The Fastest Gaming GPUs You Can Buy

At the time of writing it cost several times more than the other cards here, so it only makes sense when nothing slower will do. Nothing else here matches its 32GB video memory; the ROG Strix 4090 comes closest at 24GB. No other pick in this guide offers an RTX 5090 gpu; compare the ASUS TUF 4080 Super, which has an RTX 4080 Super gpu.

It shares GDDR7 memory with the ASUS TUF RTX 5080; the ASRock 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming goes with GDDR6 memory. You also get a 512-bit memory bus at 28Gbps and a GPU holder in the box. No dimensions are published for the ASUS TUF RTX 5090; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. It was the highest-priced of the 5 picks at the time of writing, so the case for it rests on what it adds over the ROG Strix 4090 and the rest.

It is the most premium of the RTX 4090 listings here, and it was also the priciest at the time of writing. A vapor chamber with a milled heatspreader and scaled-up axial-tech fans cool the chip, which supports DLSS 3. It matches the ASRock 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming on video memory (24GB).

It is the only pick here with an RTX 4090 gpu; the ASUS TUF RTX 5090 has an RTX 5090 gpu instead. It shares GDDR6X memory with the ASUS TUF 4080 Super; the ASRock 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming goes with GDDR6 memory. No dimensions are published for the ROG Strix 4090; get length and thickness from the maker's page first.

Its power connector and recommended PSU are not published, so confirm both for the ROG Strix 4090 with the maker. Its price falls between the ASUS TUF 4080 Super and the ASUS TUF RTX 5090, based on our last check.

Its large cooler and protective PCB coating suit a long-term 4K build. On video memory it ties with the ASUS TUF 4080 Super at 16GB. An RTX 5080 gpu is unique to it among these picks, while the ROG Strix 4090 uses an RTX 4090 gpu.

Like the ASUS TUF RTX 5090, it has GDDR7 memory, while the ASRock 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming uses GDDR6 memory. No other pick in this guide offers a 2730MHz (OC mode) boost clock; compare the ASUS TUF 4080 Super, which has a 2640MHz (OC mode) boost clock. It also offers military-grade components and a phase-change GPU thermal pad. It was priced above the ASRock 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming and below the ASUS TUF 4080 Super at the time of writing.

Its Axial-tech fans are rated by ASUS for 23% more airflow. It supports DLSS 3 frame generation, and third-generation RT cores double ray tracing performance over the last generation. It matches the ASUS TUF RTX 5080 on video memory (16GB).

It is the only pick here with an RTX 4080 Super gpu; the ASUS TUF RTX 5090 has an RTX 5090 gpu instead. It shares GDDR6X memory with the ROG Strix 4090; the ASUS TUF RTX 5080 goes with GDDR7 memory. A 2640MHz (OC mode) boost clock is unique to it among these picks, while the ASRock 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming uses a 2615MHz boost clock.

No dimensions are published for the ASUS TUF 4080 Super; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. Its price falls between the ASUS TUF RTX 5080 and the ROG Strix 4090, based on our last check.

It was the least expensive 7900 XTX here at the time of writing. It boosts to 2615MHz with 24GB of GDDR6, 96 compute units and 96MB of Infinity Cache. The Phantom Gaming triple-fan cooler sits on a reinforced metal frame.

On video memory it ties with the ROG Strix 4090 at 24GB. You get an RX 7900 XTX gpu here, which sets it apart from the ASUS TUF 4080 Super and its an RTX 4080 Super gpu. No other pick in this guide offers GDDR6 memory; compare the ASUS TUF RTX 5080, which has GDDR7 memory.

It is the only pick here with a 2615MHz boost clock; the ASUS TUF RTX 5080 has a 2730MHz (OC mode) boost clock instead. No dimensions are published for the ASRock 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. No other pick here cost less at our last price check, and the ASUS TUF RTX 5080 was closest.