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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

Expert rating4.9 / 10

GPU Brand:: NVIDIA
VRAM:: 8GB GDDR5
Memory Type:: GDDR5
TDP:: 180W

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Manufacturer: NVIDIA Last updated: 2026-09-12

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Review

The GTX 1070 Ti gets searched by people trying to decide if their older card is worth upgrading, since NVIDIA slotted it awkwardly close in performance to the GTX 1080 when it launched in late 2017.

With 2432 CUDA cores, it landed within a few percent of the pricier GTX 1080 in most games, which made it a genuinely smart buy at launch but means it's aged into budget-tier territory right alongside the 1080 today.

The Overlooked Middle Child

NVIDIA built the 1070 Ti specifically to answer AMD's Vega 56, and it did its job well - it undercut the GTX 1080 by $150 while trailing it by only a handful of frames per second in most 2017-era games. Nearly a decade later, its lack of ray tracing hardware and GDDR5 memory bandwidth put it firmly in legacy budget territory, still capable of solid 1080p gaming but stretched at 1440p in newer titles.

Comparison to Alternatives

Against the pricier NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti from the same generation, the 1070 Ti trails by a meaningful margin in raw performance but was always the better value pick, a gap that matters less now that both are secondhand budget options. A modern equivalent in spirit, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, comfortably outperforms the 1070 Ti while adding ray tracing and DLSS support the older Pascal card simply can't do.

Our verdict

Reviewed by Burooj Alam. Rated by us, not by users.

Expert rating4.9 / 10

A well-priced Pascal card in its day, now solidly legacy budget-tier - fine for 1080p, best avoided for anything newer or pricier.

Best for

Secondhand 1080p budget builds
Buyers who already own one and don't need an upgrade yet
Retro PC builds recreating the late-2017 GPU landscape

Not for

1440p or 4K gaming in modern titles
Anyone wanting ray tracing or DLSS
New purchases in 2026 - budget RTX 30-series cards are a better use of similar money

Specifications

What these specs mean

Platform

GPU Brand	NVIDIA
Board Partner	ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Zotac, EVGA (AIB only, no Founders Edition)

Identity and type

Series	GeForce GTX 10
Tier	High-End (2017, legacy)

Performance

VRAM	8 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5
Boost Clock	1683 MHz
Ray Tracing Support	No

Physical & Power

TDP	180 W
Card Length	267 mm
Slot Width	2

Silicon

Architecture	Pascal
Shader Units	2432

Memory

Memory Bus Width	256 bit
Memory Bandwidth	256 GB/s

Host interface

PCIe Generation	PCIe 3.0 x16

Market and workstation

MSRP	449 USD
Launch Date	2017-11

FAQs

What are the key specifications of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti?

Key specs for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: VRAM 8 GB, Memory Bandwidth 256 GB/s, Boost Clock 1683 MHz, TDP 180 W, PCIe Interface PCIe 3.0 x16, Card Length 267 mm.

Who is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti best suited to?

Best suited to: Secondhand 1080p budget builds; Buyers who already own one and don't need an upgrade yet; Retro PC builds recreating the late-2017 GPU landscape.

What are the drawbacks of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti?

Not the best fit for: 1440p or 4K gaming in modern titles; Anyone wanting ray tracing or DLSS; New purchases in 2026 - budget RTX 30-series cards are a better use of similar money.