ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7 Black
Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB GDDR6 workstation Black
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
Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB GDDR6 workstation Black
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME | Intel Arc Pro B50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | Arc Pro B50 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | Intel |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Xe2 |
| Class | consumer | workstation |
| Process | 5 | 3★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✓★ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | — | 16★ |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 48★ | 16 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 3.8910000324249268 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 1.9459999799728394 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 70★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 280★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | No |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Blower |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 4★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | — | 0★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304 | 168★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.02 kg | 0.61 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | XeSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| 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
Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB GDDR6 workstation Black
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong connectivity (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong efficiency (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong affordability (69th percentile)
- Below average compute (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average thermal (21st percentile)
- Below average raster (28th percentile)
- Below average rt (33rd percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 91 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 41 specs.