NVIDIA unveils the $799 RTX 4070 Ti

The rumors have been true: NVIDIA lastly unveiled its newest mid-range GPU, the RTX 4070 Ti. Beginning at $799, it is meant to be a barely extra cheap different to NVIDIA’s $1,199 RTX 4090 and $1,599 4090. However sure, it is nonetheless fairly expensive — gone are the times when “mid-range” video playing cards have been under $500. For the worth, although you get a GPU that may play Cyberpunk 2077 thrice as quick because the RTX 3090 Ti in Ray Tracing Overdrive mode (in line with NVIDIA, not less than).

Whereas the RTX 4080 and 4090 Ti are focused at 4K gaming, NVIDIA is positioning the RTX 4070 Ti as the head of 1,440p gaming past 120fps. DLSS 3 is a giant cause for that — identical to with the opposite 4000-series playing cards, it makes use of machine studying to generate complete frames, reasonably than the pixels DLSS 2 created. Meaning it ought to be capable of ship higher total framerates, particularly relating to CPU-bound titles.

Because the leaks foretold, the RTX 4070 Ti options 7,680 CUDA cores and 12GB of GDDR6X reminiscence. Compared, the 4080 sports activities 9,728 CUDA cores and 16GB of reminiscence, whereas the 4090 has 16,384 CUDA cores and 24GB of RAM. Because it’s supposedly akin to the 3090 Ti, you’ll be able to anticipate the 4070 Ti to deal with a little bit of 4K gaming, particularly with the assistance of DLSS 3. However actually, it appears extra like the cardboard players with quick 1,440p displays have been ready for.

Surprisingly, NVIDIA did not spend a lot time on the 4070 Ti throughout its CES livestream, regardless that it is going to possible be the most well-liked 40-series GPU this yr. When you’re searching for extra of a discount, NVIDIA’s 30-series GPUs are nonetheless improbable and may begin dipping in value quickly. However for somebody who desires the total energy of NVIDIA’s Ada structure, in addition to DLSS 3, the 4070 Ti is the most affordable approach in.