Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7
Gigabyte
86 Overall Score
vs
MSI V812-037R
MSI
23 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7
78 out of 100 high confidence 53 reviews
The Gigabyte RTX 5070 Gaming OC is generally well-received, with many users praising its strong performance at 1440p and 4K, good value at MSRP, and efficient cooling. However, a few reviewers reported thermal putty leakage and intermittent black screens, which temper the overall enthusiasm. Most users upgrading from older cards like the 3060 or 3070 found it a significant improvement, though some noted the lack of RGB and occasional driver or encoding issues.
Pros
- Strong 1440p and 4K performance
- Good value at MSRP
- Efficient cooling and low temps
- Quiet operation
- Significant upgrade from older GPUs
Cons
- Thermal putty leakage
- Intermittent black screens
- No RGB lighting
- Poor support and RMA process
- Encoding issues at high settings
Performance 25
Value for money 12
Cooling 10
Build quality 4
Reliability 3
Rgb lighting 2
MSI V812-037R
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Budget
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC | MSI V812-037R | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce GT 1030 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Pascal |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 14 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR4 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 48★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 30★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 200★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 327★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.700000047683716★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Low Profile |
| Weight | 2.00 kg | 0.30 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | — |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
MSI V812-037R
- Strong social proof (76th percentile)
- Below average vram (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average rt (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average ai (12th percentile)12th %ile
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR70.090score per dollar
vs
MSI V812-037R0.073score per dollar
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7 offers 1.2x better value for money
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7
MSI V812-037R
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC
Scores 86 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 24 of 38 specs.
