MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 8GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
The MSI Ventus GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Graphics Card receives generally positive feedback for its performance and included support stand. Users recommend a 750W PSU minimum and note it uses the new 16-pin connector. However, there is limited detailed user experience, and one question about price matching remains unanswered.
Pros
- Comes with support stand
- Uses new 16-pin connector
- GDDR7 memory by Samsung
- Recommended PSU 750W minimum
Cons
- Limited user experience details
- Unanswered price match question
- No performance benchmarks provided
PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 8GB GDDR6
The PNY RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan Edition gets strong marks for its exceptional cooling and quiet operation. Verified buyers report it rarely exceeds 65°C under load and handles 1440p/120Hz gaming easily. The main complaints are about the premium price compared to the Founders Edition and the non-illuminated GeForce RTX side logo. A few users note the RGB is barely visible unless vertically mounted and that the included 12-pin adapter is short and unsleeved.
Pros
- Exceptional cooling performance
- Very quiet operation under load
- Great 1440p/120Hz gaming performance
- Good value compared to 3080/2080 Ti
- Solid build quality with metal backplate
Cons
- No illuminated side logo
- RGB barely visible in horizontal mount
- Short, unsleeved 12-pin adapter cable
- Minor noise increase over previous gen
- Driver optimization issues in some new games
Scores
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X OC | PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 70★ | 40 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 43.939998626708984★ | 15.970000267028809 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 43.939998626708984★ | 15.970000267028809 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 300 | 220★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 2 x 8-pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 7680x4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 303 | 294★ |
| Slot Width | 3 | 2.9000000953674316★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.63 kg | 1.00 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
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 user sentiment (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile
PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 8GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile)
- Strong rt (68th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (22nd percentile)
Pricing
PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 8GB GDDR6 offers 3.0x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 92 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 38 specs.
