The GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 are each very quick graphics playing cards—if you happen to can look previous the likelihood that we might have yet one more power-connector-related overheating drawback on our fingers. However the overwhelming majority of individuals (together with you, discerning and tech-savvy Ars Technica reader) will not be spending $1,000 or $2,000 (or $2,750 or whatever) on a brand new graphics card this era.
No, statistically, you (like most individuals) will in all probability find yourself shopping for one of many extra inexpensive midrange Nvidia or AMD playing cards, GPUs which can be all slated to start delivery later this month or early in March.
There was a spate of bulletins on that entrance this week. Nvidia introduced yesterday that the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, which the corporate previously introduced at CES, could be out there beginning on February 20 for $749 and up. The brand new GPU, just like the RTX 5080, seems like a comparatively modest improve from final yr’s RTX 4070 Ti Tremendous. However it should at the least flirt with affordability for individuals who need to get natively rendered 4K with out mechanically needing to allow DLSS upscaling to get playable body charges.
| RTX 5070 Ti | RTX 4070 Ti Tremendous | RTX 5070 | RTX 4070 Tremendous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUDA Cores | 8,960 | 8,448 | 6,144 | 7,168 |
| Increase Clock | 2,452 MHz | 2,610 MHz | 2,512 MHz | 2,475 MHz |
| Reminiscence Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Reminiscence Bandwidth | 896 GB/s | 672 GB/s | 672 GB/s | 504 GB/s |
| Reminiscence measurement | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6X | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR6X |
| TGP | 300 W | 285 W | 250 W | 220 W |
That stated, if the launches of the 5090 and 5080 are something to go by, it might not be straightforward to seek out and purchase the RTX 5070 Ti for something near the listed retail worth; early retail listings are not promising on this entrance. You will even be relying solely on Nvidia’s companions to ship unadorned, comparatively minimalist MSRP variations of the playing cards since Nvidia is not making a Founders Version model.
As for the $549 RTX 5070, Nvidia’s web site says it is launching on March 5. However it’s much less thrilling than the opposite 50-series playing cards as a result of it has fewer CUDA cores than the outgoing RTX 4070 Tremendous, leaving it much more reliant on AI-generated frames to enhance efficiency in comparison with the final era.