ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
T angxi GeForce 210 1GB DDR2
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
T angxi GeForce 210 1GB DDR2
The GT 210 1GB GPU is a mixed bag. Many users praise it as a cheap, effective replacement or troubleshooting tool for older systems, especially with VGA support. However, several verified buyers report severe issues: a bent, opened card, and complete instability under Windows 11, with the screen going blank after a few minutes. The instructions are widely criticized as poor.
Pros
- Cheap and affordable
- Good for troubleshooting
- Works with older systems
- VGA, HDMI, DVI ports
- Plug and play for basic use
Cons
- Unstable on Windows 11
- Poor installation instructions
- Received damaged or opened card
- Screen goes blank after minutes
- Not suitable for modern gaming
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME | T angxi GeForce 210 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce 210 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Tesla 2.0 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 40 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 1 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | DDR2 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | — | 16★ |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 48★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 31★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 200★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | — |
| HDMI | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | — |
| Weight | 1.02 kg | 0.18 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 10 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
- 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
T angxi GeForce 210 1GB DDR2
- Strong affordability (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Below average compute (0th percentile)0th %ile
- Below average ai (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average rt (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average connectivity (6th percentile)6th %ile
Pricing
T angxi GeForce 210 1GB DDR2 offers 2.4x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 25 of 39 specs.
