Prices are getting a little out of hand for graphics cards at the moment, but some are affected more than others. While you do have to pay over the odds for the PNY RTX 5070 Ti OC, no more so than most high-end Nvidia graphics cards today, and a good deal less than some. It’s a well-equipped card, so let’s put it to the test.
The RTX 5070 Ti is the highest tier of graphics card I’d personally consider from the RTX 50 series. A good blend of silicon and memory capacity without a four-figure price tag. It features the same GB203 GPU as the RTX 5080, only with fewer cores: 8,960 to 10,752.
Importantly, it offers an equal amount of GDDR7 memory at 16 GB. This is slightly slower memory than its bigger sibling, at 28 Gbps, amounting to a small reduction in overall memory bandwidth. Though this matters only a little.
With three reasonably sized fans and a metal backplate that includes thermal pads, this card doesn’t appear to cut corners. Though this card does not use clamshell memory, the thermal pads are placed to match the layout of the VRAM chips on the opposite side, which are, of course, cooled by thermal pads in contact with a beefy heatsink.
At 298 x 59 x 106 mm, this card is quite thick, and PNY has chosen a triple-slot design here to accommodate—despite much larger cards (say, the RTX 5080 Noctua Edition) requiring just two.
A triple-fan design, even on my open test bench, I’ve noticed little fan noise from the card, even under load. Those fans deal well with the heat, maintaining temperatures around, if not lower than on average, the 70 °C mark. Comparing those temperatures to other cards tested, it’s on the high side. You can find cards that run cooler by 5–6 °C, such as the Asus TUF RTX 5070 Ti Gaming OC. Still, I’m not overly worried about 70 °C for day-to-day operation.
The boost clock is a higher-than-average 2,572 MHz, a +122 Hz offset. That’s lower than some we’ve tested, such as the TUF Gaming OC at 2,610 MHz, but counts for an extra frame or two at 4K. Nothing to be sniffed at. As graphics cards often exceed their rated clock speed in action, I measured an average clock speed of 2,847 MHz during Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition. That’s far faster than any other we’ve tested, which, with the exception of the TUF Gaming OC mentioned above, all ran sub-2,600 MHz in the same test. So, there’s a decent amount of headroom on this card.
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Look to the performance charts and the PNY OC often does well versus similar competition. It’s either in the middle of the pack or slightly ahead of it.
Game benchmarks | PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB OC
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
Black Myth Wukong (1080p High) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 112 Avg FPS, 98 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 113 Avg FPS, 98 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 113 Avg FPS, 99 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 113 Avg FPS, 98 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 108 Avg FPS, 94 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 114 Avg FPS, 39 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 114 Avg FPS, 98 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 116 Avg FPS, 100 1% Low FPS
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1% Low FPS
Cyberpunk 2077 (1080p RT Ultra) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 94 Avg FPS, 74 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 92 Avg FPS, 66 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 92 Avg FPS, 69 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 94 Avg FPS, 78 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 88 Avg FPS, 63 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 94 Avg FPS, 69 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 81 Avg FPS, 68 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 84 Avg FPS, 70 1% Low FPS
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1% Low FPS
F1 24 (1080p Ultra high) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 156 Avg FPS, 124 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 162 Avg FPS, 115 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 157 Avg FPS, 125 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 158 Avg FPS, 126 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 149 Avg FPS, 108 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 158 Avg FPS, 104 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 166 Avg FPS, 127 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 163 Avg FPS, 128 1% Low FPS
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1% Low FPS
Homeworld 3 (1080p Epic) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 145 Avg FPS, 68 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 132 Avg FPS, 60 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 129 Avg FPS, 58 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 142 Avg FPS, 30 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 127 Avg FPS, 53 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 135 Avg FPS, 61 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 121 Avg FPS, 62 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 134 Avg FPS, 67 1% Low FPS
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1% Low FPS
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition (1080p Ultra) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 168 Avg FPS, 51 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 174 Avg FPS, 47 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 173 Avg FPS, 44 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 171 Avg FPS, 52 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 166 Avg FPS, 95 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 171 Avg FPS, 50 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 162 Avg FPS, 98 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 162 Avg FPS, 96 1% Low FPS
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1% Low FPS
The Talos Principle 2 (1080p Ultra) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 116 Avg FPS, 80 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 115 Avg FPS, 62 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 116 Avg FPS, 72 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 115 Avg FPS, 76 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 107 Avg FPS, 52 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 115 Avg FPS, 68 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 120 Avg FPS, 82 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 121 Avg FPS, 57 1% Low FPS
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1% Low FPS
Black Myth Wukong (1440p High) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 89 Avg FPS, 56 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 84 Avg FPS, 74 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 83 Avg FPS, 74 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 83 Avg FPS, 73 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 79 Avg FPS, 69 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 84 Avg FPS, 74 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 82 Avg FPS, 73 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 84 Avg FPS, 75 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p RT Ultra) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 59 Avg FPS, 47 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 61 Avg FPS, 48 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 61 Avg FPS, 49 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 60 Avg FPS, 49 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 58 Avg FPS, 46 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 60 Avg FPS, 48 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 52 Avg FPS, 43 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 53 Avg FPS, 44 1% Low FPS
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1% Low FPS
