ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7
MAXSUN GeForce RTX 3050 6GB GDDR6
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
MAXSUN GeForce RTX 3050 6GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME | MAXSUN GeForce RTX 3050 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 48★ | 16 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 70★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | N/A |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | — |
| Fans | 3★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 X8 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304 | 169★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Low Profile |
| Weight | 1.50 kg | 0.24 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| 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
MAXSUN GeForce RTX 3050 6GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
- Below average raster (26th percentile)
Pricing
MAXSUN GeForce RTX 3050 6GB GDDR6 offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 23 of 38 specs.