Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 WINDFORCE OC 8GB GDDR6 Black
Gigabyte
59 Overall Score
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ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
ASUS
90 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 WINDFORCE OC 8GB GDDR6 Black
No customer feedback yet
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
85 out of 100 high confidence 58 reviews
The ASUS Prime RTX 5070 is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 1440p gaming performance, especially when paired with DLSS and frame generation. Users upgrading from older cards like the GTX 1080 Ti or RTX 2080 report significant gains, though some note that the 12GB VRAM can be a limiting factor for future titles. A few reviewers mention driver glitches and a desire for more VRAM, but overall sentiment is very positive, with many calling it a great value at MSRP.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet fan operation
- Strong 1440p gaming performance
- Great value at MSRP
- Effective DLSS and frame generation
Cons
- 12GB VRAM may limit future games
- Nvidia driver glitches reported
- Red LED stays on after shutdown
- Some units arrived faulty
- No significant upgrade for old games
Cooling performance 15
Noise level 12
1440p gaming performance 10
Value for money 8
Vram capacity 5
Driver stability 3
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 WINDFORCE OC | ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5050 | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 12 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 20 | 48★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 13.170000076293945 | 30.8700008392334★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 13.170000076293945 | 30.8700008392334★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 130★ | 250 |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | 750 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x8 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 199★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.50 kg★ | 1.02 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 WINDFORCE OC 8GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong efficiency (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
- Below average ai (31st percentile)
- Below average compute (32nd percentile)
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 WINDFORCE OC 8GB GDDR6 Black
No current pricing available
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
Verdict
Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 38 specs.
