NVIDIA
Mid range
GeForce RTX 5070
A good 1440p card that would be a great one with four more gigabytes.
Launch MSRP $549 (2025). Street prices move daily; the links open live listings. Amazon links may earn us a commission.
12GB GDDR7
Memory12GB GDDR7
MSRP$549
Board power250W
Released2025
Will it run your models?
VRAM meter12GB
8B5GB
14B9GB
24B14GB
32B20GB
70B40GB
Local AI fit: 13B-14B class models. Rule of thumb for 4-bit quantized models; context length and other apps eat into the same memory.
Why you buy it
- Efficient 250W board power
- DLSS multi-frame generation
- Strong 1440p numbers
Why you hesitate
- 12GB VRAM at $549
- AMD offers 16GB at the same or lower price
The editor's take
Solid 1440p performance, sane power draw, full feature stack. The 12GB buffer is the asterisk: it is enough today, but both AMD alternatives at this price carry 16GB, and games keep eating memory. Buy it if DLSS matters to you; buy the 9070 if longevity per dollar matters more.
Who it's for: 1440p gamers on a mid budget who value DLSS and efficiency over raw VRAM, and who upgrade every couple of generations anyway.