ASRock Arc A580 Challenger 8GB GDDR6
ASRock
46 Overall Score
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MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7 Black
MSI
91 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ASRock Arc A580 Challenger 8GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7 Black
87 out of 100 high confidence 33 reviews
The MSI RTX 5070 Gaming Trio OC is highly praised by users upgrading from older GPUs, offering significant performance boosts in 1440p and ultrawide gaming, with cool and quiet operation. While some mention driver issues and the 12GB VRAM as a limitation, most find it a worthwhile upgrade, especially at MSRP. The card's size is noted as a consideration for case compatibility, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent 1440p performance
- Runs cool and quiet
- Great value at MSRP
- Easy installation
- Good for SFF builds
Cons
- Driver issues reported
- 12GB VRAM may be limiting
- Large card size
- Software increases boot time
- Frame gen artifacting at 3x/4x
Performance 12
Value for money 8
Cooling 6
Driver issues 3
Vram capacity 4
Card size 5
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Budget
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ASRock Arc A580 Challenger | MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Arc A580 | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Brand | Intel | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Xe-HPG (Alchemist) | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 12 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 48★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 30.8700008392334★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 30.8700008392334★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 175★ | 250 |
| Recommended PSU | 650 | 650 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 8K (4320p) |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 271★ | 338 |
| Slot Width | 2.4000000953674316★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.79 kg★ | 0.96 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | XeSS | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
ASRock Arc A580 Challenger 8GB GDDR6
- Strong connectivity (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong affordability (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
- Below average ai (26th percentile)
- Below average raster (28th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (28th percentile)
- Below average rt (33rd percentile)
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average affordability (34th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO
Scores 91 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 38 specs.