MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7 Black
MSI
91 Overall Score
vs
Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB GDDR6 workstation Black
Intel
54 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7 Black
87 out of 100 high confidence 33 reviews
The MSI RTX 5070 Gaming Trio OC is highly praised by users upgrading from older GPUs, offering significant performance boosts in 1440p and ultrawide gaming, with cool and quiet operation. While some mention driver issues and the 12GB VRAM as a limitation, most find it a worthwhile upgrade, especially at MSRP. The card's size is noted as a consideration for case compatibility, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent 1440p performance
- Runs cool and quiet
- Great value at MSRP
- Easy installation
- Good for SFF builds
Cons
- Driver issues reported
- 12GB VRAM may be limiting
- Large card size
- Software increases boot time
- Frame gen artifacting at 3x/4x
Performance 12
Value for money 8
Cooling 6
Driver issues 3
Vram capacity 4
Card size 5
Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB GDDR6 workstation Black
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Budget
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO | Intel Arc Pro B50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | Arc Pro B50 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | Intel |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Xe2 |
| Class | consumer | workstation |
| Process | 5 | 3★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✓★ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | — | 16★ |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 48★ | 16 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 3.8910000324249268 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 1.9459999799728394 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 70★ |
| Recommended PSU | 650 | 280★ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector | No |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Blower |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 4★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | — | 0★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 338 | 168★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.96 kg | 0.61 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | XeSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average affordability (35th percentile)
Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB GDDR6 workstation Black
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong connectivity (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong efficiency (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong affordability (69th percentile)
- Below average compute (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average thermal (21st percentile)
- Below average raster (28th percentile)
- Below average rt (33rd percentile)
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7 Black
Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB GDDR6 workstation Black
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO
Scores 91 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 41 specs.
