How Much Does it Cost?
The Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti launches today with an MSRP of just £749, a far cry from the eye-watering prices of the flagship cards that are £2000-2500, and frankly, already above that due to demand and stock battles. While I’m certain we’ll see prices above this MSRP, especially with custom cards from AIBs, it’s still welcoming to see sub £1000 cards that offer some strong upgrade options for those on older generation GPUs. You can check for up-to-date stock and prices at Scan.co.uk here.
Overview
As always, that’s a lot of areas to go through, from rasterisation to ray tracing, to upscaling, to cost and everything in between. So, let’s break things down into the important parts, which I think mainly revolve around people looking to upgrade to this card.
Old Vs New
First and foremost, the RTX 5070 Ti is a big step up for those still on an RTX 3070 Ti, in some cases offering a massive 60–70% performance uplift in rasterisation and over 100% in ray tracing, making it one of the most substantial generational jumps we’ve seen for this class of GPU. More importantly, it doubles the VRAM to 16GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, solving one of the biggest complaints about the 3070 Ti’s limited 8GB frame buffer, which has clearly started to show its age in modern titles.
Compared to the RTX 4070 Ti and 4070 Ti SUPER, the 5070 Ti still brings noticeable improvements, but the margins aren’t as dramatic. With around 17% uplifts over the 4070 Ti and around 9% over the 4070 Ti SUPER, it doesn’t necessarily make those cards obsolete, but it does offer a meaningful performance-per-pound advantage—especially if you skipped the 40 series and are looking for the best bang for your buck in the 70-class segment. Though, as mentioned, pricing is a bit out of whack anyway, and that’s a sore subject.
Added Value
The pricing should have made the 5070 Ti a killer option, and at the announced MSRP of £749, this GPU easily justifies itself, slotting in close to the 4080 series in performance while staying significantly cheaper. It also comes with NVIDIA’s latest technologies like DLSS 4 with multi-frame generation (MFG), which dramatically improves performance and, along with Reflex, reduces latency, but only in supported titles. Though you could argue that’s better than what the competition are doing right now by turning unplayable frame rates at 4K with ray tracing into something smooth and responsive, all while maintaining lower latency than native rendering.
Now, the big problem is that MSRP pricing never lasts, and NVIDIA’s recent track record with the 5080 and 5090 tells us that the 5070 Ti is unlikely to be found at £749 for long, if at all. We’ve already seen retailers listing it at £899, which puts it in a very different competitive position. If it lands closer to £899–£999, suddenly the 4080 series and AMD’s 9000 series cards become much more attractive alternatives. But even then, I, like many others, am frustrated. It seems long gone are the days where a 70 Ti class would cost you £599 like the 3070 Ti, and you’d get it for that price. That really is the frustrating part, as the 5070 Ti is a great GPU. It has strong generational performance if you’re willing to skip a generation, excellent ray tracing, if you’re willing to skip a generation, and better upscaling capabilities, but if NVIDIA adds DLSS 4 to the 40 series, then again, if you skip a generation.
Should I Buy One?
Overall, its value depends entirely on real-world pricing. If it stays close to MSRP, it’s a good, solid upgrade for those moving from the 3070 Ti or even a 4070 Ti user looking for extra power without stepping into flagship pricing and wanting to harness the latest tech. But if inflated pricing and scalping take hold, it loses its edge, making it a tougher sell in an already crowded GPU market. And with AMD’s 9000 series on the horizon, NVIDIA and their partners, through both AIBs and retail, may need to do some rethinking.
For now, the RTX 5070 Ti delivers on its promise of being a strong next-gen option, and if you can get it at MSRP, it’s a solid buy. But as we’ve seen before, that’s a big “if”, and it’s something we’ll be watching closely in the coming weeks. Let me know what you think in the comments section below. Will you be upgrading from the 30 series? Are you already on a 40 series GPU and are looking to upgrade, but now maybe don’t see the point? Your feedback would be good to see.
