5070 Ti Variants, do they even matter?

[CivicDiamond72]

I have been considering a big upgrade from my RTX 1060 6GB for a while now. It took me a while to decide whether I wanted to upgrade to a RX 9070 XT or a 5070 Ti, even now I'm not 100% sure on it, but Nvidia's RT and Frame-gen advantage has pushed me towards the 5070 Ti. I doubt you care, so I'll get to the important bit.



I have found a number of cards at, or around, MSRP - I honestly don't mind paying an extra £20 over it. I have narrowed it down to five cards.

• Gainward Phoenix V1
• MSI Ventus 3X OC
• Palit GamingPro Blackwell (non-OC) - OC version is out of stock
• PNY Epic‑X RGB OC Plus
• Zotac Solid Core OC

I care about, in order of importance:

1. Performance
2. Temperatures/Cooling
3. Noise levels
4. Looking cool is the least of my concerns, although all of these do looks cool to me.

I will be getting a new PSU to go along with it, probably 850W? For now, it will be paired with a Ryzen 5 7500f, although that will be my next upgrade (to a 9800x3D hopefully). Thanks.

 

[hornetstinger]

Warranty and customer service is important too. How things are retailers don't seem to be the ones that deal with warranty, you have to send it to the manufacturer. If that means sending it to poland...good luck with that.

 

[Tetras]

This may help, it is always difficult to find reviews that compare lots of models, but at least you can find one of each:

TechPowerUp

Our review database with over 35,000 product tests helps you find expert opinions on RTX 5070 Ti and other hardware quickly.

www.techpowerup.com

There's a comparison table at the top of this page, which gives some idea of cooler performance (for the ones reviewed by TPU):

PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Epic-X RGB Plus OC Review

The PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Epic-X RGB Plus OC combines strong performance with whisper-quiet acoustics, even during demanding gameplay. It keeps temperatures impressively low and features a clean design with an excellent RGB implementation.

www.techpowerup.com

You can also find some models compared here:

 

[CivicDiamond72]

This may help, it is always difficult to find reviews that compare lots of models, but at least you can find one of each:

TechPowerUp

Our review database with over 35,000 product tests helps you find expert opinions on RTX 5070 Ti and other hardware quickly.

www.techpowerup.com

There's a comparison table at the top of this page, which gives some idea of cooler performance (for the ones reviewed by TPU):

PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Epic-X RGB Plus OC Review

The PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Epic-X RGB Plus OC combines strong performance with whisper-quiet acoustics, even during demanding gameplay. It keeps temperatures impressively low and features a clean design with an excellent RGB implementation.

www.techpowerup.com

You can also find some models compared here:

Thanks. At this point it is probably between the PNY Epic‑X RGB OC Plus and Zotac Solid Core OC. It seems like PNY is quieter and cooler, while Zotac is louder with slightly better performance.

 

[CivicDiamond72]

Warranty and customer service is important too. How things are retailers don't seem to be the ones that deal with warranty, you have to send it to the manufacturer. If that means sending it to poland...good luck with that.

That's a very good point that I hadn't considered. I will take a look, thanks.

 

[Tetras]

Thanks. At this point it is probably between the PNY Epic‑X RGB OC Plus and Zotac Solid Core OC. It seems like PNY is quieter and cooler, while Zotac is louder with slightly better performance.

Personally, I'd always take a better cooler over a higher factory OC, because the performance difference is hardly ever significant. But, I don't know enough about either model to say more than that.

In terms of warranty, Zotac usually offer you 3 with the option of extending that by 2 if you register within 30 days and they accept returns in the UK. I don't know about PNY.

 

[CivicDiamond72]

Personally, I'd always take a better cooler over a higher factory OC, because the performance difference is hardly ever significant. But, I don't know enough about either model to say more than that.

In terms of warranty, Zotac usually offer you 3 with the option of extending that by 2 if you register within 30 days and they accept returns in the UK. I don't know about PNY.

Looks like PNY offers a 3 year warranty, with no extension.