PNY VCNRTXA400-SB
PNY
37 Overall Score
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus 12GB GDDR7
MSI
83 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY VCNRTXA400-SB
No customer feedback yet
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus 12GB GDDR7
85 out of 100 medium confidence 10 reviews
The MSI RTX 5070 Ventus 2X is widely praised as a solid upgrade for gamers, delivering strong performance in 2K and WQHD without excessive noise or heat. Users appreciate its compact size, easy installation, and fair price relative to performance, though some note occasional coil whine or VRAM limitations. A few isolated reports mention disconnection issues, but the overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Compact size fits small cases
- Strong 2K and WQHD gaming performance
- Quiet operation even under load
- Efficient power consumption
- Easy installation
Cons
- Occasional coil whine noise
- VRAM (12 GB) may be insufficient for some users
- Rare disconnection issues reported
- Price considered high by some
Gaming performance 7
Noise level 3
Cooling 3
Build quality 2
Value for money 4
Vram capacity 2
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| PNY VCNRTXA400-SB | MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | RTX A400 | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 4 GB | 12 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 6 | 48★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 2.7060000896453857 | 30.8700008392334★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 2.7060000896453857 | 30.8700008392334★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 50★ | 105 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 600 |
| Power Connectors | No | 1 x 16-pin |
| Cooler | Fan | Dual Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 2★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x8 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 4★ | 3 |
| HDMI | 0 | 1★ |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 4K (2160p) | 4K / 480Hz |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 163★ | 236 |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.37 kg★ | 0.78 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | — | Not stated |
| RGB | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
PNY VCNRTXA400-SB
- Strong efficiency (78th percentile)
- Strong connectivity (74th percentile)
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
- Below average social proof (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average ai (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average vram (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average raster (19th percentile)19th %ile
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus 12GB GDDR7
- Strong efficiency (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong raster (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
Pricing
PNY VCNRTXA400-SB0.201score per dollar
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus 12GB GDDR70.139score per dollar
PNY VCNRTXA400-SB offers 1.4x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus
Scores 83 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 38 specs.
