NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile vs NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a clear split between the two NVIDIA parts across eight benchmark tests. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation wins five of those tests, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile takes three. The margin of victory, however, tells a more nuanced story than the raw win count.

The largest single gap appears in Geekbench OpenCL, where the RTX 5880 Ada Generation scores 326,898 against 143,870 for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile. That is a 127.2% advantage, meaning the desktop workstation card delivers more than double the compute performance in this workload. This result aligns with the sheer scale difference between the two chips, a topic covered in the Architecture section below.

In Passmark GPU Compute, the RTX 5880 Ada Generation again dominates, posting 14,208 points versus 10,101 for the mobile part. The 40.7% lead reflects the workstation card's higher shader count and memory bandwidth. Compute-heavy tasks, such as rendering or scientific simulation, should favor the larger silicon.

The DirectX 9 test shows a 29.3% win for the RTX 5880 Ada Generation, with scores of 335 against 259. This is a legacy API, but the margin still indicates a substantial raw fill-rate advantage. The DirectX 10 test is closer, with the RTX 5880 Ada Generation winning 167 to 151, a 10.6% edge.

The Passmark G3D test, which represents overall 3D gaming performance, goes to the RTX 5880 Ada Generation by a narrower 4.5% margin: 25,096 versus 24,004. This is a meaningful result, as it suggests that despite the mobile part's newer architecture, the desktop card's massive compute resources keep it ahead in general 3D workloads.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile claims its wins in the remaining tests. The most decisive is DirectX 12, where it scores 102 against 70 for the RTX 5880 Ada Generation. That is a 31.4% advantage, a significant reversal. The newer Blackwell architecture appears to handle DirectX 12 features more efficiently, despite having far fewer shaders. DirectX 11 also goes to the mobile part, 237 versus 228, a modest 3.8% lead. The Passmark G2D test, which measures 2D desktop and windowing performance, shows the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile ahead at 981 versus 777, a 20.8% gap.

Looking at overall averages, the RTX 5880 Ada Generation posts an average benchmark score of 45,972, placing it in the 85th percentile of all GPUs. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile averages 35,435, sitting in the 80th percentile. The nearest rivals for each card are instructive. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation sits within 1.4% of the AMD Radeon RX 5600M and just 0.2% below the NVIDIA RTX A2000. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, meanwhile, trades places with the NVIDIA Quadro GV100, AMD Radeon Pro Duo, NVIDIA A2, and NVIDIA T1000, with deltas ranging from -2.4% to +2.1%.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins more benchmark tests?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation wins five of the eight head-to-head tests, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins three.

Q: What is the biggest performance gap between the two?

A: In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 5880 Ada Generation leads by 127.2%, scoring 326,898 versus 143,870. This is the largest delta in either direction.

Q: Does the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile beat the RTX 5880 Ada Generation in any test?

A: Yes. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins DirectX 12 by 31.4%, DirectX 11 by 3.8%, and G2D by 20.8%. The DirectX 12 margin is its strongest result.

Q: How do the two cards compare in overall percentile ranking?

A: The RTX 5880 Ada Generation ranks in the 85th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile ranks in the 80th percentile.

Q: Which card has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 5880 Ada Generation averages 45,972, which is higher than the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's 35,435. The difference is roughly 29.7%.

Q: Are the closest rivals for each card the same?

A: No. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A2000 and AMD Radeon RX 5600M. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 and AMD Radeon Pro Duo.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different NVIDIA architectures and target different market segments. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation uses the AD102 chip on the Ada Lovelace architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses the GB205 chip on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, also on a 5 nm process at TSMC. Both are produced by the same foundry and node, but the silicon designs diverge sharply.

The AD102 die measures 609 mm² and packs 76,300 million transistors, yielding a transistor density of 125.3 million per square millimeter. The GB205 die is far smaller at 263 mm², containing 31,100 million transistors for a density of 118.3 million per square millimeter. The desktop card's die is more than twice the area and holds more than twice the transistor count. This physical size difference explains much of the performance gap in compute-heavy tests.

Memory architecture also differs fundamentally. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation uses 48 GB of GDDR6 on a 384-bit bus, delivering 864.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses 12 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus, providing 672.0 GB/s. While the mobile card uses a newer memory type, the desktop card's wider bus and larger capacity give it a clear bandwidth advantage. Clock speeds tell a similar story: the RTX 5880 Ada Generation has a base clock of 975 MHz and a boost of 2460 MHz, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile operates at 847 MHz base and 1447 MHz boost. The desktop part boosts significantly higher.

