ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC 32GB GDDR7
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC 32GB GDDR7
The Zotac RTX 5090 Solid OC is widely praised for its raw performance, overclocking potential, and effective cooling, with many users calling it a beast for gaming and AI workloads. However, a few verified buyers report defective units and poor customer service from Zotac, including demands to pay for return shipping on a near-$3,000 card. The high price is a recurring complaint, with some feeling it is only justified for content creators or AI users, not pure gamers.
Pros
- Excellent raw performance
- Great overclocking potential
- Effective cooling system
- Dual BIOS feature
- Elegant design
Cons
- High price
- Poor customer service
- Defective units reported
- Massive size
- Not worth it for pure gamers
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
The MSI RTX 5070 Ti is widely praised for its strong performance, especially at 1440p and 4K, with users noting excellent cooling, quiet operation, and impressive DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation. Many appreciate the included GPU support stand and the card's compact size, though some mention fan noise at higher temps and a desire for a lower price. Overall, it's seen as a great value for the performance, with a few minor complaints about plastic build and cost.
Pros
- Excellent cooling
- Quiet operation
- Strong 1440p/4K performance
- DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation
- Included GPU support stand
Cons
- Fan noise at high temps
- Price higher than expected
- Cheap plastic build
- No free game bundle
- Limited availability
Scores
Specifications
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC | MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 32 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 4 | 70★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 43.939998626708984★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 43.939998626708984★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 575 | 300★ |
| Recommended PSU | 1,000 | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 330 | 303★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 3.08 kg | 0.45 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC 32GB GDDR7
- Strong raster (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong ai (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong vram (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (27th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (28th percentile)
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong compute (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong rt (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7 offers 4.7x better value for money
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC 32GB GDDR7
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
Verdict
Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 38 specs.
