The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti has become one of the most popular and best-selling next-generation graphics cards from NVIDIA, and it’s quite understandable, as it includes excellent level of performance both in rasterization and ray tracing, it has very limited power consumption that it offers and is also compatible with the image generation technology present in DLSS 3.

We already told you in our analysis that the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is in terms of performance almost on par with the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, and in those titles in which we can activate DLSS 3 and the image generation manages to overcome it without problems. It’s almost as powerful as NVIDIA’s previous top-of-the-line, and yet eats 200 watts less than this one.

This improvement in efficiency that NVIDIA has achieved with the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti means that in order to move it smoothly, we won’t need such a powerful resource as in the case of the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti. I also talked about this topic in the analysis, but I know that some of you still doubt the specific and ideal requirement of being able to move the mentioned graphics card, so today we dedicate the article to a clear solution to this issue.

You need a 700 watt power supply to power the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

In this case we see it the requirement against the GeForce RTX 4080 drops by 50 watts. However, it is important to note that the recommendation for a 700-watt power supply is to drive the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is somewhat oversized. This graphics card registered an average consumption of 251 watts in games in my tests, which means that we were able to rock it perfectly even with a 650 watt power supply. Everything will depend on other specifications of our device.

I’ll give you the same example I used when we saw what resource we need to move the GeForce RTX 4080. A computer equipped with an Intel Core i5-13600K processor, 32 GB DDR5, two PCIe NVMe SSDs, an all-in-one 360 ​​liquid cooling kit mm and the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti would have an average consumption of 560 watts, which means that we would have more than enough with a 650 watt source.

However, if we keep the same configuration but install an Intel Core i9-13900K instead of an Intel Core i5-13600K the average device consumption could reach 660 watts. In this case we would need a 700 watt power supply. I wanted to give both examples so that you understand how important it is to consider the configuration of your device when choosing the power supply that you really need.

Do not forget that the source must have two additional 8-pin power connectors which will be connected to the included 16-pin adapter. If we don’t connect these two additional power cables, the graphics card won’t work because it won’t get the power it needs. Source as Cooler Master MWE White V2 700 Watt In most cases, this would already allow us to move the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti without problems, and its price is only 58.99 euros.

Chassis space and recommended processor

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti does not have a Founders Edition design, so graphics card dimensions may vary it pretty much depends on which assembler we choose. However, there are several points that all models have in common:

• They take up at least three expansion slots.
• Their length varies between 30 and 35 centimeters.

This means that we’re going to need a pretty big chassis to install this graphics card. It is also important to take into account that the 16-pin power connector must have enough space so that it does not bend excessively in its first section, because it is its most fragile part and we could have problems with excessive heat accumulation.

As we have already said, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is a very powerful graphics card that reaches almost the level of the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, which means that for its optimal movement we will need a processor configured with at least six cores and twelve cores. fibers and with a high CPI. Starting with Intel Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 5 5600X We would already have a good experience. Obviously, at low resolution (1080p) a processor with a higher IPC like the Ryzen 5 7600X or Intel Core i5-13600K would make a significant difference.

As for the cooling of your PC and the heat generated by the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, you have nothing to worry about, it is a powerful graphics card and also very cool because when working at full load it is in the range of 57-60 degrees. For comparison purposes, the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Founders Edition is around 81 degrees at full load.