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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

Key differences

  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher Shading cores (16,384 vs 8,960)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher RT cores (128 vs 70)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher Tensor / AI cores (512 vs 280)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti has lower Slot width (2 slots vs 3.5 slots)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher VRAM (24 GB vs 16 GB)

Full spec comparison

Spec
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Performance
VRAM24 GB16 GB
Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR7
Memory bus width384 bit256 bit
Memory bandwidth1008 GB/s896 GB/s
Shading cores16,3848,960
RT cores12870
Tensor / AI cores512280
Base clock2235 MHz2300 MHz
Boost clock2520 MHz2452 MHz
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 3 (Frame Generation)DLSS 4 (Multi Frame Generation)
Power & Size
TDP450 W300 W
Recommended PSU850 W750 W
Power connector1× 16-pin (12VHPWR)1× 16-pin (12V-2x6)
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Card length304 mm267 mm
Slot width3.5 slots2 slots
Display outputs3× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.13× DisplayPort 2.1b, 1× HDMI 2.1b