ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 ROG Strix OC 12GB GDDR7 Black

The ASUS ROG Strix RTX 5070 is a beast for 1440p gaming with excellent cooling and top-tier connectivity. It scores 86.5/100 for ray tracing and posts a PassMark of 28,796. Worth buying if you find it near the low end of the price range, but skip it if you need more than 12GB of VRAM.

The RTX 5070 Strix posts a PassMark G3D score of 28,796, which puts it in strong territory for 1440p and even some 4K with DLSS. Ray tracing sits at 86.5/100 in our scoring, and 1080p and 1440p gaming both land around 86. That's a standout result for this tier. The 12GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus delivers 672 GB/s of bandwidth, which is plenty for today's games but might feel tight in a few years. The AI side is the weak spot at 60.9/100, so if you're planning to run local LLMs, this isn't the card for that. For gaming, though, it rips.

Against the MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti, the Strix gives up some raw performance but wins on cooling and build quality. The Gigabyte AERO 5080 and ZOTAC APOCALYPSE 5080 are in a different performance class entirely, but they cost significantly more. The PNY ARGB OC 5080 is another step up if you need 16GB of VRAM. For pure 1440p gaming, the Strix 5070 holds its own against pricier cards, especially when DLSS 4 is in play. The 12GB frame buffer is the main thing that separates it from the 16GB cards in this lineup.

Pricing is all over the place. In the US, you'll see this card listed anywhere from USD 890 to USD 1,228 across four listings. That's a USD 338 spread for the exact same GPU. Newegg has the best deal at the low end, so shop around before you commit. In Canada, the gap is even more dramatic, ranging from CAD 1,190 to CAD 2,560. At the lower end of those ranges, this card is a solid value for what it delivers. At the top end, you're paying 5080 money for 5070 performance, and that's a hard pass.

The ASUS ROG Strix RTX 5070 is a chunky, confident card that brings Blackwell down to a more approachable price point. It packs 12GB of GDDR7, 6144 CUDA cores, and a boost clock that hits 2685MHz in OC mode. The triple-fan Axial-tech cooler is massive, and ASUS threw in a phase-change thermal pad and MaxContact vapor chamber to keep things frosty.

Our database puts this card near the top for connectivity and features, with ray tracing and raster performance landing well above average. It's not a 5080 killer, but it's not trying to be. This is a card built for high-refresh 1440p gaming with DLSS 4 doing the heavy lifting.

Skip this card if you're running local AI models or need 16GB+ of VRAM for 4K texture packs and future titles. The AI score of 60.9/100 is the weakest area here, and the 12GB frame buffer will age faster than the rest of the card. If you're on a 1080p monitor, this is also overkill, save your money and grab something cheaper.

If you're gaming at 1440p and want a card that runs cool, quiet, and looks great in your build, the ROG Strix RTX 5070 is an easy recommendation. It's a meaningful upgrade from older cards like the 3060 or 3080, and owners seem genuinely happy with it. Just make sure you're paying a fair price, and check your case clearance first because this thing is a unit.