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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC Review | 118 Data compared

Avg. price:~£530VRAM:8 GBMemory bus width:256 bitThermal Design Power (TDP):220 W

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC Review: Compare 118 technical specifications and user reviews to see how this product ranks in the Graphics cards category and whether it is worth buying.

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC
6.9/10

Overall score

Score
6.9/ 10
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What it is
An overall evaluation of the graphics card's quality, based on technical analyses and user reviews.
When it matters
When you need a quick reference to identify the best graphics cards on the market.
Score distribution
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<55-66-77-88-99-10
â–¼ Worse than 55% of models
Score components

90%

6.7

Technical score

10%

9.0

User score

â–¼Worse than 55% of graphics cards
7.1

Value for money

Value for money
7.1/ 10
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What it is
An indicator that combines the graphics card's overall rating with its cost.
When it matters
When you are looking for a graphics card that offers a strong balance of performance, features, and price.
Score distribution
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<55-66-77-88-99-10
â–¼ Worse than 58% of models
Score components

70%

6.9

Overall score

30%

7.7

Price

â–¼Worse than 58%
6.7

Technical score

Technical score
6.7/ 10
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What it is
An assessment of technical performance for products in the Graphics cards category across these key areas: Performance, Memory, Platform & Features, Connectivity & Media, Power & Cooling, Design.
When it matters
When you want to compare graphics cards based on technical performance and available features.
Score distribution
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<55-66-77-88-99-10
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Score components

44%

5.7

Performance

24%

5.6

Memory

12%

8.7

Power & Cooling

11%

9.5

Platform & Features

5%

6.5

Design

4%

9.2

Connectivity & Media

â–¼Worse than 58%
9.0

User score

User score
9.0/ 10
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What it is
A rating that combines user reviews and the total number of reviews received by the graphics card.
When it matters
When you want to understand how a graphics card performs in real use and how reliable it is in terms of performance, temperatures, noise, stability, and long-term ownership.
Score distribution
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<55-66-77-88-99-10
â–² Better than 83% of models
Score components

70%

9.1

User ratings

30%

8.7

Number of reviews

Based on ratings from across the web.
â–²Better than 83%
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Technical Specifications of graphics card MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC

Technical score
Technical score
6.7/ 10
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What it is
An assessment of technical performance for products in the Graphics cards category across these key areas: Performance, Memory, Platform & Features, Connectivity & Media, Power & Cooling, Design.
When it matters
When you want to compare graphics cards based on technical performance and available features.
Score distribution
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<55-66-77-88-99-10
â–¼ Worse than 58% of models
Score components:

44%

5.7

Performance

24%

5.6

Memory

12%

8.7

Power & Cooling

11%

9.5

Platform & Features

5%

6.5

Design

4%

9.2

Connectivity & Media

6.7
User score
User score
9.0/ 10
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What it is
A rating that combines user reviews and the total number of reviews received by the graphics card.
When it matters
When you want to understand how a graphics card performs in real use and how reliable it is in terms of performance, temperatures, noise, stability, and long-term ownership.
Score distribution
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<55-66-77-88-99-10
â–² Better than 83% of models
Score components

70%

9.1

User ratings

30%

8.7

Number of reviews

Based on ratings from across the web.
9.0
Popularity
Popularity
8.7/ 10
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What it is
An indicator based on the number of reviews received by the graphics card.
When it matters
When you prefer a graphics card that has already been chosen and reviewed by many other users.
Score distribution
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<55-66-77-88-99-10
â–² Better than 81% of models
Popularity:
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC has a popularity score of 8.7 points, which is higher than that of 81.1% of products in this category.
8.7
Value for money
Value for money
7.1/ 10
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What it is
An indicator that combines the graphics card's overall rating with its cost.
When it matters
When you are looking for a graphics card that offers a strong balance of performance, features, and price.
Score distribution
â–¼
<55-66-77-88-99-10
â–¼ Worse than 58% of models
Score components:

