ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6
The ASRock RX 7700 XT is widely praised as a strong mid-range performer, especially for 1440p gaming, offering excellent value compared to competing NVIDIA cards. Users highlight its quiet operation, effective cooling, and solid driver stability, though a few note it can be large for some cases and lacks voltage control on Linux. Overall, it's a highly recommended budget-friendly option for modern gaming.
Pros
- Excellent 1440p gaming performance
- Great value for money
- Quiet fan operation
- Effective cooling system
- Solid driver stability
Cons
- No voltage control on Linux
- Large size for some cases
- No sag support bracket included
- Lacks DLSS and superior ray tracing
- RGB not as configurable as shown
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
The MSI RTX 5070 Ti is widely praised for its strong performance, especially at 1440p and 4K, with users noting excellent cooling, quiet operation, and impressive DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation. Many appreciate the included GPU support stand and the card's compact size, though some mention fan noise at higher temps and a desire for a lower price. Overall, it's seen as a great value for the performance, with a few minor complaints about plastic build and cost.
Pros
- Excellent cooling
- Quiet operation
- Strong 1440p/4K performance
- DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation
- Included GPU support stand
Cons
- Fan noise at high temps
- Price higher than expected
- Cheap plastic build
- No free game bundle
- Limited availability
Scores
Specifications
| ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger | MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7700 XT | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 70★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 43.939998626708984★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 43.939998626708984★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 245★ | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 750 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 266★ | 303 |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.00 kg | 0.45 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, AMD Radeon Super Resolution | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6
- Strong connectivity (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong compute (78th percentile)
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average affordability (21st percentile)
Pricing
ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 39 specs.
