MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO Video Card Review

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1440p Gaming Performance

To start the bidding today, we will look at the 1440p performance of the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO video card in an assortment of games. Remember, the ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2080 Ti is a custom factory overclocked video card. All of the games are running at the highest quality selections available sans Ray Tracing and DLSS which we will look at separately. For each game, we are using the game benchmark included with the game and reporting the average frames per second.

Watch Dogs: Legion

In Watch Dogs: Legion we do have the HD Textures installed. We are running in “Ultra” quality with the Extreme Detail slider maxed out, as well as the Headlights quality option maxed out. In this way, we are running “maximum” game settings. The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO trailed the AMD Radeon RX 6800 by 8 FPS or about 10.9% and the ASUS ROG STRIX 2080 Ti by 4 FPS or about 6.2%. Overclocking the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO brought it to near parity at 67.3 FPS with the ASUS ROG STRIX 2080 Ti just 0.7 FPS higher. Overall, all cards in the line up provide for a great experience playing Watch Dogs: Legion.

Dirt 5

Dirt 5 probably is not a fair game to compare cards on at this point as NVIDIA has told us that they’re still working on driver optimizations for the game while AMD had them available at launch. Regardless, the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO served up 75.2 FPS and was outperformed by both the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and the ASUS ROG STRIX 2080 Ti. Overclocking the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO boosted performance by 7.1% pulling it up alongside the 2080 Ti. All cards played great with Dirt 5 at 1440p.

Horizon Zero Dawn

In Horizon Zero Dawn the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO averaged 102 FPS just behind the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and ASUS ROG STRIX 2080 Ti. Overclocking the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO increased performance by 8.8% bringing it just 1.3 FPS shy of the RX 6800. With all cards turning in scores over 100 FPS, they’re all great choices for Horizon Zero Dawn.

Red Dead Redemption 2

In Red Dead Redemption 2, the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO rang up 64.1 FPS compared to the 68.8 FPS and 68.3 FPS of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and ASUS ROG STRIX 2080 Ti respectively. Overclocking the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO put it right in between the other two at 68.4 FPS.

Metro Exodus

In Metro Exodus, the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO pulled 60.2 FPS out of its hat, about a single FPS short of the hats worn by the ASUS ROG STRIX 2080 Ti and the AMD Radeon 6800. However, overclocking the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO produced 62.2 FPS allowing it to take the lead over the others.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, because all of the cards performed so well, we went ahead and turned on Ray Tracing for testing at 1440p. The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO jumped to the front of the line with 71 FPS. The ASUS ROG STRIX 2080 Ti and AMD Radeon RX 6800 turned in 70.6 FPS and 66 FPS respectively. Overclocking the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO increased its lead over the others by a full 5 FPS.

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David Schroth
David is a computer hardware enthusiast that has been tinkering with computer hardware for the past 25 years and writing reviews for more than ten years. He's the Founder and Editor in Chief of The FPS Review.

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