70%

6.9

Overall score

30%

7.7

Price

7.1
3DMark Time Spy benchmark score
13,731 points
Market range: <4k points – >34k points
This graphics card scores 13,731 points in 3DMark Time Spy, which is lower than 52.3% of graphics cards and equal to 0.1% of graphics cards.
3DMark Port Royal score
7,888 points
Market range: <0 points – >25k points
This graphics card scores 7,888 points in 3DMark Port Royal, which is lower than 59.9% of graphics cards.
PassMark (G3D) result
21,358 points
Market range: <7.7k points – >36k points
This graphics card scores 21,358 points in PassMark G3D, which is lower than 56.8% of graphics cards and equal to 0.4% of graphics cards.
PassMark (DirectCompute) result
11,051 points
Market range: <3.1k points – >26.3k points
This graphics card scores 11,051 points in PassMark DirectCompute, which is lower than 56.7% of graphics cards and equal to 0.2% of graphics cards.
Floating-point performance
20.67 TFLOPS
Market range: <4.38 TFLOPS – >57.42 TFLOPS
This graphics card delivers 20.67 TFLOPS floating-point performance, which is lower than that of 56.9% of graphics cards and equal to that of 0.1% of graphics cards.
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VRAM
8 GB
Market range: <4 GB – >24 GB
This graphics card has 8 GB of VRAM, which is less than 57.5% of graphics cards and equal to 25.1% of graphics cards.
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR version
GDDR6
This graphics card uses GDDR6 memory, which is newer than on 15.9% of graphics cards and equal to 40.3% of graphics cards.
Memory bus width
256 bit
Market range: <64 bit – >384 bit
This graphics card uses a 256 bit memory bus, which is wider than that of 49.7% of graphics cards and equal to that of 35.9% of graphics cards.
Maximum memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
Market range: <168 GB/s – >960 GB/s
This graphics card reaches 448 GB/s memory bandwidth, which is higher than that of 41.1% of graphics cards and equal to that of 11% of graphics cards.
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PCI Express (PCIe) version
4
This graphics card supports PCIe 4, which is newer than on 22.3% of graphics cards and equal to 52.1% of graphics cards.
PCIe lanes
x16
This graphics card uses x16 PCIe lanes, which is more than 23.4% of graphics cards and equal to 76.6% of graphics cards.
DirectX version
12 Ultimate
This graphics card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, which is more advanced than on 22.6% of graphics cards and equal to 77.4% of graphics cards.
Vulkan version
1.4
This graphics card supports Vulkan 1.4, which is more advanced than on 20.7% of graphics cards and equal to 79.3% of graphics cards.
OpenGL version
4.6
This graphics card supports OpenGL 4.6, which is more advanced than on 1.9% of graphics cards and equal to 98.1% of graphics cards.
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Max displays supported
4
Market range: <4 – >4
This graphics card supports up to 4 displays, which is more than 8.3% of graphics cards and equal to 88.9% of graphics cards.
Max digital resolution
7680x4320
This graphics card supports a maximum digital resolution of 7680x4320, which is higher than that of 9% of graphics cards and equal to that of 91% of graphics cards.
DisplayPort outputs
3
Market range: <1 – >3
This graphics card offers 3 DisplayPort outputs, which is more than 21% of graphics cards and equal to 76.8% of graphics cards.
DisplayPort version
1.4a
This graphics card supports DisplayPort 1.4a, which is more advanced than on 19.5% of graphics cards and equal to 47.1% of graphics cards.
DisplayPort link rates
8.1 Gbps
Market range: <5.4 Gbps – >80 Gbps
This graphics card supports DisplayPort link rates up to 8.1 Gbps, which is slower than on 65% of graphics cards and equal to 22.7% of graphics cards.
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Thermal Design Power (TDP)
220 W
Market range: <60 W – >360 W
This graphics card has a TDP of 220 W, which is higher than that of 50.1% of graphics cards and equal to that of 4.2% of graphics cards.
Power consumption while under peak load
220 W
Market range: <100 W – >400 W
This graphics card draws 220 W under peak load, which is lower than 48.5% of graphics cards and equal to 3.4% of graphics cards.
Recommended PSU wattage
650 W
Market range: <450 W – >850 W
This graphics card recommends a 650 W PSU, which is lower than that of 40.3% of graphics cards and equal to that of 13.9% of graphics cards.
Board power limit
220 W
Market range: <100 W – >400 W
This graphics card has a board power limit of 220 W, which is lower than that of 50.5% of graphics cards and equal to that of 2.4% of graphics cards.
PCIe power spec
220 W
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Size
305x 121x 52 mm
This graphics card measures 305x121x 52 mm, which is larger than 51.9% of graphics cards and equal in size to 0.1% of graphics cards.
Length
305 mm
Market range: <200 mm – >350 mm
This graphics card is 305 mm long, which is longer than 64.5% of graphics cards and equal in length to 1.1% of graphics cards.
Height
121 mm
Market range: <109 mm – >146 mm
This graphics card is 121 mm tall, which is shorter than 56.8% of graphics cards and equal in height to 1.9% of graphics cards.
Slot width
3 slot/s
Market range: <2 slot/s – >3.25 slot/s
This graphics card occupies 3 slot/s, which is wider than 69.8% of graphics cards and equal in width to 17.3% of graphics cards.
Weight
991.6 g
Market range: <500 g – >2k g
This graphics card weighs 991.6 g, which is lighter than 56.1% of graphics cards and equal in weight to 0.1% of graphics cards.
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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC vs the average graphics card

