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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti — Benchmarks & Specs

8 GB VRAM290W TDP$599 MSRP2021

Short answer: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti generates a median 80.6 tokens/sec on 7-9B dense models at 4-bit (Q4) under llama.cpp, across 6 cited runs from GPU Battle, LocalScore.ai, TechReviewer and Kubito. Its 8 GB of VRAM holds up to Gemma 2 9B at Q4_K_M with an ~8K context, by the Will-It-Run matrix's sizing (8 of 23 models fit). At the $740.00 Amazon price checked 9 h ago (prices change), that is 108.9 tok/s per $1,000, the SpecPicks Value Index. That ranks #16 of 29 GPUs on tok/s per $1,000 in the SpecPicks value table (table built 2026-10-21 13:12 UTC).

Bottom line: how fast is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti?

SpecPicks median: 80.6 tokens/sec across 6 cited single-user runs of 7-9B dense models at 4-bit (Q4) under llama.cpp (range 33.9–102 tok/s), from GPU Battle, LocalScore.ai (2 runs), TechReviewer, Kubito (2 runs). At the $740.00 Amazon price of the cheapest linked listing (checked ; prices change), that is a SpecPicks Value Index of 108.9 tok/s per $1,000. At 1440p Ultra, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti averages 67 fps in Tom's Hardware GPU Hierarchy — rasterization suite geomean, per Tom's Hardware. For local LLM inference it generates 59.4 tokens/sec running qwen3.5:9b at q4_K_M under ollama, per Patrick Hughes. In 3DMark Fire Strike it scores 26,516 points, per Digital Trends. Its 8 GB of VRAM is the binding constraint for local inference: the qwen3.5:9b run above (9B parameters) is the largest model on file at 4-bit quantization on this card.

Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from; the SpecPicks median is computed here from the runs it names, each a row in the AI table, and the per-$1,000 figure divides it by the dated listing price. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.

Amazon listing: $740.00

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*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Last updated 2026-10-21. Price and availability subject to change.

Check what fits in 8 GB: by Q4-class file size, 8 of the 23 open-weight models in the SpecPicks Will-It-Run matrix load entirely into the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti's 8 GB with 1.5 GB left for an ~8K context, up to Gemma 2 9B (a 5.8 GB Q4_K_M file per its Hugging Face listing). Check a model in the Will-It-Run matrix →

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is a graphics card from the Ampere family released in 2021 from NVIDIA. Key on-paper specs include 8 GB of GDDR6X VRAM, 290W TDP. It launched with a $599 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current listings. Data on this page draws on 9 linked listings, 16 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 15 community AI inference reports (top 13 shown), 78 measured game frame-rate results (top 15 shown), compiled from Beebom, LocalScore.ai, LanOC Reviews, GPU Battle, Notebookcheck, DEV Community, Digital Trends, Kubito, Patrick Hughes, TechReviewer, The FPS Review, Tom's Hardware, 3DMark, GamerTweak, HWBOT, LocalLLaMA, PassMark, TechSpot; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, synthetic benchmark scores, or local LLM inference).

Gaming Performance (measured FPS)

Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.

Measured gaming frame rates for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti by game, resolution, and quality preset. “1% low” is the frame-time floor that determines perceived smoothness. Each row links to its original review or benchmark database.
Game Resolution Settings Relative Avg FPS 1% low Source
CS:GO 1080p Max 726 fps — Beebom 2025-10-15
CS:GO 1440p Max 598 fps — Beebom 2025-10-15
CS:GO 4K Max 408 fps — Beebom 2025-10-15
Apex Legends 1080p High 240 fps — Beebom 2025-10-15
Doom Eternal 1440p Ultra Nightmare 222 fps — GamerTweak 2021-06-10
Apex Legends 1440p High 165 fps — Beebom 2025-10-15
Watch Dogs: Legion 1080p High 131 fps — LanOC Reviews 2021-06-09
Watch Dogs Legion 1080p Ultra 131 fps — LanOC Reviews 2021-06-09
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1440p Highest 130 fps — TechSpot 2021-06-09
Baldur's Gate 3 1080p Ultra 128 fps 120 fps Notebookcheck 2026-10-08
Watch Dogs Legion 1440p Ultra 115 fps — LanOC Reviews 2021-06-09
Watch Dogs: Legion 1440p High 115 fps — LanOC Reviews 2021-06-09
Horizon Zero Dawn 1440p Ultra 113 fps — The FPS Review 2022-01-25
Dirt 5 1440p Ultra 110 fps — The FPS Review 2022-01-25
Tom's Hardware GPU Hierarchy — rasterization suite geomean 1440p Ultra 67 fps — Tom's Hardware 2026-06-24

AI Inference Performance

Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.

