ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme Infinity review: the mid-range GPU to beat

NVIDIA’s latest RTX 50-series is finally here, and if you are planning to upgrade, the top-of-the-line RTX 5090 and the RTX 5080 not only carry premium price tags but are also quite limited in terms of availability. That brings us down to the third option in the lineup, the RTX 5070 Ti. Available starting today, the GPU succeeds the RTX 4070 Ti and the 4070 Ti Super, offering a noticeable improvement over the former but only a slight upgrade from the latter.

Notably, NVIDIA has introduced the GPU at a suggested retail price of Rs 82,000, which is quite competitive when compared to the previous gen models. Having said that, board partners are expected to add a premium over this cost, and retailers will likely offer the GPU at inflated prices.

We got our hands on one of the more premium models from ZOTAC, here’s an in depth look at what you can expect from the RTX 5070 Ti.

Design

The ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme Infinity (quite a mouthful) is a beefy graphics card and the most premium option from the manufacturer. It features a triple-fan and triple-slot design with glorious RGB lighting, including an infinity mirror on the front. Like the previous generation models, this one also comes in a metallic grey finish, along with bronze accents all around. The backplate has a metal finish with a cutout for air to flow through.

In terms of dimensions, the card measures 332.1mm x 137.5mm x 69.6mm, which should fit most ATX and some m-ATX cabinets. The cooling system, dubbed IceStorm 3.0, includes the above-mentioned three BladeLink Fans along with a gigantic fin stack and a vapor chamber to cool the GPU core, memory, and various power delivery components on the mainboard.

For RGB lovers, there is a large LED light bar on the side, along with the ZOTAC Gaming branding. The front has a unique infinity mirror with the ZOTAC logo right in the middle, which offers a one-of-a-kind look. All of the RGB lighting can be controlled using ZOTAC’s FireStorm software utility under the Spectra 2.0 tab, which offers various colours and effects to play with. Additionally, you can sync the lighting of the GPU with your motherboard using the bundled Spectra Link cable that features a standard 5V ARGB header on the other end. I just wish the connector on the GPU was a bit discrete or positioned in a way so that the cable is not visible.

The GPU comes with the controversial 16-pin power connector, but thankfully, it adheres to the revised 12V-2×6 standard (hopefully, no meltdowns). The bundled power adapter requires three 8-pin PCIe power connectors to juice up the GPU. Alternatively, if your PSU supports ATX 3.0/PCIe 5, then you can connect the single cable directly. ZOTAC has also taken special precautions for its entire RTX 50 series to mitigate any power connector issues. All of ZOTAC’s new RTX 50-series GPUs come with a dedicated LED that lights up green to inform the user of a proper connection.

Next to the power connector is a button for toggling the dual BIOS feature. Pressing it changes the RGB lighting—red for performance mode and blue for quiet mode. To apply the change, a system restart is required.

As with the rest of the lineup, the RTX 5070 Ti comes with an updated display engine featuring three DisplayPort 2.1b outputs, each supporting UHBR20, and one HDMI 2.1a port. Both interfaces support Display Stream Compression (DSC), allowing a single DisplayPort to drive 4K 12-bit HDR at 480Hz or 8K 12-bit HDR at up to 165Hz when enabled.

Specifications

The RTX 5070 Ti holds a unique position in the lineup, as it’s a scaled-down version of the RTX 5080 rather than an amped-up 5070. It features the GB203 GPU with 8,960 CUDA cores, compared to the 5080’s 10,752. Its boost clock is slightly lower at 2.45GHz versus 2.62GHz, and the 16GB of GDDR7 memory offers a bandwidth of 896GB/s. This particular ZOTAC variant of the RTX 5070 Ti can clock faster than NVIDIA’s specifications, going up to 2.51GHz. Similarly, NVIDIA specifies the TDP at 300W. However, in our testing, we noticed that ZOTAC has tuned its GPU to draw as much as 325W.

	ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme Infinity
CUDA Cores	8,960
RT Cores	70, 4th generation
Tensor Cores	280, 5th generation
Boost clock	Up to 2.51GHz
Memory size	16GB GDDR7
Memory bus	256-bit
Memory speed	28Gbps
Memory bandwidth	896GBps
TBP	300W
Price	Rs 95,000

Performance

During the announcement of the RTX 50-series at CES 2025, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said that the RTX 5070 (non-Ti) variant will be able to match the performance of an RTX 4090. While that is a tall claim, there is a lot to factor into that claim. The new lineup of GPUs features DLSS 4 with multi-frame generation, which essentially uses AI and an updated transformer architecture to generate up to three frames per rendered frame, thereby boosting performance in games.

