GeForce RTX 3070

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 was launched on September 1st, 2020 as a high-end graphics card. It is based on the 8 nm GA104 graphics processor and supports the latest version of DirectX, ensuring compatibility with modern games and access to advanced features like hardware-raytracing and variable-rate shading.

RTX 3070 Release Date

The GeForce RTX 3070 features 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. It also has 184 tensor cores and 46 raytracing acceleration cores for enhanced speed in machine learning applications and improved performance in games that support hardware raytracing. RTX 3070 power consumption is 220W. <a class='link' href='/blog/rtx-3070-power-limit'> Read more about RTX 3070 Power Limits. </a> The GPU has a base clock speed of 1500MHz and can be boosted up to 1725MHz, while the memory operates at a speed of 1750MHz. RTX 3070 vram is 8GB of GDDR6 memory. The card has a dual-slot design, measures 242mm in length and 112mm in width, and uses a PCI-Express 4.0 x16 interface. It offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a connectors for connecting to a display.

RTX 3070 Specs

The recommended founder edition RTX 3070 power supply is 550W. However, RTX 3070 power consumption can vary from version to version. For example, the MSI RTX 3070 Suprim X power draw is 280W and its recommended PSU is 600W. While the founder edition power consumption is 220W and the recommended PSU is 550W. Always do the research on your specific GPU version when choosing a power supply.

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