The Best GPUs for Dark Souls II

It was the least expensive 7900 XT here at the time of writing. Its 20GB video memory is the largest here; the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC comes next at 16GB. No other pick in this guide offers an RX 7900 XT gpu; compare the XFX 7600 XT SWFT210, which has an RX 7600 XT gpu.

You get a 2450MHz boost clock here, which sets it apart from the XFX Swift RX 9070 and its a 2700MHz boost clock. No dimensions are published for the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming; 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 Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC and the rest.

At the time of writing it cost about half as much as the RTX 5080 cards we researched, which makes it the strongest value in the upper tiers. It matches the PNY 4060 Ti 16GB Verto, the XFX 7600 XT SWFT210 and the XFX Swift RX 9070 on video memory (16GB). No other pick in this guide offers an RX 9070 XT gpu; compare the XFX 7600 XT SWFT210, which has an RX 7600 XT gpu.

You also get server-grade thermal conductive gel and RGB lighting. No dimensions are published for the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. Its power connector and recommended PSU are not published, so confirm both for the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC with the maker. On price it sat fourth of 5, between the cheaper PNY 4060 Ti 16GB Verto and the pricier ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming, at the time of writing.

On the spec sheet, it offers a 16GB video memory. It matches the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC, the XFX 7600 XT SWFT210 and the XFX Swift RX 9070 on video memory (16GB). No other pick in this guide offers an RTX 4060 Ti gpu; compare the XFX 7600 XT SWFT210, which has an RX 7600 XT gpu.

You get a 2535MHz boost clock here, which sets it apart from the XFX Swift RX 9070 and its a 2700MHz boost clock. No dimensions are published for the PNY 4060 Ti 16GB Verto; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. Its power connector and recommended PSU are not published, so confirm both for the PNY 4060 Ti 16GB Verto with the maker. On price it sat third of 5, between the cheaper XFX 7600 XT SWFT210 and the pricier Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC, at the time of writing.

It is built on AMD's RDNA 3 architecture with 16GB of GDDR6, and outputs are one HDMI and three DisplayPort. It matches the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC, the PNY 4060 Ti 16GB Verto and the XFX Swift RX 9070 on video memory (16GB). No other pick in this guide offers an RX 7600 XT gpu; compare the PNY 4060 Ti 16GB Verto, which has an RTX 4060 Ti gpu.

You get a 2755MHz boost clock here, which sets it apart from the XFX Swift RX 9070 and its a 2700MHz boost clock. No dimensions are published for the XFX 7600 XT SWFT210; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. On price it sat second of 5, between the cheaper XFX Swift RX 9070 and the pricier PNY 4060 Ti 16GB Verto, at the time of writing.

XFX's Swift version uses a triple-fan cooler with a 2700MHz boost and three DisplayPort outputs. It is the RX-97SWFB3B9 model with one HDMI port and three DisplayPort outputs, and it carries 16GB of GDDR6 under a triple-fan cooling solution. On video memory it ties with the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC, the PNY 4060 Ti 16GB Verto and the XFX 7600 XT SWFT210 at 16GB.

An RX 9070 gpu is unique to it among these picks, while the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC uses an RX 9070 XT gpu. No other pick in this guide offers a 2700MHz boost clock; compare the PNY 4060 Ti 16GB Verto, which has a 2535MHz boost clock. It cost the least of the 5 picks at the time of writing, with the XFX 7600 XT SWFT210 the next step up. It gives ground on video memory, where the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming offers 20GB.