What is the power consumption rate in ASUS ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC Edition? The 3070 is a major upgrade over the 2070 range, not counting all the features Asus has thrown into this card. NVIDIA has opted to use the same 8 GB of GDDR6 RAM for the GeForce RTX 3070 as the GeForce RTX 2070, running at 7Gbps on a 256-bit memory bus with 448 GB/sec of memory bandwidth. The 3070 is a noticeable upgrade looking at the CUDA cores on offer, pushing things from the 2304 on the GeForce RTX 2070 to the ridiculous 5888 CUDA cores on the GeForce RTX 3070. Discover more in ASUS ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC Edition gaming graphics card review.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- 4K-capable at lower settings
- Ideal for 1440p gaming
- Very quiet and stays cool
- Skips the RGB bling
- As fast as a 3070 Ti while using far less power
- HDMI 2.1, PCIe 4.0
Cons
- 3070 Ti is a little too close to the 3070
- Relatively modest overclock
- Still only 8GB VRAM
Specs – ASUS ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC Edition gaming graphics card
- GPU: GA104-400
- CUDA cores: 6,144
- Boost frequency: 1.875 GHz
- NVIDIA Architecture: Ampere
- Hearts Tensor: 192 hearts 3 th generation
- PCI Express Gen 4: Yes
- Memory configuration: 8 GB GDDR6X
- Memory interface: 256-bit
- Hearts of Ray Tracing: 48 hearts 2 e generation
- Length: 318.5 mm
- Width: 140.1 mm
- Height: 2.9 PCIe slots
- NVIDIA NVLink ™ (SLI-Ready): No
- HDMI 2.1: Yes
- DisplayPort 1.4a: Yes
- Standard display connectors: 2x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
- HDCP: 2.3
- Recommended system power: 750 Watts
- Power connectors : 3×8 pin PCIe
- Weight: 1,820 grams
- Maximum GPU temperature: 93 ° C
- Graphics consumption: 310 Watts
- Guarantee: 2 years
- Price and availability: available, no MSRP communicated by Asus
Price
While they are coming down over time, we’ll still urge anyone to avoid buying one unless it’s close to the MSRP. NVIDIA set the starting price for the RTX 3070 Ti at $599. Aftermarket cards generally cost more than the base pricing NVIDIA (and AMD) sets, but ASUS kept the asking price for the TUF RTX 3070 Ti at $599.
Compare ASUS ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC Edition gaming graphics card
| RTX 3070 Ti | RTX 3070 | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Process | 7nm | 7nm |
| CUDA Cores | 6,144 | 5,888 |
| RT Cores | 48 | 46 |
| Tensor Cores | 192 | 184 |
| Core clock | 1580 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1770 MHz | 1725MHz |
| Memory | 8GB GDDR6X | 8GB GDDR6X |
| Memory speed | 608GB/s | 448GB/s |
| Memory interface | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Bus standard | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| TDP | 290W | 220W |
| Recommended PSU | 750W | 650W |
| Power connectors | 2x PCIe 8-pin | 1x 12-pin 1x PCIe 8-pin converter included |
| Ports | 1x HDMI 2.1 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x HDMI 2.1 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Dimensions | 110mm x 201.8mm (4.33 x 7.94 inches) |
ASUS ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC Edition gaming graphics card review
Design
The Asus ROG STRIX 3070 Ti OC Edition is a 2.9- slot graphics card. It is slightly longer than 14 cm – against 11.2 cm on the Founders Edition. the ASUS card is heavy. At over 1.8 kilograms, it increases the weight of the RTX 3070 Ti Founders Edition by almost 47%!
Ports
On the rear of the GPU is the usual array of three DisplayPort 1.4a and a single HDMI 2.1, as is the case with most RTX 3070 and RTX 3070 Ti cards. If one looks closely to the left of the dual 8-pin power ports, a small toggle allows for a quick switch between performance and quiet modes.
Frame rates
It performs admirably at 1080p and 1440p, allowing you to crank up the visual settings to the highest without sacrificing gameplay. NVIDIA did a solid job with the architectural improvements with RTX 30-series cards and DLSS is almost like magic.
Temperature
At stock, the card shuts off the fans completely when the GPU temperature falls below 50C. It seems to immediately jump to around 60% fan speed above 50C, however, and only needs to go a bit faster in OC mode. The resulting noise levels were 36.7 dB(A) in default mode and 38.4 dB(A) in OC mode. The Strix card basically matched the Noctua in terms of noise levels (38.0 dB in default mode and 38.4 dB in OC mode), while both came in quite a bit below the 3070 Founders Edition’s 43 dB peak noise levels.
