Left · AMD
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Spec score
Spec score 42
$430
typical price
Radeon RX 7700 XT against GeForce RTX 3070
Radeon RX 7700 XT leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3070
Spec score
Spec score 36
$499
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
46 vs 43 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
51 vs 43 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
43 vs 35 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
34 vs 24 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 3070right
38 vs 40 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 3070right
37 vs 41 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
40 vs 38 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 42
GeForce RTX 3070: 36
6 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 51
GeForce RTX 3070: 43
8 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 43
GeForce RTX 3070: 35
8 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 34
GeForce RTX 3070: 24
10 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 34
GeForce RTX 3070: 44
10 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 9.8
GeForce RTX 3070: 7.2
36%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 7700 XT: $430
GeForce RTX 3070: $499
$69to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 12 GB
GeForce RTX 3070: 8 GB
50%to the left
Board power
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 245 W
GeForce RTX 3070: 220 W
11%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 280 mm
GeForce RTX 3070: 285 mm
2%to the left
The verdict
- The RX 7700 XT is 23% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 42% in the RX 7700 XT's favour.
- RX 7700 XT carries 12 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The RX 7700 XT typically costs $69 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 7700 XT is the better buy: 9.8 points per $100 against 7.2.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 7700 XT | GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 12 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 245 W | 220 W (better) |
| Length | 280 mm (better) | 285 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2023 (better) | 2020 |
| Typical price | $430 (better) | $499 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.