rotating, scaling, and distorting binary images, and then placing them as textures onto any plane of a given 3D model. This process is called texture mapping.
184
Foundry
Samsung
Process Size
8 nm
Architecture
Ampere
Memory Specifications
Memory Size
8GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
Memory Bus
?
The memory bus width refers to the number of bits of data that the video memory can transfer within a single clock cycle. The larger the bus width, the greater the amount of data that can be transmitted instantaneously, making it one of the crucial parameters of video memory. The memory bandwidth is calculated as: Memory Bandwidth = Memory Frequency x Memory Bus Width / 8. Therefore, when the memory frequencies are similar, the memory bus width will determine the size of the memory bandwidth.
256bit
Memory Clock
1750MHz
Bandwidth
?
Memory bandwidth refers to the data transfer rate between the graphics chip and the video memory. It is measured in bytes per second, and the formula to calculate it is: memory bandwidth = working frequency × memory bus width / 8 bits.
448.0 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
Pixel Rate
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Pixel fill rate refers to the number of pixels a graphics processing unit (GPU) can render per second, measured in MPixels/s (million pixels per second) or GPixels/s (billion pixels per second). It is the most commonly used metric to evaluate the pixel processing performance of a graphics card.
165.6 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
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Texture fill rate refers to the number of texture map elements (texels) that a GPU can map to pixels in a single second.
317.4 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)
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An important metric for measuring GPU performance is floating-point computing capability. Half-precision floating-point numbers (16-bit) are used for applications like machine learning, where lower precision is acceptable. Single-precision floating-point numbers (32-bit) are used for common multimedia and graphics processing tasks, while double-precision floating-point numbers (64-bit) are required for scientific computing that demands a wide numeric range and high accuracy.
20.31 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)
?
An important metric for measuring GPU performance is floating-point computing capability. Double-precision floating-point numbers (64-bit) are required for scientific computing that demands a wide numeric range and high accuracy, while single-precision floating-point numbers (32-bit) are used for common multimedia and graphics processing tasks. Half-precision floating-point numbers (16-bit) are used for applications like machine learning, where lower precision is acceptable.
317.4 GFLOPS
FP32 (float)
?
An important metric for measuring GPU performance is floating-point computing capability. Single-precision floating-point numbers (32-bit) are used for common multimedia and graphics processing tasks, while double-precision floating-point numbers (64-bit) are required for scientific computing that demands a wide numeric range and high accuracy. Half-precision floating-point numbers (16-bit) are used for applications like machine learning, where lower precision is acceptable.
19.904
TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
SM Count
?
Multiple Streaming Processors (SPs), along with other resources, form a Streaming Multiprocessor (SM), which is also referred to as a GPU's major core. These additional resources include components such as warp schedulers, registers, and shared memory. The SM can be considered the heart of the GPU, similar to a CPU core, with registers and shared memory being scarce resources within the SM.
46
Shading Units
?
The most fundamental processing unit is the Streaming Processor (SP), where specific instructions and tasks are executed. GPUs perform parallel computing, which means multiple SPs work simultaneously to process tasks.
5888
L1 Cache
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
4MB
TDP
220W
Vulkan Version
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Vulkan is a cross-platform graphics and compute API by Khronos Group, offering high performance and low CPU overhead. It lets developers control the GPU directly, reduces rendering overhead, and supports multi-threading and multi-core processors.
1.3
OpenCL Version
3.0
OpenGL
4.6
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
CUDA
8.6
Power Connectors
1x 12-pin
Shader Model
6.6
ROPs
?
The Raster Operations Pipeline (ROPs) is primarily responsible for handling lighting and reflection calculations in games, as well as managing effects like anti-aliasing (AA), high resolution, smoke, and fire. The more demanding the anti-aliasing and lighting effects in a game, the higher the performance requirements for the ROPs; otherwise, it may result in a sharp drop in frame rate.
96
Suggested PSU
550W
Benchmarks
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2160p
Score
54
fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1440p
Score
97
fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p
Score
141
fps
Cyberpunk 2077 2160p
Score
45
fps
Cyberpunk 2077 1440p
Score
57
fps
Cyberpunk 2077 1080p
Score
84
fps
Battlefield 5 2160p
Score
79
fps
Battlefield 5 1440p
Score
138
fps
Battlefield 5 1080p
Score
192
fps
GTA 5 2160p
Score
68
fps
GTA 5 1440p
Score
103
fps
GTA 5 1080p
Score
156
fps
FP32 (float)
Score
19.904
TFLOPS
3DMark Time Spy
Score
13231
Vulkan
Score
117697
OpenCL
Score
128527
Compared to Other GPU
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2160p
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1440p
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p
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Cyberpunk 2077 2160p
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Cyberpunk 2077 1440p
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Cyberpunk 2077 1080p
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Battlefield 5 2160p
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Battlefield 5 1440p
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Battlefield 5 1080p
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GTA 5 2160p
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GTA 5 1440p
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GTA 5 1080p
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FP32 (float)
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3DMark Time Spy
Vulkan
OpenCL