The Best Graphics Cards for Starfield

It uses two 8-pin plugs, which suits power supplies without a 16-pin cable, but the maker recommends 800W. The card measures 298 x 131 x 58mm, and its 16GB of GDDR6 runs at 20Gbps on a 256-bit bus. Outputs are DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b, and the game clock is 2400MHz.

On video memory it ties with the ASUS Prime, the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger and the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger at 16GB. On card length it sits mid-pack at 298mm: the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger comes in at 267mm, and the ASUS Prime comes in at 306mm. Its 2.9-slot cooler thickness is the thickest in this group; the ASUS Prime leads at 2.5-slot.

You get an RX 9070 XT gpu here, which sets it apart from the ASUS Prime and its an RTX 5070 Ti gpu. When we checked, only the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming and cheaper picks cost less, and the ASUS Prime cost more.

A dual BIOS switch toggles quiet and performance modes, and the fans stop at light load. It matches the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend, the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger and the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger on video memory (16GB). Its 306mm card length is the longest in this group; the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger leads at 267mm.

On cooler thickness it ties with the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger and the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger at 2.5-slot. It matches the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger on recommended power supply (750W). It is the only pick here with an RTX 5070 Ti gpu; the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger has an RX 7800 XT gpu instead.

It shares GDDR7 memory with the MSI RTX 5070 Ventus 3X; the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming goes with GDDR6 memory. It was the most expensive pick when we checked, so weigh what it adds over the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend.

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 matches the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend, the ASUS Prime and the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger on video memory (16GB). Its 290mm card length ranks second of 4 here, behind the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger (267mm) and ahead of the ASUS Prime (306mm).

It is the only pick here with an RX 9070 gpu; the MSI RTX 5070 Ventus 3X has an RTX 5070 gpu instead. Its price falls between the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger and the MSI RTX 5070 Ventus 3X, based on our last check.

It matches the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend, the ASUS Prime and the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger on video memory (16GB). On card length it leads this guide at 267mm, ahead of the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger (290mm). On cooler thickness it ties with the ASUS Prime and the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger at 2.5-slot.

It matches the ASUS Prime on recommended power supply (750W). No other pick in this guide offers an RX 7800 XT gpu; compare the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming, which has an RX 7900 XT gpu. You get a 2475MHz boost clock here, which sets it apart from the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend and its a 2970MHz boost clock.

Power for the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger comes through 2 x 8-pin, with 750W the maker's minimum PSU. It undercut the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger and every other pick on price at the time of writing.

Three DisplayPort 2.1a outputs and one HDMI 2.1b cover most monitor setups. On video memory it trails the group at 12GB, while the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming offers 20GB. You get an RTX 5070 gpu here, which sets it apart from the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming and its an RX 7900 XT gpu.

Like the ASUS Prime, it has GDDR7 memory, while the ASRock 7800 XT Challenger uses GDDR6 memory. It is the only pick here with a 2557MHz boost clock; the ASUS Prime has a 2527MHz (OC mode) boost clock instead. It also offers a vented metal backplate.

No dimensions are published for the MSI RTX 5070 Ventus 3X; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. When we checked, only the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger and cheaper picks cost less, and the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming cost more.

It was the least expensive 7900 XT here at the time of writing. Its 20GB video memory is the largest here; the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend comes next at 16GB. You get an RX 7900 XT gpu here, which sets it apart from the ASUS Prime and its an RTX 5070 Ti gpu.

It is the only pick here with a 2450MHz boost clock; the ASUS Prime has a 2527MHz (OC mode) boost clock instead. No dimensions are published for the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. When we checked, only the MSI RTX 5070 Ventus 3X and cheaper picks cost less, and the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend cost more.