When Nvidia announced its RTX 50-series GPUs, it was light on details about the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 — two cards that could make it among the best graphics cards, and the only two Blackwell GPUs available for under $1,000 right now. Nvidia has revealed that the GPUs are set to launch in February, but no specific dates have been confirmed yet.
The more expensive of the two, the RTX 5070 Ti at $749, is set to launch on February 20, according to VideoCardz. The outlet claims reviews will go live on February 19 for models set at list price, while cards priced above list will see reviews on Februrary 20. Nvidia has yet to confirm these dates publically, so treat this as a rumor for now.
The RTX 5070 Ti’s list price is $749, lower than that of last generation’s RTX 4070 Ti Super. Like that card, Nvidia won’t release a Founder’s Edition design for the RTX 5070 Ti; instead, it will rely solely on board partners. As we’ve already seen with the RTX 5080, board partner models will likely come in above the $749 list price.
Although the RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti are a more sensible option compared to the $2,000 RTX 5090, the cards might run into some performance issues. As we saw in our RTX 5080 review, Nvidia’s new Blackwell generation doesn’t deliver significant performance gains across all games. The big gains instead come from Nvidia’s new DLSS Multi-Frame Generation feature, which comes through DLSS 4 and is exclusive to RTX 50-series GPUs.
DLSS 4 is available to all RTX GPUs, but Multi-Frame Generation only works on Nvidia’s latest cards. It can generate up to three frames for each rendered frame using AI, and it’s already available in 75 games, including Marvel Rivals and Cyberpunk 2077. It can completely transform your gameplay experience, essentially quadrupling your frame rate, but you need to feed the AI algorithm with at least 60 frames per second (fps) to avoid visual artifacts.
That’s the concern with the RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti. Priced lower than their last-gen counterparts, signs point to Nvidia leaning on DLSS 4 to find performance improvements with these cards that aren’t present in hardware.
We’ll have to wait until the cards are here to know for sure, though. Nvidia has confirmed that both GPUs are set to launch in February, so it shouldn’t be long until we have confirmed dates from Nvidia.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.
Two new highly requested iCloud plugins just got added to ChatGPT, giving people who rely on Apple’s Mail and Calendar services a way to search emails, check appointments, and manage their schedules directly through the chatbot.
The integration is rolling out to all ChatGPT plans, including the free tier. You can access it on the web, desktop, and iOS.