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The Palit RTX 5070 GamingPro OC ships in a blue box with a large image of the graphics card visible on the front. On the back, Palit mentions a few key areas of the graphics card.
Inside, a small mousepad is included, Nvidia and Palit branded, along with a whole bunch of stickers and the dual 8-pin power adapter.
The graphics card itself is visually identical to the RTX 5070 Ti model we looked at last week. That means it is sporting the same shroud design, which is plain black all over, but with some glossy sections which add some reflectivity. I don't think it's ugly per se, but compared to some other partner cards we have reviewed this generation, it does look less refined to my eye.
It does still offer three fans as part of the cooling solution, with each measuring 100mm in diameter.
Dimensions are identical to the 5070 Ti model, measuring 331.9 x 127.1 x 60 mm, while it weighed in at 1537g on my scales.
The front side of the card is home to the GeForce RTX and GamingPro logos, the latter of which is illuminated by RGB LEDs.
As for the backplate, it's another full-length metal design, but almost half of it has been cut out to act as the ‘flow through' area, though it's not completely open as Palit has opted for a vented approach.
There's also a BIOS switch positioned near to the I/O bracket, offering users a choice of Silent or Performance modes, with the former operating a more relaxed fan curve.
Here we can see the RGB lighting in action, and you can also connect an ARGB cable to the card and control the lighting via your motherboard if that is your preference.
As expected, power is delivered by a single 12V-2X6 connector. Display outputs consist of three DP 2.1 and one HDMI 2.1 ports.
Looking now at the PCB, it's quite densely packed, offering 9 phases for the GPU, and 3 for the memory. Alpha & Omega AOZ5311NQI MOSFETs are used throughout, and these are rated at 55A. The GPU VRM is controlled by an Alpha & Omega AOZ73004CQI controller, while a another one is deployed for the memory VRM.
Unlike the RTX 5070 Ti GamingPro OC, this RTX 5070 model has ditched the vapour chamber in favour of a more traditional coldplate design, with the GPU contact a central copper plate, while the memory contacts with some slightly raised sections of the baseplate. The MOSFETs are cooled by separate baseplates, while the fin stack utilises a total of six heatpipes.
No thermal pads are used on the rear of the PCB to contact with the backplate.