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  • 32 more ROPs
    This graphics card has more ROPs than the average graphics card (96 vs 64). The average graphics card has 64 ROPs.
    96 vs 64
  • 7 °C higher thermal ceiling
    This graphics card has a higher thermal ceiling than the average graphics card (88 °C vs 95 °C). The average graphics card has a thermal ceiling of 95 °C.
    88 °C vs 95 °C
  • 12.2% higher user score
    User score
    9.0/ 10
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    What it is
    A rating that combines user reviews and the total number of reviews received by the graphics card.
    When it matters
    When you want to understand how a graphics card performs in real use and how reliable it is in terms of performance, temperatures, noise, stability, and long-term ownership.
    Score distribution
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    MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC
    the average graphics card
    MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC has a higher user score than the average graphics card (8.98 vs 8.000).
    8.98 vs 8
  • Includes LHR limiter
    This graphics card includes an LHR limiter, the average graphics card does not.
  • 4.59x higher BF16 performance
    This graphics card has a higher BF16 performance than the average graphics card (163 TFLOPS vs 35.5 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has BF16 performance of 35.5 TFLOPS.
    163 TFLOPS vs 35.5 TFLOPS
  • 6 more compute units
    This graphics card has more compute units than the average graphics card (46 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 compute units.
    46 vs 40
  • 40 more AI cores
    This graphics card has more AI cores than the average graphics card (184 vs 144). The average graphics card has 144 AI cores.
    184 vs 144
  • More NVENC sessions
    This graphics card has more concurrent NVENC sessions than the average graphics card (12 vs 8). The average graphics card has 8 concurrent NVENC sessions.
    12 vs 8
  • 12.2% higher user score
    User score
    9.0/ 10
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    What it is
    A rating that combines user reviews and the total number of reviews received by the graphics card.
    When it matters
    When you want to understand how a graphics card performs in real use and how reliable it is in terms of performance, temperatures, noise, stability, and long-term ownership.
    Score distribution
    â–¼
    â–¼
    <55-66-77-88-99-10
    MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC
    the average graphics card
    MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC has a higher user score than the average graphics card (8.98 vs 8.000).
    8.98 vs 8
  • 2.06x more popular
    MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC is more popular than the average graphics card (8.69 vs 4.2).
    8.69 vs 4.22
  • 32 more ROPs
    This graphics card has more ROPs than the average graphics card (96 vs 64). The average graphics card has 64 ROPs.
    96 vs 64
  • 4.59x higher BF16 performance
    This graphics card has a higher BF16 performance than the average graphics card (163 TFLOPS vs 35.5 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has BF16 performance of 35.5 TFLOPS.
    163 TFLOPS vs 35.5 TFLOPS
  • 40 more AI cores
    This graphics card has more AI cores than the average graphics card (184 vs 144). The average graphics card has 144 AI cores.
    184 vs 144
  • 6 more compute units
    This graphics card has more compute units than the average graphics card (46 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 compute units.
    46 vs 40
  • Includes LHR limiter
    This graphics card includes an LHR limiter, the average graphics card does not.
  • More NVENC sessions
    This graphics card has more concurrent NVENC sessions than the average graphics card (12 vs 8). The average graphics card has 8 concurrent NVENC sessions.
    12 vs 8
  • 7 °C higher thermal ceiling
    This graphics card has a higher thermal ceiling than the average graphics card (88 °C vs 95 °C). The average graphics card has a thermal ceiling of 95 °C.
    88 °C vs 95 °C
  • 29.9% lower boost clock speed
    This graphics card has a lower boost GPU clock than the average graphics card (1755 MHz vs 2505 MHz). The average graphics card has a boost GPU clock of 2505 MHz.
    1,755 MHz vs 2,505 MHz
  • 4 GB less VRAM
