Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte
38 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7
ASUS
90 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce 8GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7
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
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Budget
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce | ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 12 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 16 | 48★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955 | 30.8700008392334★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955 | 30.8700008392334★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 95★ | 250 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 750 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI-E 4.0 x 16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 198★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | — | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | — | Full Height |
| Weight | — | 1.50 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce 8GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Below average social proof (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average ai (29th percentile)
- Below average raster (30th percentile)
- Below average vram (31st percentile)
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
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce 8GB GDDR60.093score per dollar
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR70.072score per dollar
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce 8GB GDDR6 offers 1.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 38 specs.
