RTX 5070 Ti reviews confirm that price will be the deciding factor in its success
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The first RTX 5070 Ti reviews are in ahead of the imminent release date, and despite the plethora of 4/5 scores across the board (another example of the score-creep that plagues the industry), the actual content of most reviews suggests a lower score would probably be more accurate. We’ve snatched a few quotes below from the usual suspects, and with the exception of Gamers Nexus (who are always tough to please), the general verdict is along the lines of: it could be worth a buy, but only if it can be bought at MSRP, and the current likelihood of this seems questionable.
‘The RTX 5070 Ti delivers almost identical performance to the RTX 4080 with slightly less power draw.’ – The Verge
‘A GPU with performance close to an RTX 5080 that’s sadly set to be priced to oblivion.’ – PC Gamer
‘A decent upgrade from the RTX 4070 Ti, but a smaller bump from the 4070 Ti Super’ – Tom’s Hardware
‘Do Not Buy: NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti GPU Absurdity’ – Gamers Nexus
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So should you buy an RTX 5070 Ti?
Although it may be fairly obvious to state that pricing will determine whether or not you buy any hardware product, the crux of the matter is that this card doesn’t really offer massive generational uplift beyond the benefits of Multi-Frame Generation in DLSS 4 support, which means that the only reason you’d buy if over previous generation cards is if it’s priced very competitively.
If you’ve already got an RTX 4070 Ti Super or RTX 4080 then it’s not worth a buy regardless, as the hardware-based rendering remains very similar and the AI upscaling alone isn’t worth the expenditure. That being said if you’re upgrading from a 30-series card then it could definitely be worth your while if the price remains at MSRP.
Ultimately the fear is that, with the shortages of the RTX 5080 pushing its price beyond the $999/£979 MSRP, the demand could also outstrip the supplies of available RTX 5070 Tis, causing their price to approach the $900 mark – if this does happen then we’d recommend giving this card a swerve, at least until pricing becomes a bit more sensible, or alternatively consider the upcoming Radeon RX 9070 XT instead.
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