Launch MSRPs, release cycles and deals windows as of November 9, 2026.
The NVIDIA RTX 5070 and NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti are both High-end cards from NVIDIA's RTX 5000 generation, released 14 days apart. It's a choice within one family rather than between ecosystems. Against the RTX 5070, the RTX 5070 Ti costs $200 more at launch MSRP ($749 vs $549, 36% more), has 4 GB more VRAM (16 GB vs 12 GB) and draws 50W more at rated TDP (300W vs 250W).
Late in cycle — next generation likely within 12 months
Best for: 1440p gamers who want near-flagship performance at a fraction of the flagship price, and entry-level 4K gamers.
Full details →Late in cycle — next generation likely within 12 months
Best for: 4K gamers who want high-end Blackwell performance at a more accessible price than the RTX 5080.
Full details →| NVIDIA RTX 5070 | NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | High-end | High-end |
| Generation | RTX 5000 | RTX 5000 |
| VRAM | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 250W | 300W |
| Upscaling | DLSS4 | DLSS4 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $549 | $749 |
| Editor score | 8.2/10 | 9.0/10 |
| Released | Mar 6, 2025 | Feb 20, 2025 |
| Cycle length | ~850 days | ~850 days |
| Cycle advice | Wait | Wait |
| Deals advice | Buy | Buy |
| Successor | — | — |
NVIDIA's most disruptive price-to-performance ratio this generation — a generational leap accessible to mainstream budgets.
Draws about 30W more than the 220W RTX 4070 Super it replaces, in exchange for higher performance and DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation.
Full Blackwell AI features including multi-frame generation — exclusive to RTX 5000 series.
Same VRAM as the $999 RTX 5080, making it the sweet spot for high-end 4K gaming.
Reasonable power draw for its performance class — runs on a 700W PSU.
Full access to multi-frame generation and all Blackwell AI features.
The RTX 5070 (released Mar 6, 2025, 20 months ago) and RTX 5070 Ti (released Feb 20, 2025, 20 months ago) both have their next models on our radar for CES 2027, January 2027 (rumoured): the RTX 5070 Super and the RTX 5070 Ti Super, roughly 58 days out if that date holds. That puts them about 91% and 92% of the way through their current cycles, which our model rates Wait for both.
With both cards rated Wait, timing doesn't favour either — if you're not in a hurry, holding off makes sense whichever you prefer.
At launch MSRP the RTX 5070 is $200 cheaper than the RTX 5070 Ti ($549 vs $749, 27% less). Per gigabyte of VRAM that's $45.8 for the RTX 5070 and $46.8 for the RTX 5070 Ti — effectively level.
Both cards are in the Black Friday / Cyber Monday 2026 deals window, which runs to Dec 5, 2026 and is rated Caution for each. For the RTX 5070: usually the best annual GPU deals, but analysts do not expect memory supply to normalise before late 2027, so discounts are unlikely to reach the $549 MSRP. A rumoured RTX 5070 Super is reported for CES 2027. Only buy at or near MSRP. For the RTX 5070 Ti: usually the best annual GPU deals, but analysts do not expect memory supply to normalise before late 2027, so discounts are unlikely to reach the $749 MSRP. A rumoured RTX 5070 Ti Super is reported for CES 2027. Only buy at or near MSRP.
Next on both deals calendars: New Year clearance 2027, from Jan 2, 2027 to Jan 20, 2027.
Our pick: NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti
Is the RTX 5070 Ti worth $200 more? That's 36% on top of the RTX 5070's launch MSRP; on the data we track it also has 4 GB more VRAM (16 GB vs 12 GB) and carries a higher editor score (9.0 vs 8.2). The cost side: 50W more rated TDP to cool and power.
Our editor scores favour the RTX 5070 Ti (9.0 vs 8.2), so that's our pick if the budget stretches — otherwise the RTX 5070 is the sensible saving. One caveat: the RTX 5070 Ti itself rates Wait on timing, with the RTX 5070 Ti Super expected CES 2027, January 2027 (rumoured) — if you can hold off, that's worth watching.
Buy/Wait and deals ratings come from release-cycle and pricing data, not benchmarks. How we rate →
Where they're level: memory type (GDDR7), buy/wait signal (Wait for both) and release timing (14 days apart).