GeForce RTX 5070 Ti will be the graphics card high range input which puts it a step above the GeForce RTX 5070. Usually, the Ti versions usually offer a substantial performance improvement compared to the non-Ti models, but in this case the difference could be even bigger than expected if the specs are met.

The first and most important thing is the GPU. It will theoretically use a GeForce RTX 5070 core GB205, which in full configuration will have 6400 shaders. This GPU leaves very little room for those in green to shape the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, which is why the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is rumored to use graphics core GB203, which is the same that will be present in the GeForce RTX 5080.

The GB203 GPU will have 10,752 shaders in its full configuration, which means that in this case NVIDIA has a lot more room to use a trimmed down version in the Ti model, which is exactly where the latest information emerged. So its configuration would be much more powerful than the GeForce RTX 5070.

Possible specifications of GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

• Graphics core GB203 made on TSMC’s 4nm node.
• 70 SM units.
• 8,960 shaders at speeds between 2.8 GHz and 3.2 GHz.
• 280 texturing units.
• 128 raster units.
• 70 cores of the fourth generation RT.
• 280 fifth generation tensor cores.
• 256-bit bus.
• 16 GB of GDDR7 memory at 28 Gbps (896 GB/s bandwidth).
• 64 MB L2 cache.

Compared to the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti should many more shaders (7,680 vs. 8,960) and therefore would also have more texture and raster units and more tensor and RT cores. The difference is significant and therefore the jump in raw performance would be significant.

Another important difference is in the configuration of the memory subsystem, as the new NVIDIA graphics card would have a 256-bit bus and 16 GB of GDDR7 memory. This represents not only a increased bandwidth versus the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, which has a 192-bit bus and 12 GB of GDDR6X memory, but will also have 4 GB more graphics memory.

By going from 12 GB to 16 GB, the graphics card is much better prepared to move current games in 4K at maximum quality, especially when we activate ray tracing, a technology that significantly increases resource consumption. This would be a very positive change as it would be a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti very capable graphics card in 4K.

It is also important to consider the L2 cache. The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti has 48 MB L2 and the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti could have 64 MB L2. The extra 16MB that the new NVIDIA graphics card will have will make a significant difference because it has more L2 cache increases the number of hits by looking up data in the cache even at high resolution and reducing the dependence on graphics memory.

In general, the L2 cache is 64 MB optimal amount for 4K. This is the exact cache configuration that NVIDIA used in the GeForce RTX 4080 and GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, so it’s not a coincidence, this increase in cache memory is completely justified.

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti will take advantage new Blackwell architectureso we can expect greater performance both at the level of shaders and tensor cores and RT cores, which will be the fifth and fourth generations, respectively. The GB203 graphics core will be manufactured in TSMC’s 4nm node, which means higher performance and efficiency.

Power, Performance and Equivalence

If the specs we just saw are confirmed, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti will have the power 57.34 TFLOPs in FP32. The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti has a performance of 40.09 TFLOPs in FP32, so the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti would be much more powerful, as it would gain 17.25 TFLOPs in FP32, a difference that represents an important generational leap, since we are talking about 42% more performance.

Making a direct comparison in terms of brute strength, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti would be above GeForce RTX 4080 SUPERwhich achieves 52.22 TFLOPs in FP32, but would not be on par with the GeForce RTX 4090 which achieves 82.58 TFLOPs in FP32. NVIDIA’s current top of the line is so powerful that it looks like only the GeForce RTX 5080 will beat it.

However, it should be taken into account that gaming performance is not measured only by the TFLOPs that the graphics card has, and that possible improvements that NVIDIA is making at the architectural level help the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti get a little closer to the GeForce RTX 4090. All in all, if these specs are confirmed, the numbers are very clear and suggest that it will be just slightly above the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER.

In AMD equivalents, the closest thing to this would be the Radeon RX 7900 multiple TFLOPs. I wanted to give you this benchmark data to better illustrate what I said earlier when we talk about gaming performance TFLOPs aren’t everything.

The ideal resolution play with GeForce RTX 5070 Ti it will 2160 pboth in terms of its performance and the configuration of the memory subsystem and the amount of L2 cache. The 16 GB GDDR7 and 64 MB L2 cache ensure a good experience even at maximum settings under rasterization.

If ray tracing is our goal, we should have the performance with the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti similar to or better than the GeForce RTX 4090 thanks to the improvements that Blackwell will bring and the new fourth generation of RT cores. This is a trend we’ve seen with previous generations, and to give you an example, the GeForce RTX 3070 usually performs the same or slightly better than the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti in ray tracing.

As I already told you in previous articles, it is very likely that NVIDIA will use the launch of the GeForce RTX 50 to introduce some new technology that makes a difference compared to the previous generation. Maybe it will be integrated into the DLSS ecosystem and make use of AI, or maybe focus on ray tracing, nothing can be guaranteed at this point.

What processor and power supply will I need to power the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

If this graphics card ends up with a TGP of 300 watts, which is very likely, we’ll need a power supply of at least 600 watts if the other components of our PC don’t consume too much. For example, a PC configured with a Ryzen 5 7600X, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, six fans, and a 240mm liquid cooler should consumption of 500 watts in the load.

With the same configuration, but changing the processor to an Intel Core i9-14900K, we would have a load consumption of 636 wattsand in this case a 600 watt source would be too small for us. If we have this CPU, we will need at least a 700 watt power supply so that we are not under too much pressure and have a reserve with which to face possible peaks.

It is important that the source is at least of good quality and has a 16-pin power connector, which the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti comes with. It will make our lives much easier from then on It prevents us from having to use 8-pin adapters. In this case, a possible TGP of 300 watts suggests that we would need two 8-pin connectors, since each can supply a maximum of 150 watts.

Now let’s talk about the recommended processor that accompanies the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. Assuming everything I’ve said in this article is accomplished, we’ll need at least one Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i5-12400F to avoid severe narrowing, although it would be ideal to have a Ryzen 7 7700X or Intel Core i5-13600K so that this graphics card can fully develop its potential.

Release date and possible price

If NVIDIA repeats the current generation strategy, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti should arrive around in March 2025before the launch of the GeForce RTX 5070, which would arrive a little later. However, it is also possible that the green giant will choose to launch both at the same time, or with minimal difference.

Regarding the selling price, it is clear that this graphics card will be more expensive than the GeForce RTX 5070, but the question is how much more. The most logical thing would be for it to be priced between $700 and $749, which are the numbers it could become at the exchange rate in Spain and after taxes 749 and 799 eurosrespectively

Those prices would be per version Founders Editionand represent best possible scenario. By this I mean that we cannot rule out that the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti will eventually be more expensive and that it will exceed 800 euros. Obviously, models with higher quality premium finishes will command a higher price.

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