PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 GRE RED DEVIL OC 12GB GDDR6 Black

PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 GRE RED DEVIL OC 12GB GDDR6 Black

PowerColor
70 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME EVO OC 16GB GDDR7 Black

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME EVO OC 16GB GDDR7 Black

ASUS
99 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 GRE RED DEVIL OC 12GB GDDR6 Black

No customer feedback yet

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME EVO OC 16GB GDDR7 Black

85 out of 100 medium confidence 10 reviews

The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5080 is widely praised as a powerhouse for 4K gaming, with users noting excellent performance, cool thermals, and strong overclocking potential. However, one unit arrived dead on arrival, and several reviewers caution that it is expensive and not for everyone. Overall, it is seen as a great upgrade from older GPUs, especially for those with discretionary cash.

Pros
  • Excellent 4K gaming performance
  • Cool thermals under load
  • Strong overclocking potential
  • Great upgrade from older GPUs
  • Good value compared to higher-end models
Cons
  • Expensive for most buyers
  • One unit arrived dead on arrival
  • Not economically feasible for everyone
👍 4k gaming performance 5
🤔 Value for money 4
👍 Build quality 3
👍 Overclocking potential 3
👍 Thermals 2
👎 Reliability 1

Scores

Gaming 1440p
PowerColor
70
ASUS
99
Ray Tracing
PowerColor
73
ASUS
98
Gaming 1080p
PowerColor
72
ASUS
98
Gaming 4k
PowerColor
63
ASUS
98
Content Creation
PowerColor
70
ASUS
95
Budget
PowerColor
74
ASUS
85
Workstation
PowerColor
62
ASUS
81
Ai Llm
PowerColor
51
ASUS
80

Specifications

PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 GRE RED DEVIL OCASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME EVO OC
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 9070 GREGeForce RTX 5080
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 4Blackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process4★5
Memory
VRAM12 GB16 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7★
Memory Bus
192
256
Bandwidth
644.5999755859375
960
ECC✗—
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
10,752
Stream Processors
3,072
No data
Tensor Cores
96
336
RT Cores4884★
Base Clock
2,340
2,655
Boost Clock
2,920
2,685
FP16 TFLOPS72.25★56.279998779296875
FP32 TFLOPS36.13000106811523456.279998779296875★
Performance
PassMark G3D
23,571
35,666
GPU Compute
13,823
19,162
Power & Cooling
TDP220★360
Recommended PSU750★850
Power Connectors2 x 8-Pin1 x 16-pin
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0 x16PCI Express 5.0
DisplayPort33
HDMI11
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length340304★
Slot Width32.5★
Form FactorATXATX
Weight2.04 kg1.34 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 4DLSS 4
AV1 Encode✓✓
VR Ready✓✓
DirectX12 Ultimate12 Ultimate
RGB✓★✗

Pros & Cons

PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 GRE RED DEVIL OC 12GB GDDR6 Black

  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong compute (79th percentile)
  • Strong thermal (73rd percentile)
  • Below average social proof (1st percentile)1st %ile

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME EVO OC 16GB GDDR7 Black

  • Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile

Pricing

PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 GRE RED DEVIL OC 12GB GDDR6 Black is £2,411 cheaper (3.9x less).

PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 GRE RED DEVIL OC 12GB GDDR6 Black0.085score per dollar
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME EVO OC 16GB GDDR7 Black0.031score per dollar

PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 GRE RED DEVIL OC 12GB GDDR6 Black offers 2.7x better value for money

PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 GRE RED DEVIL OC 12GB GDDR6 Black

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME EVO OC 16GB GDDR7 Black

Verdict

★ Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME EVO OC

Scores 99 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 40 specs.

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME EVO OC Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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