PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER XLR8 Gaming Verto Epic-X 16 GB review – More clock speed through better cooling

1 - Introduction, technical data and technology 2 - Test system and measuring equipment 3 - Teardown: Cooler 4 - Teardown: PCB, layout and components 5 - Teardown: Detailed material analysis 6 - Gaming Performance FHD (1920 x 1080) 7 - Gaming-Performance WQHD (2560 x 1440) 8 - Gaming Performance Ultra-HD (3840 x 2160) 9 - Gaming Performance DLSS / FSR 10 - Power consumption and load balancing 11 - Load peaks, clipping and PSU recommendation 12 - Temperatures, clock rates and infrared analysis 13 - Fan curves and noise level with audio sample 14 - Summary and conclusion

Summary

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super has made considerable gains, which of course had good reasons from NVIDIA’s point of view. Once again, we see that competition stimulates business. AMD is being a real spoilsport here and now by slashing the price of the similarly fast Radeon RX 7900XT. Of course, this only works actively with a certain amount of subsidization, but at least it works for customers and retailers are happy to go along with it. However, the NVIDIA cards have also fallen in price, albeit only slightly.

The difference to the cheapest RX 7900XT usually represents the difference between two real performance classes and that’s exactly what the PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER XLR8 Gaming Verto Epic-X can’t quite do in the end. However, this is also an apples and oranges comparison, as the cheapest RX 7900XT is difficult to compare with a lavishly equipped RTX 4070 Ti Super. After all, the simpler sister model of the XLR8 also costs 70 euros less. So you’re also paying a bit of a luxury premium here.

But what counts: NVIDIA has finally expanded the memory to make it more future-proof, even at higher resolutions. In total, a chip with 10 percent more shader units (including more Tensor and RT cores) in gaming achieves between around 6 percent in WQHD and up to 12 percent in Ultra HD, even slightly more than the theoretically possible performance increase, as long as the CPU is not limiting. This is real progress, which may also be due to the slightly higher clock rate. The fact that the efficiency has even increased is also due to the better yield, the higher chip quality and the better Speedo value as the basis for virtual binning including boost.

The PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER XLR8 Gaming Verto Epic-X is an excellent card in WQHD when it comes to the highest frame rates and is also quite suitable for Ultra HD. At the latest then, however, you will have to think about smart upscaling in places and this is where DLSS and frame generation come into play. Meanwhile, games such as “The Last of Us Part 1” (TLOU) look subjectively even better in Ultra HD with DLSS than native Ultra HD. This is where NVIDIA can really play to its advantages, which DLSS 2.x and, above all, DLSS 3.5 also offer in purely visual terms.

However, if a game also supports frame generation and you would still be bobbing around in the less playable FPS range even with super sampling, then this can even be a lifeline to good playability. You can’t improve the latency with it, but not every genre is as latency-bound as various shooters. I would have really liked DLSS 3.5 for TLOU, but you can’t have everything. From this point of view, the PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER XLR8 Gaming Verto Epic-X completely fulfills all expectations based on the data already published. All the AI including the appropriate programs, DLSS 3.5, frame generation and the often better latencies are also good arguments. If it weren’t for the current dumping by AMD, however, which should suit the customer just fine.

The PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER XLR8 Gaming Verto Epic-X 16GB

The cooler is almost oversized and it is good to know what reserves it offers even for less favorable cases. The card is still quiet enough and you could even reduce the speed by a few rpm, depending on the case. The missing pads between the backplate and the PCB behind the voltage converters are not so nice, but I’m sure that will be adjusted after the article. The PCB as such is a bit better than that of all the normal UVP cards, because the coils are not bad and you can even afford an MCU for RGB and your own fan curves. The result is a fairly functional assembly that has no shortcomings and no unnecessary excess. Visually, the card is of course a matter of taste, but it is timeless and also beautifully illuminated in color.

Conclusion

The PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER XLR8 Gaming Verto Epic-X 16 GB with the AD103-275-A1 is a thoroughly interesting upper mid-range card, but nothing more at the moment. But nothing less either. Especially in view of the AMD Radeon RX 7900XT and the current price difference, it is more likely to be sold via the really good features and not just the street price. AMD already does this with the RX 7900XT, although the discounts do not apply to all cards.

Apart from the outdated display port connection, I don’t see any disadvantages at all with the PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER XLR8 Gaming Verto Epic-X 16 GB that would speak against this card, except that the price has been badly undermined by the red competitor. In addition, PNY has clearly shown with this card that this very well cooled card can almost perfectly convert the additional performance of the significantly increased number of shaders into adequate gaming performance and can even go one better with the final, manual OC. So it’s definitely worth buying if you want to and can.

The graphics card was provided by PNY for this test without obligation. The only condition was compliance with the blocking period, there was no influence or compensation.

PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER XLR8 Gaming Verto Epic-X RGB Overclocked Triple Fan, 16GB GDDR6X, HDMI, 3x DP (VCG4070TS16TFXXPB1-O)

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PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Verto Overclocked Triple Fan, 16GB GDDR6X, HDMI, 3x DP (VCG4070TS16TFXPB1-O)

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