Nvidia’s RTX 5090 GPU is expected to be one of the most elusive GPUs to date at launch and based on the information available to us, it would be challenging for most users to score one even with the best of efforts this quarter. However, at $2000 a pop, it isn’t one of the most popular options in the business, especially for gamers and content creators on a budget.
Those users are waiting for Nvidia’s more mid-range GPU offerings, namely the RTX 5070 and the RTX 5070 Ti even as the RTX 5080 (which launched earlier) runs for a cool $1000 with AIB units expected to cost significantly more. The RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti come with suggested MSRPs of $550 and $750 respectively, which make them considerably more approachable for gamers looking to build a gaming PC in the $1000-2000 price range.
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Nvidia’s RTX 5070/5070 Ti Details Explained
While the price points for both GPUs, which are expected to launch in February 2025, were already announced, the recent publication of Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture whitepaper tends to provide more context in terms of performance expectations and the internals in play when it comes to its mid-range GPU offerings.
Nvidia’s RTX 5070 Ti is based on the GB203 GPU which has 45.6 billion transistors, while the RTX 5070 is based on the GB205 GPU and comes with 31.1 billion transistors. While transistor counts are not a 1:1 representation of performance with other factors such as scalability, clock speeds and bundled memory playing a key role here, it can be an interesting metric to measure the GPUs against.
The details also reveal boost clock speeds, with the RTX 5070 expected to clock in at 2512 MHz and the RTX 5070 Ti expected to run at a lower 2452 MHz clock speed. This is in line with most recent GPU offerings, with larger monolithic chips often coming with a lower clock speed out of the box, possibly due to yield limitations.
While AIB unit clock speeds are yet to show up anywhere yet, it is safe to assume that third party SKUs are expected to come overclocked out of the box versus the Founder’s Edition SKUs.
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The RTX 5070Ti: A Cut-Down RTX 5080
The RTX 5070 Ti shares the same GPU as the RTX 5080 (GB 203) but does have significant differences in tow. It comes with 8960 CUDA cores versus the RTX 5080’s 10752 for starters, a slightly lower clocked memory (28 Gbps vs 30 Gbps) that translates to an effectively lower data rate of 64 Gbps, and a lower boost clock speed versus Nvidia’s penultimate Blackwell GPU.
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The RTX 5070: The First GB 205 GPU For 2025
While the RTX 5070 does not have any other GB 205-based GPU to compare against, it does come with arguably the most powerful messaging than any other RTX 5000 GPU due to release currently, with Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang touting it as “RTX 4090 Performance for $550”.
Much of this is due to its support for DLSS4 and multi-frame generation, which is expected to take center stage for Nvidia’s AI-sharpening offerings in the near future. There will probably be newer GB 205-based GPUs in the future, but for now, the RTX 5070 has no comparable Blackwell GPU that uses the same core as all 3 of its other siblings using either GB 202 or GB 203 GPUs.
The RTX 5070 and the RTX 5070 Ti are expected to be released in February 2025 with prices starting from $550 and $750 respectively. AIB options are expected to trade at a premium at launch.
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