RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 3090 Ti: 4K Gaming Performance Test

01

Introduction

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is a new generation mid-to-high-end graphics card with strong performance. However, expecting it to match or surpass the previous generation flagship GeForce RTX 4090 is unrealistic. Still, it can hold its own against the former flagship GeForce RTX 3090 Ti.

This article compares the gaming performance of the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti to evaluate which has higher performance and how big the difference is, for the reference of interested readers.

02

Specification Comparison

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti was released on January 6, 2025, featuring the GB203 GPU chip, manufactured with TSMC’s 5nm process. It has 8960 CUDA cores, 280 texture units, 70 streaming multiprocessors, 280 tensor cores, and 70 ray tracing units.

It comes with 64MB of L2 cache, a base clock of 2300MHz, and a boost clock of up to 2452MHz. It is equipped with 16GB of GDDR7 memory, a 256-bit memory interface, 28Gbps memory speed, 896GB/s memory bandwidth, FP32 floating point performance of 43.94 TFLOPS, a power consumption of 300W, and a reference price of $749.

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 24GB was released on January 27, 2022, using the GA102 GPU based on the Ampere architecture and Samsung’s 8nm process. It has 10752 shader units, 336 texture units, 112 raster units, 84 ray tracing units, 84 streaming multiprocessors, and 336 tensor cores, with 6MB of L2 cache.

Its base clock is 1560MHz, with a boost clock of up to 1860MHz. It comes with 24GB of GDDR6X memory, a memory speed of 21Gbps, a 384-bit memory interface, 1008GB/s memory bandwidth, FP32 floating point performance of 40.00 TFLOPS, power consumption of 450W, and a suggested retail price of $1999.

03

Test Platform Configuration

The main configuration is as follows:

Processor: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard: MSI MPG X670E CARBON
Memory: 32GB DDR5 6000MHz
Graphics Cards: GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 24GB and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
Storage: Two Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSDs
Operating System: Windows 11

04

Game Testing (RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 3090 Ti)

Seven games were tested in 4K mode. In each comparison image, the left side represents the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 24GB platform, and the right side represents the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB platform.

Game 1: God of War

• RTX 3090 Ti: Avg FPS: 80, Min FPS: 69, Frame Time: 11.9ms, CPU Usage: 10%, Power: 49W, Temp: 52°C, RAM: 13.2GB, GPU Usage: 99%, VRAM: 8.1GB, GPU Power: 418W, GPU Temp: 63°C
• RTX 5070 Ti: Avg FPS: 97, Min FPS: 85, Frame Time: 9.9ms, CPU Usage: 15%, Power: 46W, Temp: 49°C, RAM: 12.3GB, GPU Usage: 99%, VRAM: 8.5GB, GPU Power: 277W, GPU Temp: 53°C
• Result: RTX 5070 Ti leads by 17 FPS (~21%), lower frame time by 2ms, significantly better efficiency.

Game 2: Ghostwire: Tokyo

• RTX 3090 Ti: Avg FPS: 64, Min FPS: 51, Frame Time: 15.6ms, CPU Usage: 14%, Power: 52W, Temp: 53°C, RAM: 10.9GB, GPU Usage: 97%, VRAM: 9.5GB, GPU Power: 421W, GPU Temp: 62°C
• RTX 5070 Ti: Avg FPS: 69, Min FPS: 54, Frame Time: 14.3ms, CPU Usage: 14%, Power: 47W, Temp: 49°C, RAM: 10.9GB, GPU Usage: 99%, VRAM: 8.8GB, GPU Power: 274W, GPU Temp: 54°C
• Result: RTX 5070 Ti leads by 5 FPS (~8%), slight edge in frame time and efficiency.

