Review: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti FTW2 Gaming

Conclusion

Let's get something obvious out of the way first: the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti FTW2 Gaming is a very good card. A custom PCB and in-house cooling lead to a package that is eerily quiet under load, keeps temperatures well in check, looks good, and has enough RGB to satisfy the modern trend.

The decision by Nvidia to limit out-of-the-box speeds really hurts premium offerings such as this, because the reference clocks translate to performance that is identical to a card costing £80 less. Sure, this version is likely to overclock that bit higher, albeit with no guarantees, yet such thoughts are overshadowed by a price premium that, at £500, puts it at the same levels as basic GeForce GTX 1080 GPUs. That doesn't make sense.

This is the quandary EVGA finds itself in. Does one lay out £500 here, save a tenner and go for a basic GeForce GTX 1080, or spend an extra £50 and run with the GTX 1080 ACX model?

Understanding the market is a crucial concern for the GeForce GTX 1070 TI partner cards. The inherent goodness of the FTW2 model is largely inhibited by a price that is on the wrong side of making implicit sense. This would be a great deal at £450, but at £500 we're not at all sure.

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The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti FTW2 Gaming graphics card is available to purchase from Scan Computers.

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