MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G vs AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
• Execution Units
  46 60
• GPU Chip
  GA104-300-A1 Navi 32
• Render Output Units
  96 96
• Shader
  5888 3840
• Texture Units
  184 480
• AI Accelerators
  - 120
• Architecture
  - RDNA 3
• Compute Units
  - 60
• Ray Accelerators
  - 60
• RT Cores
  - 120
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  - 60

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  448 GB/s 624 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 16 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1750 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Infinity Cache
  - 64 MB
• Memory Clock
  - 2250 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  - 19.5 Gbps

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1500 MHz 1800 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1770 MHz + 3% 2430 MHz
• Game Clock
  - 2124 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  93 °C -
• TDP
  240 W+ 9 % 300 W+ 20 %
• TDP (up)
  250 W+ 4 % -
• System Power Supply
  - 700 W (System power requirement)
• Typical Board Power
  - 263 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 90 mm -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  35-37 dB -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 2.1
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.1a
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  2 x 8-Pin 2x8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -
• HDMI Version
  - 2.1

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_2 12_2 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  MSI Mystic Light No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  140 mm -
• Length
  323 mm -
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  1441 g -
• Width
  56 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  679 $ 799 $
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  8 nm 5 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2020 2023