MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING 8GB GDDR5
MSI
39 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE 16GB GDDR6
Sapphire
77 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING 8GB GDDR5
92 out of 100 high confidence 35 reviews
The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming 8G is overwhelmingly praised for its excellent out-of-the-box performance, quiet operation, and strong overclocking potential. Users consistently report high boost clocks, low temperatures even under load, and the ability to handle 1440p gaming with ease. A few minor concerns exist regarding the card's size and the lack of included adapters, but overall sentiment is extremely positive.
Pros
- Excellent out-of-the-box performance
- Very quiet operation even under load
- Strong overclocking potential
- Low temperatures under load
- Great for 1440p gaming
Cons
- Large size may not fit all cases
- No included adapters or splitters
- Red fan LEDs cannot be changed
Performance 25
Noise level 15
Overclocking 12
Temperature 14
Build quality 10
Design 12
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE 16GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Budget
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING | Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1070 | Radeon RX 7900 GRE |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Pascal | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 16 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 80★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 91.95999908447266★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 6.4629998207092285 | 45.97999954223633★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 150★ | 268 |
| Recommended PSU | 500★ | 700 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 6-Pin + 1 x 8-Pin | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 279★ | 320 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.52 kg★ | 1.63 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING 8GB GDDR5
- Strong user sentiment (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Below average compute (22nd percentile)
- Below average vram (26th percentile)
- Below average rt (28th percentile)
- Below average ai (29th percentile)
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE 16GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong rt (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong ai (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong connectivity (86th percentile)86th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE
Scores 77 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 39 specs.