F1 24 (1440p Ultra High) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 106 Avg FPS, 85 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 108 Avg FPS, 84 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 106 Avg FPS, 77 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 105 Avg FPS, 75 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 102 Avg FPS, 79 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 108 Avg FPS, 85 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 105 Avg FPS, 66 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 110 Avg FPS, 85 1% Low FPS
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1% Low FPS
Homeworld 3 (1440p Epic) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 124 Avg FPS, 66 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 119 Avg FPS, 59 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 116 Avg FPS, 59 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 125 Avg FPS, 65 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 118 Avg FPS, 61 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 121 Avg FPS, 50 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 111 Avg FPS, 62 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 113 Avg FPS, 63 1% Low FPS
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1% Low FPS
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition (1440p Ultra) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 124 Avg FPS, 46 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 129 Avg FPS, 89 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 127 Avg FPS, 88 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 126 Avg FPS, 44 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 120 Avg FPS, 85 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 128 Avg FPS, 56 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 120 Avg FPS, 54 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 123 Avg FPS, 86 1% Low FPS
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1% Low FPS
The Talos Principle 2 (1440p Ultra) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 82 Avg FPS, 58 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 81 Avg FPS, 35 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 83 Avg FPS, 54 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 84 Avg FPS, 57 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 78 Avg FPS, 38 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 81 Avg FPS, 52 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 84 Avg FPS, 44 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 87 Avg FPS, 63 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
Black Myth Wukong (4K High) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 48 Avg FPS, 41.9 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 47 Avg FPS, 33 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 47 Avg FPS, 40 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 47 Avg FPS, 42 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 45 Avg FPS, 34 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 48 Avg FPS, 40 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 45 Avg FPS, 39 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 46 Avg FPS, 40 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
Cyberpunk 2077 (4K RT Ultra) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 30 Avg FPS, 24 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 30 Avg FPS, 24 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 29 Avg FPS, 24 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 29 Avg FPS, 24 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 29 Avg FPS, 23 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 29 Avg FPS, 24 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 25 Avg FPS, 21 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 26 Avg FPS, 21 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
F1 24 (4K Ultra High) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 55 Avg FPS, 29 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 54 Avg FPS, 41 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 54 Avg FPS, 33 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 54 Avg FPS, 41 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 51 Avg FPS, 39 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 55 Avg FPS, 42 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 54 Avg FPS, 39 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 53 Avg FPS, 39 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
Homeworld 3 (4K Epic) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 97 Avg FPS, 63 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 89 Avg FPS, 53 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 91 Avg FPS, 56 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 94 Avg FPS, 62 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 85 Avg FPS, 50 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 91 Avg FPS, 57 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 77 Avg FPS, 60 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 80 Avg FPS, 67 1% Low FPS
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1% Low FPS
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition (4K Ultra) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 78 Avg FPS, 37 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 76 Avg FPS, 36 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 75 Avg FPS, 31 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 79 Avg FPS, 33 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 74 Avg FPS, 57 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 76 Avg FPS, 36 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 73 Avg FPS, 50 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 74 Avg FPS, 46 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
The Talos Principle 2 (4K Ultra) Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 46 Avg FPS, 33 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 46 Avg FPS, 25 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 49 Avg FPS, 25 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 45 Avg FPS, 32 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 44 Avg FPS, 28 1% Low FPS RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 46 Avg FPS, 31 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 44 Avg FPS, 32 1% Low FPS RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 45 Avg FPS, 22 1% Low FPS
3DMark Port Royal Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 20050 RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 19212 RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 19181 RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 18764 RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 18197 RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 19229 RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 18071 RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 18501
GPU index score
Overall index score
3DMark Time Spy Extreme Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 13960 GPU index score, 12266 Overall index score RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 13534 GPU index score, 12049 Overall index score RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 13527 GPU index score, 12030 Overall index score RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 13259 GPU index score, 11816 Overall index score RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 13845 GPU index score, 12234 Overall index score RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 13604 GPU index score, 12047 Overall index score RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 14315 GPU index score, 12555 Overall index score RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 14667 GPU index score, 12785 Overall index score
In terms of power draw, the PNY OC edges ahead of other models of RTX 5070 Ti. Once again tested in Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition, the card reaches a peak power draw of 350 W—the highest of the lot. Average power draw is also pack-leading, at 305 W, as measured by our PCAT tool.
