Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7 Black
Gigabyte
86 Overall Score
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA
41 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7 Black
78 out of 100 high confidence 53 reviews
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
Performance 25
Value for money 12
Cooling 10
Build quality 4
Reliability 3
Rgb lighting 2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Budget
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Turing |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 12 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 48★ | 34 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 14.359999656677246 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 7.181000232696533 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 175★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 450★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express x 16 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 327★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.700000047683716★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | — |
| Weight | 1.30 kg | 0.86 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 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
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB GDDR6
- Strong affordability (76th percentile)
- Strong feature (67th percentile)
- Strong social proof (66th percentile)
- Below average compute (24th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (27th percentile)
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR7 Black
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC
Scores 86 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 38 specs.
