Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7 Black
T angxi GeForce 210 1GB DDR2
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7 Black
The Gigabyte RTX 5070 Gaming OC is generally well-received, with many users praising its strong performance at 1440p and 4K, good value at MSRP, and efficient cooling. However, a few reviewers reported thermal putty leakage and intermittent black screens, which temper the overall enthusiasm. Most users upgrading from older cards like the 3060 or 3070 found it a significant improvement, though some noted the lack of RGB and occasional driver or encoding issues.
Pros
- Strong 1440p and 4K performance
- Good value at MSRP
- Efficient cooling and low temps
- Quiet operation
- Significant upgrade from older GPUs
Cons
- Thermal putty leakage
- Intermittent black screens
- No RGB lighting
- Poor support and RMA process
- Encoding issues at high settings
T angxi GeForce 210 1GB DDR2
The GT 210 1GB GPU is a mixed bag. Many users praise it as a cheap, effective replacement or troubleshooting tool for older systems, especially with VGA support. However, several verified buyers report severe issues: a bent, opened card, and complete instability under Windows 11, with the screen going blank after a few minutes. The instructions are widely criticized as poor.
Pros
- Cheap and affordable
- Good for troubleshooting
- Works with older systems
- VGA, HDMI, DVI ports
- Plug and play for basic use
Cons
- Unstable on Windows 11
- Poor installation instructions
- Received damaged or opened card
- Screen goes blank after minutes
- Not suitable for modern gaming
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC | T angxi GeForce 210 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce 210 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Tesla 2.0 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 40 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 1 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | DDR2 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | — | 16★ |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 48★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 31★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 200★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | — |
| HDMI | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 327★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.700000047683716★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | — |
| Weight | 1.30 kg | 0.18 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | 10 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
T angxi GeForce 210 1GB DDR2
- Strong affordability (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Below average compute (0th percentile)0th %ile
- Below average ai (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average rt (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average raster (5th percentile)5th %ile
Pricing
T angxi GeForce 210 1GB DDR2 offers 2.9x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 86 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 25 of 39 specs.
