MSI Gaming RTX 5070 12G Shadow 2X OC

Written analysis

MSI Gaming RTX 5070 12G Shadow 2X OC at a glance

The MSI Gaming RTX 5070 12G Shadow 2X 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 231 mm and it occupies 2.5 slots (231 x 126 x 50 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.

This is a short card and is a better candidate for compact cases than most RTX 5070 partners.

Best fit: Compact builds that need this GPU in a shorter board design, subject to slot-width clearance.

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 60.1 performance per dollar.

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