MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual 8GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
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
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual 8GB GDDR6
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 receives mixed feedback from a small sample of users. It is praised for solid 1080p gaming performance and quiet operation thanks to its 0 dB fan technology, but some note potential noise issues and a recommended 600W power supply. Compatibility with ASUS motherboards is generally good, though driver updates from NVIDIA are advised.
Pros
- Solid 1080p gaming performance
- Quiet operation with 0 dB fan technology
- Good compatibility with ASUS motherboards
- Effective noise reduction when fans are idle
Cons
- Potential noise issues reported
- Recommended 600W power supply may be limiting
- Fans may not spin initially causing concern
- Driver updates needed from NVIDIA not ASUS
Scores
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus | ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual | |
|---|---|---|
| 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★ | 8 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 | 130★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 550★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 303 | 200★ |
| Slot Width | 3 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | — |
| Weight | 1.63 kg | 0.55 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 16GB GDDR7
- 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
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual 8GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong feature (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Strong connectivity (71st percentile)
- Strong affordability (66th percentile)
- Below average compute (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average ai (26th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
- Below average raster (29th percentile)
Pricing
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual 8GB GDDR6 offers 1.4x better value for money
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual 8GB GDDR6
Verdict
Scores 92 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 38 specs.
