GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER EX Gamer
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$599 USGALAX GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER EX Gamer Unboxing & Closeup
The GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER EX Gamer graphics card comes inside a large cardboard box. The front of the package has a large "GeForce RTX" brand logo along with the "GALAX" logo in the top left corner and a large hooded figure in the middle which is part of the new 'EX Gamer' brand. You can see similar hooded figures on the Serious Gaming packages too.
The packaging puts a large emphasis on the RTX side of things as the first feature enlisted by AIBs will be NVIDIA Ada architecture, Ray Tracing & DLSS support. NVIDIA has bet the future of their gaming GPUs on Ray Tracing support as these are the first cards to offer support for the new feature. The back of the box is very typical, highlighting the main features and specifications of the cards.
There's also a focus towards GeForce.com on each AIB card through which users can download the latest drivers and GeForce Experience application which are a must for gamers to access all feature sets of the new cards.
The sides of the box once again greet us with the large GeForce RTX branding. There's also the mention of 12 GB GDDR6X (RTX 4070 SUPER) memory available on the card.
Outside of the box, the graphics card and the accessory package are held firmly by foam packaging. The graphics card comes with a single 16-pin adapter (2x 8-pin) and a few manuals which might not be of much use to hardcore enthusiasts. After the package is taken care of, I can finally start talking about the card itself. The GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER EX gamer is a looker!
The graphics card is a big one in terms of size and weighs around 1kg. The card measures 336 x 146 x 48 mm and takes up 2.5 slots worth of space for installation.
The cooling shroud extends all the way beyond the PCB and it requires a casing with good interior space for proper installation.
The back of the card features a solid backplate that looks stunning. The backplate offers a lot more functionality than just looks which I will get back to in a bit.
In terms of design, the graphics card rocks a singular color scheme which is black and along with some white and silver linings on the front, sides, and back.
The card features RGB lighting on the side and within the fans which should look great.
Coming to the fans, the card rocks triple 'Wings 2.0 fans. Each fan is comprised of 11 blades which have a very angular shape that is made to disperse hot air out of the card faster than standard designs. The fans on the sides are 92mm while the one in the middle is 102mm.
GALAX also features a 0db fan technology on the fans which isn't explicitly mentioned. This feature won’t spin the fans on the card unless they reach a certain threshold. In the case of the GALAX heatsink, that limit is set to 60C. If the card is operating under 60C, the fans won’t spin which means no extra noise would be generated.
I am back at talking about the full-coverage, full metal-based backplate that the card uses. The whole plate is made of solid metal that adds to this card's durability. The brushed matte-black finish on the backplate gives a unique aesthetic. The graphics card also comes with a compact PCB design which means that the shroud, heatsink, and backplate are all extended beyond the PCB. The third fan blows air through the heatsink and blows it out from the cutouts that are situated at the very end of the backplate.
With the outside of the card done, I will now start taking a glance at what's beneath the hood of these monster graphics cards. The first thing to catch my eye is the humungous fin stack that's part of the beefy heatsink that the cards utilize.
The large fin stack runs all the way from the front and to the back of the PCB and is so thick that you can barely see through it.
Talking about the heatsink, there are two blocks of aluminum fins that are interconnected by six heat pipes running through the copper base plate and heading out toward the dual heatsink blocks.
There are several heat pads included for the VRMs and memory chips. They are full-sized, making full contact with the components to offer stable and efficient heat transfer.
I/O on the graphics card sticks with the reference scheme which includes three Display Port 1.4a & a single HDMI 2.1 port.
GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER EX Gamer Teardown:
The GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER EX Gamer graphics card comes with an 8+2+1 phase VRM design and features a total of 6 GDDR6X memory dies that are rated to operate at 21.0 Gbps speeds. The card runs at up to 2580 MHz clock speeds out of the box and has a TGP rating of 220W.
The card is powered by a single 16-pin 12V-2x6 connector and even comes with voltage readout points on the back if you plan on going the extreme overclocking route with this card.
GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER EX Gamer RGB Lighting Gallery:
The GALAX EX Gamer graphics card comes with several RGB accent zones. The "GeForce RTX" logo along with all three fans are lit up with LEDs which provide a very colorful tone and you can easily configure the LEDs to your liking with the bundled software or using a 3rd party app. Following is what the graphics card looks like when lit up.
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