


Gaming, memory & power
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Best forGaming with demanding ray tracing
The 5070 Ti makes its best case in games where Nvidia’s ray-tracing performance and DLSS support are useful. The RX 9070 XT remains a serious alternative with the same 16GB capacity. A big price gap should send you back to the game-by-game results: the Nvidia advantage is far from uniform.
- Video memory
- 16 GB GDDR7
- Memory bandwidth
- 896 GB/s
- Reference board power
- 300 W
- Architecture
- Blackwell / GB203
Reasons to choose it
- 16 GB GDDR7 with a wide memory interface.
- Nvidia features for demanding supported games.
Before you buy
Modest uplift over a 4070 Ti Super in the launch review.
3 review sourcesGeForce RTX 5080
Best forA new high-end build balancing gaming performance and power
The 5080 uses substantially less power than the 4090 in the linked gaming tests, but it also delivers fewer native frames and has 16GB of memory instead of 24GB. Multi Frame Generation can make supported games look smoother; it does not erase that performance gap. The strongest case is a new high-end PC or a move from a much older card.
- Video memory
- 16 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 960 GB/s
- Reference board power
- 360 W
- Architecture
- NVIDIA Blackwell
Reasons to choose it
- Lower measured card power in the cited gaming suite.
- Thinner two-slot Founders Edition; check partner-board dimensions.
Before you buy
16GB VRAM can constrain workloads regardless of compute speed.
4 review sourcesNo same-test benchmark comparison is available for these models yet. The review findings and specifications above are available now.
Watch the reviews
2 videos
Watch on YouTube ↗GamersNexus ·
RTX 5080: gaming, cooling and power
The 4090 stays ahead in the 4K games examined here. Gains over the 4080 vary considerably by game, making the 5080 a more convincing replacement for older cards. Cooling results apply to the Founders Edition.
Read the written review ↗ · Checked 2026-10-03
Watch on YouTube ↗Hardware Unboxed ·
RTX 5080: a 17-game comparison
The 5080 improves on the 4080 Super by 4% at 1440p and 11% at 4K in this suite. The compact cooler fares well, but those modest gains weaken the upgrade case. This is the video version of the TechSpot review already included in our sources.
Read the written review ↗ · Checked 2026-10-03