Compute resources are heavily skewed toward the RTX 5880 Ada Generation. It houses 14,080 shading units, 440 texture mapping units, 176 render output units, 110 ray tracing cores, and 440 tensor cores. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 46 ray tracing cores, and 184 tensor cores. The desktop card has roughly 2.4 times the shading units and 2.4 times the tensor cores. Pixel rate and texture rate follow suit: the RTX 5880 Ada Generation reaches 433.0 GPixel/s and 1,082.4 GTexel/s, versus 115.8 GPixel/s and 266.2 GTexel/s for the mobile part.

FP32 compute is listed at 69.27 TFLOPS for the RTX 5880 Ada Generation and 17.04 TFLOPS for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, a 4.1x difference. FP16 is identical to FP32 on both cards, listed as 1:1. The power envelope is stark: the RTX 5880 Ada Generation draws 285 W, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is rated at 60 W. This is a 4.75x difference in thermal design power, reflecting the desktop card's need for active cooling and a power supply, versus the mobile part's integrated design.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ on nearly every specification field in the database. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation uses the AD102 chip, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses GB205. The former is on Ada Lovelace, the latter on Blackwell 2.0. Die size is 609 mm² versus 263 mm², and transistor count is 76,300 million versus 31,100 million.

Memory capacity is 48 GB versus 12 GB, with GDDR6 on a 384-bit bus for the desktop card and GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus for the mobile card. Bandwidth is 864.0 GB/s versus 672.0 GB/s. Base clocks are 975 MHz versus 847 MHz, and boost clocks are 2460 MHz versus 1447 MHz. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 14,080 shading units, 440 TMUs, 176 ROPs, 110 RT cores, and 440 tensor cores. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 46 RT cores, and 184 tensor cores.

Pixel rate is 433.0 GPixel/s versus 115.8 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 1,082.4 GTexel/s versus 266.2 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 69.27 TFLOPS versus 17.04 TFLOPS. TDP is 285 W versus 60 W. Slot width is dual-slot versus IGP (integrated). Power connectors are 1x 16-pin versus none. The suggested PSU is 600 W for the desktop card, with no value listed for the mobile part. Bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs are 4x DisplayPort 1.4a versus portable-device-dependent. Dimensions exist for the desktop card (267 mm length, 112 mm height) but are not listed for the mobile part.

Release dates differ by over a year: the RTX 5880 Ada Generation launched on 2024-01-04, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile launched on 2025-02-28. The predecessor for the desktop card is Workstation Ampere, and for the mobile card it is GeForce 40 Mobile. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation has a successor listed as Blackwell PRO W; the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has none. Both share the same API support: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Both are marked as Active production status.

The Verdict

The data supports a clear division of labor between these two cards. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is the compute and bandwidth leader, winning Geekbench OpenCL by 127.2%, Passmark GPU Compute by 40.7%, DirectX 9 by 29.3%, DirectX 10 by 10.6%, and G3D by 4.5%. It also holds a higher average benchmark score (45,972 versus 35,435) and a higher percentile rank (85th versus 80th). For workloads that stress raw shader throughput, memory bandwidth, or FP32 compute, the desktop card is the stronger choice.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins the DirectX 12 test by 31.4%, the G2D test by 20.8%, and the DirectX 11 test by 3.8%. These wins suggest that the newer Blackwell architecture brings efficiency gains in modern graphics APIs and 2D operations, even with far fewer compute resources. The mobile part also consumes just 60 W versus 285 W, which is a massive difference for any system-level design.

The verdict depends on the use case. For a workstation or desktop system where power draw and physical size are not constraints, the RTX 5880 Ada Generation is the superior performer across the majority of benchmarks. For a mobile or integrated system where power efficiency and modern API efficiency matter, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has clear advantages. The DirectX 12 gap is particularly notable, as it suggests the newer architecture handles contemporary game engines and graphics features more effectively per unit of compute.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation wins where silicon scale matters. Geekbench OpenCL and Passmark GPU Compute are both compute-oriented tests, and the desktop card's 14,080 shading units and 864.0 GB/s bandwidth produce decisive margins. DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 wins indicate strong legacy API support, and the G3D win, though narrow, shows that the larger chip still holds an edge in general 3D rendering. The 48 GB memory capacity is another advantage for large datasets, though the database does not include a memory-specific benchmark.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins where architecture efficiency and modern API support shine. The DirectX 12 result, 102 versus 70, is the standout: a 31.4% margin that cannot be explained by raw specs alone. The Blackwell 2.0 architecture appears to handle DirectX 12's draw calls and pipeline features more efficiently. The G2D win, 981 versus 777, suggests better desktop compositing and 2D acceleration. The DirectX 11 win is small but consistent with the pattern of newer API optimization.

For users building a rendering node, a simulation workstation, or any system where compute density is paramount, the RTX 5880 Ada Generation is the clear pick from the recorded data. For laptop or compact system builders who need DirectX 12 performance and minimal power draw, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins where it matters most. The two cards are not direct competitors; they solve different problems, and the benchmark data reflects that divergence.