Is the Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti Worth Buying in Late 2025?

The Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti was released in February 2025 and it’s almost the end of 2025. Is this GPU still worth buying at a $750 price tag?

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The Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti was launched in February 2025 as a premium GPU designed for 1440p high refresh rate gaming or budget 4K gaming. Even though this graphics card was launched at an MDRP of $749, it was actually sold for $1,000 or higher. Only in the last two months has it finally come down to its original launch price of $749.

Traditionally, GPUs come down from their MSRP after around a year, but the RTX 5070 Ti is still at that price. This begs the question: Is this GPU worth buying in 2025? Or, should you buy some other GPU? These are the questions we plan to answer today, with a detailed assessment and performance benchmarks of the RTX 5070 Ti.

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Note: Parts of this article are subjective and reflect the writer’s opinions.

Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti: A Detailed Performance Assessment

The RTX 5070 Ti is based on Nvidia’s latest Blackwell architecture and comes with even more AI-based technologies to deliver much higher performance in supported titles. Before we begin with benchmarks, let’s check out the full specs of this GPU to get a general idea of what it is capable of.

Specifications

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Here are the specs of the Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti:

Specifications	Values
Architecture	Blackwell
Shader cores	8960
RT cores	70
TMUs	280
ROPs	96
Base core clock speeds	2295 MHz
Boost core clock speeds	2452 MHz
Memory capacity	16GB GDDR7
Memory bus width	256-bit
Memory bandwidth	896.0 GB/s
Manufacturing node	5nm
Thermal design power (TDPs)	300W

As per the specs table, the Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti is equipped with more than enough shader cores, RT cores, TMUs, ROPs, and more. Even the memory bandwidth tops out at 896.0 GB/s, which is good enough for 4K gaming. However, specs don’t always translate to real-world performance in a 1:1 ratio, which is why we should look at some actual gaming performance.

Performance Benchmarks

Here’s how the Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti performs in some popular games:

Games	1440p	4K
Ghost of Tsushima	96 FPS	56 FPS
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2	74 FPS	45 FPS
Forza Horizon 5	174 FPS	115 FPS
Cyberpunk 2077 (RT)	93 FPS	52 FPS
Doom: The Dark Ages	84 FPS	48 FPS
Horizon Forbidden West	114 FPS	71 FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2	135 FPS	94 FPS
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	60 FPS	48 FPS
God of War: Ragnarok	157 FPS	93 FPS
The Last of Us Part II	106 FPS	68 FPS

Note: The two GPUs tested here were evaluated at a 1440p and 4K resolution with High/Ultra Settings, unless otherwise specified. All the FPS numbers were sourced from the Testing Games channel on YouTube. For the tests, the two graphics cards were paired with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU.

On average, the Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti delivers 60+ FPS at 1440p in every tested game, with many titles running at 80 – 100FPS easily. Even in 4K, this GPU delivers 60+ FPS in 6 out of 10 games. The four games where the RTX 5070 Ti delivered below 60FPS at 4K are a bit too demanding. However, even these games can deliver 60+ FPS if you enable DLSS technology. Also, all benchmarks were performed on the newer Nvidia 581.08 driver. Therefore, what you see here will be extremely close to what you get if you buy this GPU.

You can even use DLSS MFG technology to quadruple your frame rates in supported titles. This feature is for users who have monitors with 180Hz, 240Hz, or higher refresh rates.

Pricing

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The Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti has an MSRP of $749, but it was hardly sold at that price. The street prices of this GPU were around $1,000 to $1,100. However, over the last few months, the price has come back to its original $749 on Amazon. Historically, prices decrease from their MSRP after 6 months or so, but it hasn’t been the case for the last two graphics card generations due to higher AI demand and economic inflation.

Should You Buy the Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti in Late 2025?

Even in late 2025, the Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti is still a capable GPU. It can deliver high frame rates at 1440p and around 60 at 4K. However, some games will require DLSS to reach 60 FPS at 4K resolution. Therefore, it is still worth buying for gaming at both 1440p and 4K, even in late 2025. The $749 price point is quite decent and worth paying for this kind of performance.

Is $749 a really good price for RTX 5070 Ti? No, but the price is good enough considering economic inflation and higher AI GPU demand. However, the Radeon RX 9070 XT is also a great alternative. It is only around 5 – 8% slower in rasterization, but it is available for $80 less, as of this writing.

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