The RTX 5070 Ti is an exciting graphics card from NVIDIA. After all, the GPU is more closely based on the RTX 5080 than the 5070. For the money, you get the same GB203 graphics chip and the same 16 GB of GDDR7 graphics memory and, compared to the RTX 5070, extended shader units and memory interface. How does the graphics card perform in practice? We took a closer look at the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Edition in the test. And compare it to the ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 OC (our review) and RTX 4080 Super.
Technical data
| The product | TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Edition |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| BUS Standard | PCI Express 5.0 |
| Memory | 16 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,588 MHz (2,610 MHz OC mode) |
| TGP | 330 watts |
| Fan | 3 |
| Connectors | 2x HDMI 2.1b; 2x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| Size | 3.6 slots |
| price | € 1,519.39 * |
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Edition Review: The Silverarrow
The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition picks up on the classic military-chic design of the sub-brand and relies on a combination of black and silver. The massive graphics card impresses with its solid construction and high-quality components. The look is discreet yet appealing.
At the same time, ASUS offers a massive GPU. It has a length of 348 mm, a height of 146 mm and a thickness of a whopping 72 mm, meaning that it effectively occupies 3.6 slots in the casing. Although this makes it slightly smaller than the aforementioned ASUS ROG Astral 5080 OC, the colossus is not particularly compact.
TUF Gaming has equipped the graphics card with three axial fans on the top, which also rotate in opposite directions. This is intended to minimize air turbulence. Under low load and in idle mode, the fans even remain completely stationary. The double ball bearings of the fans are said to offer a service life of up to 80,000 hours. The whole thing is combined with ASUS-exclusive MaxContact manufacturing technology and a phase-change GPU thermal pad.
MaxContact is a special manufacturing process that increases the surface area of the heatspreader by five percent compared to conventional designs. This should enable temperatures to be lowered by up to 2°C.
There is also a BIOS switch on the side that can be used to choose between performance and quiet mode. The GPU is connected via PCI Express 5.0 and is supplied with power via a 16-pin connector.
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition Review: Technology
No question: The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Edition is a real beast. With a weight of around 1.6 kg, it is significantly heavier (and also larger) than many other custom designs.
However, ASUS has not only given its own model larger fans (3x 100 mm axial) but also a noticeably higher performance. TUF Gaming exceeds the boost clock of 2,450 MHz specified by NVIDIA for the GPU by another 133 MHz (2,588 MHz) – in OC mode, 2,610 MHz is even possible. This puts it above the RTX 4080 Super and only slightly behind the RTX 5080.
The normal RTX 5070 (without Ti) is not outperformed in terms of clock speed, but the model comes with more CUDA computing units, more tensor computing units and more ray tracing units: The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Edition should therefore be on a par with the RTX 5080 rather than the RTX 5070, also thanks to 16 GB GDDR7 VRAM with 256-bit bandwidth.
The connection is made via PCI Express 5.0 using a 12V 2×6 connector. ASUS recommends using at least an 850 watt power supply unit. In terms of connections, two HDMI 2.1b and three DisplayPort 2.1b ports are available, and the GPU can handle a total of four connected displays simultaneously.
The latest technologies from NVIDIA’s Blackwell model series, which are currently exclusively available on the RTX 5000 graphics cards, are of course also included. These include DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation (MFG), which should give the RTX 5070 Ti wings. We will find out what this looks like in practice in the benchmarks.
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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition: Benchmarks
I naturally took a close look at the performance of the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition in various benchmarks and made a direct comparison with the ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC and my Gigabyte Aero OC GeForce RTX 4080 Super. All three GPUs can be compared very well, as the features are largely on a par:
| ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC | TUF RTX 5070 Ti OC | Gigabyte RTX 4080 Super Aero OC | |
| RRP | 1.589 Euro | 1,099 Euro | 1.299 Euro |
| Price (current) | approx. 2,660 euros | approx. 1,260 euros | approx. 1,280 Euro |
| Clock speed | 2,760 MHz | 2,588 MHz MHz | 2,595 MHz |
| Memory | 16 GB GDDR7 | 16 GB GDDR7 | 16 GB GDDR6X |
| Shader | 10.752 | 8.960 | 10.240 |
| Power limit | 360 W | 330 W | 320 W |
| Fan | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Dual BIOS | Yes | Yes | No |
Test system:
- AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Gigabyte X670E Aorus Pro X
- 64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000
- 1000W – Corsair RMx Shift Series
- be quiet! Silent Loop II – 360 mm
- Windows 11 Home
- NVIDIA Game Ready driver 572.70
Tested benchmarks and games:
- 3DMark: Time Spy Extreme, Speed Way, Steel Nomad, Port Royal
- Black Myth: Wukong (4K, Ultra-Preset, DLSS Quality, Level 50, Frame Generation)
- Path of Exile 2 (4K, Ultra-Preset, DLSS Quality, Frame Generation)
- F1 24 (4K, Ultra-Preset, DLSS Quality, Frame Generation)
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider (4K, Ultra-Preset, DLSS Quality, Frame Generation)
I carried out all benchmarks in 4K resolution (3,840 x 2,160 pixels) and with the maximum possible graphics settings for the respective game. The games were tested once without DLSS and once with DLSS in the “Quality” setting. Frame Generation was activated, if adjustable.
Temperatures and volume
The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition has excellent temperature control. This is despite the fact that the GPU is the most compact graphics card with the smallest fans compared to the other two test models.