Game 3: Cyberpunk 2077

• RTX 3090 Ti: Avg FPS: 48, Min FPS: 42, Frame Time: 21.4ms, CPU Usage: 31%, Power: 77W, Temp: 63°C, RAM: 11.2GB, GPU Usage: 99%, VRAM: 11.3GB, GPU Power: 424W, GPU Temp: 64°C
• RTX 5070 Ti: Avg FPS: 56, Min FPS: 47, Frame Time: 18.2ms, CPU Usage: 36%, Power: 81W, Temp: 60°C, RAM: 10.9GB, GPU Usage: 98%, VRAM: 11.7GB, GPU Power: 288W, GPU Temp: 53°C
• Result: RTX 5070 Ti leads by 8 FPS (~17%), 3ms lower frame time, better thermal and power performance.

Game 4: Horizon Forbidden West

• RTX 3090 Ti: Avg FPS: 63, Min FPS: 54, Frame Time: 16.4ms, CPU Usage: 48%, Power: 90W, Temp: 71°C, RAM: 12.2GB, GPU Usage: 99%, VRAM: 9.9GB, GPU Power: 416W, GPU Temp: 64°C
• RTX 5070 Ti: Avg FPS: 75, Min FPS: 62, Frame Time: 13.6ms, CPU Usage: 50%, Power: 107W, Temp: 74°C, RAM: 12.0GB, GPU Usage: 98%, VRAM: 10.4GB, GPU Power: 267W, GPU Temp: 53°C
• Result: RTX 5070 Ti leads by 12 FPS (~19%), 3ms lower frame time, clearly better efficiency.

Game 5: STALKER 2

• RTX 3090 Ti: Avg FPS: 43, Min FPS: 39, Frame Time: 23.9ms, CPU Usage: 23%, Power: 68W, Temp: 61°C, RAM: 16.6GB, GPU Usage: 99%, VRAM: 9.3GB, GPU Power: 407W, GPU Temp: 63°C
• RTX 5070 Ti: Avg FPS: 48, Min FPS: 40, Frame Time: 21.6ms, CPU Usage: 23%, Power: 64W, Temp: 58°C, RAM: 15.8GB, GPU Usage: 98%, VRAM: 9.5GB, GPU Power: 263W, GPU Temp: 53°C
• Result: RTX 5070 Ti leads by 5 FPS (~12%), 2ms lower frame time, significantly lower power and temp.

Game 6: Silent Hill 2

• RTX 3090 Ti: Avg FPS: 41, Min FPS: 37, Frame Time: 23.3ms, CPU Usage: 10%, Power: 52W, Temp: 52°C, RAM: 13.0GB, GPU Usage: 99%, VRAM: 8.9GB, GPU Power: 402W, GPU Temp: 63°C
• RTX 5070 Ti: Avg FPS: 51, Min FPS: 44, Frame Time: 18.7ms, CPU Usage: 11%, Power: 46W, Temp: 47°C, RAM: 10.9GB, GPU Usage: 98%, VRAM: 8.7GB, GPU Power: 259W, GPU Temp: 53°C
• Result: RTX 5070 Ti leads by 10 FPS (~24%), 5ms lower frame time, clear advantage.

Game 7: The Last of Us Part II

• RTX 3090 Ti: Avg FPS: 60, Min FPS: 52, Frame Time: 16.0ms, CPU Usage: 25%, Power: 76W, Temp: 63°C, RAM: 13.4GB, GPU Usage: 98%, VRAM: 11.0GB, GPU Power: 410W, GPU Temp: 62°C
• RTX 5070 Ti: Avg FPS: 79, Min FPS: 66, Frame Time: 11.8ms, CPU Usage: 32%, Power: 76W, Temp: 61°C, RAM: 13.3GB, GPU Usage: 99%, VRAM: 11.2GB, GPU Power: 280W, GPU Temp: 54°C
• Result: RTX 5070 Ti leads by 19 FPS (~32%), 5ms lower frame time, clearly superior.

05

Comparison Conclusion

Overall, the comparison results are overwhelmingly one-sided. Compared to the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti demonstrates comprehensive and dominant advantages. The expected scenario of back-and-forth performance between the two did not occur. Beyond superior performance, the 5070 Ti also holds significantly greater advantages in power consumption and temperature.

Based on the data above, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti outperforms the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti by approximately 19% in gaming performance—a considerable lead. For the majority of gamers, the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is now entirely unworthy of consideration.

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