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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Marks: memory that 8B, 14B and 32B language models need at 4-bit (Qwen3 sizes in Ollama). How much memory you need
- Graphics memory 12 GB GDDR7
- Memory bandwidth 672 GB/s
- AI software CUDA (NVIDIA): supported by nearly every AI tool
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Amazon listing: “ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card” · ASIN B0DS6S98ZF
Who it’s for
A gamer who wants more speed than an RTX 5060 Ti and doesn't plan to run large AI models.
Pros
- 672 GB/s bandwidth — 50% more than the RTX 5060 Ti
- CUDA support
Cons
- 12 GB of memory: less room for AI models than the cheaper 16 GB RTX 5060 Ti
Pros and cons come from the maker’s specs below, not from testing this unit. How we pick.
Specifications
| Graphics memory | 12 GB GDDR7 |
|---|---|
| Memory bandwidth | 672 GB/s |
| AI software | CUDA (NVIDIA): supported by nearly every AI tool |
Source: NVIDIA RTX 5070 family specs · Amazon listing checked 2026-09-29.
Compare with other graphics cards
| Product | Graphics memory | Memory bandwidth | AI software |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | 16 GB GDDR7 | 448 GB/s | CUDA (NVIDIA): supported by nearly every AI tool |
| GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming OC 16G | 16 GB GDDR7 | 448 GB/s | CUDA (NVIDIA): supported by nearly every AI tool |
| ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OCThis product | 12 GB GDDR7 | 672 GB/s | CUDA (NVIDIA): supported by nearly every AI tool |
| ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB OC | 16 GB GDDR7 | 896 GB/s | CUDA (NVIDIA): supported by nearly every AI tool |
| ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5080 16GB OC | 16 GB GDDR7 | 960 GB/s | CUDA (NVIDIA): supported by nearly every AI tool |
| Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB | 16 GB GDDR6 | 640 GB/s | AMD (ROCm / Vulkan): check support for your AI tool |
| ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 32GB OC | 32 GB GDDR7 | 1,792 GB/s | CUDA (NVIDIA): supported by nearly every AI tool |
| ASRock Radeon AI PRO R9700 Creator 32GB | 32 GB GDDR6 | 640 GB/s | ROCm / Vulkan (AMD): fine for LLMs, rougher for image and voice tools |