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ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC against GeForce RTX 3090

ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White 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.

Which one for what

Office & everyday

ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OCleft

62 vs 59 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.

Coding & development

Either

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Light gaming

ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OCleft

65 vs 60 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.

Gaming

ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OCleft

58 vs 55 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.

Heavy gaming

Either

Within 1 points; buy on price.

Content creation

Either

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3D & rendering

Either

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Gaming & streaming

Either

Within 1 points; buy on price.

AI & local models

GeForce RTX 3090right

51 vs 62 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

    ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC: 58

    GeForce RTX 3090: 55

    3 ptsto the left

  • Games at 1080p

    ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC: 65

    GeForce RTX 3090: 60

    5 ptsto the left

  • Games at 1440p

    ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC: 58

    GeForce RTX 3090: 55

    3 ptsto the left

  • Games at 4K

    ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC: 49

    GeForce RTX 3090: 48

    1 ptsto the left

  • Rendering and video

    ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC: 56

    GeForce RTX 3090: 58

    2 ptsto the right

Price and value

Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.

  • Value, points per $100

    ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC: 6.7

    GeForce RTX 3090: 4.6

    46%to the left

  • Typical price

    ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC: $860

    GeForce RTX 3090: $1,199

    $339to the left

From the spec sheets

  • Video memory

    ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC: 12 GB

    GeForce RTX 3090: 24 GB

    100%to the right

  • Board power

    ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC: 250 W

    GeForce RTX 3090: 350 W

    40%to the left

  • Length

    ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC: 300 mm

    GeForce RTX 3090: 313 mm

    4%to the left

The verdict

  • The ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC is 5% faster at 1440p.
  • ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC and RTX 3090 are level on games at 4k.
  • RTX 3090 carries 24 GB of video memory against 12 GB.
  • The ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC typically costs $339 less.
  • Per dollar, the ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OC is the better buy: 6.7 points per $100 against 4.6.

Specifications

SpecASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB White OCGeForce RTX 3090
Video memory12 GB24 GB (better)
Board power250 W (better)350 W
Length300 mm (better)313 mm
Power connector12V-2x6 (16-pin)PCIe 8-pin
BrandNvidiaNvidia
Released2025 (better)2020
Typical price$860 (better)$1,199

The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.

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