ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Mech 8GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
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
MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Mech 8GB GDDR6
The MSI RX 6600XT MECH 2X 8G receives mixed feedback. Buyers praise its quiet operation, cool temperatures, and solid performance for single-player games, especially with AMD Fluid Motion Frames. However, one verified reviewer received a dead-on-arrival unit among three ordered, and there is uncertainty about the refurbishment origin.
Pros
- quiet operation
- cool temperatures
- solid performance upgrade
- great with AMD Fluid Motion Frames
- well-packaged with port covers
Cons
- potential dead-on-arrival units
- uncertain refurbishment source
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME | MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Mech | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 6600 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 7 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 48★ | 32 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 21.209999084472656 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 10.600000381469727 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 160★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 500★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 1 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304 | 235★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | — |
| Weight | 1.02 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Mech 8GB GDDR6
- Strong affordability (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong efficiency (67th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
- Below average vram (32nd percentile)
- Below average compute (33rd percentile)
Pricing
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Mech 8GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 39 specs.
