ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7
Sapphire Radeon RX 7600 PULSE 8GB 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
Sapphire Radeon RX 7600 PULSE 8GB GDDR6
The Sapphire Pulse RX 7600 is widely praised for its excellent 1080p gaming performance, affordability, and quiet operation. Users report significant performance gains over older cards like the RTX 2060, and it handles multi-monitor setups well. However, one verified reviewer noted issues with non-game Windows applications, which slightly tempers the overall enthusiasm.
Pros
- Excellent 1080p gaming performance
- Great value for money
- Quiet operation
- Good multi-monitor support
- Attractive design
Cons
- Issues with non-game Windows apps
- Limited to 1080p for high settings
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME | Sapphire Radeon RX 7600 PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 7600 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 6 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 48★ | 32 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334 | 43.5★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 21.75 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 185★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 550★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304 | 240★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.50 kg | 1.20 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, AMD Radeon Super Resolution |
| 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
Sapphire Radeon RX 7600 PULSE 8GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (75th percentile)
- Strong affordability (74th percentile)
- Strong feature (67th percentile)
Pricing
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7
Sapphire Radeon RX 7600 PULSE 8GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 39 specs.
