Nvidia introduced its newest member of the gaming graphics card line up, the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti. The card is an upgraded version of the GTX 1070 and could compete with the latest Vega video cards from AMD.

The GTX 1070 Ti is almost as powerful as Nvidia's GTX 1080, with both sporting he same core clock speed. The difference is that the GTX 1080 outscores the GTX 1070 Ti in its CUDA core count, texture units, and boost clock. The 1080 also utilizes GDDR5X memory, while the GTX 1070 Ti uses GDDR5.

The real target is of the GTX 1070 Ti are the graphics processing unit (GPU) cards from AMD. The new Vega graphics cards have enough speed in them that gaming enthusiasts may consider them instead of the high end but pricey Nvidia GTX 1080 card, which is also top tier in its $549 price tag.

However, with the release of the GTX 1070 Ti, Nvidia shoots for both the Vega 56 and the Vega 64 in different ways. The GTX 1070 Ti is an upper mid-range graphics card that would outperform AMD's Vega 56. At the same time, its $449 price undercuts the Vega 64's $499 price tag.

The GTX 1070 Ti offers considerable upgrades compared to the GTX 1070. It has 2,432 CUDA cores compared to the previous model's 1,920 count. The base clock of the new card is also faster at 1607 MHz which is an improvement to the GTX 1070's 1506 MHz. When boosted, both cards have a top speed of 1683 MHz. Both GPUs also have 8 GB of GDDR5 onboard memory.

PC users who have the previous generation GTX 970 video card will also want to consider picking up the new GTX 1070 Ti, as it offers twice the performance of their old video card.

The GTX 1070 Ti is now available for pre-order through Nvidia and other retailers, and is expected to ship out on Nov. 2.