The Best Graphics Card to Buy

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 RTX 5080 EVO, the ASUS Prime and the XFX Swift RX 9060 XT 16GB at 16GB. Its 2.9-slot cooler thickness is the thickest in this group; the ASUS Prime RTX 5080 EVO leads at 2.5-slot. An RX 9070 XT gpu is unique to it among these picks, while the ASUS Prime RTX 5080 EVO uses an RTX 5080 gpu. It was priced above the ASUS Prime RTX 5070 and below the ASUS Prime at the time of writing.

A MaxContact heat spreader and 0dB fan stop round it out. On video memory it ties with the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend, the ASUS Prime and the XFX Swift RX 9060 XT 16GB at 16GB. You get an RTX 5080 gpu here, which sets it apart from the XFX Swift RX 9060 XT 16GB and its an RX 9060 XT gpu.

Like the ASUS Prime and ASUS Prime RTX 5070, it has GDDR7 memory, while the Arc B570 Challenger uses GDDR6 memory. It is the only pick here with a 2685MHz (OC mode) boost clock; the ASUS Prime has a 2527MHz (OC mode) boost clock instead. You also get a quiet/performance dual BIOS.

The ASUS Prime RTX 5080 EVO occupies 2.5 slots, but no length is published, so check the maker's spec page against your case. At our last price check it topped the group, with the ASUS Prime the nearest cheaper option.

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 ASUS Prime RTX 5080 EVO and the XFX Swift RX 9060 XT 16GB on video memory (16GB). On cooler thickness it ties with the ASUS Prime RTX 5080 EVO and the ASUS Prime RTX 5070 at 2.5-slot.

No other pick in this guide offers an RTX 5070 Ti gpu; compare the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend, which has an RX 9070 XT gpu. A 16-pin 12V-2x6 power connector is unique to it among these picks, while the Arc B570 Challenger uses a 1 x 8-pin power connector. Power for the ASUS Prime comes through 16-pin 12V-2x6, with 750W the maker's minimum PSU. On price it sat fifth of 6, between the cheaper ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend and the pricier ASUS Prime RTX 5080 EVO, at the time of writing.

Its 12GB of GDDR7 is enough for most games at 1440p, though less than the 16GB AMD cards here. Its 12GB video memory ranks fifth of 6 here, behind the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend (16GB) and ahead of the Arc B570 Challenger (10GB). On cooler thickness it ties with the ASUS Prime RTX 5080 EVO and the ASUS Prime at 2.5-slot.

It is the only pick here with an RTX 5070 gpu; the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend has an RX 9070 XT gpu instead. It shares GDDR7 memory with the ASUS Prime RTX 5080 EVO and ASUS Prime; the XFX Swift RX 9060 XT 16GB goes with GDDR6 memory. Its price falls between the XFX Swift RX 9060 XT 16GB and the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend, based on our last check.

It suits 1440p at medium to high settings. It matches the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend, the ASUS Prime RTX 5080 EVO and the ASUS Prime on video memory (16GB). No other pick in this guide offers an RX 9060 XT gpu; compare the ASUS Prime RTX 5070, which has an RTX 5070 gpu.

It shares GDDR6 memory with the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend and Arc B570 Challenger; the ASUS Prime RTX 5080 EVO goes with GDDR7 memory. You get a 3320MHz boost clock here, which sets it apart from the ASUS Prime and its a 2527MHz (OC mode) boost clock. No dimensions are published for the XFX Swift RX 9060 XT 16GB; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. On price it sat second of 6, between the cheaper Arc B570 Challenger and the pricier ASUS Prime RTX 5070, at the time of writing.

It was the least expensive card here at the time of writing and still offers three DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. Its dual striped axial fans stop completely at low load, and the card supports Intel XeSS 2 upscaling. Its 10GB video memory is the smallest in this group; the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend leads at 16GB.

No other pick in this guide offers an arc B570 gpu; compare the ASUS Prime RTX 5080 EVO, which has an RTX 5080 gpu. It shares GDDR6 memory with the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend and XFX Swift RX 9060 XT 16GB; the ASUS Prime RTX 5080 EVO goes with GDDR7 memory. A 1 x 8-pin power connector is unique to it among these picks, while the ASUS Prime uses a 16-pin 12V-2x6 power connector. It undercut the XFX Swift RX 9060 XT 16GB and every other pick on price at the time of writing.