The GeForce RTX 5070 EAGLE OC SFF 12G is Gigabyte's take on a mainstream, non-MSRP GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card. 

NVIDIA's latest mainstream "Blackwell" GPU, the GeForce RTX 5070, launched for sale to the public on 5 March 2025, where it packs 6144 CUDA cores and comes with 12GB of GDDR7 memory as standard. Since the launch of the RTX 5000 series, Team Green has been plagued by numerous problems such as a lack of stock and even missing ROPs for early batches of its RTX 5000 series graphics cards - here's hoping that the situation stabilises and gets better in the coming months, especially on the pricing side of things where scalpers are aplenty to the detriment of the GPU market.

To get in on the launch excitement (of lack thereof due to availability and pricing issues), we'll be testing a mainstream non-MSRP GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card by Gigabyte, the GeForce RTX 5070 EAGLE OC SFF 12G. Sporting a triple-fan WINDFORCE cooling solution with Gigabyte's new Hawk fans and the use of server-grade thermal conductive gel to help keep temperatures at bay, the EAGLE OC SFF 12G comes in small form factor PC-ready dimensions, and is topped off with a RGB LED accent to spruce up the aesthetics of your PC build. Read on to see how this card performs with a small selection of gaming benchmark tests at the 1440p and 4K resolution, when paired with AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D gaming processor.

Summary of Specifications (GV-N5070EAGLE OC-12GD)

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (GB205)
  • 6144 CUDA cores
• Memory: 12GB GDDR7 RAM (192-bit, 28 Gbps)
• Core Clock: 2587 MHz
• Bus Type: PCIe 5.0 x16
• Outputs: 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, 1x HDMI 2.1b
• External Power Required: Yes, 1x 16-pin 12VHPWR
• Recommended PSU Wattage: 750W and above
• Dimensions: 290mm x 120mm x 50mm
• Official Gigabyte product page: https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N5070EAGLE-OC-12GD/

Packaging & Accessories

The card comes in a box with an outer sleeve that sports a predominantly blue, green and orange colourway, with the rear of the sleeve giving the usual overview of features and specifications for this graphics card.

Removing the outer box sleeve reveals a black cardboard box that holds the graphics card. In terms of accessories, all we get is a quick start guide and a 2x 8-pin to 1x 16-pin (12VHPWR) power adapter cable.

Aesthetics & Physical Features

The GeForce RTX 5070 EAGLE OC SFF 12G sports an updated WINDFORCE cooler design, where the plastic fan shroud has rounded edges compared to Gigabyte's previous-gen EAGLE line-up of cards powered by NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4000 series of GPUs. We still do get a triple alternate-spinning fan setup, where this time round, the card comes with Gigabyte's new "Hawk" fan design that "reduces air resistance and noise levels". A new feature introduced with Gigabyte's RTX 5000 series of graphics card offerings is the use of server grade thermal conductive gel, as opposed to the usual thermal pads that are typically used as thermal interface material for a graphics card's VRAM and MOSFETs.

Over on the rear of the graphics card, we see that Gigabyte's included a metal backplate to ensure the structural rigidity of the graphics card. The backplate also has a rectangular opening that Gigabyte terms "Screen Cooling", where the rectangular window of exposed heatsink fins supposedly help with heat dissipation.

As its name implies, the EAGLE OC SFF 12G is designed for small form factor (SFF) PC builds, where it measures in at a relatively slim 290mm x 120mm x 50mm.

In keeping with NVIDIA's move to the 12VHPWR power connector, Gigabyte's included a single 12VHPWR connector to power the GeForce RTX 5070 EAGLE OC SFF 12G.

Fans of RGB lighting effects rejoice, for the EAGLE OC SFF 12G comes with an illuminated RGB lighting strip that is located along the long edge of the graphics card. The said light strip's effects can be controlled via the Gigabyte Control Center app that is available to download from Gigabyte's website.

For your display output needs, we get three DisplayPort 2.1b ports and a single HDMI 2.1b port.

GPU-Z Screenshot

Benchmarks & Test Setup

To get a sensing of the card's gaming performance, the following gaming benchmarks were run:

• Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool
• F1 23 in-game benchmark
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider in-game benchmark

The benchmark tests above were run at both the 1440p and 4K resolution. Upscaling technologies such as DLSS, as well as Frame Generation were also disabled for the test runs.

Test Setup

A test bench with the specifications as listed below was used:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (stock settings, PBO & Curve Optimiser disabled)
• CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB
• CPU Thermal Paste: Thermalright TF7
• Motherboard: Gigabyte X670E AORUS MASTER (F34b BIOS)
• Memory: 32GB (2x16GB) KingBank DDR5 Dark Heatsink UDIMM 6000MHz (DDR5 6000 CL28-35-35-76 1.45V)
• Storage: Lexar NM790 1TB NVMe SSD
• Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 EAGLE OC SFF 12G
• Case: Open-air test bench
• Monitor: Gigabyte M27U 27" LCD monitor (4K, 160Hz)
• OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (24H2 with all latest drivers and updates installed, "Balanced" power profile)
• Graphics Driver: GeForce Game Ready Driver 572.70
• Resizable BAR: Enabled

The test results shown below were taken from benchmark runs that did not have any screen capture software running in the background.

