Palit RTX 4070 Super JetStream OC Review

The Palit RTX 4070 Super JetStream OC has been an interesting card to asses. Palit themselves are quite upfront about the fact that this is a graphics card for those who ‘prefer function over form', given it lacks any kind of LED lighting or extra bells and whistles that may drive up the price.

Instead, the JetStream OC focuses on doing the basics right, and it is pretty successful. It offers thermal performance that's about 5C cooler than the Founders Edition out of the box, while we saw a 7C delta between the two cards in our noise-normalised testing. The default fan curve is very relaxed too, with the three fans spinning at just 1150rpm under load in Cyberpunk 2077.

Actual gaming performance is only a whisker better than what we saw from the Founders Edition, thanks to the JetStream OC's relatively mild factory overclock – in the real world, it ran about 50MHz faster than the Founders Edition. That still means it's a very capable GPU for 1440p, or even entry-level 4K gaming, just don't expect massive frame rate increases compared to the reference card.

In terms of complaints, I have only two real issues with the JetStream OC. The first is that the power limit can only be increased by 4%, so overclocking headroom is fairly limited. That's not a major critique, though I am more disappointed by the lack of dual-BIOS. I understand the JetStream OC is going for a ‘no frills' approach, but dual-BIOS is such a useful feature to have, and I really would expect it at the price point of a 4070 Super.

Speaking of price, at the time of writing we don't have a confirmed MSRP from Palit for the JetStream OC. We know it won't be a MSRP card as that position is occupied by Palit's Dual model, but considering the relative lack of features I am hoping for only a modest price premium over the baseline £579 MSRP. Anything above a 10% increase would feel on the steep side to me, but if the JetStream OC comes in below that it'd certainly be worth picking up if you want a cool and quiet graphics card that doesn't mess around.

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Pros

• Simple, understated design.
• Cooler is a decent improvement over the Founders Edition.
• Fans are very quiet under load, spinning at 1150rpm.
• Noise-normalised temperatures are competitive with the more premium Gigabyte Aero OC.
• We'd hope for only a small price premium over the £579 MSRP.
• Support for the full RTX feature set including DLSS, ray tracing etc.

Cons

• Lacks dual-BIOS.
• Power limit can only be increased by 4%.
• Appearance and lack of lighting won't appeal to everyone.

KitGuru says: It's a simple yet effective graphics card – hopefully Palit can deliver it at a reasonable price, too.

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