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Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (Usada) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (Usada) against Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB), side by side.
Cheaper to start
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (Usada)
Starts about $149 lower.
Rated higher
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)
9.3 vs 8.5 on our design scale.
Standout
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (Usada)
24GB VRAM at roughly $600 — unmatched cost per gigabyte
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (Usada)
The second-hand market's favourite: 24GB of VRAM around $600, and the basis of most cheap multi-GPU rigs.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- 24GB VRAM at roughly $600 — unmatched cost per gigabyte
- Pairs well for multi-GPU rigs (72GB across three cards)
- Mature, well-understood CUDA support
Cons
- No warranty and unknown usage history
- High power draw that compounds across multiple cards
- Two generations behind on compute and efficiency
Specifications
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- cuda_cores—
- boost_clock—
- architecture—
- memory_bandwidth—
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)
The value inflection point of the RTX 50 series: 16GB of GDDR7 at a $749 MSRP.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- 16GB VRAM is the practical floor for comfortable local inference
- Best cost-per-capability in the RTX 50 line
- Modest power draw and manageable thermals
Cons
- No headroom for 32B-class models
- Street pricing has run far above the $749 MSRP
- Raw 4K render performance trails the 5080
Specifications
- memory16GB GDDR7
- cuda_cores8960
- boost_clock2.45 GHz
- architectureBlackwell
- memory_bandwidth896 GB/s
- total_graphics_power300W