MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Short Foundation 8GB GDDR5
The compact ITX design houses a full Pascal-based GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5 memory, delivering 6.46 TFLOPS of compute for solid 1080p gaming in small-form-factor builds. Its short PCB and single-fan cooler allow it to fit into cases where standard cards cannot, backed by a reliable 4.1-star user rating. This card is best for builders of compact gaming PCs who need capable 1080p performance without sacrificing chassis space.
GPU GeForce GTX 1070
VRAM 8GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 1531 MHz
TDP 150 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Class consumer
37 Overall Score
Price £368
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong user sentiment (96th percentile) 96th
Cons
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (14th percentile)
- Below average vram (26th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
92/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 5 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 16 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 256.3 |
Compute
| Base Clock | 1506 |
| Boost Clock | 1531 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 6.463 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 13510 |
| GPU Compute | 6116 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 150 |
| Recommended PSU | 450 |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1 |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Short Foundation | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | Sapphire PULSE 11322-02-20G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 1070 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1531 | 2805 | 2610 | 2482 | 2450 | 2525 |
| Tdp W | 150 | 360 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 370 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Short Foundation | 29.8 | 29.1 | 25.8 | 32.8 | 32.7 | 11.7 | 7 | 96.2 | 49.3 | 13.6 | 61.1 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING Compare | 80.8 | 92.6 | 85.3 | 88.9 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 68.9 | 99.2 | 95.4 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.8 | 92.6 | 85.3 | 88.9 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 68.9 | 94.1 | 82.3 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.8 | 92.6 | 85.3 | 88.9 | 93.1 | 67 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 68.9 | 82.2 | 99 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11322-02-20G Compare | 94.7 | 91.7 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 99.2 | 96.4 | 72.9 | 72 | 35.3 | 86.1 | 78.1 |
Price
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