Local LLM inference throughput on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, in generated tokens per second for a single request (one user's generation speed). Higher is better; each row links to the community report or benchmark database it came from.
Model Quantization Relative Tokens/sec VRAM used Source
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct q4_K_M llama.cpp 297.0 tok/s — LocalScore.ai retrieved 2026-06-09
qwen3:4b q4_K_M llama.cpp 154.7 tok/s 2.9 GB GPU Battle 2025-06
llama3.1:8b q4_K_M llama.cpp 102.1 tok/s 4.8 GB GPU Battle 2025-06
Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct q4_K_M llama.cpp 83.2 tok/s — LocalScore.ai retrieved 2026-06-09
llama3.1:8b q4_K_M llama.cpp 83.2 tok/s — LocalScore.ai retrieved 2026-08-08
qwen3:8b q4_K_M llama.cpp 78.0 tok/s — TechReviewer 2025-01
llama3.1:8b q4_K_M ollama 73.7 tok/s 5.4 GB Patrick Hughes (bmdpat.com) 2026-07-26
qwen3.5:9b q4_K_M ollama 59.4 tok/s 6.8 GB Patrick Hughes (bmdpat.com) 2026-07-26
qwen3:0.6b — ollama 47.1 tok/s — LocalLLaMA 2026-04-15
mistral:7b q6_K llama.cpp 41.8 tok/s — DEV Community 2024-03-11
Mistral 7B Instruct (Orca DPO v2 finetune) q6_K llama.cpp 41.8 tok/s — DEV Community 2024-03-15
llama:7b (LLaMA 1) q4_0 llama.cpp 33.9 tok/s — Kubito (personal blog) 2023-06-18
llama:7b q4_0 llama.cpp 33.9 tok/s 8.0 GB Kubito.dev 2023-06-18

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

Synthetic benchmark scores for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti — higher is better. Each row links to the public database the number was taken from. A benchmark listed more than once is separate published results, shown as published rather than averaged.
Benchmark Relative Score Source
3DMark Fire Strike 26,516 points Digital Trends 2022-03-23
PassMark G3D Mark 23,253 pts PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20
3DMark Steel Nomad Light 15,570 points Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-10-08
3DMark Time Spy Graphics 14,931 points Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-10-08
3DMark Time Spy 14,814 points Beebom 2025-10-15
3DMark Time Spynvidia rtx 3070 ti review 13,893 points Digital Trends 2022-03-23
3DMark Port Royal 8,794 points 3DMark 2021-06-19
3DMark Port Royal 8,639 points Beebom 2025-10-15
3DMark Time Spy Extreme 7,526 points Beebom 2025-10-15
3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 3,797 points HWBOT 2024-07-02

Products Featuring the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Systems with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Laptops and desktops that ship with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti — whole systems, listed separately from the part itself.

Full Specifications

TDP290 W
VRAM8 GB
Memory typeGDDR6X
CUDA cores6144

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti best used for?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is an 8 GB VRAM Ampere-family graphics card. 1080p gaming and general productivity are the headline use cases; the benchmark tables on this page place it within its generation.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti released, and what was its launch MSRP?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti launched in 2021 at a $599 MSRP. Street prices drift from launch pricing over a product's life, so check the current listing before buying.
Where do the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti benchmark numbers come from?
Each benchmark row on this page names its source (public benchmark databases such as TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench and Cinebench, and community reports such as r/LocalLLaMA threads) and links to it, so every number can be checked against the original.
Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti run local LLMs?
Yes — AI inference results for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti are on file; the AI Inference Performance section on this page lists model, quantization and tokens-per-second for each run. 8 GB VRAM fits models up to about 9B parameters at Q4.
Where can I buy the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti?
Amazon listings for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti are linked at the top of this page and in the Products Featuring the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti section. SpecPicks earns a small affiliate commission on qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to the buyer.

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