The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 doesnt truly pack RTX 4090 performance, at least not without AI shenanigans.
Does that stop the GPU from potentially being a mid-range champion this generation?
In short, the RTX 5070 is pretty distant from its beefierNvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Tiin terms of specs.
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Well, were finally getting that kind of design back with the GeForce RTX 5070.
In a nutshell, its effectively Nvidias umbrella term for its suite of AI upscaling tools for GeForce GPUs.
With every generation, Nvidia seemingly builds upon DLSS with a new series-exclusive feature.
I get it the idea of AI creeping into PC gaming more than gives me the ick too.
However, DLSS as a toolkit did emerge before ChatGPT and the likes sank their claws into global life.
The other main draw of buying cards like the RTX 5070 in 2025 is the Nvidia App.
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Performance
The RTX 5070 has a lot on its shoulders thanks to Nvidia.
Lets start by taking a look at comparative RTX 4090 performance.
Across my test suite of games, the RTX 5070 naturally fell short on the native track.
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That native trend continues across all my benchmarked games, so wheres the RTX 4090 performance Nvidia promised?
You guessed it the green teams talking exclusively about DLSS enhanced frame rates.
Nvidia claims that 80% of users play games on RTX graphics cards with DLSS on.
From my experience, most of the visual hiccups are tied to Super Sampling rather than Frame Generation.
Onto thermals, and the highest recorded temperature I have for the RTX 5070 Founders Edition is 71C.
Should you buy the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070?
Nvidia is clearly trying to shift the GPU scene away from solely focusing on native benchmarks.
Of course, all of that also hinges on whether the RTX 5070 will be available at MSRP.
If all the $549 / 539 stock sells out instantly, it could end up being side-lined.
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