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Tom's Hardware
NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is the third addition to the Blackwell RTX 50 series GPUs, which NVIDIA officially unveiled at CES 2025 in January. It's set to replace both the original RTX 4070 Ti and the newer RTX 4070 Ti Super, with the good news being that its MSRP is lower than both, priced at $749. With faster performance, a more affordable price, and new features, it has the potential to be a solid upgrade for those still using older GPUs, assuming supply can meet demand, which remains to be seen.
The official launch date for all RTX 5070 Ti cards is February 20th, meaning the reviews published so far aren't based on the final product. Experts predict there will be more RTX 5070 Ti cards available at launch compared to the RTX 5090 or RTX 5080, but they still expect the initial batch to sell out quickly, with prices likely rising temporarily before eventually stabilizing.
The general consensus seems to be that the RTX 5070 Ti doesn't deliver a huge generational performance boost but offers a solid upgrade over the original 4070 Ti. As Tom's Hardware points out, it's very similar to the 4070 Ti Super, with both using the same transistor count, die size, and TSMC 4N process node. In terms of compute performance, the RTX 5070 Ti features significantly higher memory speed and bandwidth, being 33% faster than the 4070 Ti Super in both speed and bandwidth and 78% higher in bandwidth compared to the 4070 Ti, thanks to a 33% wider interface. It offers 33% more VRAM capacity than the 4070 Ti. The 5070 Ti is also unlikely to face meltdown issues, as it is rated for a more manageable 300W.
The Verge had the chance to test MSI's RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X OC edition, reporting that it offers an excellent 1440p experience and solid 4K gaming, especially if you're willing to dial down settings or overclock for extra performance and, like the rest of the RTX 50 series, it's a capable card if you want to do video editing or run AI workloads. Apparently, it delivers almost identical performance to the RTX 4080 with slightly less power draw. The next model up in the RTX 50-series, the $999 RTX 5080, delivers about 12% more performance at 1440p and 15% more at 4K. However, you'll pay an additional 33% for only a modest performance boost.
Similar to the RTX 5080, the RTX 5070 Ti is a great choice for those upgrading from RTX 30-series models or earlier. At 4K without DLSS or ray tracing, the 5070 Ti is nearly 84% faster than the RTX 3070 Ti, offering a significant performance boost for users with older cards. However, it's important to note that the RTX 5070 Ti doesn't have a Founders Edition GPU, making it likely to be difficult to find at MSRP, as many of the listed models are closer to $900 or $1,000. It might be worth waiting a few weeks to see how AMD's new offerings perform and compare in terms of availability against NVIDIA's latest GPU.
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