The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is scheduled to launch today, the third Backwell GPU after the release of the RTX 5090 and the RTX 5080. It features similar specifications as the RTX 4070 Ti Super, including:
- Shaders/Cores: 8,960 (vs. 8,448)
- VRAM: 16 GB GDDR7 (vs. GDDR6X)
- Memory Bus: 256-bit (same)
- L2 Cache: 64 MB (vs. 48 MB)
- Bandwidth: 896 GB/s (vs. 672 GB/s)
- TBP: 300W TBP (vs. 285W)
- MSRP: $749 (vs. $799)
| Specs | MSI RTX 5070 Ti 3x Ventus | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace |
| CUDA Cores | 8,960 | 10,752 | 10,240 | 7,680 | 8,448 |
| Boost Clock | 2.48 GHz | 2.6 GHz | 2.55 GHz | 2.61 GHz | 2.61 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB GDDR7 | 16 GB GDDR7 | 16 GB GDDR6X | 12 GB GDDR6X | 16 GB GDDR6X |
| Memory Interface | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 896 GB/s | 960 GB/s | 736 GB/s | 504 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| RT Cores | 70 | 84 | 80 | 60 | 66 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | 336 | 320 | 240 | 264 |
| TBP | 300 W | 360 W | 320 W | 285 W | 285 W |
| MSRP | $749 (INR 82,000) | $999 | $999 | $799 | $799 |
The lower MSRP is a welcome suprise, a result of the poor performance of the RTX 4070 Ti Super. As with the RTX 5080, the memory is the primary upgrade. The bump from GDDR6X to GDDR7 increases the bandwidth from 672 GB/s to 896 GB/s. The L2 cache has been consolidated from 48 MB to 64 MB for improve hit rates at 4K.
NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti vs. RTX 5070 Ti: 1440p Benchmarks
The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti offers nominal performance gains at 1440p, with an average lead of 10-15% over the RTX 4070 Ti. This is its higher memory bandwidth isn’t as important at 1440p as at 4K.
Cyberpunk 2077 is the exception, exhibiting a larger 30% FPS boost even at 1440. We observed something similar with the RTX 5080 in rasterization.
The RTX 5070 Ti is a mere 8% faster than the 4070 Ti in Hogwarts Legacy, and 13.5% faster in Alan Wake 2. Space Marine 2 is 16% faster with the Blackwell GPU, as does Requiem.
Black Myth Wukong is 20% faster, while Silent Hill 2 is 12-13% on the RTX 5070 Ti at 1440p.
NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti vs. RTX 5070 Ti: 4K Benchmarks
The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti extends its lead over the RTX 4070 Ti to 35% in Cyberpunk 2077 at 4K (raster). It’s roughly 20-22% slower than the RTX 5080 and the RTX 4090 at native Ultra HD.
Ray tracing reduces the performance deficit between Ada Lovelace and Blackwell to just ~10%, granting a 44% lead to the RTX 4090. The RTX 5080 is 26% faster than the RTX 5070 Ti in this benchmark.
Path Tracing isn’t much different, but the performance delta between the x70 Ti and the RTX 5080/4090 increases to nearly 50% with upscaling and frame generation enabled.
Hogwarts Legacy is 26% faster at 4K on the RTX 5070 Ti than on the RTX 4070 Ti, while the RTX 4090 holds a 28% lead over the former.
The RTX 4070 Ti can’t maintain playable framerates with ray tracing and DLAA, leading to a stuttery experience with lows of under 15 FPS. Frame generation pushes the RTX 5070 Ti to 34 FPS, making it 20% slower than the RTX 4090.
Alan Wake 2 is another title that can’t be played at native 4K (even without RT) on the RTX 4070 Ti. The 12 GB VRAM buffer is a crippling factor in many recent games. The RTX 5070 Ti averages 40 FPS, trailing the RTX 4090 by 26%.
Ray and path tracing leave a 15-20% deficit between the RTX 4070 Ti and the RTX 5070 Ti. Meanwhile, the RTX 4090 leads by 30% with upscaling and frame generation enabled on all cards.
