Left · AMD
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Spec score
Spec score 52
$649
typical price
Radeon RX 6950 XT against ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC
Spec score
Spec score 58
$910
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OCright
54 vs 62 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OCright
46 vs 57 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OCright
61 vs 65 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OCright
54 vs 58 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OCright
44 vs 49 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OCright
44 vs 57 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OCright
43 vs 57 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OCright
49 vs 57 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OCright
45 vs 51 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 52
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 58
6 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 61
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 65
4 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 54
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 58
4 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 44
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 49
5 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 38
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 56
18 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 8
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 6.8
18%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 6950 XT: $649
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: $850
$201to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 16 GB
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 12 GB
33%to the left
Board power
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 335 W
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 250 W
34%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 320 mm
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 300 mm
7%to the right
The verdict
- The ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC is 7% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 11% in the ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC's favour.
- RX 6950 XT carries 16 GB of video memory against 12 GB.
- The RX 6950 XT typically costs $201 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 6950 XT is the better buy: 8 points per $100 against 6.8.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 6950 XT | ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB (better) | 12 GB |
| Board power | 335 W | 250 W (better) |
| Length | 320 mm | 300 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | 12V-2x6 (16-pin) |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2022 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $649 (better) | $850 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.