Earlier this year, Nvidia and its partners began the rollout of the50-series graphics cards, starting with the 5090 and shortly after the 5080. While both GPUs are more reasonably priced than many expected, they are still targeting a specific subset of PC gamer. With the release of the 5070 Ti, however, Nvidia is aiming to target a wider market, as evidenced by the $749 price tag. Game Rant had the opportunity to go hands-on with theAsus Prime GeForce RTX 5070 TiGPU, a card that will be a significant upgrade for a lot of gamers.
Any discussion of the 50-series cards needs to be prefaced by the fact that these GPUs are not blowing past their 40-series counterparts at the level that has been typical in the past. The Asus Prime 5070 Ti is still a more powerful card than the 4070 Ti - and its launch price is more agreeable - but when paired with Nvidia’s latest technology is where the benefits of the 50-series become most apparent.Multi-frame generationis a game-changer, and it brings the Asus Prime 5070 Ti into a class all its own.
Asus Prime 5070 Ti Design and Specs
While the Founder’s Edition cards feature an updated-but-familiar design for the 50-series GPUs, the Asus Prime 5070 Ti has the traditional triple-fan cooler that you would expect from a partner board. The design is surprisingly pared down for an ASUS GPU, choosing to go for a gunmetal gray color scheme and no RGB. It’s a 2.5-slot card that isn’t going to take up much space in yourPC gaming case, and will blend in well with any standard components. The card isn’t particularly heavy either, so you shouldn’t need to worry about graphics card sag.
Cooling seems to be a major focus on the Asus Prime 5070 Ti, with plenty of ventilation and fins to dissipate heat. Asus has also outfitted the card with a premium thermal pad on the backplate, another consideration to keep the GPU as cool as possible. Efficiency was clearly a major focus when it came to the design of the card, which even includes a VBIOS switch for switching the fan profile from Quiet to Performance - upping the fan curve for more taxing processes.
As has been standard for a while now, the Asus Prime 5070 Ti includes three DisplayPort 1.4 ports and 1 HDMI 2.1 port. Although the argument could be made that this is a 1440p card more than a 4K one, it’s still nice to see ASUS check all the expected boxes. Not to mention, the work that ASUS has put into ensuring a long lifespan for the 5070 Ti, like equipping the fans with premium dual ball bearings and what it calls GPU guard, a special bonding application between the die and the board.
16GB DDR7 on a 256-bit Bus
2.29 GHz (Boost: 2.45 GHz)
3x Display Port 2.1b, 1x HDMI 2.1
300 W
Connector
3x 8-pin via adapter or 1x 12-pin PCIE 5 cable (450W)
I like that ASUS is keeping things pretty simple with the aesthetics of the Prime 5070 Ti. Rather than try to do something that calls attention to itself, the considerations for cooling and the lifespan of the card make it easier to consider the jump from a past generation to this GPU.
Asus Prime 5070 Ti Performance
At the lower price point of $749, the expectation is that the Asus Prime 5070 Ti is going to be a step down from the 5080, and while that’s true, it’s not as major as one might think. The card still boasts 16GB of GDDR7 RAM, only at a 28 GB/s clock speed instead of the 5080’s 30.
The triple-fan design keeps the card cool, never cracking 60 degrees Celsius in our game testing, and the power draw of 300W is not going to require a monsterPC gaming power supplyin your build. A lot of what I said about the 5080 holds true for the 5070 Ti in that it is the efficiency of the card (in terms of VRAM usage) that makes this a killer gaming PC upgrade. The lower demand compared to previous generations, paired with some software magic, are where the 50-series shines, and that is no exception when it comes to the Asus Prime 5070 Ti.
While you may definitely get high/ultra settings games running at or above 60 FPS with no performance boost on the 5070 Ti, it seems more reasonable that gamers are going to be targeting 1440p in a lot of cases. As a result, I initially considered focusing my testing on that resolution but with the same Max settings approach as the 5080 review. But if the goal is to show what Multi-Frame Generation brings to the table, which Nvidia has put a lot of stock into and is also what will give games the biggest boost above raw rasterization, I was surprised by how solid the card is at 4K.
ForStar Wars Outlaws,Cyberpunk 2077,Hogwarts Legacy, andAlan Wake 2, the results are stunning with Multi-Frame Generation. Getting max settings at 4K with a steady frame rate would have been exceptional, but the fact that the Asus Prime 5070 Ti could hit upwards of 100 FPS with MFG simply blew me away. If you’re currently using a 3070 Ti, for example, the 5070 Ti is going to be an incredible leap, but even if you’re using a 40-series card there are situations where the 5070 Ti is going to deliver stunning performance.
Hogwarts Legacy Open World at Night (Max Settings, 4K Resolution, Ray Tracing On)
3D Mark Benchmark Results
If you are just looking for how big of a leap that 5070 Ti is over the 4070 Ti, or even the 4080, then it isn’t going to be as mind-blowing. In general, you’re looking at close to a 15% performance boost over the 40-series equivalent, which is not a huge leap, but that leap gets bigger depending on if you are currently using a lower-end card. Of course, card performance is not an isolated element, price is crucial too. So the card launching at $749 vs the 4070 Ti’s $799 starting price makes it appealing as well.
Multi-Frame Generation is still the secret sauce, and that’s where demanding games can get to stable, or even high frame rates. It’s such a crucial part of the appeal of the 5070 cards that I hope as many developers support it as possible.
Asus Prime 5070 Ti Review: Final Thoughts
For those who are still in the 30-series or older, the Asus Prime 5070 Ti brings an attractive $749 price point that is going to be hard to pass up. It’s true that the performance uplift compared to the previous generation is not as significant, as appears to be the case with the 50-series across the board, but the pairing of efficiency with Multi-Frame Generation is enough to give the card the leap gamers expect. MFG brings out the best of the 50- series and the 5070 Ti is no exception. This is a great card that has a very attractive price, and will get you playing some of the most demanding games at consistent and surprisingly high frame rates. It’s another solid entry in the GeForce RTX lineup of this generation.
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU
The Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is available now for $749. Game Rant was provided a unit for this review.
