GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop vs. RTX 5070 Laptop - The successors to the RTX 4070 Laptop in review

The launch of the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5000 Laptop GPUs was pretty bumpy and corresponding laptops with the new GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop as well as RTX 5080 Laptop are just starting to hit the shelves. The next model in the line-up is the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, but the situation is even more problematic. The review embargo was already in the beginning of April, but there were simply no corresponding laptops available. As one of the first review sites, we now have the chance to review the new RTX 5070 Ti Laptop.

April 30, 2025 update: The supply situation seems to be better for the GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, because we can already provide comprehensive benchmarks in time for the review embargo.

The power limits are interesting, because the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop can be configured with power levels between 60-115 Watts plus up to 25 Watts Dynamic Boost from the processor. The old GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop was also available with a TGP of up to 140 Watts, which was a bit confusing since this value was only reached in synthetic stress tests like FurMark, for example. The actual consumption during gaming on the other hand maxed out a around 105-110 Watts. We can already share that the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop benefits from the high power limit of 140 Watts during gaming.

April 30, 2025 update: The review embargo for the new GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop just dropped as well and we were able to test the performance with an engineering sample of Gigabyte Aero X16. It is the 85-Watt version, so we are still a little bit off the maximum 100 Watt TGP.

When you configure the new XMG models, you get an idea about the prices of the new high-end GPUs. If you switch from the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop to the RTX 5080 Laptop, you have to pay almost 600 Euros, while the upgrade to the RTX 5090 Laptop costs 1450 Euros more than the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop.

In order to get meaningful results, we compare the different GPU models in synthetic tests but also check the power consumption, which results in efficiency numbers. The consumption measurements are performed when the laptop is attached to an external screen, so we can eliminate different panel sizes and technologies as influences. The other components (especially CPU, RAM) can obviously influence the results as well.

We are also focusing on the fastest versions of mobile GPUs to compare the maximum amount of performance. Depending on the TGP configuration, however, there will be significant differences and you might even find a scenario where the RTX 5070 Ti laptop will be faster the RTX 5080 Laptop with a lower power limit, for example.

April 30, 2025 update: The RTX 5070 Laptop is the 85-Watt version, so we also added the old ROG Zephyrus G16 (80 Watt TGP in performance mode) as well as the Zenbook Pro 14 (90 Watt TGP) with the RTX 4070 Laptop to the comparison tables to get more accurate performance comparisons.

As per usual, we start with synthetic benchmark results. The new RTX 5070 Ti Laptop is roughly on par with the old RTX 4080 Laptop. The deficit compared to the new RTX 5080 Laptop as well as the RTX 4090 Laptop is around 20 %. Both the RTX 4070 Laptop as well as the RTX 3080 Ti Laptop, however, are clearly beaten.

April 30, 2025 update: In the synthetic benchmarks, the new RTX 5070 Laptop is usually just slightly ahead (up to 12 %) of the old RTX 4070 Laptop, but the results are very close overall. The RTX 5070 Ti Laptop is much faster (between 40-60 %).

We start with the native gaming performance without upscaling. In many of the 1080p tests, the new RTX 5070 Ti Laptop is basically once again on par with the old RTX 4080 Laptop. Even very demanding titles like Assassin's Creed Shadows can be played smoothly in 1080p.

April 30, 2025 update: The situation is a bit of a mixed bag in the actual gaming benchmarks. In some cases, the performance is on par with the old RTX 4070 Laptop with comparable TGP numbers, but there is a slight advantage in modern titles like Cyberpunk 2077. The RTX 5070 Ti Laptop is about 40 % faster on average. Indiana Jones did not run properly on our test system with the RTX 5070 Laptop, but we will add the results as quickly as possible.

This impression continues in the QHD tests, because the gaming performance is once again comparable to the old RTX 4080 Laptop and the performance is once again sufficient for smooth gameplay in almost all tests. However, we are also facing the first limitation of the new GPU, because the rather memory intensive Indiana Jones already scratches the VRAM limit in 2560 x 1440 pixels and high details. Smooth gameplay was still possible, but the addition of DLSS, Path Tracing and Frame Generation are too demanding and make it unplayable.

April 30, 2025: We already got some VRAM limitation warning with the RTX 5070 Laptop in the QHD resolution (AC Shadows, Black Ops 6), but smooth gameplay was still possible. The performance compared to the other mobile GPUs is similar to the 1080p tests.

The new GPU is getting pretty close the 30 fps mark in the 4K resolution, so smooth gameplay cannot always be ensured. Indiana Jones in 4K just works, but there are noticeable frame drops, so you will not enjoy the game.

April 30, 2025 update: The 4K resolution is often too demanding for RTX 5070 Laptop and the VRAM limitation issue is even more severe, which also resulted in noticeable frame drops.

We also compared the DLSS and MFG performance with the fast versions of the RTX 5080 Laptop, RTX 5090 Laptop as well as RTX 4090 Laptop in several modern titles. As expected, the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop does not stand a chance against the more expensive rivals. Our benchmark results for DLSS and Frame Generation are still limited, but we will try to add results for the RTX 4080 Laptop as well as RTX 4070 laptop as quickly as possible.

April 30, 2025 update: The regular RTX 5070 Laptop also supports DLSS4 as well as multi frame generation. However, this also slightly increases the VRAM requirements, which is obviously not ideal.

April 30, 2025 update: The majority of modern gaming laptops is equipped with WQHD screens (2560 x 1600 pixels), so we also performed additional gaming benchmarks. We used the two titles Cyberpunk 2077 as well as Alan Wake 2 with the highest possible settings including Path Tracing. It is also a good showcase for DLSS4 and Frame Generation if it is well implemented.

In Cyberpunk 2077, even the two high-end models RTX 5090 Laptop and RTX 5080 Laptop did not manage playable frame rates without upscaling. This is obviously the same situation for the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop and the regular RTX 5070 Laptop only manages 5 fps. The two GPUs already manage good results north of 30 fps in the DLSS Performance setting. If you activate Frame Generation, however, the RTX 5070 Laptop starts to struggle and the performance actually drops again.

The situation is similar in Alan Wake 2, because the native performance of the two RTX 5070 Laptop GPUs is not powerful enough for smooth gameplay. As expected, the performance is much better with activated upscaling and Frame Generation also works on the RTX 5070 Laptop.