ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua OC Review - The Quietest Graphics Card

Name: ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua OC
Brand: ASUS
Price: 830 USD

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on Oct 20th, 2021,

in Graphics Cards.

Manufacturer: ASUS

Value & Conclusion »

Overclocking

GPU-Z Screenshot for Overclocked Graphics Card

Maximum Overclock Comparison
	Avg. GPU Clock	Max. Memory Clock	Performance
ASUS RTX 3070 Noctua	2065 MHz	2100 MHz	203.6 FPS
ASUS RTX 3070 TUF Gaming OC	2028 MHz	2110 MHz	203.8 FPS
EVGA RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra	2101 MHz	2110 MHz	209.2 FPS
Gigabyte RTX 3070 Gaming OC	2067 MHz	2100 MHz	209.0 FPS
MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio	2065 MHz	2115 MHz	206.5 FPS
NVIDIA RTX 3070 Founders Edition	1982 MHz	2070 MHz	200.3 FPS
Palit RTX 3070 JetStream OC	2066 MHz	2080 MHz	204.5 FPS
PNY RTX 3070 XLR8	1975 MHz	2105 MHz	199.2 FPS
Zotac RTX 3070 Twin Edge OC	1982 MHz	2110 MHz	201.8 FPS

Testing notes & interpretation

Overclocked Performance

Using these clock frequencies, we ran a quick test of Unigine Heaven to evaluate the gains from overclocking.

Actual 3D performance gained from overclocking is 10.1%.

Power Limits

All NVIDIA graphics cards have a power limit defined in the BIOS, which limits power draw by adjusting Boost frequencies accordingly. A second limit exists that defines the maximum TDP adjustment limit for user overclocking; i.e., how far the power slider will go. In the second chart, the (+xx%) value lists the percentage increase from the tested card's default power limit to the highest available manual setting—the slider's adjustment range.