Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Super Trinity

[theouto]

Such a shame that the price was not 600, would've been outstanding and a no brainer on what board partner to choose

 

[Flogger23m]

Yeah ... I've revised the review for a price point of $650

Hopefully it was just a miscommunication and not an intent to wiggle around the review guidelines.

 

[W1zzard]

Hopefully it was just a miscommunication and not an intent to wiggle around the review guidelines.

Yeah, next Zotac review I'll be more cautious

 

[Dahita]

Very disappointed with Zotac milking the cows just like everyone else. I was about to buy it and just for those $50 additional dollars, I won't until it comes down.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Such a shame that the price was not 600, would've been outstanding and a no brainer on what board partner to choose

To be far the the Twin Edge is just a dual fan version of the Trinity. The cards are other wise seemingly identical.

Yeah, next Zotac review I'll be more cautious

Yeah. To be fair though, Zotac is not in the habit of being dishonest. This was very likely an innocent mixup and mistake. Given their existing reputation, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

Very disappointed with Zotac milking the cows just like everyone else. I was about to buy it and just for those $50 additional dollars, I won't until it comes down.

See above statement. Let's NOT make mountains out of mole-hills... If you want the $600 card, buy the Twin Edge version.

 

[Dahita]

To be far the the Twin Edge is just a dual fan version of the Trinity. The cards are other wise seemingly identical.


Yeah. To be fair though, Zotac is not in the habit of being dishonest. This was very likely an innocent mixup and mistake. Given their existing reputation, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.


See above statement. Let's NOT make mountains out of mole-hills... If you want the $600 card, buy the Twin Edge version.

Thank you man! I had an opinion but, now that you are telling me what to think and do, I changed my mind just like that!

 

[lexluthermiester]

Thank you man! I had an opinion but, now that you are telling me what to think and do, I changed my mind just like that!

If you're going to bemoan about something that really isn't a serious issue and whine about a $50 difference between two very similar models of card, you can't be surprised when someone implies you to put cork in it. Just throwing it out there..

 

[Dahita]

If you're going to bemoan about something that really isn't a serious issue and whine about a $50 difference between two very similar models of card, you can't be surprised when someone implies you to put cork in it. Just throwing it out there..

I see, so it's either I'm not really serious, or it has to be your way. You can't fathom that we just differ in opinion. Mind blowing.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I see, so it's either I'm not really serious, or it has to be your way. You can't fathom that we just differ in opinion. Mind blowing.

You really expect a company like Zotac to drop their price on a BRAND NEW premium product just because YOU think their price is too high? Think about it for a moment. Not really that mind blowing. What IS mind blowing is the hubris of your implication.

 

[Flogger23m]

To be far the the Twin Edge is just a dual fan version of the Trinity. The cards are other wise seemingly identical.

I assume the noise/cooling ratio is quite a bit worse, much like the other two fan models. $50 isn't inconsequential either.

I would like to see TPU compare this to the $600 Gigabyte Windforce, which comes with three fans at $600. I have to assume this Zotac is superior, but how much more would be interesting to see. I believe the Gigabyte Windforce is the only $600 model with three fans.

I would also like to see TPU review the MSI models if possible. The regular 4070 Ventus had some not so great cooling on the VRM, so it would be interesting to see if that changed with the Super versions.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I assume the noise/cooling ratio is quite a bit worse, much like the other two fan models.

That would be an assumption.

$50 isn't inconsequential either.

$50 is less than 10% of the cost. And while you're not wrong, if that extra money is an issue, buy the less expensive card.

 

[Flogger23m]

That would be an assumption.

Considering the dual fan models of RTX 4070s were quite a bit louder than the better three fan coolers, I assume this will carry over to the 4070 Supers.

$50 is less than 10% of the cost. And while you're not wrong, if that extra money is an issue, buy the less expensive card.

$50 is still a lot. Understandably the other poster is no longer interested seeing the fairly high price hike over MSRP. That $50 took this from an amazing product to "meh". Upon reading the article it looked like we had a clear winner for the 4070 Super for price/performance, but now that is up in the air.

For MSRP, more than likely the Gigabyte Windforce is the model to get.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Considering the dual fan models of RTX 4070s were quite a bit louder than the better three fan coolers, I assume this will carry over to the 4070 Supers.

Again, while true, noise is very subjective. Not everyone cares. Some people don't mind extra noise as long as it's not jet engine levels. I'm one of those people. I care more about temps than noise.

$50 is still a lot.

For some, sure.

That $50 took this from an amazing product to "meh".

Again, that's subjective. Example; Not a problem for me. Granted, I like the smaller size of the Twin Edge so that's is my preferred model anyway. However, the $50 extra is not something that would dissuade me from the Trinity. I'm not a fan of Gigabyte, so the suggestion of the Windforce is just not in the list of possible cards, personally.

 

[sLowEnd]

$50 is less than 10% of the cost. And while you're not wrong, if that extra money is an issue, buy the less expensive card.

It really depends on how you frame it. Yeah, $50 is a small percentage of the cost of the card, but it is still $50 you could've put toward something else.

e.g. You could have a stock cooler, or you could have a Peerless Assassin and a hotdog.

 

[Flogger23m]

Again, while true, noise is very subjective. Not everyone cares. Some people don't mind extra noise as long as it's not jet engine levels. I'm one of those people. I care more about temps than noise.

Every GPU out there can get good temperatures, you just have to deal with the noise. If that is your criteria then generally the MSRP models are fine. The more expensive models may OC better, but generally not by much to be worth the money. 1-2 frame rates won't be enough to make a real world difference.

Again, that's subjective. Example; Not a problem for me. Granted, I like the smaller size of the Twin Edge so that's is my preferred model anyway. However, the $50 extra is not something that would dissuade me from the Trinity.

It really comes down to price and cooling performance, of which noise is a primary factor. At $600 this would have easily been the best 4070 Super on the market. Some may have been slightly better, but the price jump generally not worth it when you can get a 4070ti Super for $50 or so more.

At $650, there are a few competing models from MSI, Gigabyte, etc. so this becomes a "meh" product. At $600 it would have blown the competition away. Maybe this is better than MSI, Gigabyte, etc. offerings at $650 though.

Noise is important because that is where the value of choosing a specific model comes in. If noise was not a consideration, all of these GPUs would perform fine. You can set the fans to 80-90% fan speed and all will cool sufficiently. If you don't care about noise, it more or less comes down to which is cheaper and which brand/warranty you trust the most because they all perform the same otherwise.

I'm not a fan of Gigabyte, so the suggestion of the Windforce is just not in the list of possible cards, personally.

Fair enough, but for other people it is a worthy comparison especially given the price. I wouldn't recommend Western Digital because they steal items and don't give refunds. But I assume many people would still like to see how they perform compared to other companies products like Samsung, Crucial, etc.

 

[vekspec]

Apparently there’s now an OC SKU for this card with 30mhz boost going for $10 less than this model.

 

[RTX4070TI]

Sure, the Asus Dual looks bette

if you like plastic they look terrible in reality much better on screenshots. when u hold it it feels like playmobile