NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 5070

GeForce RTX 5070 — illustration of the card's form factor
VRAM
12 GB
CUDA Cores
6,144
TDP
250 W
Memory
GDDR7

Architecture

MicroarchitectureBlackwell
CUDA Cores6144
Base Clock2.33 GHz
Boost Clock2.51 GHz
Dynamic PrecisionSupported (FP4)

Memory & VRAM

Memory TypeGDDR7
Total Capacity12 GB
Bus Width192-bit
Memory PoolingNot Supported

Connectivity & Scaling

PCIe InterfaceGen 5

Power & Efficiency

TDP250 W
PSU Required650
Connectors2x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable
Thermal LimitsMaximum GPU Temperature (in C): 85

Physical Design

Form FactorPCIe
Slot Width2-Slot

Software Ecosystem

CUDA12.0
PyTorchSupported
Driver StabilityYes

System Compatibility

CPU PairingMinimum is based on a PC configured with a Ryzen 9 9950X processor.
Required PCIePCI Express Gen 5
OS CompatWindows PC

Multi-GPU Scalability

Scaling Characteristics

ParallelismNVIDIA NVLink (SLI-Ready): No; Resizable BAR: Yes

Workload Readiness

LLM Inference

Faster, smoother, and fully private LLMs on an RTX-powered PC

Market Authority

Key Strengths

Limitations

Expert Insight

The GeForce RTX 5070 represents a strategic leap in AI compute. When comparing cloud providers, consider not just the hourly rate, but also the interconnect bandwidth (InfiniBand/NVLink) and regional availability which can significantly impact total cost of ownership for large-scale training.

Glossary Terms

FP32 TFLOPS
VRAM
TDP
Cores
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