Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Eagle 12GB GDDR7

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Eagle 12GB GDDR7

Gigabyte
83 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
96 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Eagle 12GB GDDR7

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews

The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent 4K gaming performance
  • Very quiet operation
  • Efficient cooling with low temperatures
  • Compact size for a high-end card
  • 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
  • High power consumption
  • Occasional coil whine
  • Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
  • Large 4-slot design
👍 Performance 4k 12
👍 Noise level 15
👍 Cooling efficiency 14
👍 Build quality 8
🤔 Coil whine 7
🤔 Power consumption 6

Scores

Ray Tracing
Gigabyte
83
Sapphire
93
Gaming 4k
Gigabyte
77
Sapphire
91
Gaming 1440p
Gigabyte
87
Sapphire
90
Gaming 1080p
Gigabyte
90
Sapphire
89
Content Creation
Gigabyte
79
Sapphire
89
Budget
Gigabyte
87
Sapphire
75
Ai Llm
Gigabyte
58
Sapphire
85
Workstation
Gigabyte
69
Sapphire
82

Specifications

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 EagleSapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5070Radeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureBlackwellRDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM12 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR7★GDDR6
Memory Bus
192
384
Bandwidth
672
960
Compute
CUDA Cores
6,144
No data
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor Cores
192
192
RT Cores4896★
Base Clock
2,512
2,510
Boost Clock
2,587
2,680
FP16 TFLOPS
30.8700008392334
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS30.870000839233461.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
28,703
31,427
GPU Compute
14,588
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP250★339
Recommended PSU750★800
Power Connectors1 x 16-Pin3 x 8-Pin
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort3★2
HDMI12★
USB-C—1★
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length290★320
Slot Width2★4
Form FactorFull HeightATX
Weight1.54 kg1.00 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingDLSS 4FSR 3.1
AV1 Encode✓✓
VR Ready✓★—
DirectX1212 Ultimate
RGB✓✓

Pros & Cons

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Eagle 12GB GDDR7

  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong raster (79th percentile)

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (15th percentile)15th %ile

Pricing

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Eagle 12GB GDDR7 is CA$529 cheaper (1.4x less).

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Eagle 12GB GDDR70.057score per dollar
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR60.049score per dollar

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Eagle 12GB GDDR7 offers 1.2x better value for money

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Eagle 12GB GDDR7

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 40 specs.

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Eagle Better at:

Budget

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1440pContent Creation

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