The Best GPUs for Star Citizen

The maker offers a 550W power supply and a single 8-pin plug, so it drops into most existing builds. Nothing else here matches its 249mm card length; the PowerColor 7800 XT Twin Fan comes closest at 260mm. Nothing else here matches its 2-slot cooler thickness; the ASUS Dual 9060 XT 16GB comes closest at 2.5-slot.

Like the ASUS Dual 9060 XT 16GB, it has an RX 9060 XT gpu, while the PowerColor Fighter 7800 XT uses an RX 7800 XT gpu. A 3290MHz boost clock is unique to it among these picks, while the Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT uses a 2565MHz boost clock. It also comes with 32 compute units and 0dB fan stop at light load.

Power for the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB comes through 1 x 8-pin, with 550W the maker's minimum PSU. It was the cheapest of the group when we checked; the ASUS Dual 9060 XT 16GB was the next step up.

On cooler thickness it sits mid-pack at 2.5-slot: the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB comes in at 2-slot, and the Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT comes in at 3-slot. Like the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB, it has an RX 9060 XT gpu, while the PowerColor Fighter 7800 XT uses an RX 7800 XT gpu. You get a 3250MHz (OC mode) boost clock here, which sets it apart from the Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT and its a 2565MHz boost clock.

You also get 0dB fan stop at light load. The ASUS Dual 9060 XT 16GB occupies 2.5 slots, but no length is published, so check the maker's spec page against your case. On price it sat second of 5, between the cheaper ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB and the pricier PowerColor Fighter 7800 XT, at the time of writing.

On the spec sheet, it offers a 16GB video memory. Like the Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT and PowerColor 7800 XT Twin Fan, it has an RX 7800 XT gpu, while the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB uses an RX 9060 XT gpu. No dimensions are published for the PowerColor Fighter 7800 XT; get length and thickness from the maker's page first.

Its power connector and recommended PSU are not published, so confirm both for the PowerColor Fighter 7800 XT with the maker. On price it sat third of 5, between the cheaper ASUS Dual 9060 XT 16GB and the pricier Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT, at the time of writing. The maker doesn't give its card length; if that figure matters, the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB comes in at 249mm.

On card length it trails the group at 320mm, while the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB comes in at 249mm. Its 3-slot cooler thickness is the thickest in this group; the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB leads at 2-slot. It shares an RX 7800 XT gpu with the PowerColor Fighter 7800 XT and PowerColor 7800 XT Twin Fan; the ASUS Dual 9060 XT 16GB goes with an RX 9060 XT gpu.

No other pick in this guide offers a 2565MHz boost clock; compare the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB, which has a 3290MHz boost clock. Its power connector and recommended PSU are not published, so confirm both for the Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT with the maker. It was priced above the PowerColor Fighter 7800 XT and below the PowerColor 7800 XT Twin Fan at the time of writing.

The card is 260mm long, needs two 8-pin power connectors and lists a 750W minimum system power rating. Outputs are one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 2.1, and the card measures 260 x 109 x 50mm. Its 260mm card length ranks second of 3 here, behind the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB (249mm) and ahead of the Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT (320mm).

It also comes with a dual-fan cooler. Power for the PowerColor 7800 XT Twin Fan comes through 2 x 8-pin, with 750W the maker's minimum PSU. 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 Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT and the rest.