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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 (32GB)
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB) against Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 (32GB), side by side.
Cheaper to start
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)
Starts about $1,250 lower.
Rated higher
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 (32GB)
9.7 vs 9.3 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 / LengthVaries by manufacturer
- cuda_cores8960
- Display Support / HDCP2.3
- 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 / CUDA Capability12.0
- Technology Support / Game Ready DriversYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA AppYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ArchitectureBlackwell
- Technology Support / NVIDIA BroadcastYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC)1x Sixth Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA DLSSDLSS 4 Super Resolution DLAA Ray Reconstruction Frame Generation Multi Frame 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 ShadowPlayYes
- Technology Support / PCI Express Gen 5Yes
- Technology Support / Ray TracingYes
- 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 / SFF-Ready Enthusiast GeForce Card—
- Card Dimensions / Slot—
- Card Dimensions / Slots2-Slot
- Card Dimensions / Width—
- Display Support / Maximum Digital Resolution (1)4K at 480Hz or 8K at 165Hz with DSC
- GPU Engine Specs / Shader Cores—
- memory_bus—
- recommended_psu—
- Technology Support / Microsoft DirectX ® 12 UltimateYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA FreeStyle—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA NVLink™ (SLI-Ready)—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ReflexReflex 2 Low Latency Mode Frame Warp (Coming Soon)
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Studio Drivers—
- Technology Support / Photo Mode—
- Technology Support / Resizable BARYes
- Technology Support / RTX Remix—
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 (32GB)
The fastest consumer card available, with 32GB of GDDR7 — and the power bill to match.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- 32GB GDDR7 — runs 70B-class models quantised on a single card
- Fastest consumer silicon available
- Avoids the complexity of a multi-GPU build
Cons
- Roughly double the 5080's price for far less than double the performance
- 600W-class power delivery dictates case and PSU choices
- Poor value for anything that is not memory-bound
Specifications
- architectureBlackwell
- Card Dimensions / Length304 mm
- cuda_cores21760
- Display Support / HDCP2.3
- Display Support / Multi Monitorup to 4 (4)
- Display Support / Standard Display Connectors3x DisplayPort (2) , 1x HDMI (3)
- GPU Engine Specs / Base Clock (GHz)2.01
- GPU Engine Specs / NVIDIA CUDA™ Cores21760
- GPU Engine Specs / Ray Tracing Cores4th Generation
- GPU Engine Specs / Tensor Cores (AI)5th Generation
- memory32GB GDDR7
- Memory Specs / Memory Interface Width512-bit
- Memory Specs / Standard Memory Config32 GB GDDR7
- memory_bandwidth1792 GB/s
- Technology Support / AV1 DecodeYes
- Technology Support / AV1 EncodeYes
- Technology Support / CUDA Capability12.0
- Technology Support / Game Ready DriversYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA AppYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ArchitectureBlackwell
- Technology Support / NVIDIA BroadcastYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC)2x Sixth Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA DLSSDLSS 4 Super Resolution DLAA Ray Reconstruction Frame Generation Multi Frame Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC)3x 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 ShadowPlayYes
- Technology Support / PCI Express Gen 5Yes
- Technology Support / Ray TracingYes
- Technology Support / VR ReadyYes
- Technology Support / Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL 4.6Yes
- Thermal and Power Specs / Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)90
- Thermal and Power Specs / Required System Power (W) (5)1000
- Thermal and Power Specs / Supplementary Power Connectors4x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 1x 600 W PCIe Gen 5 cable
- total_graphics_power575W
- boost_clock—
- Card Dimensions / SFF-Ready Enthusiast GeForce CardFounders Edition Yes Varies by manufacturer
- Card Dimensions / Slot2-Slot
- Card Dimensions / Slots—
- Card Dimensions / Width137 mm
- Display Support / Maximum Digital Resolution (1)—
- GPU Engine Specs / Shader CoresBlackwell
- memory_bus512-bit
- recommended_psu1000W
- Technology Support / Microsoft DirectX ® 12 Ultimate—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA FreeStyleYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA NVLink™ (SLI-Ready)No
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Reflex—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Studio DriversYes
- Technology Support / Photo ModeYes
- Technology Support / Resizable BAR—
- Technology Support / RTX RemixYes