A major drawback of the exceptionally powerful GeForce RTX 5090 is the high power demands of its large GB202 chip. Even when equipped with a premium air cooler, the card still requires robust system cooling to handle its nearly 600W heat output. However, AiO liquid cooling models can offer even better thermal performance, thanks to their larger radiators with three 120mm fans, which expel hot air directly outside the case. Read more “Asus Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Ed. Review: Extreme AiO”
The Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT by Sapphire is a slightly higher-clocked variant of the base Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT. It features the same cooling system, differing only in the color scheme and the design of the shroud and backplate. In terms of performance and operating characteristics, both models are nearly identical. The most noticeable difference between the two is the Sapphire logo on the side of the card, backlit by ARGB LEDs. Read more “Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: Great Even in White”
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT delivers better price-to-performance than competing GeForce cards and 4 GB more memory than the RTX 5070. The Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16G is the more affordable of Gigabyte’s two RX 9070 XT models. While it doesn’t match premium variants in overall performance, it offers more capable power delivery, a higher power limit for factory overclocking, and greater overclocking headroom than base models. Read more “Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC: Gigabyte’s affordable choice”
While the more powerful GeForce RTX 50 models face no direct competition, AMD has positioned two strong contenders against the RTX 5070—the Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT. Both offer slightly better value and more memory. Your choice depends on whether you need a graphics card purely for gaming or also for professional applications, and how reliant you are on Nvidia’s broader, more polished ecosystem with proprietary technologies. Read more “Asus TUF GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC Ed.: Perfectionism”
AMD set the price of the more affordable Radeon RX 9070 as a direct competitor to GeForce RTX 5070. Compared to Nvidia’s card, it offers better raw performance and 16 GB of memory instead of 12 GB. For dedicated gamers, AMD’s Radeon is the more attractive option. However, there’s one compelling reason to avoid the RX 9070 from AMD—the slightly more expensive but significantly more powerful Radeon RX 9070 XT. Read more “Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070: Better than RTX 5070, but…”
AMD has listened to gamers and seized an opportunity created by criticism of the new GeForce RTX 50 series. With the Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT, it has set aggressive prices that make many overlook minor drawbacks compared to GeForce. The RX 9070 XT is only slightly slower than the RTX 5070 Ti in rasterization but offers a far more attractive price, especially compared to overpriced non-reference GeForce cards. Read more “Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: A Big Comeback”
The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AERO OC 16G targets gamers moving away from flashy RGB setups and pitch-black components, opting instead for an all-white aesthetic. Its elegant design and massive cooler take it clear that it’s built for demanding gamers who want more than just the best price-to-performance. Beyond its unconventional look, it also delivers slightly higher performance thanks to factory overclocking and excellent cooler. Read more “Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Aero OC 16G Review: White Elegance”
The new GeForce RTX 5070 Ti goes on sale as the most affordable GeForce model with the Blackwell architecture to date. We’re looking at one of the best-equipped versions—the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Vanguard SOC, a top-tier model from MSI. It features an extremely powerful cooler with massive headroom and excellent performance but comes at a price comparable to the RTX 4080 Super from the previous generation. Read more “MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Vanguard SOC review”
The Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC from Gigabyte is among the more affordable models which are rarely reviewed. Manufacturers lower production costs mainly by reducing the size of the heatsink. As a result, these cards don’t perform as well as premium high-end models in thermal and acoustic tests. However, their lower price makes them popular not only with individual buyers but also OEMs assembling prebuilt PCs. Read more “Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC: Gigabyte’s Base Model”
Last week, we took a look at the Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition. It has a powerful cooler, but by default, the fan control pushes speeds high, and card is anything but quiet. So, I also measured how the card’s behavior changes when lowering fan speeds, how different power limit settings affect performance, and what the OC scanner does to the clock speed/voltage curve and how that impacts performance. Read more “Tweaking Asus ROG Astral RTX 5080: Cut the Noise and Power Draw”
At first glance, the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC isn’t striking in terms of flashy design or vibrant lighting. It’s neither the cheapest nor the most expensive model. In a standard setup, the lighting is subtle, but the backlit fans stand out more when mounted vertically. The real advantage, though, is its oversized cooler and well-tuned fan control, allowing it to outperform even pricier competitors in terms of overall performance. Read more “Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC Review: The Sweet Spot”
With the new generation of GeForce GPUs, Asus is introducing the new ROG Astral series. Positioned at the top of Asus’s lineup, it inherits high-end features from previous ROG Strix models, including a dual BIOS, system fan control, a robust design, factory overclocking, and a large, top-notch cooler. It doesn’t just come with three but a total of four fans. However, this premium package comes at a significant price. Read more “Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 OC Ed.: Brutalism in PC”
The GeForce RTX 5080 series gaming graphics cards go on sale today, and simultaneously, we can now publish performance test results. The biggest improvement over the last generation is an interesting performance boost in the most demanding titles at 4K and support for new standards and technologies. The edge is especially gained in demanding ray tracing scenarios, and vice versa. Read more “Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 FE Review: More Performance, Same Price”
Today ends the information embargo on tests of Nvidia’s top-tier GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card. It delivers extreme performance but at the cost of unprecedented power consumption and the highest price yet. Even so, it is expected to attract immense interest from gamers and professionals for its 32 GB of memory and exceptional application performance. Read more “Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 FE review: Next-Level Gaming”
UL Solutions’ 3DMark suite of performance tests recently added a new multi-platform test, Steel Nomad. With it, UL aims to replace the popular Time Spy in DirectX 12 for Windows while offering cross-platform performance measurement on other modern gaming platforms using other APIs such as Vulkan for Windows on Arm and Android and Metal for Apple iOS. Read more “3DMark Steel Nomad and three generations of graphics cards in test”
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