compare/rtx-5070 vs rtx-4070-ti

RTX 5070vsRTX 4070 Ti

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RTX 5070 still wins for value.RTX 4070 Ti has +0 GB VRAM, -25% more bandwidth, at +$151 (+25%) price.

▸Side by side

Contender · winner

RTX 5070

NVIDIA · Blackwell · sm_120

Street$599

vram: 12 GB
bandwidth: 672 GB/s
tdp: 250 W
released: 2025-03-05

Contender

RTX 4070 Ti

NVIDIA · Ada Lovelace · sm_89

Street$750

vram: 12 GB
bandwidth: 504 GB/s
tdp: 285 W
released: 2023-01-05

▸Spec diff

spec	rtx-5070	rtx-4070-ti	delta
vram	12 GB	12 GB	+0 GB · 0%
bandwidth	672 GB/s	504 GB/s	-168 · -25%
tdp	250 W	285 W	+35 W
street price	$599	$750	+$151 · 25%
arch maturity	2025-03-05	2023-01-05	newer = less stable

▸What changes with the upgrade

▸ Unlocked by RTX 4070 Ti0 models

No additional models unlocked.

▸ Speed deltas on shared modelstop 5

Gemma 2 2b143 → 107 t/s -25%

Gemma 3 4B76 → 57 t/s -25%

Meta Llama 3.1 8B76 → 57 t/s -25%

Gemma 2 9B68 → 51 t/s -25%

Gemma 3 12B68 → 51 t/s -25%

▸Value verdict

▸ Should you buy/upgrade?

RTX 4070 Ti adds 0 GB VRAM for +$151 (25% premium). The real question is whether your workflow needs models that RTX 5070can't run.

$ recommend → If you own a RTX 5070: wait. Prices drop, refresh cycles continue. If buying new: get the RTX 4070 Ti IF your budget allows AND you need the extra headroom.