MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7
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
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO | ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 6600 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 7 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 48★ | 32 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 21.209999084472656 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 10.600000381469727 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 160★ |
| Recommended PSU | 650 | 450★ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | — |
| Fans | 3★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | — |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | — |
| HDMI | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 338★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | — |
| Weight | 0.96 kg | 0.34 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| 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
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB GDDR6
- Below average connectivity (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average vram (32nd percentile)
Pricing
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB GDDR6 offers 1.3x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 91 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 25 of 38 specs.