Question Is The $100 Price Difference Worth It?

[Heat_Fan89]

I have a choice between these two available RTX 5070 Ti's. They are both MFG MSRP. The thorough review of the ASUS TUF I read on Guru3D has me leaning on the ASUS TUF but my wallet says to save the $100 because there will probably be little to no difference. Do these OC versions OC differently?

Gigabyte Windforce Eagle OC SFF $900
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTR7GWG6?ref=fed_asin_title

ASUS TUF Gaming edition OC $1000
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DS6WTXGP?ref=fed_asin_title&th=1

 

[Lutfij]

I'd get the cheaper card, IMHO, though there's also an argument to be made for the RX 9070 XT.

Do these OC versions OC differently?
The overclock is applied from the factory.

 

[Heat_Fan89]

I'd get the cheaper card, IMHO, though there's also an argument to be made for the RX 9070 XT.

Do these OC versions OC differently?
The overclock is applied from the factory.

They are swooped up on Amazon as soon as they appear even for Prime members. I had my eye on the Powercolor Red Devil 9070XT, gone before I could go from cart to pay and that was $849.

So the real-world difference between ASUS and Gigabyte 5070 Ti is just marketing?

 

[bill001g]

I have not seen a article on these particular cards but this topic in general has been discussed. The main problem is are you sitting all day long running benchmark software.

The general consensus is there is definitely a difference between cards that run at different clock rates. You can see it in the benchmark numbers even though for most games the frame rate difference is in the very low single digits.

Now much more important is can you actually tell any difference in the games you are playing....especially if you do not have a frame counter constantly on the screen. What they found is most people can not detect the difference...sometime even compared with a different less powerful card. There is so much stuff in games that affect the performance that some small difference in frame rates will be hidden.

Lately it is more a matter of can you get any GPU for anywhere close to the already inflated MSRP.

 

[Heat_Fan89]

I have not seen a article on these particular cards but this topic in general has been discussed. The main problem is are you sitting all day long running benchmark software.

The general consensus is there is definitely a difference between cards that run at different clock rates. You can see it in the benchmark numbers even though for most games the frame rate difference is in the very low single digits.

Now much more important is can you actually tell any difference in the games you are playing....especially if you do not have a frame counter constantly on the screen. What they found is most people can not detect the difference...sometime even compared with a different less powerful card. There is so much stuff in games that affect the performance that some small difference in frame rates will be hidden.

Lately it is more a matter of can you get any GPU for anywhere close to the already inflated MSRP.

Both cards are currently MSRP. On Gigabyte's website they list the 5070 Ti Eagle OC SFF at $899.99 and ASUS lists the ASUS TUF OC 5070 Ti for $999.99

I have no doubt they are slightly inflated by each mfg but from my purchasing experience OC'd GPU's typically are priced higher than non-OC's GPU's.

I have seen a couple of times on Amazon a 5070 Ti listing it at actual MSRP at $749 but those were non-OC'd and they were gone in seconds.

 

[bill001g]

That is likely because many people felt the $150 difference in price between the base clock models and the over clocked models was not worth the extra money.

 

[Heat_Fan89]

That is likely because many people felt the $150 difference in price between the base clock models and the over clocked models was not worth the extra money.

Agreed as I feel the same way and it's why I asked the question if two different OC'd cards are vastly different? I decided to go with the Gigabyte GPU and save $100. I would jump at the opportunity at a vanilla 5070 Ti for $749. The day I saw it listed was the day Amazon listed a few 5080's for $999 and 5090's for $1999. I missed out on all three.

It's probably going to be another 6 months before supply catches up with demand. The reason I decided to buy now is that an OC's 5070 Ti for an extra $150 is acceptable to me at this time. Who knows if tariffs will make all those GPU's even more expensive than they are today?