ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3070 vs ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3070 and ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
• GPU Chip
  GA104-300-A1 GA104-300-A1
• Execution units
  46 46
• Shader
  5888 5888
• Render Output Units
  96 96
• Texture Units
  184 184

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  448 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3070 and ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.500 GHz 1.500 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.755 GHz+ 2 % 1.755 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.725 GHz 1.725 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  220 W 220 W
• TDP (up)
  250 W+ 4 % 250 W+ 4 %
• Tjunction max
  93 °C 93 °C
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3070 and ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition.

• Fan-Type
  -- Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Water cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  -- 2 x 120 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  0 dB 33 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 2x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  ASUS Aura Sync No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  209 mm 310 mm
• Height
  112 mm 147 mm
• Width
  22 mm 88 mm
• Width (Slots)
  1 PCIe-Slots 4 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition and ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3070.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q3/2021
• Release price
  779 $ --
• Structure size
  8 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  RTX3070-8G-EK RTX3070-8G-NOCTUA
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet