MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC Edition Graphics Card Review

The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC graphics card delivers solid performance for its price point. It offers a decent upgrade over the previous generation and handles most games at high settings with ease. The card runs cool and quiet, even under heavy load, thanks to its efficient thermal design. However, the use of the controversial 12 VHPWR connector may be irksome for some users. Being an MSRP card, this should retail in the Indian market for INR 82,000 but whether it stays at that price point is to be seen. Overall, the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC is a good choice for gamers looking for a capable graphics card at a reasonable price.

The launch of the NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti marks the beginning of more affordable graphics cards within the new Blackwell family. The RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 have seen some ridiculous pricing spikes globally with stocks running out super fast despite the high prices. Even with the RTX 5070 Ti, calling it affordable might be a stretch since the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC edition graphics card which we’re reviewing today comes in at INR 82,000. Also, this is one of the MSRP cards in the sense that these would be sold at a standard price across brands. Whether local retailers stick to the MSRP pricing is a question that has been asked and answered a million times. All that said and done, let’s take a look at the card. 

MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC

The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC graphics card is the latest in a long line of MSI cards to adopt the triple-fan Ventus design language. The card features a sturdy plastic + metal construction that provides great protection for the internal components.

The front shroud is made of plastic and houses three 90 mm fans which follow the MSI TORX FAN 5.0 design with groups of blades that are linked by ring arcs to ensure stability at higher RPMs. The fans sit atop a heatsink that spans the entire length of the graphics card and it has four heat pipes snaking through them. The heatsink in turn sits atop a massive vapour chamber. The PCB is only about half the length of the graphics card so you’ve got a bit of the middle fan and the entirety of the third fan blowing air straight through the heatsink with minimal hindrance. The fin density of the heatsink is the same on both sides of the GPU. There’s a metal bracket providing mounting support for most of the components and the backplate is also made of metal, further enhancing the structural integrity of the card.

The card’s PCB seems to be quite standard with the power stages using DrMOS MOSFETs. MSI also states that they have additional fuses built into the design to safeguard against electrical damage. As for the power connector, the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC uses NVIDIA’s 12 VHPWR connector which might dissuade some buyers considering that even with this generation there have been some instances of the connector burning up due to not being seated properly. Also, we didn’t spot and toggle sliders to switch between different BIOSes or fan profiles. 

Overall, the build quality of the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC graphics card is quite decent. The card is constructed using high-quality materials and the only irksome bit is the power connector.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Specifications

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is a slightly cut-down version of the RTX 5080 in terms of most specifications. It has six GPCs (Graphics Processing Clusters) which is just one short of the RTX 5080. Within the six GPCs we have 35 TPCs (Texture Processing Clusters) and then you’ve got 70 SMs (Streaming Multiprocessors) with a total of 8960 CUDA Cores. That’s about 17 per cent fewer CUDA cores than the RTX 5080 so we should see a proportionate difference in synthetic benchmarks but in real-world gaming performance, it’s pretty much down to the optimisations like it always has been.

Even the clock speeds are similar with the base clock being 2300 MHz which gets boosted to 2452 MHz. The memory clock has been dropped to 1750 MT/s which will result in a decent drop in performance compared to the RTX 5080. As for the memory capacity, we’ve got the same 16 GB of GDDR7 memory connected to a 256-bit memory bus. The total memory bandwidth is a little lower at 896 GB/s. Also, the net power consumption seems to be limited to 300 Watts. 

The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC that we have has a base clock of 2295 MHz and the boost clock can go up to 2482 MHz so it’s got a little advantage over the reference specifications. 

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Performance

We have featured some of the older series cards along with most of the RTX 30 and RTX 40 series cards including the Super cards. A few AMD RX 7000 series cards were also thrown into the mix to see how well the cards perform against the competition. Like always, we have a section for synthetic benchmarks as well as gaming benchmarks with plenty of charts to showcase differences. Coming to the rig, this is what we’re running our benchmarks on.

