MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7 Black
GPVHOSO GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 Black
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7 Black
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
GPVHOSO GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 Black
This graphics card offers excellent value for money, performing similarly to the Nvidia GTX 1060 at half the price. Most users found it easy to install and were pleased with the gaming and video performance. However, a few reported defects like visual distortion and system crashes after a few months, and one user experienced BIOS interference on a specific motherboard. Overall, it's a budget-friendly option with some reliability concerns.
Pros
- Excellent value for money
- Easy installation
- Great gaming performance
- Plug and play
- Automatic driver installation
Cons
- Defective units reported
- Visual distortion and crashes after months
- BIOS interference on some motherboards
- Requires sufficient case space
- May need PSU upgrade
Scores
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO | GPVHOSO GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce GTX 1060 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Pascal |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 16 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 48★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 4.375 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 120★ |
| Recommended PSU | 650 | 400★ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector | 6PIN |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 8K |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 338★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | — |
| Weight | 0.96 kg | 0.83 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| 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)
GPVHOSO GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 Black
- Strong affordability (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average compute (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average vram (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average rt (22nd percentile)
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7 Black
GPVHOSO GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 Black
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 91 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 38 specs.
