The power section has 11 mosfets according to the general formula “9 + 2” for GPU / Mem, power stages NCP302045 from ON Semiconductor with a rated current of 45 A are used.
Voltage control is carried out by the NCP81610 and uS5650Q PWM controllers.
The video card is equipped with 8 GB of video memory of the GDDR6 standard. This volume is recruited by eight Micron chips. Their clock frequency is 1750 MHz (effective frequency 14000 MHz).
Test stand
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Z490 Maximus XII Formula;
Processor: Intel Core i5-10600K;
Cooling system: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black;
Thermointerface: Noctua NT-H1;
RAM: Team Xtreem 8Pack ~ 4000 MHz (2 x 8 GB);
Video card: MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio;
Drives: Western Digital Black SN750, 500 GB;
Power supply: be quiet! Straight Power 11, 850W;
Monitor: AOC U2790PQU;
Case: open stand.
Software
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10 x64;
Driver: GeForce 456.71 WHQL.
Testing tools and methodology For overclocking video cards, as well as monitoring temperatures and fan speeds, we used the proprietary MSI Afterburner utility.
To check the temperature conditions of the video card in conditions close to everyday ones, we used the 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme stability test.
The noise level was measured using a TM-102 digital sound level meter. The measurements were taken from a distance of 30 cm. The background noise level in the room is no more than 28 dBA. All system fans were turned off. On the graphs, the conditional noiselessness limit for the system is determined at the level of 30.5 dBA, the conditional comfort limit is 37 dBA. The room temperature was 25 degrees Celsius.
Additionally, readings of the power consumption were taken using a Robiton PM-2 wattmeter and the temperature of the printed circuit board with a Fluke 59 Max IR thermometer.
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio Standard Frequencies The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio received a factory overclocking of as much as 100 MHz in the boost, which is a very decent result.
Thanks to the massive cooling system, the novelty is very cold when idle, and the manufacturer boldly equipped it with the “Zero Frozr” technology. We get the following indicators:
36 ° C and 0 rpm when working with MS Office documents;
38 ° C and 0 RPM when watching videos and surfing the Internet.
The cooling system is activated at 58 ° C, off at 49 ° C.
Here are the detailed BIOS specifications for the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio. The TDP level is 240W, expandable up to 250.
Link to BIOS file (click me).
In games and applications, the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio graphics card performs very well! The novelty boosts up to 2040 MHz, and keeps the average value at around 1950-1980 MHz at a temperature of 62 ° C, and the cooling system barely spins up to 1300 rpm. The secret to success is simple: less TDP, more metal in the heatsink.
The power subsystem warms up to 71 ° C.
However, the cooling system does not stop before this! At full power, the heating of the GPU and the power section is reduced to 49 ° C and 55 ° C, respectively.
With such a cooler, downvolting on the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio makes no sense, but in order to beat off 50 watts of consumption, you can lower the voltage to 900 mV. These settings automatically make the video card work in a more comfortable environment: the chip and VRM warm up to 58 ° C and 66 ° C at a fan speed of 1100 rpm.
Разгон MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio Realizing the full potential of the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio is hindered by the low TDP, even with an increase of up to 104% (250 W), although the power allows it. In any case, overclocking the core up to 2010-2040 MHz in boost and memory from 14000 MHz to 16700 MHz allows the new product to be overclocked.
Performance in games and benchmarks The performance of MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio from manual overclocking increases by 6-7%.
Gaming performance at 2560×1440.
4K gaming performance.
Power Consumption MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio Attention! The power consumption of the entire stand from the outlet is taken into account using the Robiton PM-2 wattmeter.
Conclusion When creating the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio video card, the manufacturer used the elementary decision to equip the video card with a similar design and size cooler, which is installed on the older RTX 3090 model with a consumption of up to 380 W, which turned out to be an ideal solution for the younger novelty with a TDP of 240 W. Thanks to this approach, the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio has significantly lower heating, noise level, and higher frequencies.
However, the video card is “squeezed” by the notorious Power Limit at the level of 240-250 W, and cannot fully reveal its potential, as if artificially. Although this is a limitation from NVIDIA, partners cannot offer BIOS with TDP 300W.
In any case, the world community has already tested non-reference RTX 3070 models, and the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio video card is among them, I’m not afraid of the verdict, the best, and my measurements have confirmed this.
Advantages :
High performance and speed;
High overclocking of the video card;
Appearance and design of the novelty;
Quiet and efficient cooling system;
Includes a special bracket.
Disadvantages:
Requirements for a power supply unit from 650 W.