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NVIDIAUpper mid-rangeRTX 50 Series

GeForce RTX 5070

4.1 · 753 votes
Best for 1440p high-refresh gaming

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VRAM
12 GB
CUDA
6,144
FP32
30.87 TF
Bandwidth
672 GB/s
TDP
250W
Boost
2512 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute30.87 TFLOPS29%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth672 GB/s38%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity12 GB38%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units6,14428%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency40/10069%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy24,840pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)12,600pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)3,588spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute172,800pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming69
Ray tracing70
AI / Compute72
Creator / 3D69
Power efficiency40
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 108 fps
1080p
170
1440p
102
4K
51
Counter-Strike 2avg 206 fps
1080p
315
1440p
209
4K
95
Fortniteavg 180 fps
1080p
315
1440p
150
4K
76
Battlefield 5avg 163 fps
1080p
179
1440p
179
4K
131
Far Cry 5avg 203 fps
1080p
281
1440p
215
4K
113
Valorantavg 396 fps
1080p
412
1440p
461
4K
315

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
228fps
1440p
117fps
4K
82fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($549) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$2.40
1440p
$4.68
4K
$7.59
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Folks love the huge leap in ray tracing quality and how well DLSS 4 cleans up rough frames. The main gripes are the price hike and that 12GB VRAM feels tight for future games.

Pros
  • Plays modern games at high settings
  • Runs cool under heavy loads
  • Handles ray tracing with ease
  • Upgrade path for smooth 1440p
Cons
  • VRAM could be tight for 4K
  • No major generational performance leap
  • Still uses a 12VHPWR connector

Supported technologies

Ray TracingDLSSNVENCAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
Blackwell 2.0
Process node
5 nm
Transistors
31.1 B
SM Count
48
Release date
2025
Launch price
$549
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
6,144
RT Cores
48
Tensor Cores
192
TMUs
192
ROPs
80
L2 cache
48 MB
Memory
Size
12 GB
Type
GDDR7
Bus width
192-bit
Bandwidth
672 GB/s
Memory clock
1750 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
2325 MHz
Boost clock
2512 MHz
FP32 (float)
30.87 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
30.87 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
201 GPixel/s
Texture rate
482.3 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
250W
Suggested PSU
500W
Power connectors
1x 16-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 5.0 x16
Length
245 mm
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model
6.8
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.4
CUDA
12.0
Verdict

Our verdict on the RTX 5070

The RTX 5070 is a mid-range Blackwell card that finally makes high-refresh 1440p gaming viable without melting your power bill.

Get it if you want solid 1440p ray tracing without spending flagship money, and you don't need more than 12 GB VRAM for your games. Skip it if you're a 4K gamer or do heavy creative work that will choke on that VRAM buffer.

Buy it if…

  • You want high-end 1440p gaming without the flagship price.
  • You need Nvidia’s best ray tracing for under a thousand.
  • You play competitive shooters and want a fast, cool card.
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