How Much Does it Cost?
The Inno3D GeForce RTX 5070 Ti X3 OC 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card is currently listed at OCUK for £899.99 and, of course, out of stock. Unfortunately, this is the market right now, MSRP is one thing, the actual retail price is another, and stock is non-existent… it’ll get better, probably, but unfortunately, it is out of our hands.
Conclusion
So, the results here are certainly interesting, and this is one of those moments where I have to be brutally honest. I’d like to think INNO3D will appreciate that, as we’ve had a great working relationship over the years. But when a product has clear shortcomings, it’s our job to highlight them. We pride ourselves on being unbiased and providing the most accurate information possible, whether it’s on the website or on YouTube, and that means calling things as we see them. In this case, there’s a real issue with what seems to be the power limit.
Performance
Whilst the performance is pretty good, even matching or beating the MSI Ventus in many cases, we find that this card hasn’t done enough to make buying a 5070 Ti worth it, and that’s through no fault of their own. That all comes down to NVIDIA. If the 5070 Ti was available for a good price, then I’d be saying a completely different thing right now, but that simply isn’t the case. That’s what we saw here today with underwhelming performance, at least for the money, which is currently much higher than it should be thanks to people and even businesses scalping and adjusting prices to their own agenda. Again, this isn’t INNO3D’s fault because if you are after a 5070 Ti and are dead set on it, then this one does fit the bill quite nicely. It has performance on par with what you would expect, whilst having enough headroom to overclock it fairly easily and ticks all of the right boxes in every area.
Cooling
The cooler is more than sufficient at keeping things running well and isn’t over-designed. It’s simple. It’s exactly what it needs to be, and I like that. Also, since it is one of the smaller cards we’ve reviewed, you could easily fit this into most systems, unlike some of the larger cards we’ve had come through here, as this one actually has a decent chance of fitting in an ITX build, which along with its lower power consumption and lower heat, could make this quite an appealing card for many people.
Scalping
Again, though, I can’t help but think about the price. If you were able to get this card for the retail price, then it’s a decent deal, especially if you’re upgrading from something like a 3070 or 3070 Ti, but with the way prices are right now, we are seeing major problems with stock and availability, and of course, as I mentioned, scalpers, which are causing prices to sit much higher than they’re meant to.
Should I Buy One?
If we ignore the ongoing problems with pricing to try to be as fair as possible, then yes, this is a good card, a great card even, as if you get it for the right price, you won’t be disappointed, especially if you’re playing at 1440p, which I think is the sweet spot for this type of card, though that’s not to say that 4K is completely out of the question, especially in more intense games that can utilise DLSS, especially with MFG, though the number of titles in that department is still pretty low, but will get better over time.
So, it’s a difficult one, because whilst I do like the card and would like to recommend it, it does have a caveat, and yes, you guessed it, its price. If you can buy this card for MSRP, then I would recommend it, but anything more? Well then it’s probably best you wait a little while and see what happens to the market, if you can wait of course.
For now though, that’s going to wrap this one up. Not the nicest way to finish things off, but again, we present the facts that are in front of us, and that’s how this one is looking. Again, I want to make it clear, the only thing letting this card down right now is the price, and sadly that’s the case for all RTX 5070 Ti models from all brands, and some are even worse than others.
