Gigabyte RTX 4070 Ti Super Aero OC Review

The Gigabyte RTX 4070 Ti Super Aero OC ships in a very clean white box, with just the Aero branding, alongside Gigabyte and GeForce logos visible on the front. On the back, Gigabyte highlights a few key features along with an image of the graphics card itself.

Inside the box we find a warranty note, a quick start guide, and a dual 8-pin power adapter. The final accessory is a nifty GPU support bracket that screws into two motherboard standoffs to provide a solid support for the card.

As for the design of the card, it is outwardly identical to the 4070 Super Aero OC that we reviewed in January. That means we find the same white plastic shroud, with silver metal plate surrounding the three fans. I don't think this does much for structural integrity so is likely purely for aesthetics.

Each of the three fans measure 90mm in diameter, and they feature Gigabyte's Unique Blade Fan design, along with Alternate Spinning technology, meaning the central fan spins in reverse relative to the other two.

In terms of dimensions, the Aero OC measures 300 x 130 x 57.6mm – exactly the same as the 4070 Super model – and it weighs in at 1229g.

The front side of the card is home to the GeForce RTX logo, while the Aero logo towards the I/O bracket is the sole RGB lighting zone on the card.

As for the backplate, this is a full-length design made of silver metal, but it has a large cut-out towards the end to allow air to pass directly though the heatsink. We can also note the dual-BIOS switch positioned just above the power connector, offering a choice of the OC or Silent BIOS. Both feature the same clock speed and power profiles, the only difference is the fan curve, but we test both later in the review.

Power is supplied by a single 12VHPWR/PCIe Gen5 power connector, though a dual 8-pin adapter is included in the box. Display outputs are standard, with 3x DisplayPort 1.4 and 1x HDMI 2.1 connectors.

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