MSI Gaming RTX 5070 12G Shadow 3X OC

Written analysis

MSI Gaming RTX 5070 12G Shadow 3X OC at a glance

The MSI Gaming RTX 5070 12G Shadow 3X OC is a MSI retail card of the RTX 5070 on Blackwell 2.0. It is not marked as a factory-overclocked board ; the GPU’s reference boost is 2512 MHz.

Length is 303 mm and it occupies 2.5 slots (303 x 121 x 49 mm ). Board power is 250 W with 16-pin x 1 . Outputs: DisplayPort x 3 (v2.1b) HDMI™ x 1 (As specified in HDMI™ 2.1b: up to 4K 480Hz or 8K 120Hz with DSC, Gaming VRR, HDR) . Warranty is 36 months.

Length is in the typical high-end range. Most mid-towers fit it; SFF and some mATX cases will not.

Best fit: Builds prioritizing this card’s price, cooler, output selection, and warranty over a factory overclock.

Inherited GPU performance

Raster scores come from the RTX 5070, not from this cooler. At 1440p that is 52.20% of the dataset’s best (mid-range), with 60% at 1080p and 45% at 4K. The chip uses 12 GB GDDR7.

This card’s 1440p value is balanced at 59.5 performance per dollar.

Compare other MSI and partner boards of this GPU in the RTX 5070 retail-card table.