The Best Graphics Cards Under $700

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 XFX Swift RX 9070 and the Gigabyte RX 9070 Gaming OC on video memory (16GB). Like the XFX Swift RX 9070 and Gigabyte RX 9070 Gaming OC, it has an RX 9070 gpu, while the Gigabyte 4070 Windforce uses an RTX 4070 gpu.

It shares a 2520MHz boost clock with the MSI 4070 Ventus 3X E1; the XFX Swift RX 9070 goes with a 2700MHz boost clock. It was the cheapest of the group when we checked; the MSI 4070 Ventus 3X E1 was the next step up.

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 Challenger comes next at 16GB. You get an RX 7900 XT gpu here, which sets it apart from the Gigabyte 4070 Windforce and its an RTX 4070 gpu.

It is the only pick here with a 2450MHz boost clock; the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger has a 2520MHz 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 Gigabyte RX 9070 Gaming OC and cheaper picks cost less, and the Gigabyte 4070 Windforce cost more.

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 matches the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger and the Gigabyte RX 9070 Gaming OC on video memory (16GB).

Like the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger and Gigabyte RX 9070 Gaming OC, it has an RX 9070 gpu, while the Gigabyte 4070 Windforce uses an RTX 4070 gpu. A 2700MHz boost clock is unique to it among these picks, while the MSI 4070 Ventus 3X E1 uses 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 price falls between the MSI 4070 Ventus 3X E1 and the Gigabyte RX 9070 Gaming OC, based on our last check.

It leaves more of the budget for the CPU, board and memory. It matches the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger and the XFX Swift RX 9070 on video memory (16GB). Like the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger and XFX Swift RX 9070, it has an RX 9070 gpu, while the Gigabyte 4070 Windforce uses an RTX 4070 gpu.

It also offers server-grade thermal conductive gel and RGB lighting. No dimensions are published for the Gigabyte RX 9070 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 Gaming OC with the maker. On price it sat fourth of 6, between the cheaper XFX Swift RX 9070 and the pricier ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming, at the time of writing.

It supports DLSS 3 frame generation, and third-generation RT cores give up to twice the ray tracing performance. It matches the MSI 4070 Ventus 3X E1 on video memory (12GB). Like the MSI 4070 Ventus 3X E1, it has an RTX 4070 gpu, while the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger uses an RX 9070 gpu.

You get GDDR6X memory here, which sets it apart from the MSI 4070 Ventus 3X E1 and its GDDR6 memory. No dimensions are published for the Gigabyte 4070 Windforce; 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 4070 Windforce with the maker. It was the most expensive pick when we checked, so weigh what it adds over the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming.

It has three DisplayPort 1.4a outputs and one HDMI 2.1a on a 192-bit memory interface. It uses the GeForce RTX 4070 chip with MSI's three-fan cooler. It has three DisplayPort 1.4a outputs and one HDMI 2.1a, with 12GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus and a 2520MHz clock.

On video memory it ties with the Gigabyte 4070 Windforce at 12GB. It shares an RTX 4070 gpu with the Gigabyte 4070 Windforce; the Gigabyte RX 9070 Gaming OC goes with an RX 9070 gpu. Like the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger, it has a 2520MHz boost clock, while the ASRock 7900 XT Phantom Gaming uses a 2450MHz boost clock.

No dimensions are published for the MSI 4070 Ventus 3X E1; get length and thickness from the maker's page first. When we checked, only the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger cost less, and the XFX Swift RX 9070 cost more.