For some players who have certain space requirements, reducing the size of the radiator is also a method.
The Gaming
This test is very simple. It is mainly to understand the temperature difference between Gaming X Slim, a series that focuses on short, thin and light, and the original Gaming RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X Slim.
The size of the original GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming , so the weight of the graphics card also dropped to 1.086kg.
The TGP (Total Graphics Power) of GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB is still maintained at 285W, and it is recommended to use a 700W power supply.
Because the TGP setting of the graphics card exceeds 216W, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB must use the 12VHPWR connector; the GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards below 216W can be converted to use the PCIe 8 PIN connector, so we use the PCIe 8 PIN connector on the GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti And can be seen on GeForce RTX 4060.
Although the size of the Gaming X Slim series radiator has been reduced a lot, it still uses the MSI TRI FROZR 3 cooling system.
MSI TRI FROZR 3 cooling system adopts TORX FAN 5.0 axial fan design; according to MSI official information, TORX FAN 5.0 axial fan can increase air flow performance by 23% compared to ordinary axial fans.
Double Ball Bearing has become a standard configuration for high-end graphics cards, and MSI is not absent either. Therefore, the TRI FROZR 3 cooling system fans of MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X Slim and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X all use related bearings. . Double ball bearings can provide longer use time, but the disadvantage is that the noise will be relatively high. However, at the speed set by the MSI TRI FROZR 3 cooling system, there will basically not be too many problems.
For the data part, we quickly compared it through 3DMark’s Port Royal, Time Spy and Fire Strike series tests. We focused more on the temperature test.
3DMarkGaming XGaming X Slim
Time Spy Extreme1131011120-1.709%
Time Spy2340023143-1.110%
Fire Strike Ultra1379113602-1.390%
Fire Strike Extreme2634026303-0.141%
Fire Strike4257142477-0.221%
Port Royal1411513977-0.987%
Through 3DMark data, we can quickly find that there is not much difference in performance between GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X Slim. This data difference can even be described as within the error range.
Comparing Gaming X with Gaming X Slim 2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB coolers:
GPU TEMP – 64.8 vs 69.6，Δ 4.8°C；
GPU Hot Spot – 75.6 vs 80.8，Δ 5.2°C；
MEM TEMP – 52.0 vs 64.0，Δ 5.2°C；
FANS – 1643 vs 1373，Δ 270 R.P.M；
TGP – 282.6 vs 278.5，Δ 4.1W；
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Gaming X Slim 12GB
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Gaming X 12GB
Let’s use thermal imaging to see the highest temperature position of the MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X Slim 12GB graphics card.
Under the conditions of Furmark stress test for 30 minutes, there is not much difference in the TGP (Total Graphics Power) of the two GeForce RTX 4070 Ti between Gaming X and Gaming X Slim, but the fan speed can be seen to be 270 RPM higher in Gaming X (middle value). Through the data, we also know that Gaming X Slim will exceed 80 degrees Celsius in the GPU Hot Spot, but this is also within the allowed operating temperature range of the GPU, so there is nothing to worry about.
As for the GPU temperature, the difference between the two radiators is about 4.8 degrees (calculated as the middle value). Considering the smaller size and lower fan speed, the overall performance of the MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X Slim 12GB is quite good.
Compared with Gaming X, the new Gaming Graphics cards have a certain appeal to them; we quickly provide a test of the MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X Slim to give everyone a reference before purchasing. Thank you for watching.
