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RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs RTX 5070: Capacity or speed for LLMs?
If the whole model must fit in VRAM, the 5060 Ti 16GB's capacity comes first. For models that fit comfortably in 12GB, compare the 5070's speed.
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Same 117output tokens. Only evidence-qualified acceleration is selected automatically; runtime formats are shown on each device.
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ReadyRTX 5060 Ti 16GB
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ReadyRTX 5070 12GB
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With these settings, RTX 5070 12GB finishes the full answer About 1.3× faster.
Compare from input processing to completion of 117 token response.
Which one fits my needs?
Answer completion
RTX 5070 12GB
At the estimate midpoint, it finishes the same answer about 1.3× faster.
Prompt processing
RTX 5070 12GB
The estimated input-processing midpoint is higher at 2,719 tok/s.
Image and video generation
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LLM speed does not tell you media-generation performance. Choose the image or video model and resolution separately.
Runtime
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llama.cpp CUDA · Q4_K_M / llama.cpp CUDA · Q4_K_M. When runtime paths differ, the speed gap also includes software and model-format differences.
Estimated power draw
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
Estimated LLM power draw is lower at about 250 W. Noise and physical size need a separate check.
Local pricing
RTX 5070 12GB costs about 19 × KRW 10,000 more at the reference-price midpoint, with an estimated answer time about 26% shorter.
Before choosing hardware
| Measure | RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | RTX 5070 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Available fast memory | 15GB | 11GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 448GB/s | 672GB/s |
| Estimated total time | 9.3 s | 6.9 s |
| Estimated sustained LLM load | about 250W | About 275W |
| Korean price range (KRW) | 99–108 × KRW 10,000 | 116–129 × KRW 10,000 |
Estimated ranges for one user. Multi-GPU and multi-device results depend on the runtime and interconnect.
A higher-tier card can have less memory
The 5070 has higher bandwidth but 12GB of VRAM. A file that fits the 5060 Ti 16GB may need partial offloading on the 5070. In that case, model placement matters before GPU compute. Choose the required file, then check the loading status on both machines.
Test short answers and long documents
For conversation with a small model that fits both cards, compare generation speed. For long documents, increase input to check KV cache headroom and first-token time. Model and input choices can change the reason to choose a card, so compare two of your usual workloads separately.
Check that the product is the 16GB version
The 5060 Ti comes in both 8GB and 16GB versions. This page compares the 16GB configuration. Check the VRAM option as well as the chip name on a listing. An apparently much cheaper 8GB product has different model capacity from this comparison.