ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ROG Strix 16GB GDDR7
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ROG Strix 16GB GDDR7
The ASUS ROG Strix RTX 5070 Ti OC is widely praised for its strong performance, especially at 1440p, with many users noting it exceeds expectations for the price and even rivals the RTX 5080 in some benchmarks. Enthusiasts appreciate its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and premium build quality, though some mention it is pricey and requires a beefy power supply. A few minor complaints include a beat-up box upon delivery and the card's large size, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent 1440p performance
- Great cooling and thermals
- Quiet operation
- Premium build quality
- Good value for performance
Cons
- Pricey compared to other models
- Large and heavy card
- Requires 850W PSU
- Box arrived damaged
- Needs 3 PCIe connectors
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.
Pros
- Excellent 4K gaming performance
- Very quiet operation
- Efficient cooling with low temperatures
- Compact size for a high-end card
- 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
- High power consumption
- Occasional coil whine
- Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
- Large 4-slot design
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ROG Strix | Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 70 | 96★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 43.939998626708984 | 61.38999938964844★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 300★ | 339 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 800★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 12-pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 2 | 2 |
| USB-C | — | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 332 | 320★ |
| Slot Width | 3.200000047683716★ | 4 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.63 kg | 1.00 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | FSR 3.1 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ROG Strix 16GB GDDR7
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong compute (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 offers 1.2x better value for money
Verdict
Both products are closely matched - ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ROG Strix wins 10 specs while Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ wins 12.
