EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti FTW3 8GB GDDR6X

Great cooler, outdated card. The 8GB VRAM is a ticking time bomb for modern games, and EVGA isn't around to back it up anymore.

The 23203 PassMark score puts it right around the 63rd percentile for raster, which means it's still a capable 1440p card but nowhere near the top. The 1860MHz boost clock and 448 GB/s memory bandwidth keep it snappy in most titles, but the 8GB VRAM is the elephant in the room. At 1440p with ray tracing on, you'll hit that wall in newer games. The 16.6 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is fine, but the AI and compute scores are mediocre, 43rd and 49th percentile respectively. This is a gaming card, not a workstation card.

Against the current gen cards in our database, the 3070 Ti FTW3 gets absolutely smoked. The Gigabyte AORUS RTX 5080 and ASUS TUF RTX 5070 Ti are in a completely different league, with 16GB of VRAM and way better ray tracing. Even the ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC 5070 Ti makes this card look ancient. The only real competitor in the same price bracket is a used RTX 3080, which gives you 10GB of VRAM and better raster performance for similar money. If you're set on EVGA, the FTW3 is the best version of the 3070 Ti, but that's like being the best horse in a car race.

At $500 USD used, this is a tough sell. You can find newer cards with more VRAM and better efficiency for not much more. The 4.5/5 rating from 41 reviews shows people who bought it are happy, but that's survivorship bias. The 68th percentile affordability score is misleading because it's comparing against current gen cards that are way more expensive. For the money, you're better off looking at a used RTX 3080 or a new RTX 4070 if you can stretch.

The EVGA RTX 3070 Ti FTW3 is a weird one in 2025. It's a card that was hot stuff a few years ago, and it still holds up okay for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but the 8GB of VRAM is starting to feel tight. The FTW3 cooler is the real star here, keeping thermals in the 73rd percentile, which is solid for a 290W card. But you're buying into a dead platform, EVGA stopped making GPUs entirely, so this is a used market gamble.

If you're building a new PC in 2025, skip this. The single DisplayPort and 8GB VRAM are dealbreakers for modern setups. Go get a used RTX 3080 or a new RTX 4070 instead. If you're on a tight budget and only play esports titles at 1080p, this card is fine, but don't expect it to age gracefully.

The EVGA RTX 3070 Ti FTW3 is a well-built card with a great cooler, but it's a relic. The 8GB VRAM is the dealbreaker for 2025 gaming, and the single DisplayPort output is just sad. If you can get it for under $400 USD, it's a decent 1080p card. Anything more than that, and you're paying for nostalgia. Skip it and save for something with 12GB or more.