Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7 Black
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual 6GB GDDR6
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
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual 6GB GDDR6
The product receives mixed feedback. One verified user praises it as a great value durable basic GPU, while another verified user notes the card is good but the picture is wrong. Two other verified users report receiving the wrong GPU entirely, leading to significant dissatisfaction. The ASUS responses acknowledge the specification mismatches and offer support.
Pros
- Durable build
- Good software
- Easy to use
- Fast shipping
Cons
- Wrong GPU received
- Incorrect product image
- Specification mismatch
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC | ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 48★ | 16 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 70★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 550★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 327 | 201★ |
| Slot Width | 2.700000047683716 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.30 kg | 0.41 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| 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
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual 6GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong affordability (79th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average social proof (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average compute (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7 Black offers 1.4x better value for money
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7 Black
Verdict
Scores 86 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 39 specs.