With peak temperatures of 62 °C under continuous load in the Performance BIOS, the graphics card does not make any mistakes. In idle mode or during light tasks such as surfing or video streaming, the fans are completely silent, which ensures silent operation – without the temperatures rising significantly.
| ROG 5080 | TUF 5070 Ti | Aero 4080 Super | |
| Volume (load) – Performance | 39 dB(A) | 38 dB(A) | 36 dB(A) |
| Volume (Idle) | 0.0 dB(A) | 0.0 dB(A) | 0.0 dB(A) |
| Volume (load) – Quiet | 36 dB(A) | 31 dB(A) | n/v |
| Temperature (load) – Performance | 61°C | 62°C | 60°C |
| Temperature (load) – Quiet | 67°C | 68°C | n/v |
Compared to the ROG Astral RTX 5080 (61°C) and the RTX 4080 Super (60°C), these are very good values, especially considering the size. The noise level under load of all three graphics cards is also almost identical: the RTX 5080 reaches 39 dB(A), the RTX 4080 Super is slightly quieter at 36 dB(A), while the RTX 5070 TI is in the middle at 38 dB(A).
Quiet BIOS: It gets interesting when you flip the switch on the card and use the Quiet BIOS. This reduces the volume to a pleasant 31 dB(A). In return, you have to accept approximately 6°C higher temperatures under gaming load (68°C) – which is also absolutely acceptable. The resulting loss in performance is also kept within limits: Depending on the game, the Quiet BIOS is 1 percent to 3 percent below the performance mode.
Gaming: 4K performance (without DLSS)
The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition delivers interesting results in 4K gaming performance without DLSS and frame generation. Somewhat surprisingly, the graphics card ranks on par with the RTX 4080 Super, although the latter is slightly higher clocked and has more shader units.
However, the RTX 5080 is once again noticeably ahead. However, the extent of the difference depends on the respective benchmark and game. Even without DLSS and other aids, the GPU also masters quite modern titles including maximum ray tracing effects smoothly. However, with DLSS or a reduction of the resolution to QHD, you should also be very well equipped in the coming years.
| ROG 5080 | TUF 5070 Ti | Aero 4080 Super | |
| 3DM Port Royal | 22,643 pts. | 19,104 pts. | 17,975 pts. |
| 3DM Steel Nomad | 8,182 pts. | 6,477 pts. | 6,412 pts. |
| 3DM Speed Way | 9,106 pts. | 7,681 pts. | 7,313 pts. |
| 3DM Time Spy Extreme | 12,527 pts. | 11,194 pts. | 11,330 pts. |
| F1 24 | 79 FPS | 66 FPS | 64 FPS |
| Black Myth Wukong | 77 FPS | 53 FPS | 48 FPS |
| Path of Exile 2 | 145 FPS | 140 FPS | 146 FPS |
| Shadow o.t. Tomb Raider | 155 FPS | 132 FPS | 133 FPS |
The results clearly show that the overclocked ASUS TUF RTX 5070 Ti is easily a match for the overclocked RTX 4080 Super. In 4K resolution and games, both graphics cards perform largely on a par.
Especially in demanding ray tracing titles such as F1 24 or Black Myth Wukong, the newer Blackwell card shows its strengths and delivers up to 10 percent more performance. In most cases, however, the performance gain is in the single-digit percentage range. In more CPU-heavy titles such as Path of Exile 2 or Shadow of the Tomb Raider, however, the RTX 4080 Super is slightly ahead.
Gaming: 4K performance (with DLSS)
Things get interesting when DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation (MFG) are added. Then the TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition flexes its muscles and overtakes the RTX 4080 Super – sometimes more, sometimes less clearly. In places, the GPU even catches up with the RTX 5080, which is even outperformed in Path of Exile 2.
| ROG 5080 | TUF 5070 Ti | Aero 4080 Super | |
| F1 24 | 159 FPS | 157 FPS | 104 FPS |
| Black Myth Wukong | 114 FPS | 83 FPS | 76 FPS |
| The Finals | 228 FPS | 219 FPS | 168 FPS |
| Path of Exile 2 | 172 FPS | 175 FPS | 175 FPS |
| Shadow o.t. Tomb Raider | 218 FPS | 216 FPS | 185 FPS |
The jump between DLSS 3 and DLSS 4 depends on the game in question. The fact is: DLSS 4 delivers more performance compared to its predecessor without sacrificing image quality.
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition review: Conclusion
The custom design of the ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 5070 Ti model series is impressive across the board. In terms of sheer performance, it is clearly positioned above the RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 5070 and is even on a par with the overclocked custom design of the RTX 4080 Super.
However, the RTX 5080 still has enough reserves to maintain a (sometimes more, sometimes less) clear lead. Especially without DLSS, the 5080 shows its strengths. But at what price? After all, the RRP is around 500 euros more than the RTX 5070 Ti – not to mention the current astronomical street prices.
However, ASUS itself is also asking 200 euros more than NVIDIA’s RRP for the RTX 5070 Ti. In return, you get a fairly compact but very high-quality and pleasantly discreet GPU that impresses with its outstanding cooling, excellent quiet BIOS and strong performance.
However, an upgrade is only worthwhile if you have an RTX 4070 or older cards installed. Otherwise, I would wait, considering the prices.
- Robust workmanship
- Discreet design
- Excellent Quiet BIOS
- Great cooling
- Strong performance
- High price
- Performance leap to previous generation manageable
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition
Design & Workmanship
Performance
Volume
Value For Money
90/100
Graphics card with an elegant, robust design, excellent cooling and surprisingly brute performance that keeps up with the RTX 4080 Super.
