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After our initial launch day coverage of the RTX 4070 Ti, we're back for another look at Nvidia's latest GPU. This time we're assessing Palit's GameRock OC model, offering the same bling-tastic design we have come to expect from a card of this series, as well as a pretty hefty 165MHz factory overclock and support for dual-BIOS. Is this card worth a look if you're in the market for a new GPU?
We've already reviewed the GameRock OC models of both the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080, so visually the Palit RTX 4070 Ti GameRock OC is exactly what we expected. It's still a pretty large graphics card, but if you want arguably the best RGB lighting implementation on the market, the GameRock is always worth a look.
Additionally, we pay close attention to thermal performance, noise levels and overclocking, so let's find out how this card stacks up against the Gigabyte Gaming OC and the Inno3D iChill X3.
| RTX 4090 | RTX 4080 | RTX 4070 Ti | RTX 3080 Ti | RTX 3080 | RTX 3070 Ti | |
| Process | TSMC N4 | TSMC N4 | TSMC N4 | Samsung 8N | Samsung 8N | Samsung 8N |
| SMs | 128 | 76 | 60 | 80 | 68 | 48 |
| CUDA Cores | 16384 | 9728 | 7680 | 10240 | 8704 | 6144 |
| Tensor Cores | 512 | 304 | 240 | 320 | 272 | 192 |
| RT Cores | 128 | 76 | 60 | 80 | 68 | 48 |
| Texture Units | 512 | 304 | 240 | 320 | 272 | 192 |
| ROPs | 176 | 112 | 80 | 112 | 96 | 96 |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2520 MHz | 2505 MHz | 2610 MHz | 1665 MHz | 1710 MHz | 1770 MHz |
| Memory Data Rate | 21 Gbps | 22.4 Gbps | 21 Gbps | 19 Gbps | 19 Gbps | 19 Gbps |
| L2 Cache | 73729 KB | 65536 KB | 49152 KB | 6144 KB | 6144 KB | 4096 KB |
| Total Video Memory | 24GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6X | 12GB GDDR6X | 12GB GDDR6X | 10GB GDDR6X | 8GB GDDR6X |
| Memory Interface | 384-bit | 256-bit | 192-bit | 384-bit | 320-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1008 GB/Sec | 716.8 GB/Sec | 504 GB/Sec | 912 GB/Sec | 760 GB/Sec | 608 GB/Sec |
| TGP | 450W | 320W | 285W | 350W | 320W | 290W |
First, for a quick spec recap. We already mentioned that RTX 4070 Ti uses the AD104 die, measuring 295mm2. Accordingly, transistor count is reduced to 35.8 billion, down from 45.9 billion with AD103. The fundamental building blocks are still the same of course, with the RTX 4070 Ti offering a total of 60 Streaming Multiprocessors (SMs), each housing 256 CUDA Cores, for a total of 7680. We also find 60 RT cores, 240 Tensor cores, 240 Texture Units, and 80 ROPs.
TSMC's N4 node has Nvidia cranking up the clock speed significantly this generation, with the RTX 4070 Ti sporting a 2610MHz rated boost clock. Palit has actually increased this figure significantly however, up to 2775MHz, so that's a 160MHz (6%) increase over reference figures.
The memory configuration is another area where AD104 has been cut-back significantly. The memory interface has been reduced to 192-bit, and even with 12GB GDDR6X running at 21Gbps, that brings total memory bandwidth down to 504 GB/s, lower than even the RTX 3070 Ti. That said, there has been a substantial upgrade to the L2 cache with the Ada architecture, with the RTX 4070 Ti now offering 49MB, compared to just 6MB for GA102.
Considering these cut-backs, power draw is naturally lower than the RTX 4080, with the 4070 Ti boasting a 285W TGP. Palit has not increased the power limit out of the box, but it is adjustable up to 330W when overclocking.
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