Power consumption
The Noctua only uses about 15W more power using the default profile, in both Metro and FurMark, while the OC mode bumps that up to 250W in Metro and nearly 260W in FurMark — about 30W higher than the reference design. The Strix meanwhile uses roughly the same amount of power in both the Gaming and OC modes with Metro, but uses 20W more power than the Noctua in OC mode when running FurMark.
Overclocking
The RTX3070-O8G-NOCTUA, to use the formal model number, sports a boost clock of 1845MHz when you utilize Asus GPU Tweak and select OC mode. That’s a pretty healthy bump in clock speeds relative to Nvidia’s 1725MHz boost clock for the reference design, but it still falls short of the Asus Strix models’ 1935MHz OC mode boost clock — and the Strix is available in both white and black/grey variants.
ASUS ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC Edition gaming graphics card customer review
Simply The Best
I had an MSI Ventus 3X 3080 which I traded for this card and some cash. While the 3080 obviously has more power, it was hot and loud.I do a mix of gaming and mining. Where the Ventus was 100 Degrees C on the Vram, and the fans sounded like the card was dying from the inside out, this Strix 3070 runs at a breezy 55 Degrees C. This results in my office being much cooler, and the PC is running nearly silent.
Gaming is solid, about 20-30% lower frames than the 3080 at 1440p. When cards are more available I’ll probably upgrade to a 3080 Strix. But I’m not stressing it. This card is a powerhouse at 1440p, even compared to my old 1080 TI.
Strix is simply the best cooling solution, the card is stunning. I’ve owned about 10 graphics cards over the years and this is the best, I can’t recommend it enough. If you don’t need every frame possible, I’d recommend this card over lower-end 3080’s even (At least the Ventus, the only one I’ve owned).
By Will at Best Buy
Alternate of ASUS ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC Edition gaming graphics card
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Cores: 8 | Threads: 16 | Base Clock: 3.6GHz | Boost Clock: 4.6GHz | Graphics: Radeon Vega 8 Graphics | L3 Cache: 16MB | TDP: 65W
OK, hear us out. No, this isn’t a graphics card, but it can handle the graphics. The Ryzen 7 5700G is an APU from AMD that combines both the CPU and GPU on a single chip. While that may not be the ideal setup for a high-power gaming rig, it’s almost perfect for a home theater PC setup.
Going with an APU will let you stick with a smaller build. You don’t need to consider the space for a dedicated graphics card, nor do you need to allot for one in the power budget. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G actually doesn’t require a beefy power supply to run, and with a 65W TDP, it doesn’t need all that serious cooling either.
The eight Radeon Graphics cores on this APU will handle your HTPC needs nicely and can even spit out some playable frame rates in a wide variety of games. Just slap this baby onto a Mini ITX motherboard, feed it with some fast RAM (don’t slouch on memory for an APU, as both parts of the chip share it), throw it into one of the best Mini ITX cases, and your home theater will be ready to rock.
Nvidia RTX 3090 Founders Edition
CUDA Cores/Stream Processors 10,496 | Base Clock: 1,400MHz | Boost Clock: 1,700MHz | Video Memory: 24GB GDDR6 | Memory Speed: 19.5Gbps | Memory Bus: 384-bit | Power Connectors: 1 x 12pin (converts from 2 x 8-pin) | Outputs: 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1 | Size: 12.3″ x 5.4″ x 3-slot
If you need a machine that won’t sweat in even the most demanding situations, then you’ll want the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition. Nvidia decided to make this the top dog in its latest Ampere line, forgoing a Titan card or 3080 Ti. The RTX 3090 more than doubles the CUDA cores found on the earlier Titan RTX that used to hold this ranking in our guide, and it runs all of those cores at an even higher base clock. Plus, the 24GB of GDDR6X memory is hard to beat.
You’ll need a beefy power supply to run the RTX 3090 in your system, but you’ll get that energy back in the form of serious performance. The RTX 3090 can achieve smooth 4K gaming. Depending on the type of game you throw at it and whether it has any enhancements like DLSS, it can even make 8K playable.
In our tests, we saw games like Rocket League and Rainbow Six Siege run at well over 60fps in 8K with no DLSS, and even Control and Death Stranding were in the ballpark of 60fps at 8K with DLSS in Ultra Performance Mode. And, when you’re not gaming, this card puts Nvidia’s other options to shame in rendering and 3D modeling tasks. Of course, this card may well be replaced by the even more audacious Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti once it finally releases after being delayed.
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