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 ASRock 7800 XT Challenger comes closest at 2.5-slot.

Nothing else here matches its 550W recommended power supply; the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger comes closest at 700W. Like the ASUS Prime 9060 XT 16GB, it has an RX 9060 XT gpu, while the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger uses an RX 7800 XT gpu. You get a 1 x 8-pin power connector here, which sets it apart from the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger and its a 2 x 8-pin power connector. A 3290MHz boost clock is unique to it among these picks, while the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger uses a 2475MHz boost clock.

Its 267mm card length ranks third of 4 here, behind the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB (249mm) and ahead of the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger (290mm). On cooler thickness it ties with the ASUS Prime 9060 XT 16GB and the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger at 2.5-slot. Like the PowerColor 7800 XT Twin Fan, it has an RX 7800 XT gpu, while the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger uses an RX 9070 gpu.

A 2475MHz boost clock is unique to it among these picks, while the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger uses a 2520MHz boost clock. Power for the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger comes through 2 x 8-pin, with 750W the maker's minimum PSU.

It also offers a 16GB video memory and offers a 2.5-slot cooler thickness. It matches the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger and the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger on cooler thickness (2.5-slot). It shares an RX 9060 XT gpu with the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB; the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger goes with an RX 9070 gpu.

No other pick in this guide offers a 3330MHz (OC mode) boost clock; compare the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger, which has a 2520MHz boost clock. The ASUS Prime 9060 XT 16GB occupies 2.5 slots, but no length is published, so check the maker's spec page against your case. It was priced above the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger and below the PowerColor 7800 XT Twin Fan at the time of writing. There is no published card length figure, whereas the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB comes in at 249mm.

Its 260mm card length ranks second of 4 here, behind the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB (249mm) and ahead of the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger (290mm). It matches the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger on recommended power supply (750W). Like the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger, it has an RX 7800 XT gpu, while the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger uses an RX 9070 gpu.

It shares a 2 x 8-pin power connector with the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger and ASRock RX 9070 Challenger; the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB goes with a 1 x 8-pin power connector. It also comes with a dual-fan cooler. On price it sat fourth of 5, between the cheaper ASUS Prime 9060 XT 16GB and the pricier ASRock RX 9070 Challenger, at the time of writing. The maker doesn't give its cooler thickness; if that figure matters, the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB comes in at 2-slot.

Its 16GB of memory on a 256-bit bus suits 1440p at high settings. Its 290mm card length is the longest in this group; the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB leads at 249mm. On cooler thickness it ties with the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger and the ASUS Prime 9060 XT 16GB at 2.5-slot.

Its 700W recommended power supply ranks second of 4 here, behind the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB (550W) and ahead of the PowerColor 7800 XT Twin Fan (750W). No other pick in this guide offers an RX 9070 gpu; compare the ASUS Prime 9060 XT 16GB, which has an RX 9060 XT gpu. 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 PowerColor 7800 XT Twin Fan and the rest. The trade-off is video memory; for more, the ASRock RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB offers 16GB.