Graphics cardBlackwell2025PCIe 5.0 ×16Catalog
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
The 1440p Blackwell card most people should actually buy.
What it is used for
Raster and ray tracing at 1440p, 4K with DLSS. 12 GB is the line: fine for games today, tight for heavy AI and some 4K texture mods.
Good for
- 1440p ultra
- 4K with DLSS
- NVENC streaming
Not the pick for
- Large local LLMs
- Uncompromising 4K native
How it scores today
Out of 100, relative to current PCs — not to the year it launched.
- Gaming88
- Video & photo76
- Office & web44
- Streaming86
- 3D & CAD70
- Local AI58
Specs
- VRAM
- 12 GB GDDR7
- Board power
- ~250 W
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