The Best GPUs for Oblivion

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. It is the only pick here with an RX 7900 XT gpu; the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC has an RX 9070 XT gpu instead.

A 2450MHz boost clock is unique to it among these picks, while the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger uses a 2520MHz 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 most expensive pick when we checked, so weigh what it adds over the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC. Buyers who need a confirmed cooler thickness should compare it with the ASUS Dual RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, which comes in at 2.5-slot.

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 ASUS Dual RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, the XFX Swift RX 9070 and the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger on video memory (16GB). It is the only pick here with an RX 9070 XT gpu; the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming has an RX 7900 XT gpu instead.

It also comes with 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 price falls between the ASUS Dual RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming, based on our last check. Buyers who need a confirmed cooler thickness should compare it with the ASUS Dual RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, which comes in at 2.5-slot.

It is a 2.5-slot card with 0dB fan stop and dual-ball fan bearings. It matches the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC, the XFX Swift RX 9070 and the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger on video memory (16GB). It is the only pick here with an RTX 5060 Ti gpu; the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming has an RX 7900 XT gpu instead.

You get GDDR7 memory here, which sets it apart from the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger and its GDDR6 memory. A 2632MHz (OC mode) boost clock is unique to it among these picks, while the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming uses a 2450MHz boost clock. It also offers a quiet/performance dual BIOS.

The ASUS Dual RTX 5060 Ti 16GB occupies 2.5 slots, but no length is published, so check the maker's spec page against your case. Its price falls between the XFX Swift RX 9070 and the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC, based on our last check.

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 ASUS Dual RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger at 16GB.

It is the only pick here with a 2700MHz boost clock; the ASUS Dual RTX 5060 Ti 16GB has a 2632MHz (OC mode) boost clock instead. No dimensions are published for the XFX Swift RX 9070; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. If you want a confirmed cooler thickness, look to the ASUS Dual RTX 5060 Ti 16GB instead: it comes in at 2.5-slot, while this one gives no figure.

Its 16GB of memory on a 256-bit bus suits 1440p at high settings. The card uses AMD's RDNA 4 architecture with 56 compute units and 3,584 stream processors, 3rd-gen ray tracing and 2nd-gen AI accelerators. Its game clock is 2070MHz, and the 16GB of GDDR6 runs at 20Gbps.

It measures 290 x 123 x 51mm, so verify case clearance before buying. On video memory it ties with the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC, the ASUS Dual RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and the XFX Swift RX 9070 at 16GB. It shares an RX 9070 gpu with the XFX Swift RX 9070; the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming goes with an RX 7900 XT gpu.

No other pick here cost less at our last price check, and the XFX Swift RX 9070 was closest. Video memory is its weakest area, and the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming covers it better at 20GB.