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The graphics card under review presents an impressive visual appeal, featuring a striking design that is likely to captivate enthusiasts. Beyond its eye-catching aesthetics, the card is also a powerhouse in terms of performance. It is equipped with an efficiently designed shroud and a substantial cooling system, ensuring stable operation at peak temperatures. This combination of style and functionality marks the card as a strong competitor in the graphics card market. In the subsequent sections, we will present photographs that highlight both the aesthetic and performance aspects of this hardware.
The Palit RTX 4080 Ti GamePRO GPU, measuring almost 33cm in length and 67mm in depth, is a sizable unit with a design reminiscent of the RTX 4090 model. Its white and black color scheme, despite the large size, presents a stylish appearance. The GPU requires a substantial 3-slot design to accommodate its dimensions.
Palit has crafted the cooler's construction using a clever mix of metal and plastic, creating a premium look and feel. The cooler features varying shades of grey that harmonize with the black fan blades. It also includes a robust metal backplate, which is densely designed and features a prominent GamPRO logo graphic. The backplate, while functional, also contains various stickers and regulatory information like FC/CE markings. Although this inclusion is legally necessary, it contrasts with how other GPU manufacturers typically handle such details, often avoiding placement on the backplate. This aspect of the design may evoke mixed feelings regarding its aesthetic impact.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER graphics card is engineered to enhance gaming and creative applications. It incorporates ray tracing, Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS), and AI-assisted technologies. Utilizing the AD103 silicon, similar to the RTX 4080, this card activates 66 streaming multiprocessor clusters. This configuration results in 8448 shader cores, 66 RT cores, 264 Tensor cores, 264 Texture Mapping Units (TMUs), and 112 Raster Operations Pipelines (ROPs). The RTX 4070 Ti Super has a 256-bit wide memory interface with 16GB of 21Gbps GDDR6X memory.
The 12VHPWR connector has faced criticism recently due to isolated cases of overheating and melting caused by cable bending too close to the connector during user installation or potentially poor quality control. However, we find it difficult to replicate and overheat these connectors. Although the GeForce RTX 4000 series adheres to PCIe Gen 5 specifications, it utilizes a PCIe Gen 4.0 x16 host interface. A notable feature of the RTX 40-series is NVIDIA's exclusive provision of power adapters for both the Founders Edition and custom-designed boards by partners. For power, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER uses a triple-slot design and is powered by a single 16-pin connector, with a maximum power consumption of 280 W.
It offers various display outputs, including 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, and connects to the system through a PCI-Express 4.0 x16 interface. As NVIDIA prepares to phase out the Ampere lineup, the ADA series takes its place, offering faster and similarly priced cards. With 8448 shading cores, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER will be close(r) to 4080 performance.
