Very good implementation by Zotac at an "affordable" price for the current period (800 euros). It runs all games smoothly, but like all RTX 30xx cards, if you don't have a latest generation CPU, you will see GPU usage below 70% in CPU intensive games at 1080p/1440p. Only with RTX ON will it reach 99% usage. In terms of temperatures, with the default fan curve, it reached 67-72°C in games and 80°C in stress tests. With undervolting (-250MHz core clock, 925mV voltage, and 1920MHz Clock Speed), I didn't see any decrease in performance (1920MHz was the boost clock before undervolting), but a temperature drop of 10°C and full load power consumption reduced from 270W to 200W. The fans become noticeable from 65% and above.

After a tragic purchase of the Gigabyte Gaming OC 3070 in November 2020 and its quick sale, the time has finally come, after six months without a serious graphics card in my PC, to try out the Zotac RTX 3070 TI thanks to its offer. The truth is, due to the company's name and the entry-level model, I was a bit afraid, but the store's guarantee, Zotac's guarantee, and definitely its price during this specific period convinced me.

Whatever we say is not enough. Finally, top performance at a price that cannot be considered extreme.

The Zotac card and cooling system are very well-designed, it doesn't raise temperatures. It was quite audible in the NZXT H510 Elite case, but at acceptable levels, even when all three fans were running at maximum speed.

After moving it to the larger and better airflow Corsair iCue 5000x, it is now barely audible, and of course, when not in use, the fans don't work at all, just like most graphics cards today.

Two (2) 8-pin connectors are responsible for connecting it to the power supply, not like the Gigabyte's nonsense with 1 x 8-pin and 1 x 6-pin in its cheaper models regarding the 3070 (Eagle, Gaming OC). The card works flawlessly no matter what you ask of it.

Paired with a 5900x, it performs perfectly in games at a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, easily reaching over 80 to 90 fps in demanding Ubisoft titles (like Odyssey) with everything set to ultra, and easily reaching close to or locked at 165 Hz on the Dell 3220DGF in titles where developers have worked as much as needed to present a perfect result without wasting resources and power.

The performance in RTX is very strong, and in combination with DLSS, even in Quality Mode, the frames really increase a lot. In Control, for example, DLSS "gains" at least 20 fps and significantly improves the experience.

The company's software, Firestorm, also works smoothly and without crashes, as it allows full control of the card, both in terms of RGB color settings on the illuminated side of the card with the company logo, and overclocking settings, whether set automatically or manually by the user.

As for the card's operation, both in Windows 10 and Windows 11, it has no issues, no blue screens, and it doesn't crash the Windows. The few times (2 in number) that this happened, it only occurred in Windows 11, which, as known today, September 4, 2021, is still in beta form, and it was always a driver issue and only during the first hours of their operation, so it's exclusively Nvidia's responsibility, possibly in combination with the fact that Windows 11 is not yet in its final form.

In summary, an unexpectedly powerful proposal from Zotac at a "normal" price for these times, with exceptional performance in both performance and temperature, noise, and build quality. If we add the 5-year warranty provided by the company, we understand that this particular model is a choice that offers us everything at a very reasonable price.