    This graphics card has fewer VRAM than the average graphics card (8 GB vs 12 GB). The average graphics card has 12 GB VRAM.
    8 GB vs 12 GB
  • 60% larger process node
    This graphics card has a higher process node than the average graphics card (8 nm vs 5 nm). The average graphics card uses a process node of 5 nm.
    8 nm vs 5 nm
  • No dual BIOS
    This graphics card does not include dual BIOS, the average graphics card does.
  • 21.9% lower base clock speed
    This graphics card has a lower base GPU clock than the average graphics card (1500 MHz vs 1920 MHz). The average graphics card has a base GPU clock of 1920 MHz.
    1,500 MHz vs 1,920 MHz
  • 26.3% slower memory speed
    This graphics card has a lower effective memory speed than the average graphics card (14000 MHz vs 19000 MHz). The average graphics card reaches an effective memory speed of 19000 MHz.
    14,000 MHz vs 19,000 MHz
  • No AV1 encoding
    This graphics card does not support AV1 encoding, the average graphics card does.
    No vs yes
  • No RGB lighting
    This graphics card does not include RGB lighting, the average graphics card does.
  • 29.9% lower boost clock speed
    This graphics card has a lower boost GPU clock than the average graphics card (1755 MHz vs 2505 MHz). The average graphics card has a boost GPU clock of 2505 MHz.
    1,755 MHz vs 2,505 MHz
  • 21.9% lower base clock speed
    This graphics card has a lower base GPU clock than the average graphics card (1500 MHz vs 1920 MHz). The average graphics card has a base GPU clock of 1920 MHz.
    1,500 MHz vs 1,920 MHz
  • 16.7% lower texture rate
    This graphics card has a lower texture rate than the average graphics card (317.4 GTexel/s vs 381.2 GTexel/s). The average graphics card has a texture rate of 381.2 GTexel/s.
    317.4 GTexel/s vs 381.2 GTexel/s
  • 8.4% lower FP32 performance
    This graphics card has a lower FP32 performance than the average graphics card (20.7 TFLOPS vs 22.57 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has FP32 performance of 22.57 TFLOPS.
    20.67 TFLOPS vs 22.57 TFLOPS
  • 13.9% lower ray tracing score
    This graphics card has a lower ray tracing score than the average graphics card (7888 points vs 9166 points). The average graphics card has a ray tracing score of 9166 points.
    7,888 points vs 9,166 points
  • 4 GB less VRAM
    This graphics card has fewer VRAM than the average graphics card (8 GB vs 12 GB). The average graphics card has 12 GB VRAM.
    8 GB vs 12 GB
  • 26.3% slower memory speed
    This graphics card has a lower effective memory speed than the average graphics card (14000 MHz vs 19000 MHz). The average graphics card reaches an effective memory speed of 19000 MHz.
    14,000 MHz vs 19,000 MHz
  • 83.3% smaller L2 cache
    This graphics card has fewer L2 cache than the average graphics card (4 MB vs 24 MB). The average graphics card has 24 MB L2 cache.
    4 MB vs 24 MB
  • 60% larger process node
    This graphics card has a higher process node than the average graphics card (8 nm vs 5 nm). The average graphics card uses a process node of 5 nm.
    8 nm vs 5 nm
  • 3 older
    This graphics card was released earlier than the average graphics card (2020 vs 2023).
    October 2020
    2,020 vs 2,023
  • Older encoder generation
    This graphics card uses an older encoder generation than the average graphics card (7 vs 8). The average graphics card uses encoder generation 8.
    7 vs 8
  • 32.9% larger GPU die
    This graphics card has a higher GPU die size than the average graphics card (392 mm² vs 295 mm²). The average graphics card has a GPU die size of 295 mm².
    392 mm² vs 295 mm²
  • No AV1 encoding
    This graphics card does not support AV1 encoding, the average graphics card does.
    No vs yes
  • Older NVDEC generation
    This graphics card has a lower NVDEC generation than the average graphics card (5 vs 6). The average graphics card offers NVDEC generation 6.
    5 vs 6
  • No dual BIOS
    This graphics card does not include dual BIOS, the average graphics card does.
  • No RGB lighting
    This graphics card does not include RGB lighting, the average graphics card does.
  • 0.5 slot/s wider design
    This graphics card occupies more slots than the average graphics card (3 slot/s vs 2.5 slot/s). The average graphics card occupies 2.5 slot/s.
    3 slot/s vs 2.5 slot/s
  • 20 mm longer card length
    This graphics card is longer than the average graphics card (305 mm vs 285 mm). The average graphics card has a length of 285 mm.
    305 mm vs 285 mm

