ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
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
Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
This budget graphics card is praised for its low price, ease of installation, and plug-and-play functionality, making it ideal for non-gaming builds. Users appreciate the HDMI output and that it works out of the box, though one noted only a modest FPS improvement over integrated graphics. Overall, it's seen as a great value for basic computing needs.
Pros
- Inexpensive
- Easy installation
- Works out of the box
- HDMI output
- No power cables needed
Cons
- Modest FPS improvement
- Limited to basic tasks
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME | Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce GT 730 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Kepler |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 40 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 48★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 49★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | None |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 2.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 4096 x 2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304 | 167★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.02 kg | 0.18 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 11.2 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
- Strong affordability (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Below average compute (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average vram (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average ai (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average rt (9th percentile)9th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 23 of 38 specs.
