ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti PRIME 16GB GDDR7
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti PRIME 16GB GDDR7
The ASUS PRIME RTX 5070 Ti is widely praised for its strong performance, often matching or exceeding expectations at 1440p and even 4K, with many users noting it as a great value at MSRP. Enthusiasts highlight its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and solid overclocking headroom, making it a popular upgrade from older cards. However, some reviewers express concerns about the high price, especially above MSRP, and a few report issues like coil whine or receiving a used card. Overall, sentiment is positive, with most recommending it for gamers seeking high frame rates without the premium of a 5080.
Pros
- Excellent 1440p performance
- Great value at MSRP
- Runs cool and quiet
- Strong overclocking headroom
- Solid build quality
Cons
- High price above MSRP
- Coil whine in some units
- Requires 3 PCIe connectors
- Potential for used card sold as new
- No major generational leap
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti PRIME | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | No data | |
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 70★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 43.939998626708984★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 43.939998626708984★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 300 | 130★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | — |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | — |
| HDMI | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.80 kg | 0.67 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4.0 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| RGB | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti PRIME 16GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong compute (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong rt (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average connectivity (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average compute (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average ai (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average vram (21st percentile)
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6 offers 4.8x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 94 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 24 of 38 specs.
