Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Review ft. Gigabyte Gaming OC

1. Introduction2. Meet the Gigabyte Gaming OC3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy5. 3DMark DirectX Raytracing6. Assassin's Creed Valhalla7. Cyberpunk 20778. Days Gone9. Dying Light 210. Far Cry 611. Forza Horizon 512. God of War13. Horizon Zero Dawn14. Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered15. Red Dead Redemption 216. Resident Evil Village17. Total War: Warhammer III18. Performance Summary (12-Game Average)19. Cost Per Frame Analysis20. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 207721. Ray Tracing: Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered22. Ray Tracing: Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition23. Ray Tracing: Resident Evil Village24. Clock Speed25. GPU Temperatures26. Memory Temperatures27. Acoustics28. Power Draw: 1080p29. Power Draw: 1440p30. Power Draw: 2160p (4K)31. Performance per Watt: 1080p32. Performance per Watt: 1440p33. Performance per Watt: 2160p (4K)34. Total System Power Draw35. Overclocking36. Closing Thoughts37. View All Pages

The Gigabyte RTX 4070 Ti Gaming OC ships in a black box, with a robotic-style avatar visible on the front. On the back, Gigabyte highlights various key features of the card and cooler design.

Inside we find a few pieces of documentation, alongside a new dual 8-pin power adapter for the 12VHPWR connector. An anti-sag GPU support bracket is also included which screws into a couple of your motherboard stand offs, before attaching to the end of the card to keep it level.

As for the card itself, it's a very similar overall design to the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 Gaming OC models we have already reviewed, just scaled down slightly. That means we find the same black plastic shroud that's made entirely from plastic. It looks fine but doesn't feel particularly premium in the hand, but it's not the end of the world.

There's also three 100mm fans, using Gigabyte's so-called ‘Unique Blade Fan' design. As expected from a Gigabyte card, the central fan spins in reverse relative to the others, which Gigabyte claims helps to reduce airflow turbulence and therefore increase air pressure down into the heatsink.

This RTX 4070 Ti design is a bit smaller than the 4080/4090 models however. The RTX 4080 version comes in at 343 x 150 x 75mm, whereas the 4070 Ti measures 336 x 140 x 58mm. It's still a big graphics card, no doubt, and it weighs in at a touch over 1.5kg, it's just not quite so monstrous as its higher-end siblings.

The front side of the card is home to the GeForce RTX branding, as well as the Gigabyte logo, one of the RGB zones on the card.

As for the backplate, this is made from metal and while it is a full-length design, there is a large cut-out towards the end of the card to allow airflow to pass directly through the heatsink. We can also note the dual-BIOS switch position in the middle, offering a choice of the OC or Silent modes. Both are identical in terms of clock speed and power limits, with the fan curve being the only difference.

We can also note the 12VHPWR connector as expected, though at least the included dual 8-pin is a bit easier to manage than some of the triple of even quad 8-pin adapters we have seen in recent months.

Video outputs are standard for an Nvidia GPU, offering 3x DisplayPort 1.4 and 1x HDMI 2.1 connectors.

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