MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
MSI
62 Overall Score
vs
ZOTAC ZT-B50800C-10P
ZOTAC
93 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
85 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
The MSI RTX 3070 Ventus 3X is widely praised for its strong performance, quiet operation, and cool temperatures at 1440p gaming. Users note it is large and thick, requiring careful case measurement, and lacks any RGB lighting. While most got good value near MSRP, some paid well above retail, and a few experienced minor issues like a finicky HDMI port or missing adapters.
Pros
- Strong 1440p gaming performance
- Very quiet under load
- Runs cool (60-64°C)
- Good value near MSRP
Cons
- Lacks RGB lighting
- Large and thick design
- No bundled power adapters
- Finicky HDMI port on some units
- Overpriced when not near MSRP
Gaming performance 10
Noise level 7
Temperature 6
Build quality 5
Value for money 8
Rgb lighting 4
ZOTAC ZT-B50800C-10P
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X | ZOTAC ZT-B50800C-10P | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 40 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 15.970000267028809 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 15.970000267028809 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 140★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | — | 850★ |
| Power Connectors | — | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | — | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 305★ | 369 |
| Slot Width | 2.0999999046325684★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | — | ATX |
| Weight | 1.53 kg★ | 3.22 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile)
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile)
ZOTAC ZT-B50800C-10P
- Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR60.131score per dollar
vs
ZOTAC ZT-B50800C-10P0.066score per dollar
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6 offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: ZOTAC ZT-B50800C-10P
Scores 93 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 38 specs.