Power + thermals + clock speed | PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB OC
Peak temperature (°C)
Average temperature (°C)
Thermals Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 71 Peak temperature (°C), 67 Average temperature (°C) RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 69 Peak temperature (°C), 65 Average temperature (°C) RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 65 Peak temperature (°C), 62 Average temperature (°C) RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 66 Peak temperature (°C), 64 Average temperature (°C) RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 65 Peak temperature (°C), 62 Average temperature (°C) RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 63 Peak temperature (°C), 61 Average temperature (°C) RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 59 Peak temperature (°C), 56 Average temperature (°C) RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 55 Peak temperature (°C), 49 Average temperature (°C)
Peak power (watts)
Average power (watts)
Power Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 350 Peak power (watts), 305 Average power (watts) RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 342 Peak power (watts), 303 Average power (watts) RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 341 Peak power (watts), 296 Average power (watts) RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 343 Peak power (watts), 289 Average power (watts) RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 341 Peak power (watts), 296 Average power (watts) RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 346 Peak power (watts), 292 Average power (watts) RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 366 Peak power (watts), 326 Average power (watts) RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 380 Peak power (watts), 352 Average power (watts)
4K frames per J
1080p frame per J
Performance per watt Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 0.27 4K frames per J, 0.64 1080p frame per J RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 0.26 4K frames per J, 0.65 1080p frame per J RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 0.26 4K frames per J, 0.66 1080p frame per J RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 0.27 4K frames per J, 0.68 1080p frame per J RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 0.26 4K frames per J, 0.7 1080p frame per J RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 0.27 4K frames per J, 0.67 1080p frame per J RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 0.23 4K frames per J, 0.51 1080p frame per J RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 0.21 4K frames per J, 0.48 1080p frame per J
GPU frequency Data ProductValue RTX 5070 Ti PNY OC 2847 RTX 5070 Ti MSI Ventus 3X (Performance mode) 2692 RTX 5070 Ti MSI Gaming Trio (Gaming mode) 2699 RTX 5070 Ti Gigabyte Eagle OC Ice SFF (Performance mode) 2659 RTX 5070 Ti Colorful iGame Vulcan OC 2541 RTX 5070 Ti Asus TUF Gaming OC 2716 RX 9070 XT Asus Prime 2657 RX 9070 XT XFX Merc 2774
✅ You want a card that runs fast without any tinkering: You don’t need to push the PNY OC to great heights using overclocking software. You could, but it does a pretty good job on its own.
❌ You want the best value: While not localised to this PNY card, the RTX 5070 Ti is no longer anywhere close to good value when compared to the RX 9070 XT.
Ultimately, whether you should purchase this card over any other comes down to price. The PNY RTX 5070 Ti OC costs $1,000/£840. Putting aside any and all complaints I have about the prices of graphics cards more broadly today, the PNY lands towards the middle/low-end of the market. The cheapest RTX 5070 Ti I’ve spotted as I write this is the MSI Shadow 3X OC at $950. In the UK, it’s the Zotac Solid at £800. The PNY may not be the most affordable, but it does at least look relatively sensible versus something like the ROG Strix OC Edition at $1,150.
The alternative pick today is the RX 9070 XT, which has generally been more resistant to price hikes than Nvidia’s option. As you can see in the charts above, both cards deliver very similar performance, except the Radeon option has a pretty significant cash saving today. There’s little here if you’ve already made your mind up on buying an RTX card, but if you’re on the fence, I’d definitely take a look into the Radeon option. We’ve spotted one going for as low as $730/£570.
There’s a good argument for buying the cheapest model of graphics card, provided it’s from a reputable manufacturer, that you can find at any given point. That way, whether the market has gone wild, you know you’re at least scoring the best deal of the moment. However, I do think PNY has put together a solid card here for the money and one that feels built to last. That way, if you’re spending a lot now, you don’t have to worry about an upgrade any time soon.
