MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Gaming X Trio 8GB GDDR6X
The Ampere-based RTX 3070 Ti with 8GB of GDDR6X memory and a 2000MHz boost clock delivers strong 1440p gaming and solid ray tracing performance. Its triple-fan Torx 3.0 cooler effectively manages the 150W TDP while maintaining quiet operation, and the card includes AV1 encode support for streamers. This GPU is best for 1440p gamers seeking high frame rates in AAA titles without stepping up to a flagship price point.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong feature (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong rt (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (27th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (31st percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 9 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 8 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 448 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 5888 |
| Tensor Cores | 184 |
| RT Cores | 46 |
| Base Clock | 2000 |
| Boost Clock | 2000 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 16.6 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 16.6 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 23289 |
| GPU Compute | 11474 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 150 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
Physical
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Gaming X Trio | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2000 | 2730 | 2730 | 2670 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 150 | 150 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | true | 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 RTX 3070 Ti Gaming X Trio | 42.9 | 65.9 | 43.8 | 63 | 57.6 | 84.3 | 72.9 | 27.1 | 88.5 | 31.2 | 39.4 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.3 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.6 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 57.6 | 94 | 99 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.2 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 86.4 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78 |
Usage Scores
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