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What we like about MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC

  • Excellent 1440p gaming performance with high frame rates in AAA titles
  • Efficient triple-fan cooling system that maintains low temperatures under load
  • Quiet operation, with fans that stop completely during low-load tasks (Zero Frozr)
  • Includes a bundled support bracket to prevent GPU sag
  • Sleek, industrial design that fits well in most non-RGB builds
  • Good power efficiency compared to some higher-tier custom models

What we don't like about MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC

  • Locked power limit (100%/220W) significantly restricts manual overclocking potential
  • Large physical dimensions (305mm length) may not fit in smaller ITX cases
  • Plastic backplate instead of metal, which some users feel looks and feels cheaper
  • Lacks RGB lighting, which may be a drawback for users who prefer a more colorful aesthetic
  • Pricing is often higher than the Founders Edition despite being a more 'entry-level' custom card
  • Some users noted higher temperatures if case airflow is not optimal

Verdict

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC is a performance-driven graphics card built on NVIDIA's Ampere architecture, featuring 5,888 CUDA cores, a boosted core clock of 1755 MHz, and 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM with a 256-bit interface. Main characteristics include a robust triple-fan cooling system using TORX Fan 3.0 technology for high static pressure, a reinforced graphene backplate for heat dissipation, and Zero Frozr technology for silent operation during low loads. Key pros include excellent thermal management that keeps temperatures below 65°C under load, quiet operation, and reliable 1440p gaming performance with ray tracing and DLSS support. However, cons include its large physical footprint at 305mm in length which may not fit in smaller cases, a lack of RGB lighting for aesthetic enthusiasts, and a restricted 220W power limit that limits manual overclocking headroom.

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