MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7 Black
PNY RTX A400 4GB GDDR6 workstation
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
PNY RTX A400 4GB GDDR6 workstation
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO | PNY RTX A400 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | RTX A400 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | workstation |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 48★ | 6 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 2.7060000896453857 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 2.7060000896453857 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 50★ |
| Recommended PSU | 650 | 450★ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector | No |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 4.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 4★ |
| HDMI | 1★ | 0 |
| USB-C | — | 0★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 4K (2160p) |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 338 | 163★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 1★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.96 kg | 0.37 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average affordability (34th percentile)
PNY RTX A400 4GB GDDR6 workstation
- Strong efficiency (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong affordability (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong connectivity (74th percentile)
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
- Below average social proof (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average compute (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average ai (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average vram (17th percentile)17th %ile
Pricing
PNY RTX A400 4GB GDDR6 workstation offers 2.4x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 91 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 39 specs.