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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 (16GB)
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB) against Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 (16GB), side by side.
Cheaper to start
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)
Starts about $250 lower.
Rated higher
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)
9.3 vs 9.1 on our design scale.
Standout
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)
16GB VRAM is the practical floor for comfortable local inference
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
- architectureBlackwell
- Card Dimensions / Slots2-Slot
- cuda_cores8960
- Display Support / HDCP2.3
- Display Support / Maximum Digital Resolution4K at 480Hz or 8K at 165Hz with DSC
- Display Support / Multi Monitorup to 4 (4)
- Display Support / Standard Display Connectors3x DisplayPort (2) , 1x HDMI (3)
- GPU Engine Specs / Base Clock (GHz)2.3
- GPU Engine Specs / NVIDIA CUDA ® Cores8960
- GPU Engine Specs / Ray Tracing Cores4th Generation 133 TFLOPS
- GPU Engine Specs / Tensor Cores (AI)5th Generation 1406 AI TOPS
- memory16GB GDDR7
- Memory Specs / Memory Interface Width256-bit
- Memory Specs / Standard Memory Config16 GB GDDR7
- memory_bandwidth896 GB/s
- Technology Support / AV1 DecodeYes
- Technology Support / AV1 EncodeYes
- Technology Support / Game Ready DriversYes
- Technology Support / Microsoft DirectX ® 12 UltimateYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA AppYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ArchitectureBlackwell
- Technology Support / NVIDIA BroadcastYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC)1x Sixth Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC)2x Ninth Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA G-SYNC ®Yes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA GPU Boost ™Yes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA HighlightsYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA OmniverseYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ReflexReflex 2 Low Latency Mode Frame Warp (Coming Soon)
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ShadowPlayYes
- Technology Support / PCI Express Gen 5Yes
- Technology Support / Ray TracingYes
- Technology Support / Resizable BARYes
- Technology Support / VR ReadyYes
- Technology Support / Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL 4.6Yes
- Thermal and Power Specs / Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)88
- Thermal and Power Specs / Required System Power (W) (5)750
- Thermal and Power Specs / Supplementary Power Connectors2x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable
- total_graphics_power300W
- boost_clock2.45 GHz
- Card Dimensions / LengthVaries by manufacturer
- Card Dimensions / SFF-Ready Enthusiast GeForce Card—
- Card Dimensions / Width—
- GPU Engine Specs / Shader Cores—
- memory_bus—
- Technology Support / CUDA Capability12.0
- Technology Support / DLSS—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA DLSSDLSS 4 Super Resolution DLAA Ray Reconstruction Frame Generation Multi Frame Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA FreeStyle—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA NVLink ™ (SLI-Ready)—
- Technology Support / Photo Mode—
- Technology Support / RTX Remix—
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 (16GB)
A solid generational step over the 4080 at $999, still capped at 16GB of VRAM.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- Solid generational gain over the 4080
- Much better cost per frame than the 5090
- Strong for rendering and video work
Cons
- 16GB VRAM — no more model headroom than a 5070 Ti at two-thirds the price
- Cannot run 70B-class inference
- Expensive for what it adds over the tier below
Specifications
- architectureBlackwell
- Card Dimensions / Slots2-Slot
- cuda_cores10752
- Display Support / HDCP2.3
- Display Support / Maximum Digital Resolution4K at 480Hz or 8K at 165Hz with DSC
- Display Support / Multi Monitorup to 4 (4)
- Display Support / Standard Display Connectors3x DisplayPort (2), 1x HDMI (3)
- GPU Engine Specs / Base Clock (GHz)2.30
- GPU Engine Specs / NVIDIA CUDA ® Cores10752
- GPU Engine Specs / Ray Tracing Cores4th Generation 171 TFLOPS
- GPU Engine Specs / Tensor Cores (AI)5th Generation 1801 AI TOPS
- memory16GB GDDR7
- Memory Specs / Memory Interface Width256-bit
- Memory Specs / Standard Memory Config16 GB GDDR7
- memory_bandwidth960 GB/s
- Technology Support / AV1 DecodeYes
- Technology Support / AV1 EncodeYes
- Technology Support / Game Ready DriversYes
- Technology Support / Microsoft DirectX ® 12 UltimateYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA AppYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ArchitectureBlackwell
- Technology Support / NVIDIA BroadcastYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC)2x Sixth Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC)2x Ninth Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA G-SYNC ®Yes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA GPU Boost ™Yes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA HighlightsYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA OmniverseYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ReflexReflex 2 Low Latency Mode Frame Warp (Coming Soon)
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ShadowPlayYes
- Technology Support / PCI Express Gen 5Yes
- Technology Support / Ray TracingYes
- Technology Support / Resizable BARYes
- Technology Support / VR ReadyYes
- Technology Support / Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL 4.6Yes
- Thermal and Power Specs / Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)88
- Thermal and Power Specs / Required System Power (W) (5)850
- Thermal and Power Specs / Supplementary Power Connectors3x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 1x 450 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable
- total_graphics_power360W
- boost_clock—
- Card Dimensions / Length—
- Card Dimensions / SFF-Ready Enthusiast GeForce CardFounders Edition Yes Varies by manufacturer
- Card Dimensions / Width137 mm
- GPU Engine Specs / Shader CoresBlackwell
- memory_bus256-bit
- Technology Support / CUDA Capability—
- Technology Support / DLSSDLSS 4 Super Resolution DLAA Ray Reconstruction Frame Generation Multi Frame Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA DLSS—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA FreeStyleYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA NVLink ™ (SLI-Ready)No
- Technology Support / Photo ModeYes
- Technology Support / RTX RemixYes