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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

12 GB • Blackwell • 2512 MHz • 250 W

12 GBMemory
BlackwellArchitecture
2512 MHzBoost
250 WPower
KACBU

Should I buy it?

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
CONSIDER
  • Current model — 19 months on the market
Great choice if these matter:
  • Gaming
  • Content Creation
Watch out for:
  • 12 GB of memory at $549 is the card's ceiling — texture-heavy 4K already brushes it.
  • The RX 9070 XT delivers more rasterization for $50 more.
19 months on the marketLaunch price $549 (US)
Regret riskLOWlimited data
Main risks
  • 12 GB of memory at $549 is the card's ceiling — texture-heavy 4K already brushes it.
  • The RX 9070 XT delivers more rasterization for $50 more.
  • 16-pin connector needs an adapter on most existing power supplies.
  • Generational uplift over the 4070 Super without DLSS 4 is modest.
The risk level is computed from the release date and verified weaknesses. The confidence score appears only once enough owner reports exist.
Alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Tinewer · cheaper at launchCompare
This box relies only on verified specs, the release date and editorial assessment; owner reports join them as they come in. We do not predict prices.
GPUMemoryPowerLaunchSpecificationsAlternatives
Graphics Processor

What's inside the card's core?

Manufacturer's official processing unit and architecture information.

GRAPHICS PROCESSOR

The actual hardware that determines frame rate.

6144 Processing Unit

Blackwell — Architecture · 6144 — Shading Unit · 48 RT — Ray Tracing Core · 192 Tensor — AI core

Blackwell614448 RT192 Tensor
BlackwellArchitecture
6144Shading Unit
48 RTRay Tracing Core
192 TensorAI core
Memory

How much and what speed memory?

Values decisive at high resolutions and high textures.

MEMORY

This determines the limit in 4K and high texture settings.

12 GB Memory

12 GB — GDDR7 · 192 bit — Memory bus · 672 GB/s — Memory bandwidth

12 GB192 bit672 GB/s
12 GBGDDR7
192 bitMemory bus
672 GB/sMemory bandwidth
Power and Cooling

How much power does it draw?

Official values determining power supply and case selection.

POWER AND COOLING

These values determine the power supply budget.

250 W

250 W — Card Power Consumption · 650 W — Recommended Power Supply · 16-pin (12V-2x6) — Power Connector

250 W650 W16-pin (12V-2x6)
250 WCard Power Consumption
650 WRecommended Power Supply
16-pin (12V-2x6)Power Connector
Who Is It For?

Where does it stand out?

A usage guide built from the specs and the editors' tags; not a test result.

Gaming

For gaming; tagged from the display's refresh rate and the chip's class. We have not measured frame rates or heat ourselves.

Good fit
Content Creation

For creators who need professional video formats and fast transfer.

Good fit
Editorial Analysis

Strengths and points to consider

The Kacbu editors' assessment of the specifications the maker publishes. We do not test devices ourselves, so nothing here is a measured result. Anything taken from an independent review is shown with its publication and date in the Press section.

Strengths based on the specs
Comfortable 1440p performance with the full DLSS 4 feature set.
GDDR7 gives it more bandwidth (672 GB/s) than the previous generation's 4070 Ti.
250W in a two-slot Founders card — easy on cases and power supplies.
Multi-frame generation multiplies frame rates in supported titles.
NVIDIA's encoder and CUDA ecosystem for streaming and creative work.
Things to consider
12 GB of memory at $549 is the card's ceiling — texture-heavy 4K already brushes it.
The RX 9070 XT delivers more rasterization for $50 more.
16-pin connector needs an adapter on most existing power supplies.
Generational uplift over the 4070 Super without DLSS 4 is modest.
Street prices spent much of the launch year above MSRP.
Historical Product Info

Official launch details

Instead of tracking today's retail price, Kacbu keeps the product's official launch information as a reference.

AnnouncedJanuary 6, 2025

The manufacturer's official announcement date.

ReleaseMarch 5, 2025

The start of the initial sales period.

US launch price$549

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070's launch price.

Source: the maker's page

NVIDIA designs its GPUs in the US; the GB205 die is fabricated by TSMC in Taiwan. Final assembly of the cards happens at NVIDIA's and partner manufacturers' facilities.

This is not the current retail price — it shows the product's historical, official launch information.
Specifications

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 specifications

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General

Family
GeForce RTX 50
Release Year
2025
Manufacturer

Graphics Processor

GPU Chip
GB205
Manufacturing Process
TSMC 4N
RT Cores
48
Tensor Cores
192
Architecture
Shading Units

Memory

Memory Bus
Memory Size
Memory Type
Memory Speed
28 Gbps
Memory Bandwidth
672 GB/s

Frequency

Base Frequency
2325 MHz
Boost Clock

Video Engine

AV1 Decoding
VP9 Decoding
Yes
AV1 Encoding
H.264 Decoding
Yes
HEVC Decoding
Yes
H.264 Encoding
Yes
HEVC Encoding
Decoder Count
1
Encoder Count
Video Decoder
6th Gen NVDEC
Video Engine
4:2:2 Encoding

Power

Board Power
Power Connector
Recommended PSU

Display

Maximum Displays
4
Maximum Resolution
7680x4320

Dimensions

Slot Width
2 Slot (Founders Edition)
Interface
PCIe 5.0 x16
Shared Hardware

Products that share this hardware

This product's standout specs. You can jump to other models that use the same value.

Alternatives

Other models in the same category

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Products using this part

3 models with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

Models built on the same part. The difference is not the part — it is the device around it.

See them all on the GPU Chip page
Local AI

Which models run on this card?

Whether a model runs on your machine is decided first by the graphics card's memory: the model file has to fit in VRAM with room left for the context window and the runtime. The states below are computed from memory alone; software support (CUDA, ROCm, Vulkan) is a separate matter.

VRAM: 12 GB

Largest model that runs comfortably: Qwen3.5 9B

  • Qwen3.5 0.8B1 GB packageComfortable
  • Qwen3.5 2B2.7 GB packageComfortable
  • Qwen3.5 4B3.4 GB packageComfortable
  • Qwen3.5 9B6.6 GB packageComfortable
  • gpt-oss-20b14 GB package · the maker states a 16 GB memory minimumLimited
  • Qwen3.5 27B17 GB packageLimited
  • Qwen3.5 35B24 GB packageNot suitable
  • gpt-oss-120b65 GB package · the maker states a 80 GB memory minimumNot suitable
  • Qwen3.5 122B81 GB packageNot suitable
  • ComfortableRoom for the model file and a long context
  • RunsFits; the context window may need to stay short
  • LimitedNot enough memory; part of the model spills to system RAM and runs slowly
  • Not suitableNot a GPU-run model on this card

Rule: 1.5× the requirement in memory is Comfortable, 1.15× Runs, 0.6× Limited; the requirement is the default package size, or the maker's stated minimum where there is one (a stated minimum counts as fitting at exactly that figure). Package sizes are the Ollama library's, minimums the maker's own statement; read on 2026-09-11. Sources: ollama.com/library/qwen3.5, ollama.com/library/gpt-oss, openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-oss

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