ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
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
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
The Gigabyte AORUS RTX 5070 Ti is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 1440p/4K gaming performance. Users highlight its sleek white design, good overclocking potential, and value at MSRP, though some note its large size and the need for a spacious case. A few negative reviews mention damage from used purchases or minor issues, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Very quiet operation
- Great 1440p/4K gaming performance
- Sleek white design
- Good overclocking potential
Cons
- Very large size requires spacious case
- High price above MSRP in some cases
- Potential damage from used purchases
- Limited RGB customization
- Power limit locked on some models
Scores
Specifications
| ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AORUS Master | |
|---|---|---|
| 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★ | 360 |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 3.02 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, AMD Radeon Super Resolution | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| 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)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong raster (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
Pricing
ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6 offers 1.7x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 97 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 38 specs.
