Nvidia has now released three RTX 50 series graphics cards. These are the RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and most recently the RTX 5070 Ti. Every one of these GPUs has launched with limited stock and inflated prices. This has essentially locked out a large amount of consumers looking to upgrade to the latest generation, and we think the 5070 Ti has taken the biggest hit. As a card that leans more toward the mid-range, it should be offering a decent price-to-performance ratio, but so far it has been far from that.

The RTX 5070 Ti was advertised by Nvidia to launch with a $749 MSRP, but it has been near-impossible to find one of these cards going for that price. Part of that is because there is no Founders Edition model, leaving buyers to rely on partner cards with bumped-up costs. RTX 5070 Ti reviews only confirmed that price will be a deciding factor, and our recent poll backs it up.

Most people don’t want to pay more than $800 for the 5070 Ti

According to a recent poll on our site (as you can see above), most people are not willing to break the $800 mark for the 5070 Ti. For reference, the next step up is the RTX 5080 which has an MSRP of $999. Take a step in the other direction and we have the RTX 5070 (non-Ti) which is set to be released on March 5th. The non-Ti card will retail from $549 as it actually has a Founders Edition, but we’ll have to wait and see how stock levels fair in the coming weeks.

At the time of writing, an overwhelming 88% of responders in our poll seem to be voting with their wallets and won’t pay more than $799 for the 5070 Ti. It’s safe to say the 50 series has had a rocky launch. From melting connectors to the recent missing ROPs issue, we suspect that many 40 series owners are happy to stay put.

For those in desperate need of an upgrade, you’re most likely better off biding your time and waiting for AMD’s new Radeon GPU launch in early March. For Team Green, all RTX cards get a boost from DLSS 4 at the very least, and recent 5070 Ti scalpers’ prices don’t exactly get us in the mood for shopping. We’ve seen the 5070 Ti going for more than $2,000 which is a far cry from what people are willing to pay. We sort of understand people going all out for a 5090, but not the xx70 tier.

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition

4.5 /5

Editor’s Rating

How We Review

Specifications

• GPU: GB203
• CUDA Cores: 10752
• VRAM: 16GB GDDR7
• Memory Bus width: 256 bit
• Base Clock speed: 2295 MHz
• Boost Clock speed: 2617 MHz

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About the Author

Jack Goodall

At PC Guide, Jack is mostly responsible for reporting on hardware deals. He also specializes in monitors, TVs, and headsets and can be found putting his findings together in a review or best-of guide.