Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 WINDFORCE 12GB GDDR7 Black
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 WINDFORCE 12GB GDDR7 Black
The Gigabyte RTX 5070 is generally well-received, especially by users upgrading from older cards like the GTX 1060 or RTX 2070. Many reviewers praise its solid 1440p gaming performance and cool operating temperatures. However, significant drawbacks include reported GPU failures within a month and recurring thermal compound leaking issues. A few users also found the performance uplift from the RTX 2070 Super to be underwhelming.
Pros
- Solid 1440p gaming performance
- Runs cool (50-70°C)
- Good upgrade from 3060/2070
- DLSS 4 and frame generation
- Quiet operation
Cons
- GPU failure within a month
- Thermal putty/paste leaking
- Underwhelming upgrade from RTX 2070 Super
- Confusing power cable connections
- Occasional driver freezing issues
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT OC is highly praised for its excellent thermal performance, staying below 54°C under load, and its impressive out-of-the-box boost clock. Users highlight the great price-to-performance ratio, sleek design with customizable ARGB lighting, and the added benefit of a 3-year warranty. The only minor drawbacks mentioned are the large physical size ("chonky") and the short included support bracket extender.
Pros
- Excellent thermal performance
- Great price-to-performance ratio
- Sleek design with ARGB lighting
- 3-year warranty
- Out-of-box boost clock
Cons
- Large physical size
- Short support bracket extender
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 WINDFORCE | XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | ||
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 48 | 64★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250★ | 304 |
| Recommended PSU | 750★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 282★ | 360 |
| Slot Width | 2.200000047683716★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.28 kg★ | 1.81 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 WINDFORCE 12GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong raster (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Below average affordability (22nd percentile)
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 5 of 8 usage categories and 6 of 39 specs.