GALAX GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC Performance, Power Analysis & Noise Output

Epilogue

I admit that I am confused. According to NVIDIA’s claims I should see RTX 4090 performance levels, but what I got was an RTX 4070 Super with MFG capabilities, which in some games might offer indeed RTX 4090 frames but in essence latency and the game’s response will remain the same as the base frames. So what did NVIDIA do with the RTX 5070? They achieved RTX 4070 Super performance levels with less ROPs, Shaders, RT Cores, and Tensor cores by using a different design allowing for faster clocks and faster GDDR7 RAM. Speaking of the RAM, it is a real shame that NV went with 12GB, the same as the RTX 4070 Super, instead of increasing it to 16GB to make the card suitable for some heavy titles like the new Indiana Jones. Moreover, power consumption is higher than the RTX 4070 Super.

For those of you wondering why I compared the 5070 with the 4070 Super and not the plain 4070, it’s because its final price is at the same level, if not higher, as the 4070 Super. With a quick search on the European Amazon, I could find some 5070s available. Given the slight performance increase over the previous generation, it seems they are not highly desired, so scalpers didn’t party with them as much, at least as with the rest of the RTX 50 members.

With close to 0.5% improvement in performance compared to the RTX 4070 Super and close to a 10% loss in performance per watt, I would prefer the latter, especially if I could find it at a better price. The only real gain for the RTX 5070 is MFG, which I am not sure many will enable.

NV released the DLSS 4 Transformer model with the new GPU generation, which thankfully is not exclusive to the RTX 50 series but refers to all RTX lines. DLSS transformer models improve image quality with improved temporal stability, less ghosting, and greater detail in motion. There is a relatively small performance penalty, but as GPUs become more potent, we should focus more on quality than performance.

If you buy an RTX 50 graphics card, match it with an ATX v3.1 PSU with the proper, quality, high-power cable and avoid using adapters. This article lists the best ATX v3.x PSUs.

The following table reminds you of the differences between the RTX 50 series members.