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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB vs NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada 48GB

The RTX 5880 Ada delivers 3.5x the FP8 throughput of the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (554 vs 160 TFLOPS dense). The RTX 5880 Ada also carries 36 GB more memory (48 GB vs 12 GB).

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti: Ada Lovelace, 2023 RTX 5880 Ada: Ada Lovelace, 2024
FP8 dense lead
3.5x
RTX 5880 Ada: 554 vs 160 TFLOPS
Memory
12 vs 48 GB
36 GB more for the RTX 5880 Ada
Bandwidth
504 GB/s vs 960 GB/s
RTX 5880 Ada moves data faster
TDP
285 W vs 285 W
Same power budget
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB

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What is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti?

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is a GPU from NVIDIA on the Ada Lovelace architecture, an accelerator for AI training, inference and high-performance computing. It is a PCIe add-in card, so it fits standard servers and workstations. GeForce RTX 4070 Ti full specifications →

Can I rent the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti in the cloud?

Yes. Cloud providers tracked by Flopper rent the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti by the hour, and the pricing page compares their current rates and the price history side by side. GeForce RTX 4070 Ti rental prices →

How does the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti against the RTX 5880 Ada. The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the older generation of the two. Both are NVIDIA parts, and both ship as a PCIe card, so they fit the same class of system. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti figures come from?

Every GeForce RTX 4070 Ti figure on this page traces to NVIDIA's own datasheet or specification table. How Flopper verifies specifications →

NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada 48GB

Leads on FP8 Full specs →

What is the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada?

The RTX 5880 Ada is a GPU from NVIDIA on the Ada Lovelace architecture, an accelerator for AI training, inference and high-performance computing. It is a PCIe add-in card, so it fits standard servers and workstations. RTX 5880 Ada full specifications →

Can I rent the RTX 5880 Ada in the cloud?

Yes. Cloud providers tracked by Flopper rent the RTX 5880 Ada by the hour, and the pricing page compares their current rates and the price history side by side. RTX 5880 Ada rental prices →

How does the RTX 5880 Ada compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the RTX 5880 Ada against the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. The RTX 5880 Ada is the newer generation of the two. Both are NVIDIA parts, and both ship as a PCIe card, so they fit the same class of system. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the RTX 5880 Ada figures come from?

Every RTX 5880 Ada figure on this page traces to NVIDIA's own datasheet or specification table. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Specifications

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
RTX 5880 Ada
Architecture
Ada LovelaceAda Lovelace
Launch Year
20232024
Form Factor
PCIePCIe
Memory
12 GB48 GB
Memory Bandwidth
504 GB/s960 GB/s
TDP
285 W285 W
Process Node
4nm4nm

Performance (TFLOPS)

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
RTX 5880 Ada
0.6 TFLOPS No verified data available
40 TFLOPS 69 TFLOPS
40 TFLOPS
sparse not published
 No verified data available
80 TFLOPS
sparse not published
 No verified data available
80 TFLOPS
sparse not published
 No verified data available
160 TFLOPS
sparse not published
554 TFLOPS
1,108 TFLOPS sparse
FP6
No verified data available No verified data available
No verified data available No verified data available
321 TOPS
641 TOPS sparse
 No verified data available

Figures are dense. Where a vendor publishes a figure it sits under the dense one and never decides a winner. Hover any precision for its definition, or read the GPU glossary.

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

The RTX 5880 Ada is the newer part: Ada Lovelace (2024) against the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti's Ada Lovelace (2023).

The RTX 5880 Ada carries 36 GB more memory (48 GB against 12 GB), so larger models fit on one GPU before you shard. Bandwidth is 504 GB/s against 960 GB/s, which sets the ceiling on decode speed.

Power is 285 W against 285 W, and at FP32 the RTX 5880 Ada does more work per watt. Weight the FP8 and FP16 rows for LLM work and the FP64 row for HPC.

New to the terms? The glossary explains FP64, FP32, TF32, BF16, FP16, FP8, INT8, Sparsity and TFLOPS. For how the generations relate, see NVIDIA architectures explained.

Frequently asked questions

Is the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti faster than the RTX 5880 Ada?

At FP8 precision the RTX 5880 Ada reaches 554 TFLOPS dense against 160 TFLOPS for the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which should you choose, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti or the RTX 5880 Ada?

Choose the RTX 5880 Ada for training and high-throughput inference: it has 3.5x the FP8 throughput of the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. It also carries 36 GB more memory, so larger models fit on one GPU before you shard.

Which has more memory, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti or the RTX 5880 Ada?

The RTX 5880 Ada carries 48 GB of memory versus 12 GB for the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. Memory bandwidth is 504 GB/s for the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and 960 GB/s for the RTX 5880 Ada.

How much power do the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and the RTX 5880 Ada draw?

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is rated at 285 W TDP and the RTX 5880 Ada at 285 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the RTX 5880 Ada is the more efficient part.

How much do the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and the RTX 5880 Ada cost to rent?

Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper price the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti from $0.13 per GPU-hour across 3 providers, and the RTX 5880 Ada from $0.80 per GPU-hour across 1 provider. The rental section on this page links to every provider, rate and the price history for each GPU.

Where to Rent

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB

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$0.13 / GPU-hr

Lowest of 4 live listings across 3 providers

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NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada 48GB

Rent from

$0.80 / GPU-hr

Lowest of 1 live listing across 1 provider

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Price history and every provider on the pricing page. Some links are affiliate links.

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