The Best GPUs Under $1,000

A reinforced metal frame keeps the card from sagging in the slot. It matches the Sapphire 7900 XT on video memory (20GB). Like the Sapphire 7900 XT, it has an RX 7900 XT gpu, while the Gigabyte 7800 XT Gaming OC uses an RX 7800 XT gpu.

No dimensions are published for the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming White; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. Its power connector and recommended PSU are not published, so confirm both for the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming White with the maker. It was the cheapest of the group when we checked; the Gigabyte 7800 XT Gaming OC was the next step up. Buyers who need a confirmed cooler thickness should compare it with the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT, which comes in at 2.5-slot.

Its 320-bit memory interface feeds 20GB of VRAM, and it takes three slots. It uses PCIe 4.0 and takes three slots, so check your case clearance. On video memory it ties with the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming White at 20GB.

It shares an RX 7900 XT gpu with the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming White; the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT goes with an RX 7800 XT gpu. The Sapphire 7900 XT occupies 3 slots, but no length is published, so check the maker's spec page against your case. Its power connector and recommended PSU are not published, so confirm both for the Sapphire 7900 XT with the maker. When we checked, only the Gigabyte 7800 XT Gaming OC and cheaper picks cost less, and the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT cost more.

It matches the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT and the Zotac 4070 Ti Super Solid OC on video memory (16GB). You get a 2565MHz boost clock here, which sets it apart from the Zotac 4070 Ti Super Solid OC and its a 2640MHz boost clock. No dimensions are published for the Gigabyte 7800 XT Gaming OC; get length and thickness from the maker's page first.

Gigabyte 7800 XT Gaming OC: the maker suggests a PSU of 700W or more. On price it sat second of 5, between the cheaper ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming White and the pricier Sapphire 7900 XT, at the time of writing. The maker doesn't give its cooler thickness; if that figure matters, the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT comes in at 2.5-slot.

It matches the Gigabyte 7800 XT Gaming OC and the Zotac 4070 Ti Super Solid OC on video memory (16GB). Like the Gigabyte 7800 XT Gaming OC, it has an RX 7800 XT gpu, while the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming White uses an RX 7900 XT gpu. A 2430MHz boost clock is unique to it among these picks, while the Zotac 4070 Ti Super Solid OC uses a 2640MHz boost clock.

Its power connector and recommended PSU are not published, so confirm both for the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT with the maker. Its price falls between the Sapphire 7900 XT and the Zotac 4070 Ti Super Solid OC, based on our last check.

A GPU support stand comes in the box. It matches the Gigabyte 7800 XT Gaming OC and the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT on video memory (16GB). No other pick in this guide offers an RTX 4070 Ti Super gpu; compare the Gigabyte 7800 XT Gaming OC, which has an RX 7800 XT gpu.

GDDR6X memory is unique to it among these picks, while the Sapphire 7900 XT uses GDDR6 memory. You get a 2640MHz boost clock here, which sets it apart from the Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT and its a 2430MHz boost clock. 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 Pulse 7800 XT and the rest. The trade-off is video memory; for more, the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming White offers 20GB.