ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 TUF Gaming 12GB GDDR7
ASUS
90 Overall Score
vs
PowerColor Radeon RX 6500 XT Fighter 4GB GDDR6
PowerColor
40 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 TUF Gaming 12GB GDDR7
85 out of 100 medium confidence 29 reviews
The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 OC is widely praised as a powerful, quiet, and cool-running GPU that excels at 1440p gaming. Users highlight its robust build quality, excellent thermals, and the effectiveness of DLSS 4.0, though some note the 12GB VRAM feels limited for 4K and the Armoury Crate software is problematic. Overall, it is seen as a solid upgrade for those coming from older cards, with a few caveats about size and VRAM.
Pros
- Excellent 1440p gaming performance
- Quiet and cool operation
- Robust build quality
- Effective DLSS 4.0
- Sleek industrial design
Cons
- Limited 12GB VRAM for 4K
- Large three-slot size
- Armoury Crate software issues
- 12VHPWR connector concerns
- Requires 750W PSU minimum
Gaming performance 10
Cooling and noise 8
Build quality 6
Vram capacity 5
Dlss effectiveness 3
Software issues 2
PowerColor Radeon RX 6500 XT Fighter 4GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Budget
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 TUF Gaming | PowerColor Radeon RX 6500 XT Fighter | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 6 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 48★ | 16 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 11.529999732971191 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 5.764999866485596 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 107★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 329★ | — |
| Slot Width | 3.125★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | — |
| Weight | 1.53 kg | 0.65 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 TUF Gaming 12GB GDDR7
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
PowerColor Radeon RX 6500 XT Fighter 4GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Below average ai (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average vram (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average raster (26th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (29th percentile)
Pricing
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 TUF Gaming 12GB GDDR70.094score per dollar
vs
PowerColor Radeon RX 6500 XT Fighter 4GB GDDR60.135score per dollar
PowerColor Radeon RX 6500 XT Fighter 4GB GDDR6 offers 1.4x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 TUF Gaming
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 40 specs.
