NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
5th January, 2023Type
Graphics CardPrice
$799 US (MSRP)Colorful GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Ultra W Unboxing & Closeup
The Colorful GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Ultra W OC graphics card comes inside a very colorful cardboard box. The front of the package has a large "GeForce RTX" brand logo along with the "iGame" logo in the top left corner and the "Ultra" series branding in the lower-left corner. A large picture of the graphics card itself is depicted on the front which gives a nice preview of the Ultra White design.
The packaging has put 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 Ti) 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 few accessories and manuals which might not be of much use for hardcore enthusiasts but can be useful for the mainstream gaming audience. The only two useful accessories are the GPU mounting anti-sag bar and the 16-pin to 2x 8-pin power adapter.
The card is nicely wrapped within an anti-static cover which is useful to prevent any unwanted static discharges on various surfaces that might harm the graphics card. The most interesting accessory that I found in the package was a graphics card support bracket.
The Colorful Ultra W OC is one of the most unique graphics cards that I have laid my eyes on this generation. The white shroud with hints of pink and blue looks absolutely phenomenal.
Despite being a beautifully crafted graphics card, the Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Ultra W OC is still a beast in sheer size and proportions. The card measures the same at 337 x 150 x 62 mm and weighs in at 1620 grams. The card features a standard 3-slot height which is expected of today's high-end cards.
You would have to keep in mind the height when going for a triple or quad-slot card solution as your case or motherboard PCIe slot combination may not allow such a setup. The cooling shroud extends all the way to the back of 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 in the all-white. The backplate offers a lot more functionality than just looks which I will get back to in a bit.
In terms of design, we are looking at the Pop Shockwave design which makes use of retro and flashy aesthetics. The card is purely a statement of design and it does so really well with its choice of colors and aesthetics.
The card makes use of the Ultra Cooling system which is said to be both efficient and durable. The card features four layers, the shroud, the heatsink, the PCB, and the backplate.
The fans on the Colorful Ultra W OC graphics card come with a total of 9 ring-shaped blades and each fan measures 100mm to enhance air pressure and air input.
By using a dual-ball bearing design, Colorful ensures that the fans last longer and run silently throughout their operation.
And yes, for those of you wondering, these fans are PWM controlled and feature 0dB fan tech as a standard.
I am back at talking about the full-coverage, full metal-based backplate that the card uses. It is called the 'Pop Backboard' and assists in heat dissipation too.The backplate makes use of a bold color scheme with a white color and pink accents.
There are cutouts in screw placements to easily reach the points on the graphics card. The most interesting thing to spot on the back aside from the backplate is the large retention metal bracket which adds more mounting pressure to effectively disperse heat from the GPU to the heatsink.
With the outside of the card done, I will now start taking a glance at what's beneath the hood of this graphics card. The first thing to catch my eye is the humungous fin stack that's part of the beefy heatsink that the cards utilize.
The cooling module, as Colorful calls it, comes with two large aluminum fin blocks for finer thermal conductivity and utilizes a reflow soldering technique, ensuring that the thermal tube and the fin fit perfectly, optimizing heat dissipation performance and achieving better heat dissipation than standard heatsinks.
Talking about the heatsink, the massive block is comprised of two 8mm and five 6mm copper heat pipes with a more concentrated design to transfer heat from the copper base to the heatsink more effectively. The base itself is a solid nickel-plated base plate, transferring heat to the heat pipes in a very effective manner.
I/O on the graphics card sticks with the reference scheme which includes three Display Port 1.4a & a single HDMI 2.1 port.
The card comes with the standard 285W TGP but there's a one-key overclock switch on the I/O bracket which raises the clocks from the standard 2610 MHz to a much faster boost clock of 2745 MHz.
Colorful GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Ultra W OC Teardown:
The Colorful GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Ultra W OC graphics card comes with a custom PCB 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 2745 MHz clock speeds out of the box and has a TGP rating of 285W.
Colorful GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Ultra W OC RGB Lighting Gallery:
The Colorful GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Ultra W OC comes with a Retro RGB accent plate on the side which features the 'Ultra' label and also has some nice LED zones around the fans which looks great. Following is what the graphics card looks like when lit up.
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