Processor – AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
CPU-Cooler – Noctua NH-D15
RAM – 2x 32 GB Kingston FURY Beast 6000 MT/s
SSD – Kingston KC3000 2TB
PSU – Cooler Master V1200

3DMark

3DMark is a popular benchmarking tool for graphics cards and gaming systems. It provides a comprehensive suite of tests that measure various aspects of a GPU’s performance. 3DMark includes several benchmarks, such as Time Spy, Steel Nomad, Speed Way, and Fire Strike. Time Spy is a DirectX 12 benchmark that tests the performance of a GPU and CPU in a variety of graphically demanding scenes. Steel Nomad, successor to Time Spy, is a DirectX 12 benchmark that focuses on real-time ray tracing and other advanced graphics features. Then there’s Speed Way, a DirectX 12 benchmark designed to test the performance of a GPU and CPU in a high-speed racing game environment. And for legacy benchmarks, we have Fire Strike which is a DirectX 11 benchmark that tests the performance of a GPU and CPU in a variety of gaming scenes. 

Ray Tracing

3DMark Port Royale is a synthetic benchmark that uses a real-time ray tracing scene to simulate the reflections, shadows, and other visual effects that are possible with ray tracing technology. Port Royale is a demanding benchmark that can be used to compare the performance of all current graphics cards with real-time hardware-accelerated ray-tracing.

Blender

Blender is a great 3D modeling and animation software that’s open-source and it is the preferred tool for folks wanting to get their hands dirty with 3D modeling. We used version 4.3. There are three scenes in Blender – monster, junkroom and classroom – with varying design complexities that provide an array of different textures that can tax the GPU properly. 

OpenCL Rendering

This benchmark utilises OpenCL to generate photorealistic results by strictly adhering to the physics of light, a process known as physically-based rendering. Rendering progress is gauged by the number of samples calculated, which can be visualised as “light particles” that have interacted with the scene and reached the camera’s sensor. As a physically-based renderer, the results closely reflect how GPUs are used in industrial rendering applications.

API Performance

Basemark GPU is a nice benchmark to compare the performance of different graphics APIs between cards. We can use the same textures with OpenGL, Vulkan and DirectX 12 to see if the graphics card excels at any particular API more than the rest or if the performance is consistent across the board. 

Procyon AI Computer Vision

The Procyon AI Computer Vision Benchmark evaluates the performance of AI inference engines on your hardware using a variety of machine-vision tasks and popular neural networks. The benchmark scores reflect the performance of on-device inferencing operations compared to the same operations run on the CPU or GPU. This allows you to measure the performance of AI accelerators and compare different AI inference engines from various vendors.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Benchmarks

Assassin’s Creed Mirage

Hogwarts Legacy

Cyberpunk 2077

The Witcher 3

F1 24

Power Consumption and Thermals – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC Edition graphics card, even with its overclocked configuration, maintains efficiency at idle, drawing only 20 watts of power. This low power consumption helps in keeping the system temperatures down during regular tasks like media consumption and general computing. However, under heavy load, such as demanding gaming or complex tasks like 3D rendering, the power demand surges significantly, reaching a peak of 300 watts.

During our extensive testing, we pushed the graphics card to its limits with demanding gameplay scenarios, and we were pleased to find that the temperature never exceeded 68 degrees Celsius. This indicates efficient thermal management and a robust cooling solution that effectively dissipates heat, even under heavy load. When the system was idle, with minimal activity, the graphics card maintained a comfortable temperature, hovering around 46 degrees Celsius. This low idle temperature suggests that the card’s power management and fan control are optimized for energy efficiency and quiet operation. As for the memory chips, they reached a maximum of 58 degrees Celsius during our tests.

Overclocking the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

Overclocking a graphics card can lead to significant performance gains. In our testing, we found a moderate bump in performance. Specifically, raising the memory clock by 125 MHz resulted in a noticeable score increase to 7699 from a base of 7685. However, pushing the memory clock beyond this point did not lead to substantial further gains, so we decided to shift our focus to increasing the GPU clocks instead.

Through careful adjustments, we were able to successfully increase the GPU clocks by a considerable margin, reaching an additional 425 MHz. This adjustment had a profound impact on performance, ultimately driving the score up to 8080. This represents a net gain of 5 per cent performance in synthetic benchmarks, showcasing the potential benefits of overclocking.

Verdict

The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC graphics card delivers solid performance for its price point. It offers a decent upgrade over the previous generation and handles most games at high settings with ease. The card runs cool and quiet, even under heavy load, thanks to its efficient thermal design. However, the use of the controversial 12 VHPWR connector may be irksome for some users. Being an MSRP card, this should retail in the Indian market for INR 82,000 but whether it stays at that price point is to be seen. Overall, the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC is a good choice for gamers looking for a capable graphics card at a reasonable price.

MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X OC Graphics Card Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

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