The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card takes over from the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and promises better performance. With a sale price much more accessible than the higher models, it is the bargain of the 30 series.
A formidable weapon for gamers equipped with 1440p monitors, the GeForce RTX 3070 is a success. Compact, very well finished and not very noisy in games, it offers an overall performance of an excellent level. Raytracing games will not make it tremble with, if necessary, a devilishly effective DLSS system to increase the FPS counter. An excellent mid-range choice.
Strong points
- Performance at 1440p.
- DLSS now perfect.
- Decent raytracing performance.
- Efficient cooling system.
- HDMI 2.1 video output.
- Nvidia software ecosystem.
- Excellent finish.
- Ventilation when stopped at rest.
Weak points
- Power connector in the middle of the board.
- Cooling system that can harm air-cooled CPU heatsinks.
NB: The reported price drop is calculated by comparing the lowest price of the day with the average of the lowest prices charged by all merchants for the product last month, with security rules to exclude prices from shops whose the VAT policy is not clear (known as “grey” shops, typically in the case of imports from China).
Alternatively
AMD is making a comeback in the high-end graphics card sector, and what a comeback! Performance is up significantly and allows this Radeon RX 6800 XT to run any game in 4K at a decent frame rate. All this is accompanied by an electricity consumption that does not explode and a particularly discreet operation. The only downside is in the management of raytracing. These effects are supported, but enabling them has a very high performance cost. On these games, the definition to target is then rather 1440p. Too bad, it leaves a significant advantage at this level to the GeForce RTX 3080 from Nvidia.