Review: Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 1070 Ti X3

Conclusion

The introduction of the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GPU is an obvious move by Nvidia to solidify its premium graphics card stack in late 2017.

Coming more than a year after the GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 debut, on which this GPU is based, it serves two related purposes: to successfully bridge the performance and price gap between the two aforementioned cards and concomitantly, to reduce the attractiveness of the price-cut Radeon RX Vega GPUs from AMD.

GTX 1070 Ti generally succeeds in its dual aims by taking bits from the architecture of both existing GeForces, and benchmark numbers show a stock-clocked card to fit in nicely between the two, helping fill the space between GTX 1070 OC and basic GTX 1080.

AMD, however, still does well, especially from a bang4buck perspective, with the proviso being that you can accept the noise and temperature limitations of the reference RX Vega cards. Moreover, the quintet of test cards are all a good fit for gaming at 2,560x1,440 with solid eye candy applied.

Turning our attention to the Inno3D offering, available for around £450, the tank-like construction, low noise, solid temps are all plus points, though we would have liked to see the company push the boat out on frequencies, but this appears not to be possible as Nvidia mandates all partners cards are sold with the same out-of-the-box speeds. Such a move, the first of its kind in the premium space, will surely cause positioning problems for all AIBs.

The price, which is close to RX Vega 64 money, may also prove to be problematic. That said, it's a solid card that fits in nicely between GTX 1070 and GTX 1080, just as intended.

Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 1070 Ti X3

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