MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6 Black
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
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6 Black
This budget-friendly graphics card is a hit among users upgrading from older GPUs like the GTX 1050, offering a noticeable performance boost for everyday tasks and moderate gaming. It's praised for its easy installation, slot-powered design (no external power connector), and quiet operation, making it ideal for office PCs and pre-built systems. While it's not meant for high-end gaming, it handles 1080p gaming well and supports ray tracing, delivering solid value for the price.
Pros
- Easy installation
- No external power needed
- Quiet operation
- Good for office and general use
- Handles 1080p gaming well
Cons
- Not for high-end gaming
- Feels like a toy (simple design)
- Limited performance for demanding games
- May require PSU upgrade for some systems
Scores
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X OC | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 70★ | 16 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 43.939998626708984★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 43.939998626708984★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 300 | 81★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 8 pin*1 |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| USB-C | — | 0★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 303 | 191★ |
| Slot Width | 3 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.63 kg | 0.36 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 | DLSS 3 |
| 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
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong efficiency (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong affordability (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average compute (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average raster (23rd percentile)
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6 Black offers 2.3x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 92 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 39 specs.
