ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7
HyperRender Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7
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
HyperRender Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5
The RX 580 receives mixed feedback. Many users praise it as a budget-friendly upgrade for older PCs, noting improved gaming performance at 1080p and smooth operation for basic tasks. However, several verified buyers report serious issues like display artifacts, black screens, and non-functional ports, making the card unreliable for some.
Pros
- Budget-friendly upgrade for old PCs
- Improved gaming performance at 1080p
- Smooth operation for basic tasks
- Good value for money
- Easy installation and driver recognition
Cons
- Display artifacts and glitches
- Black screen on Windows start button
- Non-functional HDMI port
- Only 2 of 3 DisplayPorts working
- Unreliable multi-monitor support
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME | HyperRender Radeon RX 580 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 580 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | 14nm |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 14 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 48 | 54★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334 | 55.29999923706055★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 27.649999618530273 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250★ | 295 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 450★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | — | 0★ |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.50 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | ✗ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7
- 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
HyperRender Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5
- Strong compute (75th percentile)
- Strong social proof (69th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average efficiency (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average raster (23rd percentile)
Pricing
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7
No current pricing available
HyperRender Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 41 specs.
