Power and Temperature
To test the power and temperature we perform a manual run-through in Cyberpunk 2077 at “Ultra” settings for real-world in-game data. We use GPU-Z sensor data to record the results. We report on the GPU-Z sensor data for “Board Power” and “GPU Chip Power” when available for our Wattage data. For temperature data, we report the GPU (Edge Temp of the GPU) as well as the Hot Spot (Junction Temperature) when available for our temperature data.
Power
This graph shows nicely the lower power draw of the MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPRIM X. We see 12% less in the overclocked format and 21% less in the default setting versus the RX 7900 XT. We also find that our review card does exceed the TBP by a slim margin when overclocked.
Temperature
Both video cards are well-cooled respectively. As was stated in the overclocking section, the overclocked MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPRIM X did run close to the maximum temperature in real-time with fans at default (32%). After adjusting the fan cycle to 60% you can see the result. Keep in mind that this SUPRIM X was nearly silent at 60% fan cycle, the big heatsink did its job. Below you see the GPUZ sensor information. The right-hand column is the overclocked benchmark.
Discussion (6 replies)
Join Discussion →nice writeup. Still too rich for my blood. I refuse to spend over $500 on a GPU
I think the RTX4070Ti is a pretty good card but about $100 too much. D*mn I remember the days I would get awesome cards for $300.
I remember my 1070 back in the day was around 450 if I remember correctly.
Back then, I got a great deal on my GTX1070 for $350 and then a GTX1070Ti for $375. Just before the mining craze
In the introduction you provide an overview of the three tiers: "The SUPRIM is at the top, Gaming Trio next, and Ventus at the bottom. The SUPRIM and Gaming Trio have an X and non-X version, X denoting overclock. The Ventus is simply OC or not. In the RTX 4070 Ti, MSI also offers a white version of the Gaming Trio X and non-X."
Maybe I'm an exception, but I would actually rather buy a video card that isn't factory overclocked.
I'm curious whether anyone knows what sort of binning goes on and how that might affect chip quality not only among the tiers but also the "X" or "OC" variants. A card that draws less power and is cooler at stock speeds is desirable too, but if that is a goal then buying a factory-overclocked card seems a little bit counterintuitive. I wonder whether (for example) the non-X variant of the SUPRIM card would be of equal quality to its X counterpart, but without the factory overclock.
Just a curiosity of mine...
I don't anticipate buying any of the 4000-series cards.
Those are very good prices. The MSRP of the GTX 1070 was $379 at launch. I bought an MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X for $400 toward the end 2016. (It included a $20 mail-in rebate that I managed to screw up by waiting too long. My perfect rebate record was ruined. ?)
$330 I think for an open box Asus 1070 from microcenter. Those were the days.