Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 WINDFORCE OC 24GB GDDR6X
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 WINDFORCE OC 24GB GDDR6X
Most reviewers are highly critical of this GPU, mainly due to its exorbitant price far above MSRP, widespread scalping practices, and questionable build quality including inadequate thermal pads. A minority acknowledge the raw performance is excellent for gaming at 4K ultra settings, but nearly all agree the cost is unjustifiable. There are also serious concerns about receiving used or mislabeled units sold as new.
Pros
- Excellent raw performance for 4K gaming
- Smooth ultra settings with ray tracing
Cons
- Price far above MSRP due to scalping
- Inadequate thermal pads from factory
- Missing or mislabeled hardware (GPU swap risk)
- Used units sold as new
- Loud fan noise under load
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
The MSI RTX 5070 Ti is widely praised for its strong performance, especially at 1440p and 4K, with users noting excellent cooling, quiet operation, and impressive DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation. Many appreciate the included GPU support stand and the card's compact size, though some mention fan noise at higher temps and a desire for a lower price. Overall, it's seen as a great value for the performance, with a few minor complaints about plastic build and cost.
Pros
- Excellent cooling
- Quiet operation
- Strong 1440p/4K performance
- DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation
- Included GPU support stand
Cons
- Fan noise at high temps
- Price higher than expected
- Cheap plastic build
- No free game bundle
- Limited availability
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 WINDFORCE OC | MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 82★ | 70 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 35.58000183105469 | 43.939998626708984★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 35.58000183105469 | 43.939998626708984★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 350 | 300★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 750 |
| Power Connectors | — | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 303★ |
| Slot Width | 2.1700000762939453★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | — | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.34 kg★ | 1.07 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 WINDFORCE OC 24GB GDDR6X
- Strong vram (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong ai (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile)
- Strong rt (72nd percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average affordability (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average connectivity (22nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (26th percentile)
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average affordability (21st percentile)
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR7 Black offers 3.0x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 38 specs.
