The Best GPUs for Hogwarts Legacy

It supports DLSS 3 with fourth-generation Tensor cores, and a metal backplate protects the board. On video memory it ties with the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT and the ASUS Prime RX 9070 XT at 16GB. An RTX 4070 Ti Super gpu is unique to it among these picks, while the PowerColor 7900 XT uses an RX 7900 XT gpu.

It is the only pick here with GDDR6X memory; the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT has GDDR6 memory instead. You also get an optimized heatsink design. No dimensions are published for the Gigabyte 4070 Ti Super Windforce MAX; get length and thickness from the maker's page first.

Only the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT came close to it on price at the time of writing; it cost the most of the 5 picks. There is no published cooler thickness figure, whereas the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT comes in at 2.5-slot.

It matches the Gigabyte 4070 Ti Super Windforce MAX and the ASUS Prime RX 9070 XT on video memory (16GB). On cooler thickness it ties with the ASUS Prime RX 9070 XT at 2.5-slot. It is the only pick here with an RX 7800 XT gpu; the Gigabyte 4070 Ti Super Windforce MAX has an RTX 4070 Ti Super gpu instead.

A 2430MHz boost clock is unique to it among these picks, while the ASUS Prime RX 9070 XT uses a 3030MHz (OC mode) boost clock. Its power connector and recommended PSU are not published, so confirm both for the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT with the maker. Its price falls between the PowerColor 7900 XT and the Gigabyte 4070 Ti Super Windforce MAX, based on our last check.

It matches the Sapphire 7900 XT on video memory (20GB). Like the Sapphire 7900 XT, it has an RX 7900 XT gpu, while the ASUS Prime RX 9070 XT uses an RX 9070 XT gpu. You get a 2400MHz boost clock here, which sets it apart from the ASUS Prime RX 9070 XT and its a 3030MHz (OC mode) boost clock.

No dimensions are published for the PowerColor 7900 XT; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. PowerColor 7900 XT: the maker suggests a PSU of 750W or more. On price it sat third of 5, between the cheaper Sapphire 7900 XT and the pricier Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT, at the time of writing. The maker doesn't give its cooler thickness; if that figure matters, the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT comes in at 2.5-slot.

Its 320-bit memory interface feeds 20GB of VRAM, and it takes three slots. It uses PCIe 4.0 and takes three slots, so check your case clearance. On video memory it ties with the PowerColor 7900 XT at 20GB.

Its 3-slot cooler thickness is the thickest in this group; the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT leads at 2.5-slot. It shares an RX 7900 XT gpu with the PowerColor 7900 XT; the ASUS Prime RX 9070 XT goes with an RX 9070 XT gpu. The Sapphire 7900 XT occupies 3 slots, but no length is published, so check the maker's spec page against your case.

Its power connector and recommended PSU are not published, so confirm both for the Sapphire 7900 XT with the maker. When we checked, only the ASUS Prime RX 9070 XT cost less, and the PowerColor 7900 XT cost more.

A quiet/performance BIOS switch and 0dB fan stop make it easy to live with. On video memory it ties with the Gigabyte 4070 Ti Super Windforce MAX and the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT at 16GB. It matches the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT on cooler thickness (2.5-slot).

An RX 9070 XT gpu is unique to it among these picks, while the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT uses an RX 7800 XT gpu. No other pick in this guide offers a 3030MHz (OC mode) boost clock; compare the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT, which has a 2430MHz boost clock. It also comes with dual-ball fan bearings.

The ASUS Prime RX 9070 XT occupies 2.5 slots, but no length is published, so check the maker's spec page against your case. It cost the least of the 5 picks at the time of writing, with the Sapphire 7900 XT the next step up. It gives ground on video memory, where the PowerColor 7900 XT offers 20GB.