RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs RTX 5070
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs RTX 5070: £649.98 vs £719.99 in the UK (2026-10-16), £/GB of VRAM, which AI models each runs, and a verdict.
| RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | RTX 5070 | |
|---|---|---|
 |  | |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| VRAM | 16 GB GDDR7 | 12 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 128-bit | 192-bit |
| Cheapest new UK price | £649.98 at Scan 2026-10-16 10:52 also Alternate £658.59, Box £699.99, Novatech £719.99, Coolblue £747.33, AWD-IT £794.95, LDLC £800.36 | £719.99 at Scan 2026-10-16 10:52 also AWD-IT £794.95, Box £799.99, Novatech £799.99, Caseking £808.23, Alternate £816.06, Coolblue £816.93 |
| £ per GB VRAM | £40.62 | £60.00 |
| Biggest model at Q4 (est.) | Phi-4 14B | Phi-4 14B |
| Biggest model at Q8 (est.) | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3 8B |
| Models that fit at Q4 | 10 of 21 | 10 of 21 |
| Software | CUDA (widest support in llama.cpp, Ollama, vLLM, PyTorch) | CUDA (widest support in llama.cpp, Ollama, vLLM, PyTorch) |
| Specs | TechPowerUp · our page | TechPowerUp · our page |
Verdict
- RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is cheaper per GB of VRAM (£40.62 vs £60.00), and cheaper outright by £70.01.
- RTX 5060 Ti 16GB has more VRAM (16 GB vs 12 GB). The biggest Q4 model we track is the same (Phi-4 14B), but the extra memory gives more context headroom and fits up to Gemma 3 12B at Q8 vs Qwen3 8B.
This is a value-for-memory verdict for local AI, not a gaming benchmark. We haven't measured tokens/sec.
FAQ
Is the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB or RTX 5070 better for local LLMs?
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is cheaper per GB of VRAM (£40.62 vs £60.00), and cheaper outright by £70.01. RTX 5060 Ti 16GB has more VRAM (16 GB vs 12 GB). The biggest Q4 model we track is the same (Phi-4 14B), but the extra memory gives more context headroom and fits up to Gemma 3 12B at Q8 vs Qwen3 8B.
Which is cheaper in the UK, RTX 5060 Ti 16GB or RTX 5070?
On 2026-10-16: RTX 5060 Ti 16GB from £649.98 (Scan), RTX 5070 from £719.99 (Scan).
Can the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and RTX 5070 run a 14B model?
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB: yes at Q4; RTX 5070: yes at Q4 (our estimate, ~4k context).
Prices: lowest listed new price on shop category pages (UK: AWD-IT, Box, Laptops Direct, Novatech, Scan; EU: Alternate, Caseking, Coolblue, LDLC); EU prices exclude UK shipping/import, stock not verified. Model fit: GGUF size ×1.1 + 1 GB (estimate). Other comparisons: RX 9060 XT 16GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · RTX 3060 12GB vs RX 9060 XT 16GB · RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 · RX 9070 vs RX 9070 XT · RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 Ti · Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs RTX 5090 · RTX 5070 vs RTX 5070 Ti laptop · RTX 5060 vs RTX 5070 laptop