MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 12GB GDDR7 Black
MSI
84 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce 8600GTS DDR3
ASUS
13 Overall Score
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW | ASUS GeForce 8600GTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce 8600GTS |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | — |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | — |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 48★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | No data | |
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250★ | — |
| Recommended PSU | 650★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Passive |
| Fans | 3★ | 0 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express X16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 1★ | 0 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 3840 x 2400 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 303★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | — |
| Weight | 0.98 kg★ | 1.50 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| RGB | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 12GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong rt (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
ASUS GeForce 8600GTS DDR3
- Strong affordability (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Below average ai (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average rt (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average vram (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average efficiency (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 12GB GDDR7 Black0.049score per dollar
vs
ASUS GeForce 8600GTS DDR30.060score per dollar
ASUS GeForce 8600GTS DDR3 offers 1.2x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW
Scores 84 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 27 of 38 specs.
