RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 3090
RTX 5070 Ti comes out ahead of RTX 3090 on 5 of the 8 things that decide this, going by what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
RTX 5070 Ti takes it, 5–3 on rounds.
On the published figures, RTX 5070 Ti takes 5 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose RTX 5070 Ti if…
- • You want RTX 5070 Ti's edge on what it cost at launch and how fast it boosts
Choose RTX 3090 if…
- • You want RTX 3090's edge on how much video memory you get and how many shader cores it has
Round by round
- Round 1What it cost at launchRTX 5070 Ti wins
RTX 5070 Ti wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much video memory you getRTX 3090 winsRTX 5070 Ti5/10
16 GB GDDR7
Founders Edition spec
- 16 GB GDDR7, against 24 GB GDDR6X
Source: nvidia.com ↗
RTX 3090 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How many shader cores it hasRTX 3090 winsRTX 5070 Ti5/10
8,960 CUDA cores
Founders Edition spec
- 8,960 CUDA cores, against 10,496 CUDA cores
Source: nvidia.com ↗
RTX 3090 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How fast it boostsRTX 5070 Ti wins
RTX 5070 Ti wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How much power it drawsRTX 5070 Ti wins
RTX 5070 Ti wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6Which memory it usesRTX 5070 Ti wins
RTX 5070 Ti wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 7How wide the memory bus isRTX 3090 wins
RTX 3090 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 8Which DisplayPort it supportsRTX 5070 Ti winsRTX 30905/10
DisplayPort 1.4a
Founders Edition spec
- DisplayPort 1.4a, against DisplayPort 2.1b
Source: nvidia.com ↗
RTX 5070 Ti wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
Side by side
- 16 GB GDDR7, against 24 GB GDDR6X
- 8,960 CUDA cores, against 10,496 CUDA cores
- 256-bit, against 384-bit
- 2.45 GHz, against 2.61 GHz
- $1,499, against $749
- 1.70 GHz, against 2.45 GHz
- 350 W, against 300 W
- GDDR6X, against GDDR7