ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime 12GB GDDR7

ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime 12GB GDDR7

ASUS
73 Overall Score
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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
90 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime 12GB GDDR7

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6

85 out of 100 medium confidence 15 reviews

The Sapphire Pulse RX 7900 XTX is widely praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, offering massive 24GB VRAM and strong rasterization that rivals the RTX 4080 at a much lower cost. Users highlight its cool and quiet operation, though some note it runs hot in cases with poor airflow and requires a high-wattage PSU (800W minimum, 1000W recommended). A few negative reviews mention receiving a wrong item (keyboard instead of GPU) or driver issues that were resolved by upgrading other PC components. Overall, it's considered a beast for gaming and 3D work, but not ideal for eGPU setups.

Pros
  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • Massive 24GB VRAM
  • Cool and quiet operation
  • Strong rasterization performance
  • Great for gaming and 3D work
Cons
  • Requires high-wattage PSU (800W min, 1000W recommended)
  • Runs hot in cases with poor airflow
  • Power spikes up to 400W
  • Not ideal for eGPU setups
  • Driver issues reported (resolved with system upgrades)
👍 Value for money 6
👍 Vram capacity 5
👍 Cooling and noise 5
👎 Power requirements 3
🤔 Driver stability 2
👎 EGPU compatibility 2

Scores

Ray Tracing
ASUS
69
Sapphire
93
Gaming 4k
ASUS
68
Sapphire
89
Gaming 1440p
ASUS
79
Sapphire
88
Content Creation
ASUS
58
Sapphire
87
Gaming 1080p
ASUS
83
Sapphire
86
Ai Llm
ASUS
49
Sapphire
84
Budget
ASUS
82
Sapphire
75
Workstation
ASUS
57
Sapphire
79

Specifications

ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PrimeSapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5070Radeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureBlackwellRDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process—5★
Memory
VRAM12 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR7★GDDR6
Memory BusNo data
384
BandwidthNo data
960
ECC—✗
Compute
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor CoresNo data
192
RT Cores—96★
Base Clock
2,557
1,855
Boost Clock
2,587
2,525
FP16 TFLOPS
30.8700008392334
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS30.870000839233461.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
28,703
31,427
GPU ComputeNo data
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP250★370
Recommended PSU—800★
Power Connectors—3 x 8-Pin
CoolerDual FanTriple Fan★
Fans23★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0 x16PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort3★2
HDMI12★
Max Displays—4★
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length—313★
Slot Width2.5★3
Form FactorSFFATX
Weight1.02 kg★1.95 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingDLSS 4FSR
AV1 Encode—✓★
VR Ready—✓★
DirectX—12 Ultimate
RGB—✓★

Pros & Cons

ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime 12GB GDDR7

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong raster (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (67th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (28th percentile)

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6

  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE

Scores 90 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 39 specs.

ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime Better at:

Budget

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation