RX 6700 XT vs RTX 3070: Gaming Performance & Bottleneck (2026)

The RX 6700 XT edges out the RTX 3070 by 6% at 4K and 3% at 1440p, where it averages 58 FPS to 59 in AAA games at High settings with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D. It's a cross-brand matchup: AMD's 2021 card against NVIDIA's 2020 card. The order holds at 1080p (11% apart), so the RX 6700 XT is the quicker card at every resolution. Turn on ray tracing and the order flips: the RTX 3070 leads 30 to 18 FPS at 1440p, because the RX 6700 XT's RT hardware is less efficient. In esports games like CS2 or Valorant at 1080p they reach 265 and 294 FPS, enough for a 240 Hz monitor. At 4K the RTX 3070 manages 33 FPS native, and DLSS Quality lifts that to about 48. The RX 6700 XT also has more memory (12 GB vs 8 GB), and 8 GB is already tight at 1440p High in new games. To stay under a 10% CPU bottleneck at 1440p, both need only a Ryzen 5 3600-class CPU.

Relative performance

Faster card = 100%. Average FPS at High settings with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

1440p, AAA games

RX 6700 XT97%

RTX 3070100%

58 vs 59 FPS · RTX 3070 +3%

4K, AAA games

RX 6700 XT100%

RTX 307094%

35 vs 33 FPS · RX 6700 XT +6%

1440p, ray tracing

RX 6700 XT61%

RTX 3070100%

18 vs 30 FPS · RTX 3070 +63%

FPS with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Average FPS in AAA games, no upscaling. A fast CPU, so the graphics card sets the pace.

Setting	RX 6700 XT	RTX 3070	Lead
1080p High	83	92	3070 +11%
1440p High	58	59	3070 +3%
4K High	35	33	6700 XT +6%
1440p ray tracing	18	30	3070 +63%

Specifications

Raster index: RTX 4090 = 100.

Spec	RX 6700 XT	RTX 3070
VRAM	12 GB	8 GB
Ray tracing	Yes, 55% efficiency	Yes, 95% efficiency
Released	2021	2020
Raster index	36	40

Which CPU do you need?

Slowest common CPU that keeps each card under a 10% bottleneck at 1440p High.

Graphics card	Slowest CPU	FPS
RX 6700 XT	Ryzen 5 3600 or faster	57
RTX 3070	Ryzen 5 3600 or faster	59

Which should you buy?

Buy the RX 6700 XT if you want the faster card: it's 6% ahead at 4K. The RTX 3070 is the better buy only if it costs at least 3% less, the gap at 1440p, because then it delivers more frames per dollar. Ray tracing is the exception: there the RTX 3070 leads by 63%. Already own the RTX 3070? Going to the RX 6700 XT gains 3% at 1440p, which is too small to justify replacing it.

Buy the RX 6700 XT if…

you want the most FPS: it's 6% faster at 4K and 3% at 1440p.
you play at 4K or use high-resolution texture packs: 12 GB of VRAM vs 8 GB.
you want the newer card (2021) with the longer driver and feature support ahead of it.

Buy the RTX 3070 if…

you play with ray tracing: 30 vs 18 FPS at 1440p.
it's the cheaper of the two where you shop: performance is close enough that price decides.

Check your build

These numbers use a Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate the graphics card. Your own CPU, resolution and settings change the result, so run your exact parts through the calculator.

Check Ryzen 5 3600 + RX 6700 XT Check Ryzen 5 3600 + RTX 3070

Popular builds with these cards

Ryzen 5 7600 + RX 6700 XT1440p · GPU-limited 57% · ≈58 FPS Core i5-14600K + RX 6700 XT1440p · GPU-limited 61% · ≈58 FPS Ryzen 7 5700X3D + RX 6700 XT1440p · GPU-limited 56% · ≈58 FPS Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 30701440p · GPU-limited 56% · ≈59 FPS Core i5-14600K + RTX 30701440p · GPU-limited 60% · ≈59 FPS Ryzen 7 5700X3D + RTX 30701440p · GPU-limited 55% · ≈59 FPS

RX 6700 XT vs RTX 3070: quick answers

Is the RX 6700 XT faster than the RTX 3070?

Yes. The RX 6700 XT is about 6% faster at 4K and 3% faster at 1440p in AAA games at High settings. With ray tracing on at 1440p the RX 6700 XT gets about 18 FPS and the RTX 3070 30 FPS.

How many FPS do the RX 6700 XT and RTX 3070 get?

With a Ryzen 7 9800X3D at High settings in AAA games, the RX 6700 XT averages about 83 FPS at 1080p, 58 at 1440p and 35 at 4K. The RTX 3070 averages 92, 59 and 33 FPS. DLSS, FSR or XeSS upscaling adds roughly 40% where the graphics card is the limit.

What CPU do I need for the RX 6700 XT or RTX 3070?

To keep the CPU bottleneck under 10% at 1440p, the RX 6700 XT needs a Ryzen 5 3600 or faster and the RTX 3070 needs a Ryzen 5 3600 or faster. At 1080p you need a faster CPU for the same result, and at 4K a slower one is fine. A slower CPU narrows the gap between the RX 6700 XT and the RTX 3070.