RTX 5060 Ti 16GB or RTX 5070

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kawaii_Summoner@reddit

I just went from a GTX 1070 to a 9060xt 16gb! :p

I'd take a 5070 > 5060ti

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Anstellos@reddit

I llke the 9060xt ! after thermal limit and undervolt even more than the GTX 1070. I wish I still had this card to display it. incredible card. I agree I would take 5070 if money is not an issue.

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kawaii_Summoner@reddit

1080p, I mainly play esports (cs2) so with my 9850x3d I get 800fps avg and 310fps 1% lows.

I can crank Cyberpunk to Ultra, Ultra RT, FSR4, FG https://imgur.com/a/r1xWTc9 https://imgur.com/a/0RrV9xJ

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Anstellos@reddit

I LOVED the gtx 1070. great card. super 1080p performer at very low TDP (150w if I remember correctly). I still compare everything to it especially the thermal efficiency. 150w is just SILENCE 😄

I went RTX 2070s (220w, no silence) then RX 9060xt 16gb (already silenced at 180w undervolt and thermal limit, 140w and +10% perf, and even lower TDP than the GTX 1070, its my new GTX 1070, but you can do that with a 5060ti). Took amd because I m on linux and amd performs better on linux for gaming.

I would say if you game at 1080p and want low TDP go 5060ti if you want 1440p or max performance go 5070. but its a shame the 5070 got less vram.

The higher bandwith on the 5070 will give you a bit more "speed" on certain non gaming scenarios too. You cannot go wrong anyway.

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Thegk555@reddit (OP)

A little update: I ordered the 5070 and it came today, I can't describe the difference, it's just awesome, thank you all for encourageing me. I can't thank you enough!

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rjane04@reddit

Don't got consider 9070xt or 9060xt at least?

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No-Current-6083@reddit

No, it's shit.

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Libarate@reddit

The 9070XT is literally neck and neck with the 5070ti but costs about 3/4 of the price.

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Trypt2k@reddit

Yeah, but it sucks at anything other than raw fps, if that even works, which it doesn't 50% of the time.

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Libarate@reddit

Incorrect, as shown by Hardware unboxed today!

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Trypt2k@reddit

Oh wow, they got it to work for a test. Talk to the numerous AMD sub people who complain daily, it's ridiculous.

The 9070XT would be a good card at 3/4 of the 5070Ti price if it worked well and if the drivers were good, but the constant crashes and freezes with absolutely no codes to troubleshoot is too much for most people.

That being said, I have yet to find ANY person who'd give up their 5070Ti for a 9070XT even if you threw in a couple hundred with the AMD card, heck, I haven't found anyone who'd give up their 5070 for a 9070XT straight up.

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-hjkl-@reddit

I agree with you. I have a 9070XT and while its stronger in raw fps. I've had nothing but driver issues with it. Constant driver timeouts. The Adrenaline control panel never opens.

I've re-installed windows 4 times, re-installed the drivers with both using AMD's cleanup utility AND DDU. As well as trying every single driver between march 2025 and the newest one and nothing helps.

If I try some of the random shit I've seen around reddit like the thing that turns off multi-layer rendering (sorry the name escapes me at the moment.) it makes my screen flicker, does not solve the problem.

I'm selling it and buying a 5070.

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No-Current-6083@reddit

Yes, it's shit.

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semidegenerate@reddit

I admit I appreciate the DLSS feature suite and RT/PT enough that I bought an Nvidia card, but to call the 9000-series AMD cards "shit" is just ridiculous.

They are an excellent value proposition this generation in the budget and mid-range segments. FSR has gotten pretty darn good, and driver/stability issues are no worse then their green badged counterparts.

Seriously OP, what are your local prices like for the 9060XT 16GB and 9070 (non-XT)? If they look more attractive than Nvidia prices, I would give them serious consideration.

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Thegk555@reddit (OP)

The cheapest 9060 xt is around ~500 usd tops at ~650 the 9070 non-XT goes around ~750 usd, it can vary, between manufacs. But these are the usual prices here.

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semidegenerate@reddit

How do those compare to the 5060ti and 5070 prices?

