- Nvidia’s RTX 5070 Ti has been strongly rumored for a February 20 launch
- MSI despatched a countdown timer stay by chance, seemingly confirming that date
- What we aren’t listening to, worryingly, is any phrase on the RTX 5070 and its launch date
Nvidia’s RTX 5070 Ti graphics card is more and more wanting set for a rumored February 20 launch date, simply over every week from now – however we nonetheless haven’t heard something on the grapevine concerning the vanilla RTX 5070’s launch timeframe.
The most recent piece of spillage concerning the on-sale date of the RTX 5070 Ti doesn’t come from a retailer – which have been the supply of a number of leaks pointing to February 20 – however from one among Nvidia’s board-making companions.
It’s MSI to be exact, the French division of which despatched an online web page stay (as Wccftech observed) that includes its GeForce RTX 5070 Ti fashions together with a countdown that began with 10 days on the clock.
That occurred yesterday, February 10, that means the discharge date is February 20, in principle – though even with this leak, we are able to’t get carried away with it being conclusive, in fact. Nothing’s ever totally set in stone till Nvidia truly proclaims the launch.
The net web page was fairly imprecise – it didn’t present any of MSI’s fashions of the RTX 5070 Ti, or provide any information in any respect, other than the assertion that the launch is nearing – and it’s now been taken down. That’s normal follow, in fact, as soon as a mistake like this has been made.
Evaluation: What sort of mistake, although?
Properly, we are saying it’s a mistake, however on this case, a 10-day countdown to the purported February 20 launch wouldn’t be an error as such – that was the design and intent of the net web page, presumably. Until the launch is, in precise truth, taking place later than February 20, and MSI despatched this countdown stay early, by chance, however that appears unlikely.
What seems to be the case is that the French arm of MSI thought this countdown is perhaps a good suggestion, fired up the net web page, and rapidly acquired advised off, then took it down, however clearly I’m simply guessing.
Regardless of the case, with a French retailer additionally revealing the date of February 20 for the RTX 5070 Ti very not too long ago, all indicators are very a lot pointing to this because the day for the inevitable scramble to start. Sure, inventory ranges of the RTX 5070 Ti will probably be watched like a hawk, provided that this extra reasonably priced Blackwell GPU will certainly be in larger demand than the RTX 5080 (and the RTX 5090 has all the time been a distinct segment proposition).
As for the RTX 5070, the concern right here, which I’ve expressed earlier than, is that we aren’t listening to something on the rumor mill concerning the launch of what needs to be a powerful contender for our checklist of the greatest graphics playing cards.
There’s been a principle floating round for some time that the RTX 5070 Ti was coming first, however absolutely the RTX 5070 have to be pretty shut behind – Nvidia mentioned each fashions would launch in February, in any case.
So, not listening to a peep concerning the RTX 5070 is a little bit disconcerting, particularly given the odd wisp of a rumor a couple of delay to March. Let’s hope that isn’t true, however AMD will likely be hoping the other, and that it’ll give Workforce Pink’s new RX 9070 fashions arriving in March a greater likelihood.