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool

Kicking things off in the benchmark section is Black Myth Wukong's benchmark tool. The 1440p resolution sees the test bench achieve a very playable average FPS of 70, with a minimum FPS of 60 and a maximum FPS of 79. These results were obtained on the "High" preset with ray tracing switched off, and Super Resolution  set to "100" with TSR as the sampling mode (i.e. DLSS was disabled). Frame Generation was also disabled for the duration of the benchmark.

Bumping the resolution up to 4K with the same graphics quality settings as the 1440p benchmark run, the test system achieves an average FPS of 38, a minimum FPS of 31 and a maximum FPS of 44.

F1 23 In-game Benchmark

Moving on to F1 23's in-game benchmark tool, the test system achieves a very healthy average FPS of 251, a minimum FPS of 199 and a maximum FPS of 280 at 1440p. These results were obtained on the "High" detail preset with all forms of upscaling technologies (e.g. DLSS) disabled. Anisotropic Filtering was set to the "16X" setting.

Notching the resolution up to 4K with the same graphics quality settings as the 1440p benchmark run, the test system achieves a very playable average FPS of 154, a minimum FPS of 137 and a maximum FPS of 178.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider In-game Benchmark

Rounding things up is Shadow of the Tomb Raider's built-in benchmark test, where on the 1440p resolution, the test bench achieves an average FPS of 137. The results above were obtained on the "Highest" graphics preset, where Ray Tracing Shadow Quality was set to "Off" and all forms of upscaling technologies such as DLSS were disabled.

Once again, when turning up the resolution to 4K and retaining the same graphics settings as the 1440p test run, the test system achieves an average FPS of 67.

Power Consumption, Thermals & Acoustics

Power Consumption

Under Load (F1 23 In-game Benchmark, 1440p, High Detail Preset, TAA, 16X AF, DLSS Off, Singapore Circuit, Two Laps)
• Avg. GPU Power: 235.4W
• Min. GPU Power: 55.9W
• Max. GPU Power: 246.0W

Idle
• Avg. GPU Power: 8.5W
• Min. GPU Power: 8.0W
• Max. GPU Power: 8.7W

The figures above were obtained from "GPU Power" readouts from HWiNFO64.

Thermals

Under Load (F1 23 In-game Benchmark, 1440p, High Detail Preset, TAA, 16X AF, DLSS Off, Singapore Circuit, Two Laps)
• Avg. GPU Temperature: 70.8°C
• Min. GPU Temperature: 46.8°C
• Max. GPU Temperature: 72.8°C
• Avg. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 72.3°C
• Min. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 58.0°C
• Max. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 76.0°C

Idle
• Avg. GPU Temperature: 42.3°C
• Min. GPU Temperature: 42.1°C
• Max. GPU Temperature: 42.9°C
• Avg. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 56.0°C
• Min. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 56.0°C
• Max. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 56.0°C

The figures above were obtained from "GPU Temperature" & "GPU Memory Junction Temperature" readouts from HWiNFO64.

Ambient Temperature of Surroundings: ~29°C

While under gaming workloads with default fan curve settings, I found the GeForce RTX 5070 EAGLE OC SFF 12G's fans to be pretty quiet. That said, I was unfortunately able to detect quite a fair bit of coil whine, which manifested itself in the form of an audible buzzing noise. The said noise should be masked somewhat when the graphics card is installed inside of an enclosed PC case.

Conclusion & Pricing

To sum up, the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 EAGLE OC SFF 12G is a no-nonsense take on a mainstream non-MSRP GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card, where it comes with a factory overclock, a dash of RGB lighting effects and a decent cooler that is more than capable of managing the RTX 5070 GPU's heat output. Given the RTX 5070 GPU's performance (at least from the small sample of gaming benchmarks that I've run, in addition to performance reviews from other PC hardware media outlets), the RTX 5070 is clearly targeted at end-users intending to game at the 1440p resolution, though if you're prepared to lower some graphics settings and/or enable NVIDIA's DLSS and Frame Generation features, you could probably also get by gaming on the 4K resolution as well when propped up by NVIDIA's AI-powered upscaling and frame-generation wizardry, though this would come at the expense of some graphical fidelity.

As of the time of writing this article, Newegg has the GeForce RTX 5070 EAGLE OC SFF 12G listed for US$659.99, though it is out-of-stock as of mid-March 2025. Readers in Singapore can purchase this card for around S$1019 from retailers at Sim Lim Square and third-party eCommerce marketplaces such as Lazada and Shopee.

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The graphics card featured in this article was a review unit provided on loan from CDL Trading Pte Ltd, an authorised distributor for Gigabyte in Singapore.