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Thegk555@reddit (OP)

The 5060 ti 16gig 700 usd 5070 750 usd

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Intranetusa@reddit

If the 5070 and 9070 costs the same consider getting the 9070.

See my comparison: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/1tauzd1/comment/olc0wbi/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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jbshell@reddit

Same price? 5070! The only reason to pick the 5060 Ti 16, is if you get a good cost savings. I've had both GPUs.(Returned the 5060 ti 16).

Now, understand, I've had to dial back some settings on the 5070(running UW 1440), but once optimized for the vram, free and clear.

The 5060 Ti 16GB, could turn up every setting, and always get 60+ FPS without worry for VRAM.

It's a give and take, but, the 5070 is very much in another Tier when it comes to really needing capability to push gaming.

Looking back 6 months ago, I'd honestly recommend both GPUs, and at that time, if didn't spend the extra 140 on the 5070 at 499.99, I'd be happy with a 5060 Ti 16GB.

Both serve extremely well, but, the 5070 does get my PC into another level the 5060 Ti couldn't get to.

I'd recommend the 5070 at the current pricing without a doubt--especially since mentioned very close in price.

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Thegk555@reddit (OP)

The difference is 50 usd so i might get that 5070, its not much more expensive

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jbshell@reddit

At that price, it's def worth. Both are really expensive at current pricing i have to agree no doubt, and a hard choice.

But, all in all, i can run all AAA games highest(not extreme), Forza extreme settings with 5070 is fine though.

Enable dlss, and good to go(also nvidia app) ✅.

Of course, test each game as semi-older games like cyberpunk(i know 5+years lol), just run em max.

If you do first person shooters at all 5070 of a dream!

Anyhow, congrats on the upgrades!

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Thegk555@reddit (OP)

The 5070 just got discounted, and it's a 6 usd price difference now🔥 im ordering that 5070.

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jbshell@reddit

Nice find on that

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Thegk555@reddit (OP)

680$ brand new, 3 year warranty, im taking that

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TheKitler@reddit

In case you weren't considering it, the 9070 is usually about the same price as a 5070 but it comes with 16gb VRAM instead of 12gb, with slightly better performance.

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xzug_cedar_7921@reddit

The 9060xt at $500 is kinda tempting given what semidegenerate said about amd value this gen, but for $50 more the 5070 is just the obvious pick here. coming from a 1070 youre gonna feel that 30% performance jump way more than 4gb extra vram you wont fully utilize anyway. also mefiozo's undervolt results are wild, 150w is nothing for that kind of performance

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Slydoggen@reddit

Kinda step price difference

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Trypt2k@reddit

There is no world where you'd want the 5060Ti over the 5070 for any sort of gaming, even if the former had 100gb vram, it's a gimmick.

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Mefiozo@reddit

5070 and try overclock+undervolting by msi afterburner curve, mine 5070 is now +530mhz core/+2000mhz memory and undervolted in stress only takes ~150W

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ssuper2k@reddit

9070

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Pemo999@reddit

You should get the 5070, it's a no-brainer, really. The 5070 is around 30% faster and costs 15% more. The 12GB of VRAM is not really an issue, but it's not as future-proof as 16GB. Not to mention how the 5060Ti is disgustingly overpriced at the moment; there is no world where that card is worth 500+USD.

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Naerven@reddit

By default the RTX5070 is the stronger GPU.

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dsanen@reddit

Even in the games where 12gb is not enough, the performance drop vs a 5060ti is like -5% (I think Indiana Jones was the example?), whereas you can get like 30-40% overhead when memory is not an issue.

You can somewhat control how much memory your games and applications use, both cards are meant to show their age quicker than a 5070ti or 5080. But you’ll probably get more out of the 5070 before you change it.

Daniel Owens has a comparison of these 2, whenever the games exceed the 14gb buffer, he notices you can just lower minimal settings and the 5070 starts performing more again. His conclusion (paraphrasing) is that we really can’t speculate if all games will use 14gb, or if some development will come where 12gb is a lot again?

Also the 5060ti seems overpriced to me. If it was at msrp it would be a better buy. But none of these cards is meant to be multi generational at this point, so I rather go with the one that gives me more performance now.

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