QTHREE Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
QTHREE Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
This budget-friendly graphics card is a great fit for upgrading older small form factor PCs, with several verified 5-star reviews praising its multi-monitor support and plug-and-play ease on Linux. However, a few serious issues stand out: one verified buyer got repeated blue-screen lockups, the fan speed sensor is non-functional on another unit, and the lack of a driver disc forces users to hunt down updates online. Overall, it is a capable low-end card for light gaming and office work, but reliability and support documentation are hit-or-miss.
Pros
- Excellent multi-monitor support up to 3 displays
- Plays Minecraft and Roblox smoothly on i5-8500
- Easy plug-and-play installation on Linux
- Great for reviving older small form factor PCs
- Works well for light gaming and office tasks
Cons
- Causes BitLocker blue screen lockups on some systems
- Fan speed sensor does not work or show readings
- No driver disc included in package
- Requires bracket modification for VGA in small cases
- Does not support Meta VR headsets
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6
The GIGABYTE Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3070 is widely praised for its strong performance, especially at 1440p and with ray tracing enabled, delivering high FPS in demanding games. Users appreciate its cooling efficiency, quiet operation, and good value, particularly when purchased near MSRP or on sale. However, a few negative experiences include dead fans after a month, a refurbished unit with thermal issues, and concerns about warranty and return shipping costs. Overall, it's a highly recommended GPU for gamers, especially those upgrading from older models.
Pros
- Strong 1440p performance
- Ray tracing support
- Efficient cooling
- Quiet operation
- Good value for money
Cons
- Dead fans after a month
- Refurbished unit thermal issues
- Warranty void concerns
- Return shipping costs
- Requires 600W PSU
Scores
Specifications
| QTHREE Radeon RX 550 | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 550 | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Polaris | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 14 | 8★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 40★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 15.970000267028809★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 15.970000267028809★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 50★ | 220 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 650 |
| Power Connectors | None | 1 x 6-Pin + 1 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 X8 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 2★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 3 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 4096x2160 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 170★ | 286 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | ATX |
| Weight | 0.33 kg★ | 1.55 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✗ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
QTHREE Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
- Strong affordability (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average compute (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average rt (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average ai (13th percentile)13th %ile
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Strong rt (68th percentile)
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 offers 1.4x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 66 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 40 specs.
