Today we will be taking a look at the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12G GAMING TRIO OC graphics card. It uses Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5070 GPU featuring Blackwell architecture, and comes with 6,144 CUDA cores, 5th Gen Tensor Cores (988 AI TOPS), 4th Gen RT Cores (94 TFLOPS), as well as supporting the latest DLSS4 and PCIE 5.0 interface.
The card uses an overclocked GPU with a boost speed of 2,610 MHz (the default is 2,510 MHz) and offers Extreme Performance at 2625 MHz (using MSI Center an Afterburner software). It comes with 12GB of GDDR7 VRAM on a 192-Bit memory bus running at speed of 28 Gbps.
For cooling, the card features MSI’s Tri Frozr 4 thermal design featuring StormForce cooling fans for improved airflow, as well as Core heatpipes, Nickel-plated Copper Baseplate, and a solid metal backplate.
The GAMING TRIO series from MSI is designed and aimed at gamers, who’s after a sleek exterior with bold lines, sharp edges and vibrant RGB lighting.
Video outputs include 3 x DisplayPort v2.1b, and 1 x HDMI 2.1b, all of which can display up to 4K @ 480Hz or 8K @ 120Hz with DSC, Gaming VRR, HDR.
According to Nvidia, the GeForce RTX 5070 has a total graphics power (TGP) is around 250W, so we recommend a minimum power of 750W or higher.
I would like to thank MSI for providing the review sample. This is a snippet from what MSI has to say about themselves on their website:
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Here’s a quick comparison between Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 40 and RTX 50 series.
| GeForce RTX 4080 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | |
| Architecture | ADA Lovelace | Blackwell | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| CUDA Cores | 9,728 | 6,144 | 8960 | 10,752 |
| FinFET process |
5nm | 5nm/4N (TSMC) | 5nm/4N (TSMC) | 5nm/4N (TSMC) |
| Base/Boost Frequency (GHz) | 2.21/2.51 | 2.33/2.51 | 2.3/2.45 | 2.3/2.62 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 3rd Gen
(76) |
4th Gen
94 TFLOPS |
4th Gen
133 TFLOPS |
4th Gen
171 TFLOPS |
| Tensor Cores (AI) | 4th Gen
836 AI TOPS |
5th Gen
988 AI TOPS |
5th Gen
1406 AI TOPS |
5th Gen
1801 AI TOPS |
| DLSS | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Memory Type | 16GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Speed | 22.4 Gbps | 28 Gbps | 28Gbps | 30Gbps |
| Memory Bandwidth | 717 GB/sec | 672 GB/sec | 896 GB/sec | 960 GB/sec |
| PCIE Interface | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TBP (Total Board Power) | 320W | 250W | 300W | 360W |
As you can see from the table above, the GeForce RTX 5070 features 6,144 CUDA Cores, a 2.33 GHz base clock that boosts up to 2.51 GHz. It also includes DLSS 4 support, 4th Gen Ray Tracing cores and 5th Gen Tensor cores. The Typical Graphics Power (TGP) is rated at 250W, so we recommemd a power supply of 750W or higher.
Now the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12G GAMING TRIO OC uses a slightly overclocked GPU that operates on a Boost Clock speed of up to 2.61 GHz (the default is 2.51 GHz), and features 12GB of GDDR7 VRam on a 192-bit memory bus running at 28 Gbps.
To test the graphics card, we’ll be using our Project AORUS ICE which consists of Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Pro X motherboard
OK, let’s dive straight in and start by taking a look at the specifications of the graphics card on our next page. You can buy the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12G GAMING TRIO OC Graphics Card for around USD $649 (MSRP) from Newegg – https://tinyurl.com/mr3p89rf
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