The Best GPUs for the Ryzen 7 9700X

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. It shares an RX 9070 gpu with the XFX Swift RX 9070; the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC goes with an RX 9070 XT gpu. No other pick in this guide offers a 2520MHz boost clock; compare the XFX Swift RX 9070, which has a 2700MHz boost clock.

It also comes with a triple-fan cooler with 0dB fan stop. It cost the least of the 5 picks at the time of writing, with the XFX Swift RX 9070 the next step up.

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. It shares an RX 9070 gpu with the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger; the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC goes with an RX 9070 XT gpu.

No other pick in this guide offers a 2700MHz boost clock; compare the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger, which has a 2520MHz boost clock. No dimensions are published for the XFX Swift RX 9070; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. Its power connector and recommended PSU are not published, so confirm both for the XFX Swift RX 9070 with the maker. It was priced above the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger and below the XFX Swift RX 9070 XT at the time of writing.

It is the card to choose for a 240Hz 1440p monitor. Like the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC, it has an RX 9070 XT gpu, while the Gigabyte Eagle SFF uses an RTX 5070 Ti gpu. You get a 2970MHz boost clock here, which sets it apart from the XFX Swift RX 9070 and its a 2700MHz boost clock.

It also comes with an XFX SWFT triple-fan cooler. No dimensions are published for the XFX Swift RX 9070 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 XFX Swift RX 9070 XT with the maker. On price it sat third of 5, between the cheaper XFX Swift RX 9070 and the pricier Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC, at the time of writing.

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. Like the XFX Swift RX 9070 XT, it has an RX 9070 XT gpu, while the XFX Swift RX 9070 uses an RX 9070 gpu. It also offers 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 XFX Swift RX 9070 XT and the pricier Gigabyte Eagle SFF, at the time of writing.

The maker quotes few details beyond that, so check the dimensions on Gigabyte's site. An RTX 5070 Ti gpu is unique to it among these picks, while the XFX Swift RX 9070 uses an RX 9070 gpu. It is the only pick here with GDDR7 memory; the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger has GDDR6 memory instead.

It also offers a PCIe 5.0 interface. No dimensions are published for the Gigabyte Eagle SFF; 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 Eagle SFF with the maker.

SFF-Ready is NVIDIA's size guideline, not a guarantee the Gigabyte Eagle SFF fits every small case. Only the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC came close to it on price at the time of writing; it cost the most of the 5 picks.