MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Gaming Trio OC
March, 2025Type
Graphics CardPrice
$649Conclusion - Strong Cooling Combined With Great Looks
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is here and we can tell how the least performant entry in the RTX 50 series so far performs.
RTX 4070 SUPER Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 isn't a big upgrade in terms of performance, sometimes its 5% faster than the RTX 4070 SUPER which isn't that big of an upgrade for existing RTX 4070 owners and on a few occasions, it comes out as fast as the RTX 4070 Ti which is still a decent uplift and nothing to write word about.
DLSS4 Is The Game Changer, Better Image Quality Than DLSS3 With Transformers Gunning For 1440P 240Hz Gaming
DLSS4 is huge! With the updated upscaling technology, NVIDIA is taking image quality to the next level. The model they have been training is in the most advanced state yet with the image quality improving day by day. DLSS4 is a visual upgrade over DLSS3 and all RTX gamers can enjoy its benefits. With the faster transformer model on the Blackwell GPUs, you will see limited losses in terms of performance when switching from the older CNN model to the newer transformer model.
Now DLSS has been plagued with the "Fake Frames" controversy in regards to the frame-gen tech but it does offer better performance and smoothness. NVIDIA is quadrupling the frame-gen with a 4x mode which boosts FPS dramatically. This is enough for those who want to utilize the potential of their 4K & 1440P 240Hz monitors.
Yes, there will be certain artifacts when using DLSS4 with frame generation enabled but like I said, the DLSS model is improving and this is DLSS at its finest. We can expect DLSS4 to receive countless amounts of updates in the coming months and the time I spent trying it out, there were just minor artifacts that you can only notice when focusing on a certain section of the frame. It is almost visually indistinguishable from the native render.
NVIDIA's Blackwell Is Built For The Future of Gaming, But We Might Have to Wait
The NVIDIA Blackwell architecture is designed with AI in mind. While DLSS 4 and its 4x Multi-Frame Generation technology are one aspect, there's also support for FP4, which would help in certain AI workloads.
Things we liked about the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Gaming Trio OC:
- Solid performance at 1440p
- Comes close to RTX 4070 Ti in some games
- Built For high refresh rate OLED monitors
- Designed With Next-Gen Neural Rendering
- Next-Gen Blackwell Architecture With Several AI Additions
- New GDDR7 Memory
- DLSS4 Offers Better Image Quality
- DLSS4 MFG Offers 4x FPS Boost
- Cooling Performance is Superb
- Very low noise output with 0db operation
- Next-Gen Video Encode/Decode Engines
- DP2.1b (UHBR20) support
- PCIe Express 5.0 technology
The big gun is the neural shaders support along with several new Neural rendering approaches that the company has highlighted and discussed. While the company hasn't yet announced any major game partnerships that will make use of these technologies, we are anxiously waiting for NVIDIA's update in this regard as that would further unlock the architectural potential of NVIDIA's Blackwell architecture.
MSI's Gaming Trio OC Variant Shines In All Regards
With its latest Gaming Trio OC design, MSI has ticked the right boxes. The card offers great cooling and is superbly designed.
With a dual-slot footprint and triple-fan cooling solution, we saw thermals below 60C which is great, and combine that with the factory OC, you can get a nice little boost in performance. The manual overclocking on the card is also solid, getting us anywhere from 8-12% performance uplift and sometimes even surpassing the 4070 Ti SUPER by a good margin.
Things we would have liked about the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Gaming Trio OC:
- Performance not a big uplift over 4070 SUPER, sometimes close to 4070 Ti
- Lower power rating
- GDDR7 Memory runs hot
- More than 12 GB VRAM (Competition offers 16 GB at the same price)
- A few games with next-gen RTX features at launch
A Passable Entry Within the Blackwell Gaming Lineup
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 isn't the huge uplift that gamers anticipated. It is a refined RTX 4070 SUPER with the Blackwell AI features incorporated within and nothing more. While we are left a bit disappointed with the performance on offer, MSI makes it up with its strong cooling performance & great overclocking potential which come with the Gaming Trio OC. The card retails for $649 US but it is currently not available at major outlets. The $100 US premium is a high bump over the MSRP but the card looks great and performs great which should matter to most buyers.
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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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