MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7
MSI
91 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5
Gigabyte
13 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7
87 out of 100 high confidence 33 reviews
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
Performance 12
Value for money 8
Cooling 6
Driver issues 3
Vram capacity 4
Card size 5
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Budget
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO | Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce GT 1030 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Pascal |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 14 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| 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 | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 30★ |
| Recommended PSU | 650 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Passive |
| Fans | 3★ | 0 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI-E |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | — | 0★ |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 4096 x 2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 338 | 175★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.96 kg | 0.36 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | ✗ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7
- 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
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5
- Below average social proof (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average ai (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average vram (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO
Scores 91 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 23 of 39 specs.
