Is the 5070Ti WORTH it for Blender? THIS is how it performs!

The Nvidia 5070 Ti delivers solid Blender performance, but is it worth upgrading? I break down the benchmarks, compare it to previous generations, and discuss whether the performance gains justify the price. 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED: - My Asset Pack: https://michaelbridges.gumroad.com/l/mad - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/michaelbridges 🍿 WATCH NEXT: MY CURATED COURSES: - Blender Foundations (Only $9.99!): https://www.canopy.games/p/getting-started-in-blender-4?affcode=379023_z-booor3 - The Blender Creative Suite | https://bit.ly/BlenderCreativeSeries - Learn Blender Python | https://bit.ly/LearnBlenderPython MY DESK TOOLS & GEAR 📷 Panasonic G7 | https://amzn.to/4cdbBEV 🎙️ Shure MV7 | https://amzn.to/3zcikjL 🎛️ Audio Interface Revelator io24 | https://amzn.to/3ze4A85 🖥️ Dell AW3423DFW | https://amzn.to/4cptVKG 💻 THE PC: Ryzen 5950X | https://amzn.to/3xCRil2 64GB 3600MT/s Crucial | https://amzn.to/45AfAsF RTX 3090 | https://amzn.to/3VESMmQ 2TB Samsung Pro SSD | https://amzn.to/4cgxV0k 🖱️ Logitech G903 / G703 / Powerplay | https://amzn.to/3KYyVuc | https://amzn.to/45FkEMm | https://amzn.to/45FkEMm ⌨️ Logitech G915 Wireless (Tactile) | https://amzn.to/3VB1keC 🎧 Bose QC35 | https://amzn.to/4benxVv 🔊 Alesis M1 Active 520USB | https://amzn.to/3zchLq9 🎛️ Elgato Stream Deck | https://amzn.to/3xtw7ly 🖊️ Wacom Intuos | https://amzn.to/3xrUsIv 🖊️🖥️ XPPen Artist 15.6 | https://amzn.to/4eEtu0P MY *ON THE GO* TOOLS & GEAR 💻 Macbook M1 Pro | https://amzn.to/3RBPGyX 🎤 Rode NT-1 USB | https://amzn.to/4cfBHqG 🖱️ Logitech Pebble | https://amzn.to/4caDRYT MY OTHER SOCIALS: 🎙 My podcast - Dive into game development and gaming topics | https://www.youtube.com/@CanopyGames/streams 🌍 My website / Courses | https://bit.ly/CanopyGames 🐦 Twitter / X | https://x.com/TechEdMike 💬 Discord | https://canopy.games/p/discord WHO AM I? Hi there! 👋 I'm Mike, and I'm relatively new to YouTube. I've been teaching Blender professionally for over 10 years, and I'm excited to share my knowledge with the community here. On this channel, you'll find full guides, courses, and tools to help guide, reassure, and educate you on your Blender journey. Let's create something amazing together! ⌚️Timestamps: 0:00 5070Ti in Blender 0:50 Where does the 5070Ti stack up against the rest? 1:36 Top 20 Consumer GPUs For Blender 2:43 What about just the 70 Class cards? 3:11 How does VRAM compare across the 70 class cards? 3:54 Upgrading from a 4070 onwards? 4:07 What about upgrading from 20 or 30 series? 4:39 Price does matter...but it is challenging! 5:43 You probably shouldn't upgrade from a 40 series card... 6:46 My upgrade experience over the years... 7:03 AMD GPU users, where you at? 7:28 Jump from the 3070 series 7:57 What about the 5070? non Ti 8:24 Nvidia's poor naming 9:15 What Does The GPU Do In Blender? PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜 With the 5070 Ti release just around the corner, I dive into its Blender benchmark performance to see if it's worth upgrading. While much of the conversation around this card has focused on gaming, here, I focus on raw compute performance—how well it handles CUDA and OptiX rendering. Despite no AI-driven upscaling tech like DLSS in Blender yet, the 5070 Ti delivers a small but noticeable speed boost, landing between the 4070 Ti Super and the 4080 Super in my tests. Looking at the bigger picture, the 5070 Ti is not a major generational leap—especially compared to past jumps between the 20, 30, and 40 series. However, if you're upgrading from an older GPU, the difference is much more substantial. Compared to the 3070 Ti, it's 118% faster, and against the 2070, it's a staggering 270% improvement. With 16GB of VRAM, it also doubles the memory of some older cards, which can be a game-changer for larger Blender projects—but only if you actually need it. Pricing remains a big question mark, with board partner models likely costing significantly more than the MSRP. For those with a 4070 Ti Super, the small 8% performance gain probably isn’t worth the upgrade, but for anyone still on a 30-series or older card, the improvements are much more compelling. Nvidia's naming conventions continue to be confusing, making it harder to judge performance shifts across generations. Finally, I touch on AMD's place in Blender, where experiences seem mixed. I haven't used an AMD GPU in Blender since the Vega 64, so I’m curious—how has your experience been with AMD cards? Let me know in the comments! If you're wondering how Blender actually uses a GPU and which features matter most for performance, check out my other video—it might save you from spending money on hardware you don’t really need!