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- The new lineup RTX 50 series lineup features Blackwell architecture and GDDR7 memory.
- RTX 5070 mid-range boasts 6144 CUDA cores, 12GB GDDR6, and 250W power consumption.
- RTX 5070 has 72% fewer cores than the RTX 5090, raising questions about its performance claims, especially considering the 12GB VRAM limit for high-end gaming.
Nvidia today unveiled its next-gen GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards, featuring the powerful Blackwell architecture and cutting-edge GDDR7 memory. The lineup includes the flagship RTX 5090, along with the RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070. All new graphic cards will use the latest 16-pin power connector, known as the 12V-2×6 connector.
The head turner of the event was GeForce RTX 5070, which many of us didn’t expect to be announced today. This powerful mid-range graphics card features 6,144 CUDA Cores, 12GB of GDDR6 memory running at 28Gbps, and a 192-bit interface for a massive 672GB/s bandwidth. All this while consuming just 250W.
The most exciting part? The RTX 5070 is priced at $549 and promises performance on par with the $1599 RTX 4090.
On the other side, on paper, if we look at the specification number, you will find a pretty big difference between RTX 5070 and RTX 5090 showcasing the impressive performance one can expect from these graphics cards which wasn’t revealed by both AMD with their Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT and Nvidia with RTX 5000 series for some reason.
For context, the RTX 4070 arrived with 64% fewer cores than the RTX 4090. The RTX 3070 has 44% fewer cores than the RTX 3090. The RTX 2070 has 47% fewer cores than the RTX 2080 Ti, and the GTX 1070 has 46% fewer cores than the GTX 1080 Ti. That’s where the big difference lies, with the RTX 5070 having 72% fewer cores than the RTX 5090.
With these data in hand, the GeForce RTX 5070 looks very unappealing, but Nvidia claims otherwise. Not to mention the 12 GB of VRAM memory in a high-end range. When Intel is offering those 12 GB of VRAM in a mid-range.
We are talking about graphics cards, priced at $549 offering 12 GB of memory. An insufficient capacity to enjoy current games at the highest visual quality at 4K resolutions. Which is where these graphics would be aimed. Although of course, that is “solved” by activating NVIDIA DLSS 4.0 which now with Frame Gen adding 3 additional frames, means if you are getting 30FPS in the game with DLSS 4.0 and new Frame Gen expect 120FPS!, thus preventing VRAM from having a greater impact on the performance of a game.
Now we have to wait for the performance number to see if this claim from Nvidia seems valid. What’s your thought on the GeForce RTX 5070? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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