Newegg has MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12G SHADOW 3X OC Gaming Graphics Card on sale for $579.99 - $30 when you follow instructions below = $549.99. Shipping is free.
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Newegg has MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12G SHADOW 3X OC Gaming Graphics Card on sale for $579.99 - $30 when you follow instructions below = $549.99. Shipping is free.
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The RTX 5070 12GB is framed as a strong 1440p gaming card, especially with DLSS, and the 12GB buffer appears sufficient for most current games at that resolution. It also benefits from Nvidia's more mature DLSS support, while the card itself is seen as having enough headroom for today's settings. The main concern is VRAM longevity, since 12GB may feel tight in newer AAA titles or for AI and LLM work, where 16GB is preferred. Some also argue similarly priced AMD options offer more performance and memory, so value depends on whether gaming, Linux support, or AI matters most.
1440p gamers using DLSS, because 12GB VRAM has enough headroom for current games at that setting.
Shoppers who need a straightforward, trustworthy fulfillment experience, because one reported delivery involved a suspicious name-signing request tied to the seller.
AMD GPUs can offer smoother Linux use because they are natively supported while Nvidia and Intel rely on compatibility layers that can reduce performance.
The RX 9070 XT is often favored when the price gap is small because it has 16GB VRAM and can offer more headroom for newer games and AI use. The RTX 5070 still makes sense if you want NVIDIA features like DLSS, but the 9070 XT is repeatedly described as the stronger value at roughly similar pricing.
Yes, 12GB is generally enough for 1440p gaming with DLSS on this card. Typical 1440p DLSS usage is reported around 10GB, though newer AAA games with very high settings can push past that and use more VRAM.
No. VRAM only helps when a game needs more memory than the card has; otherwise performance depends more on the GPU itself, clocks, bandwidth, and the game's settings.
It can work for gaming, but 12GB is limiting for AI and LLM use. 16GB is described as the practical minimum for many quantized models, so the 5070 is better suited to gaming than to serious local AI experiments.
The card itself has been received successfully, but the fulfillment experience is concerning: one report says it shipped from a UK shop and the seller asked for a signature under another person's name due to a claimed warehouse error. That suggests the deal may involve questionable sourcing even if the product arrives.
People think high vram future proofs their GPU. A 2019 16gb of HMB Radeon VII gets spanked by a 2020 10gb 3080. The GPU is the main predictor of performance, outside of AI work. This comparison generally holds true across generations with newer generations outperforming older regardless of VRAM capacity.
Compare it to the 9070 non xt. That 16 gigs smokes this thing. 12gb is already being pushed at 1440 on most games and medium to high settings. The cheaper 9070 non-xt is a full 20-30% better and still less expensive
RAM isnt as much for direct performance, its how much video data can fit there, when you increase resolution and/or detail is when more RAM gets eaten up. So you can get into situations where the GPU could handle more detail but because it all doesnt fit into RAM it starts swapping out and now performance tanks. If you play at lower resolutions or settings or simple games then the RAM doesnt matter.
Thats a long winded way to say RAM only indirectly affects performance, more so with newer games, poorly optimized games, ect. People view 16gb RAM as more "future proof" because newer games not yet out could want it.
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The way things are, I think game developers will work their way around further need for VRAM mostly because it just won't be available. So cards may actually stay relevant longer than they otherwise would have.
I hope you're right. It seems logical based on their need to support the most hardware to sell product. However, if gaming turns into mass subscription services, most of us may not be able to afford the hardware needed to run games in the future.
The idea is if you have the same model and lower vram, irs worse, which is obvious. People aren't stupid. You don't see people buying very old cards with high vram
I agree a 16gb 5060ti is a much better choice over an 8gb 5060ti. Can't think of any other cards that come with different ram capacity with the same gpu. A 24gb 3090, will still be outperformed by a 12gb 5070 in almost all games. I stand by my claim that the gpu is more important than vram for gaming.
Get the 9070xt I got two and the drivers being bad is a BS lie. AMD drivers are great now.!
I own already one and I just bought myself another one on AliExpress for the cheap. At the moment, I'm just awaiting its arrival since it's my first time purchasing a GPU from a seller on the platform.
I own already one and I just bought myself another one on AliExpress for the cheap. At the moment, I'm just awaiting its arrival since it's my first time purchasing a GPU from a seller on the platform.
Let me know if it's legit and good, I might want to pick one up. I did see listings for them on there and wondered.
Let me know if it's legit and good, I might want to pick one up. I did see listings for them on there and wondered.
I'll give a status update when it arrives, hopefully. However, I did check the comments/reviews under the product listing to confirm that others have successfully received their delivery before placing my order so my chances of success are quite high.
I'll give a status update when it arrives, hopefully. However, I did check the comments/reviews under the product listing to confirm that others have successfully received their delivery before placing my order so my chances of success are quite high.
You will get what you ordered. I received mine earlier this month. Mine came from a UK shop. I would've made a deal post about it, but I didn't want to promote something that was obviously paid for with stolen credit cards. It matches the other reviews, where the seller asks you to sign for the package using another person's name due to a supposed warehouse error.
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You will get what you ordered. I received mine earlier this month. Mine came from a UK shop. I would've made a deal post about it, but I didn't want to promote something that was obviously paid for with stolen credit cards. It matches the other reviews, where the seller asks you to sign for the package using another person's name due to a supposed warehouse error.
I noticed that too in the product reviews and I was also considering posting a deal a/b the card, but based on what I had gathered, it seemed as though they were procured through illegitimate means or shady practices. If that's how they make their money then I'm not here to judge since I'm none the wiser 🙄🤷🏾 ♂️.
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The RTX 5070 12GB is framed as a strong 1440p gaming card, especially with DLSS, and the 12GB buffer appears sufficient for most current games at that resolution. It also benefits from Nvidia's more mature DLSS support, while the card itself is seen as having enough headroom for today's settings. The main concern is VRAM longevity, since 12GB may feel tight in newer AAA titles or for AI and LLM work, where 16GB is preferred. Some also argue similarly priced AMD options offer more performance and memory, so value depends on whether gaming, Linux support, or AI matters most.
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The RX 9070 XT is often favored when the price gap is small because it has 16GB VRAM and can offer more headroom for newer games and AI use. The RTX 5070 still makes sense if you want NVIDIA features like DLSS, but the 9070 XT is repeatedly described as the stronger value at roughly similar pricing.
Yes, 12GB is generally enough for 1440p gaming with DLSS on this card. Typical 1440p DLSS usage is reported around 10GB, though newer AAA games with very high settings can push past that and use more VRAM.
No. VRAM only helps when a game needs more memory than the card has; otherwise performance depends more on the GPU itself, clocks, bandwidth, and the game's settings.
It can work for gaming, but 12GB is limiting for AI and LLM use. 16GB is described as the practical minimum for many quantized models, so the 5070 is better suited to gaming than to serious local AI experiments.
The card itself has been received successfully, but the fulfillment experience is concerning: one report says it shipped from a UK shop and the seller asked for a signature under another person's name due to a claimed warehouse error. That suggests the deal may involve questionable sourcing even if the product arrives.
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Thats a long winded way to say RAM only indirectly affects performance, more so with newer games, poorly optimized games, ect. People view 16gb RAM as more "future proof" because newer games not yet out could want it.
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