Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti: everything we know about the new graphics card
The Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti is coming - this is what we know so far
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TheNvidiaRTX 4070 Ti has been confirmed as the next GPU in Nvidia’s new Lovelace generation, launching onJanuary 5with a starting price of $799. We’re not as excited as we usually would be, though. Why are we concerned about this upcominggraphics card? Well, it’s been quite a saga.
See, after Nvidia revealed its opening salvo of Lovelace cards, with the flagshipRTX 4090leading the charge, people began to get suspicious of the two RTX 4080 models that were scheduled to release shortly after. It transpired that theRTX 4080 16GBwas the ‘true’ 4080, while its 12GB cousin wasquietly using a less powerful GPU chipin addition to having less VRAM.
After no small amount of upset from gamers and journalists alike, Nvidia announced a U-turn, saying that it would’unlaunch' the RTX 4080 12GBand rename it for a re-release later down the line. Team Green was surprisingly humble over the whole affair, committing to refunding its manufacturing partners for rebranding costs and generally admitting that the card was poorly named, something that could cause consumer confusion.
We now know that the 12GB 4080 will be making a return under a new name: the RTX 4070 Ti, a more appropriate title for a graphics card using the AD104 GPU chip (rather than the AD103 chip found in the actual RTX 4080).
We can also expect to see the regularRTX 4070in the near future, which will use a cut-down version of the same AD104 board. As of Nvidia’s reveal atCES 2023, it looks like we won’t be seeing the 4070 just yet.
Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti: Cut to the chase
Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Release date
Although many of us expected to see the RTX 4070 alongside its 4070 Ti sibling, we’re only getting the latter card this month.Recent speculationcorrectly pinged the released date as January 5, which was confirmed duringNvidia’s reveal showcaseat CES 2023.
This show was scheduledbeforethe RTX 4080 12GB unlaunching debacle, though, so Nvidia has no doubt been scrambling to get the rebranded RTX 4070 Ti ready to go!
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Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti: Price
Pricing on the RTX 4070 Ti has been confirmed at $799/£799 (around AU$1,185) - a hundred dollars less than the canceled card it used to be, the RTX 4080 12GB, which was slated to retail at $899/£899 (around AU$1310). It’s a relief to see, even if $799 is still pricey for an ostensibly midrange graphics card.
The release ofAMD’s aggressively pricedRadeon RX 7900 XTXmay have spurred Nvidia to drop the price somewhat, so we’re not overly shocked to see this MSRP for the 4070 Ti. However, it’s still $200 steeper than the previous-gen RTX 3070 Ti’s launch price.
Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti: Specs
The full specs of the RTX 4070 Ti have already been leaked, and Nvidia’s reveal livestream confirmed these specs. As mentioned above, this card will run on the AD104 GPU die, which will have 7,680 CUDA cores, 240 tensor cores, and 60 streaming multiprocessors.
Surprising nobody, this GPU will have the same 12GB of GDDR6X VRAM that the original RTX 4080 12GB would’ve used, which has a speed of 21Gbps and a memory bandwidth of 504 GB/s. The boost clock of the RTX 4070 Ti is 2,610MHz.
Lastly, we’ve got our power requirements to consider. Unlike the existing Lovelace cards, the RTX 4070 Ti will have a (relatively!) sensible 285W TDP, which means that you hopefully won’t need to upgrade your PSU to use this graphics card.
Christian is TechRadar’s UK-based Computing Editor. He came to us from Maximum PC magazine, where he fell in love with computer hardware and building PCs. He was a regular fixture amongst our freelance review team before making the jump to TechRadar, and can usually be found drooling over the latest high-end graphics card or gaming laptop before looking at his bank account balance and crying.
Christian is a keen campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights and the owner of a charming rescue dog named Lucy, having adopted her after he beat cancer in 2021. She keeps him fit and healthy through a combination of face-licking and long walks, and only occasionally barks at him to demand treats when he’s trying to work from home.
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