MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Shadow 12GB GDDR7
The Blackwell architecture and 12GB of GDDR7 memory with DLSS 4 deliver strong 1440p gaming at a factory overclocked 2560MHz boost clock. Its compact 231mm dual-slot design with TORX Fan 5.0 and a ventilated backplate provides effective cooling in a space-efficient form factor. This card is best for 1440p gamers and content creators seeking current-gen features in a smaller build without excessive power draw.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong connectivity (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong raster (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong rt (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | 192 |
| Bandwidth | 672 |
Compute
| Tensor Cores | 192 |
| RT Cores | 48 |
| Base Clock | 2560 |
| Boost Clock | 2560 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.87 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.87 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 28796 |
| GPU Compute | 14588 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 250 |
| Recommended PSU | 650 |
| Power Connectors | 16 pins |
| Cooler | Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) |
Physical
| Length | 231 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Weight | 0.7 kg / 1.6 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Shadow | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2560 | 2730 | 2730 | 2730 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 250 | 150 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 192 | 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Shadow | 62.3 | 77.6 | 64.8 | 82.1 | 63.9 | 72.7 | 36.5 | 73.5 | 88.1 | 88.9 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.6 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Price
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