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Not so long ago, on a consumer market that was not too far away, $700 would have bought you a top of the line graphics card. RTX-5070 Ti, Nvidia’s bronze-medal card, is only available for $750 or more today. How does it compare with the GTX 1080 Ti which was launched at $700 back in 2017 and is considered by many to be the best graphics card ever? Adam and Will decided they would find out in the newest PCWorld video posted on YouTube.
Eight-years is a long time in the graphics card industry, so even though 1080 Ti was a big deal at the time, conventional wisdom suggests that it would pale in comparison with the 5070 Ti, four generations later. The benchmark data confirms this. The newer card offers approximately two-to three times the FPS on a similar test bench. However, there are some significant drops in lows of 1 percent. Shadow of the Tomb Raider ( ) showed a triple improvement over the 5070 Ti.
Also, the 10-series was the last to use the GeForce label. It was replaced by GeForceRTX (the “R” stands for “ray tracing”) It’s no surprise that ray tracing is impossible with Nvidia’s current systems. The newer card is better for AI applications such as text generation, because Nvidia has invested heavily in dedicated AI hardware. But it’s still not all bad. The 1080 Ti managed to hit 60 FPS at 1440p resolution with 2x upscaling and high graphics settings on games such as Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty Valhalla. It’s still a great gaming experience, even without ray-tracing. Just reduce some of the settings to keep it smooth. Will says that it is “firmly in playable camp”even for intense games like Cyberpunk .
If you spent a lot on this card seven or even eight years ago, and you don’t require the latest and greatest technology, I would say that you can keep your old 10-series graphics card for another generation. Check out this page for more graphics card comparisons. Subscribe to PCWorld on YouTube () and check out Every week, you can listen to the Full Nerd Podcast by The Full Nerd.
Michael Crideris a Staff Writer at PCWorld
Michael has been in technology journalism for 10 years, covering everything from Apple and ZTE. He is the resident keyboard nut at PCWorld, always testing out a new keyboard for a review. In his spare time he builds a mechanical board or expands his desktop “battlestation” . Michael has written for Android Police, Digital Trends Wired, Lifehacker and How-To Geek. He’s also covered live events like CES or Mobile World Congress. Michael lives in Pennsylvania and is always looking forward to the next kayaking trip.