Star Wars: Outlaws exhibits the smallest deficit between the RTX 4070 Ti and the RTX 5070 Ti. The Blackwell SKU is a mere 6-7% faster than its Lovelace predecessor, with and without RTXDI.
Space Marine 2 delivers a more respectable 32% lead for the RTX 5070 Ti at native 4K. The RTX 4090 holds a commanding 40% lead over the latter.
Upscaling and frame generation reduce the lead between the RTX 4070 Ti and the RTX 5070 Ti to under 25% as both GPUs deliver well over 120 FPS through an eventful sequence.
A Plague Tale: Requiem performs 20% faster on the RTX 5070 Ti, as it trails the RTX 4090 by 23%. Similar deltas are observed with and without frame generation.
Black Myth: Wukong plays similarly, maintaining a 20% performance gap between the two Tis. The RTX 4090’s lead over the 5070 Ti drops to 30% in this benchmark.
NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti: DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation
Multi Frame Generation ran fluidly on the RTX 5080 and 5090. However, we observed ghosting artifacts on the RTX 5070 Ti when running MFG (Cyberpunk 2077 & Hogwarts Legacy). These are most prominent with DLAA, becoming rarer with quality-mode upscaling, and almost disappearing with performance mode. This is likely due to the lower input framerates, but that’s the reason why MFG exists: 4K gaming with ray/path tracing at 60 FPS and higher.
Artifacts aside, the RTX 5070 Ti delivers well over 100 FPS across the most taxing ray/path traced titles at 4K.
Remarkably, the RTX 4090 manages to beat the 5070 Ti in Cyberpunk 2077 across all but the 4-frame MFG scenario. Even with MFG 4x, the RTX 5070 Ti fails to match the Lovelace flagship in terms of lows.
Alan Wake 2 performs similarly as the RTX 4090 (with FG) one-ups the RTX 5070 Ti with MFG 3x, trailing MFG 4x by 20%.
Silent Hill 2 shows massive gains with MFG, averaging 161 FPS at 4K (graphics settings maxed out). The RTX 4070 Ti averages a respectable 66 FPS with single frame-generation and quality-mode upscaling.
Thermals and Power Consumption
The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X used its entire 300W TBP allowance through our testing, averaging 280-290W in most games. Titles like Hogwarts Legacy and Silent Hill 2 (surprisingly) used less power, averaging 230-240W even with ray tracing maxed out. The Ventus 3X stayed well within its thermal bounds, averaging 66-68C in even the most taxing games.
Verdict: An Affordable 4K GPU with Caveats
The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is eerily similar to the RTX 5080. On the memory side, the two are nearly identical: 16 GB VRAM, 256-bit wide bus, and 64 MB of L2 cache. The 5080 has more shader cores and higher clock speeds which can be alleviated with overclocking. This makes the RTX 5070 Ti a capable 4K GPU well under $1000 (INR 82,000).
| Specs | RTX 5070 Ti | RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| CUDA Cores | 8,960 | 10,752 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 (5th Gen) | 336 (5th Gen) |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 70 (4th Gen) | 84 (4th Gen) |
| Base Clock | 2.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost Clock | 2.45 GHz | 2.62 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB GDDR7 | 16 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory Speed | 28 Gbps | 30 Gbps |
| Memory Interface | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 896 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| L2 Cache | 64 MB | 64 MB |
| Total Graphics Power | 300 W | 360 W |
| Recommended PSU | 750 W | 850 W |
| Release Date | February 20, 2025 | January 30, 2025 |
| Launch MSRP | $749 | $999 |
And of course, there’s MFG (when available) which can work miracles when it works properly. The downside is that it’s only supported in select games. Many recent releases, including Indiana Jones, Avowed, Black Myth, and Spiderman 2 are yet to be added. Furthermore, the abovementioned artifacts are a concern as most 4K gamers are limited to 60 Hz displays, and that’s where the focus should be.
