Palit RTX 4070 Ti GameRock OC Review

1. Introduction2. Meet the Palit RTX 4070 Ti GameRock OC3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Time Spy Extreme5. Game Benchmarks6. Clock Speed7. GPU Temperatures8. Memory Temperatures9. Acoustics10. Noise-Normalised Temperatures11. Power Draw12. Overclocking13. Closing Thoughts14. View All Pages

After our initial launch day coverage of the RTX 4070 Ti, we're back for another look at Nvidia's latest GPU. This time we're assessing Palit's GameRock OC model, offering the same bling-tastic design we have come to expect from a card of this series, as well as a pretty hefty 165MHz factory overclock and support for dual-BIOS. Is this card worth a look if you're in the market for a new GPU?

We've already reviewed the GameRock OC models of both the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080, so visually the Palit RTX 4070 Ti GameRock OC is exactly what we expected. It's still a pretty large graphics card, but if you want arguably the best RGB lighting implementation on the market, the GameRock is always worth a look.

Additionally, we pay close attention to thermal performance, noise levels and overclocking, so let's find out how this card stacks up against the Gigabyte Gaming OC and the Inno3D iChill X3.

	RTX 4090	RTX 4080	RTX 4070 Ti	RTX 3080 Ti	RTX 3080	RTX 3070 Ti
Process	TSMC N4	TSMC N4	TSMC N4	Samsung 8N	Samsung 8N	Samsung 8N
SMs	128	76	60	80	68	48
CUDA Cores	16384	9728	7680	10240	8704	6144
Tensor Cores	512	304	240	320	272	192
RT Cores	128	76	60	80	68	48
Texture Units	512	304	240	320	272	192
ROPs	176	112	80	112	96	96
GPU Boost Clock	2520 MHz	2505 MHz	2610 MHz	1665 MHz	1710 MHz	1770 MHz
Memory Data Rate	21 Gbps	22.4 Gbps	21 Gbps	19 Gbps	19 Gbps	19 Gbps
L2 Cache	73729 KB	65536 KB	49152 KB	6144 KB	6144 KB	4096 KB
Total Video Memory	24GB GDDR6X	16GB GDDR6X	12GB GDDR6X	12GB GDDR6X	10GB GDDR6X	8GB GDDR6X
Memory Interface	384-bit	256-bit	192-bit	384-bit	320-bit	256-bit
Memory Bandwidth	1008 GB/Sec	716.8 GB/Sec	504 GB/Sec	912 GB/Sec	760 GB/Sec	608 GB/Sec
TGP	450W	320W	285W	350W	320W	290W

First, for a quick spec recap. We already mentioned that RTX 4070 Ti uses the AD104 die, measuring 295mm². Accordingly, transistor count is reduced to 35.8 billion, down from 45.9 billion with AD103. The fundamental building blocks are still the same of course, with the RTX 4070 Ti offering a total of 60 Streaming Multiprocessors (SMs), each housing 256 CUDA Cores, for a total of 7680. We also find 60 RT cores, 240 Tensor cores, 240 Texture Units, and 80 ROPs.

TSMC's N4 node has Nvidia cranking up the clock speed significantly this generation, with the RTX 4070 Ti sporting a 2610MHz rated boost clock. Palit has actually increased this figure significantly however, up to 2775MHz, so that's a 160MHz (6%) increase over reference figures.

The memory configuration is another area where AD104 has been cut-back significantly. The memory interface has been reduced to 192-bit, and even with 12GB GDDR6X running at 21Gbps, that brings total memory bandwidth down to 504 GB/s, lower than even the RTX 3070 Ti. That said, there has been a substantial upgrade to the L2 cache with the Ada architecture, with the RTX 4070 Ti now offering 49MB, compared to just 6MB for GA102.

Considering these cut-backs, power draw is naturally lower than the RTX 4080, with the 4070 Ti boasting a 285W TGP. Palit has not increased the power limit out of the box, but it is adjustable up to 330W when overclocking.

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