EVGA has created a new cooler design for their GeForce 30 graphics cards — I really like it. The backplate design is pretty, too, because of various silver highlights and a red trim for additional impact.

The FTW3 Ultra is a cracking good RTX 3070! It is one of the best RTX 3070’s we’ve seen this far. The FTW3 is the coolest operating RTX 3070 we have tested yet.

Here’s where EVGA’s goliath custom cooler shines, even before you start overclocking. Nvidia’s RTX 3070 Founders Edition hit 72 degrees Celsius under load, which is comparable to what we've seen from well-designed custom cooling solutions in the past. But EVGA’s cooler makes Nvidia’s cool temperatures look downright balmy, topping out at a frosty 62 degrees even after long gaming workloads. Even better, while Nvidia’s FE can be heard while gaming, EVGA’s FTW3 Ultra stays essentially silent at all times, even when we popped off our case’s side panel for a closer listen.