Forget the RTX 5090 the RTX 5070 is the best gift Nvidia has given PC gamers in ages

Date:
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 18:00:10 +0000

Description:
Nobody really needs an RTX 5090 I think the RTX 5070 will be Nvidias
surprise best card of the Blackwell generation.

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Yes, I know, were all very excited about how powerful Nvidias RTX 5090 is,
and presumably many of us are also very upset that Nvidia apparently thought seven cards per retailer would be enough stock for launch day (note to Jensen Huang: that was a joke, please take your hitman off speed dial).

But even though it does look mighty impressive and as per our RTX 5080
review , the middle child of the Blackwell generation is no slouch either theres a different GPU Im really looking forward to this year, and its the lowest-spec desktop card Nvidia announced at CES 2025. Thats right, Im
talking about the RTX 5070.

Now, Ive always had a soft spot for Nvidias xx70 GPUs; I rocked a GTX 970
back in the day, and I was a strong supporter of the RTX 3070 when it came
out back in 2020. These cards typically find the right balance between performance and pricing; not too expensive, but still perfectly capable of delivering a solid gaming experience to the average consumer. And with the
RTX 5070, I think we could be in for a treat not least because Nvidia has seemingly done the unthinkable. A pleasant surprise

See, at launch, the current-gen RTX 4070 cost $599 / 589 / AU$1,109. I
thought that was a pretty fair price at the time certainly better value for money than the higher-end Lovelace GPUs, and something we praised it for in our review. I was expecting to see the exact same price tag for the RTX
5070, but no: Nvidia has actually lowered the list price, bringing it down to $549 / 549 (around AU$880).

Im really not exaggerating when I say that this is nuts . Obviously, we dont have performance figures for the RTX 5070 yet, so theres every possibility Nvidia does screw the pooch on this one, but lets be honest: this card will likely sit somewhere between the RTX 4070 and RTX 4080, with $50 / 40 shaved off the price tag to boot. Thats great!

Thats not all, either; Im just talking about my raw performance expectations here, but thats without even factoring in Multi Frame Generation, which combined with DLSS 4 and Reflex 2 provides a serious performance boost for
RTX 5000 GPUs without many of the drawbacks seen in previous iterations of Nvidias upscaling and frame-gen tech. Access to these tools which can be retroactively improved by Nvidia is a key winning factor for the 5070.

With that price tag, the RTX 5070 has genuine potential to be the new 1440p gaming king or even a reasonably priced 4K card, once we see how well DLSS 4 and MFG actually perform on a more affordable Blackwell card. Personally, I have high expectations dont let me down, Nvidia. You might also like... Where to buy the RTX 5090 Nvidia RTX 5090 8K performance has blown me away already and it's mainly thanks to Multi-Frame Generation Nvidia's DLSS 4 is amazing here's what AMD's FSR 4 needs to do to take it on



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/forget-the-rtx-5090-the-rtx-5070-is-th e-best-gift-nvidia-has-given-pc-gamers-in-ages


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