GPU comparison

GeForce RTX 5070 Ti vs GeForce RTX 5080

Compared on the specs that decide a purchase: memory, bandwidth, power, and which workloads each card actually fits — gaming, creative, or local models when that is the job.

Specifications verified October 2, 2026. Launch MSRP is not today's price — in September 2026 the memory shortage pushed street prices 1.2×–3× above it; the notes row below carries a dated lowest UK/US price where we have one.

NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

16GB VRAM · 896 GB/s

NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 5080

16GB VRAM · 960 GB/s

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GPU specification, memory, bandwidth, and price comparison
Specification	GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	GeForce RTX 5080
Vendor
Vendor	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Memory
Memory	16GB	16GB
Usable for a model
Usable for a model	16GB	16GB
Bandwidth
Bandwidth	896 GB/s	Winner: 960 GB/s
Segment
Segment	consumer	consumer
Released
Released	February 20, 2025	January 30, 2025
Launch MSRP
Launch MSRP	~$749~£555	~$999~£740
Notes
Notes	16GB GDDR7 and 896GB/s theoretical bandwidth. NVIDIA's February 20, 2025 launch notice follows the $749 starting-price announcement. Local-model fit is a planning estimate; model files, context, cache, backend and driver support determine actual memory use and speed.	16GB GDDR7; NVIDIA specifies 960GB/s theoretical bandwidth. Launch starting price $999 and announced availability January 30, 2025. Local-model fit is a planning estimate; model files, context, cache, backend and driver support determine actual memory use and speed.
UK street price
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Local models

Estimated local-model fit

Planning estimates from published VRAM and a weights-plus-overhead heuristic. Context length, KV cache, quantization and runtime can change actual memory needs.

Local model fit comparison for both GPUs
Model	GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (est.)	GeForce RTX 5080 (est.)
Qwen 3 4B4B parameters
Qwen 3 4B4B parameters	Est. fit	Est. fit
Qwen 3.8 27B27B parameters
Qwen 3.8 27B27B parameters	Est. no fit	Est. no fit
Gemma 4 31B30.7B parameters
Gemma 4 31B30.7B parameters	Est. no fit	Est. no fit
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct8B parameters
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct8B parameters	Est. fit	Est. fit
Qwen 3 14B14.8B parameters
Qwen 3 14B14.8B parameters	Est. fit	Est. fit
Gemma 3 27B27B parameters
Gemma 3 27B27B parameters	Est. no fit	Est. no fit
Qwen 3 30B-A3B30.5B parameters
Qwen 3 30B-A3B30.5B parameters	Est. no fit	Est. no fit
Qwen 3 32B32.8B parameters
Qwen 3 32B32.8B parameters	Est. no fit	Est. no fit
Llama 3.3 70B70B parameters
Llama 3.3 70B70B parameters	Est. no fit	Est. no fit
Muse Glimmer 30B29.6B parameters
Muse Glimmer 30B29.6B parameters	Est. no fit	Est. no fit
Mixtral 8x22B141B parameters
Mixtral 8x22B141B parameters	Est. no fit	Est. no fit
Qwen 3 235B-A22B235B parameters
Qwen 3 235B-A22B235B parameters	Est. no fit	Est. no fit
Qwen 3 Coder 480B-A35B480B parameters
Qwen 3 Coder 480B-A35B480B parameters	Est. no fit	Est. no fit
DeepSeek V4-Flash284B parameters
DeepSeek V4-Flash284B parameters	Est. no fit	Est. no fit

Common questions

GeForce RTX 5070 Ti vs GeForce RTX 5080

Answered from the verified figures on this page rather than general guidance.

Which costs less at launch MSRP, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti or GeForce RTX 5080?

GeForce RTX 5070 Ti launched lower at ~$749 against ~$999 for GeForce RTX 5080. Launch MSRP is an anchor, not a live price.

Which is better for high-refresh gaming, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti or GeForce RTX 5080?

GeForce RTX 5080 has more memory bandwidth — 960 GB/s against 896 GB/s. That usually helps high-refresh 1440p and 4K once VRAM is sufficient for your settings. Still verify with dated independent tests for the games you play.

For local inference only — which holds larger models, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti or GeForce RTX 5080?

Neither — both have 16GB usable and hold the same models at Q4. Decide on bandwidth and price instead.

For local inference only — is GeForce RTX 5070 Ti or GeForce RTX 5080 faster at generating tokens?

GeForce RTX 5080, at 960 GB/s against 896 GB/s — roughly 1.1× the memory bandwidth. Bandwidth is the practical ceiling on token throughput once a model fits, but it only matters if the model fits in the first place.

For local inference only — can either run a 70B model?

Neither. A 70B model needs about 48GB at Q4 including overhead, above both cards. The largest that fits is Qwen 3 14B on GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and Qwen 3 14B on GeForce RTX 5080.

If one card holds a model the other cannot, that capacity difference usually outweighs a bandwidth advantage. A model that spills to system memory can be substantially slower, but the actual impact depends on the backend, transfer path, context, and workload.

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