It’s no secret that an Nvidia GeForce refresh is in the pipeline. Word on the grapevine is that RTX 5070 Super will arrive before year end, rocking a beefier GPU and a spacious 18GB of VRAM. Thing is, there’s always something on the horizon, but for the savvy enthusiast, new launches mean price cuts on existing stock.
Adding fuel to the theory that a Super refresh is imminent, pricing for existing RTX 5070 cards has dropped steadily these past few days, with MSI leading the charge. Here in the UK, the Taiwanese manufacturer’s RTX 5070 12G Shadow 2X OC is down to an all-time-low of £479, while across the pond, Amazon US has the RTX 5070 12G Ventus 2X OC down to $559.
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12G Shadow 2X OC
“Most of Blackwell’s strength doesn’t come from rasterisation, but instead its Frame Generation feature set.” Read our Founders Edition review.
Those are best-ever prices and £60 less than Nvidia’s MSRP. It’s a GPU worth keeping an eye on as stern competition has resulted in the welcome reduction. Right now, the aforementioned MSI card is some £80 cheaper than the most affordable Radeon RX 9070.
The big question mark on the lips of would-be buyers is whether or not 12GB of VRAM is sufficient in this day and age. Valid question, and the answer isn’t clear cut. Though more memory is always preferable from a future-proofing standpoint, 12GB is sufficient at 1080p, and oft times ample at 1440p, too.
To recap specs, RTX 5070 launched as recently as February 2025 with 6,144 cores boosting up to 2,512MHz. The latest-generation Blackwell GPU is paired with 12GB of ultra-fast 28Gb/s GDDR7 memory via a 192-bit bus, resulting in a frugal 250W package that packs a decent punch if the price is right.
Our own benchmarks reveal RTX 5070 to be a solid candidate for high-framerate FHD or QHD gameplay, and though the pricier Radeon RX 9070 XT is undeniably superior in terms of pure rasterisation, Nvidia’s architectural smarts shouldn’t be ignored. Add some upscaling and frame generation to the mix, and the end results can be dramatic, as is the case in Cyberpunk 2077.
Power consumption is another plus point for the GeForce, with system-wide draw averaging just 351W in our high-end test platform. Any custom cooler will keep temperatures in check without breaking a sweat, so while a triple-fan solution is often preferred, the dual-fan MSI Shadow 2X is hardly going to struggle.
RTX 5070 was never the most exciting card in Nvidia’s 50 Series lineup, but with rival Radeon RX 9060 XT at £319 and Radeon RX 9070 at £569, falling prices suggest the GeForce may find a sweet spot after all. At least until the Super arrives.
