GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX 1070 Ti

Place in the ranking	124	1
Place by popularity	70	58
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	29.99	11.06
Power efficiency	14.60	12.28
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GP104	GB202
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 November 2017 (7 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 1070 Ti has 171% better value for money than RTX 5090.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2432	21760
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	255.8	1,637
Floating-point processing power	8.186 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	152	680
Tensor Cores	no data	680
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	170

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	267 mm	304 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.3 GB/s	1.79 TB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.4
CUDA	6.1	10.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1070 Ti 37.20

RTX 5090 100.00
+169%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1070 Ti 14688

RTX 5090 39515
+169%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	109 −89.9%	207 +89.9%
1440p	71 −159%	184 +159%
4K	55 −156%	141 +156%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.66 +164%	9.66 −164%
1440p	5.62 +93.3%	10.86 −93.3%
4K	7.25 +95.4%	14.18 −95.4%

GTX 1070 Ti has 164% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 1070 Ti has 93% lower cost per frame in 1440p
GTX 1070 Ti has 95% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −170%	210−220 +170%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −159%	210−220 +159%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −13.6%	110−120 +13.6%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −170%	210−220 +170%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −159%	210−220 +159%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −145%	450−500 +145%
Forza Horizon 5	95−100 −236%	300−350 +236%
Metro Exodus	107 −85%	190−200 +85%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −105%	150−160 +105%
Valorant	150−160 −443%	800−850 +443%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −13.6%	110−120 +13.6%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −170%	210−220 +170%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −159%	210−220 +159%
Dota 2	42 −317%	170−180 +317%
Far Cry 5	75 −112%	159 +112%
Fortnite	160−170 −83.3%	300−350 +83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −145%	450−500 +145%
Forza Horizon 5	95−100 −236%	300−350 +236%
Grand Theft Auto V	120−130 −150%	300−310 +150%
Metro Exodus	78 −154%	190−200 +154%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	112 −92%	210−220 +92%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −105%	150−160 +105%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 −28.9%	170−180 +28.9%
Valorant	150−160 −443%	800−850 +443%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −13.6%	110−120 +13.6%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −156%	202 +156%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −159%	210−220 +159%
Dota 2	121 −148%	300−310 +148%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −121%	210−220 +121%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −145%	450−500 +145%
Forza Horizon 5	95−100 −236%	300−350 +236%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 −8.6%	210−220 +8.6%
Valorant	150−160 −443%	800−850 +443%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70−75 −141%	160−170 +141%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 −168%	190−200 +168%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −157%	450−500 +157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −145%	90−95 +145%
World of Tanks	240−250 −112%	500−550 +112%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −22.5%	85−90 +22.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −163%	100−105 +163%
Far Cry 5	120−130 −30.1%	160−170 +30.1%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −164%	290−300 +164%
Forza Horizon 5	60−65 −279%	230−240 +279%
Metro Exodus	76 −125%	170−180 +125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −158%	170−180 +158%
Valorant	110−120 −381%	550−600 +381%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −924%	174 +924%
Dota 2	67 −179%	180−190 +179%
Grand Theft Auto V	67 −169%	180−190 +169%
Metro Exodus	25 −568%	167 +568%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	92 −127%	200−210 +127%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −156%	60−65 +156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	67 −169%	180−190 +169%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −107%	90−95 +107%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −224%	55 +224%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Dota 2	105 −167%	280−290 +167%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −87.5%	100−110 +87.5%
Fortnite	45 −113%	95−100 +113%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −154%	160−170 +154%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −347%	160−170 +347%
Valorant	60−65 −487%	350−400 +487%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

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This is how GTX 1070 Ti and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 90% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 159% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 156% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 924% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5090 is ahead in 43 tests (96%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	37.20	100.00
Recency	2 November 2017	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	575 Watt

GTX 1070 Ti has 219.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 168.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.