Nvidia RTX 3070 graphics card: coming soon to these retailers

The RTX 3070 reviews are live - and the cards themselves aren't too far off either. The new graphics card has perhaps the easiest sell of any of the Ampere GPUs Nvidia has announced so far: RTX 2080 Ti performance - Nvidia's previous flagship card - at less than half the price. Our RTX 3070 review shows that the card more or less lives up to that promise, and given its advancements elsewhere, in areas like HDMI 2.1 support, AV1 decoding and faster ray-tracing, it's a pretty solid purchase. Nvidia chose to delay the card's launch for two weeks, but we're still expecting incredible demand and low supply - so getting to the right place early is critical. Here are the best places in the US and UK to pick up your new RTX 3070 once we reach the 29th October release date.

So why is this card so hotly anticipated? Put simply, it brings the advancements of Nvidia's Ampere GPUs like the RTX 3080 and 3090 down to a more mainstream price point, while still offering more than enough performance for the 1080p and 1440p screens that are the most popular amongst gamers. If you're building a mid-range to high-end rig, this is a great choice with a good degree of future-proofing, thanks to HDMI 2.1 support, 8GB of VRAM and DLSS/RT capabilities.

All that is to say that this card is expected to go fast, even though Nvidia has claimed that a greater number of cards will be available, so here's what you need to know.

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