Early in cycle — strong buy, no urgency to wait
Best for: 1440p gamers who want near-flagship performance at a fraction of the flagship price, and entry-level 4K gamers.
Full details →This GPU is no longer the current generation. It has been replaced by the NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti.
Superseded by RTX 5060 Ti
Best for: Budget 1440p gamers who find the 16GB variant well below $250 used — at any higher price the RTX 5060 Ti is the better choice.
Full details →| NVIDIA RTX 5070 | NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | High-end | Mid-range |
| Generation | RTX 5000 | RTX 4000 |
| VRAM | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 250W | 165W |
| Upscaling | DLSS4 | DLSS3 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $549 | $449 |
| Released | Mar 6, 2025 | May 24, 2023 |
| Cycle length | ~850 days | ~693 days |
| Cycle advice | Buy | Superseded |
| Deals advice | Buy | Clearance |
| Successor | — | RTX 5060 Ti |
NVIDIA's most disruptive price-to-performance ratio this generation — a generational leap accessible to mainstream budgets.
Lower power draw than the RTX 4070 Super it replaces, while delivering dramatically more performance.
Full Blackwell AI features including multi-frame generation — exclusive to RTX 5000 series.
The 16GB model avoids the 8GB limitation that plagued the base model — still relevant for 1440p gaming.
Very low power draw — works with virtually any modern PSU.
At $429 with GDDR7 and DLSS 4, the RTX 5060 Ti is the clear choice for new buyers.