NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
$1,049 – $1,299
The value pick of the Blackwell lineup for local AI. 16GB GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus (896 GB/s) with 8,960 CUDA cores and 5th-gen tensor cores — nearly RTX 5080 bandwidth for ~$250 less, and the same 16GB that anchors the 13B–30B model tier.
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Specifications
| VRAM | 16GB GDDR7 |
| CUDA Cores | 8,960 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 896 GB/s |
| TDP | 300W |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
Pros
- 896 GB/s bandwidth — close to RTX 5080 for ~$250 less
- Blackwell 5th-gen tensor cores with FP4 support
- Full CUDA support across every AI framework
Cons
- 16GB VRAM ceiling — same wall as the RTX 5080 for 70B models
- 300W TDP needs a 750W+ PSU
- Frequently sells above MSRP
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