ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ROG Strix OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ROG Strix OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
The ASUS ROG Strix RTX 5070 Ti OC is widely praised for its strong performance, especially at 1440p, with many users noting it exceeds expectations for the price and even rivals the RTX 5080 in some benchmarks. Enthusiasts appreciate its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and premium build quality, though some mention it is pricey and requires a beefy power supply. A few minor complaints include a beat-up box upon delivery and the card's large size, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent 1440p performance
- Great cooling and thermals
- Quiet operation
- Premium build quality
- Good value for performance
Cons
- Pricey compared to other models
- Large and heavy card
- Requires 850W PSU
- Box arrived damaged
- Needs 3 PCIe connectors
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
The Sapphire Pulse RX 7900 XTX is widely praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, offering massive 24GB VRAM and strong rasterization that rivals the RTX 4080 at a much lower cost. Users highlight its cool and quiet operation, though some note it runs hot in cases with poor airflow and requires a high-wattage PSU (800W minimum, 1000W recommended). A few negative reviews mention receiving a wrong item (keyboard instead of GPU) or driver issues that were resolved by upgrading other PC components. Overall, it's considered a beast for gaming and 3D work, but not ideal for eGPU setups.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Massive 24GB VRAM
- Cool and quiet operation
- Strong rasterization performance
- Great for gaming and 3D work
Cons
- Requires high-wattage PSU (800W min, 1000W recommended)
- Runs hot in cases with poor airflow
- Power spikes up to 400W
- Not ideal for eGPU setups
- Driver issues reported (resolved with system upgrades)
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ROG Strix OC | Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 70 | 96★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 43.939998626708984 | 61.38999938964844★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 300★ | 370 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 800★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 12-pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 2 | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 332 | 313★ |
| Slot Width | 3.200000047683716 | 3★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.59 kg★ | 1.95 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ROG Strix OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6 offers 1.7x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 97 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 10 of 40 specs.