The Blackwell architecture also introduces full ray tracing with neural rendering. This is an improved technique that combines traditional ray tracing with artificial neural networks to create highly realistic images by simulating how light interacts with objects in a scene.

To push the limits of the ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme Infinity, we paired the GPU to a fairly powerful system featuring an Intel Core i7-13700K CPU, 32GB DDR5 memory clocked at 6000MHz, a PCIe Gen 4 NVMe boot drive, and an 850W power supply from ASUS.

Starting with synthetic benchmarks. The RTX 5070 Ti is a beast and does seem to go head-to-head with the RTX 4090. Although, it is important to note that we tested the RTX 4090 back in 2022, and there have been significant driver updates since then. While we haven’t tested the RTX 4080 or the 4080 Super, the performance of the RTX 5070 Ti is more or less similar to these GPUs. Running 3DMark’s Time Spy benchmark, the GPU scored 25,499 points, and in Fire Strike, we got a score of 46,918 points.

Coming down to gaming, we managed to run only a few titles as we got the GPU for a very short period (yes, blame the limited stocks). Running games in native resolution, the RTX 5070 Ti manages to deliver respectable performance at 4K and 1440p resolutions. In Cyberpunk 2077, we got over 120FPS at 1440p and close to 60FPS at 4K resolution. In Hogwarts Legacy, the RTX 5070 Ti managed to deliver close to 120FPS at 1440p and around 80FPS at 4K.

Let’s talk about ray tracing performance. The new RTX 50-series introduces neural rendering, which improves upon the techniques used in ray tracing. What it means is that the performance penalty when enabling ray tracing should not be as bad as with previous-generation GPUs. In Alan Wake 2, the frame rates dropped to 53FPS when enabling ray tracing at the high preset at 1440p resolution, and it dropped below 30FPS at 4K resolution. Similarly, enabling the ray tracing ultra preset in Cyberpunk 2077, we got around 70FPS at 1440p and about 40FPS at 4K resolution.

While that isn’t a favourable result, adding DLSS to the mix brings a vast difference to performance with minor issues in terms of textures and artifacts. We did struggle to enable the latest DLSS 4 multi-frame generation, as the setting was not available in either of the games despite having the latest drivers from NVIDIA.

As for thermals, the GPU didn’t go beyond the 65°C mark during the heaviest of loads. This means that there is a lot of headroom in case one wants to overclock this GPU. At idle, the temperatures stayed around 30°C. In terms of power draw, the RTX 5070 Ti is rated to draw up to 300W. However, Zotac has made some fine adjustments allowing the GPU to pull around 325W at full load, but make sure you have a powerful power supply unit.

Verdict

There is a lot to unpack when it comes to the RTX 5070 Ti. The GPU offers excellent 1440p performance in games and can deliver a smooth experience for 4K gaming as well, depending on the title. It offers similar performance to the RTX 4080/4080 Super, albeit in certain games and tests where the last-gen GPU outperforms it. Expect around 13%-20% faster than the RTX 4070 Ti. This isn’t a big jump, but it is something that one should definitely consider. However, it is important to remember that the launch price of the RTX 5070 Ti is less than that of any of the last-gen GPUs compared above.

The addition of DLSS 4 with multi-frame generation is still at an early stage but has huge potential once more games enable support for the new tech. Thanks to the improved architecture, the GPU draws less power too.

Speaking of the price, while NVIDIA has listed the suggested retail price of the RTX 5070 Ti at Rs 82,000, the chances of getting one at that price are nearly impossible. There are only a handful of models that are expected to launch at that price, and if you are lucky enough to grab one, we would recommend buying it over the RTX 4080 series. As for this particular model, ZOTAC will be selling the RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme Infinity for Rs 95,000.

Editor’s rating: 7.5 / 10

Pros:

• Matches the performance of RTX 4080
• DLSS 4 has great potential
• Excellent thermals
• Bright RGB lighting
• Suitable for 4K gaming

Cons:

• Not a big jump over the RTX 4070 Ti
• Unpredictable pricing