The Best Quiet Graphics Cards

On video memory it ties with the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend at 16GB. It matches the Sapphire 7900 XT on cooler thickness (3-slot). You get an RX 7800 XT gpu here, which sets it apart from the ASUS TUF RTX 5070 and its an RTX 5070 gpu.

Like the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend and Sapphire 7900 XT, it has GDDR6 memory, while the ASUS TUF RTX 5060 Ti 8GB uses GDDR7 memory. It is the only pick here with a 2565MHz boost clock; the ASUS TUF RTX 5070 has a 2640MHz (OC mode) boost clock instead. No other pick here cost less at our last price check, and the ASUS TUF RTX 5060 Ti 8GB was closest. What it gives up: video memory of 16GB, behind the Sapphire 7900 XT (20GB); by contrast, the Sapphire 7900 XT offers 20GB.

Its 3.1-slot cooler is large for this class, so check the slot below. On video memory it trails the group at 8GB, while the Sapphire 7900 XT offers 20GB. Its 3.1-slot cooler thickness ranks fourth of 5 here, behind the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend (2.9-slot) and ahead of the ASUS TUF RTX 5070 (3.125-slot).

An RTX 5060 Ti gpu is unique to it among these picks, while the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend uses an RX 9070 XT gpu. Like the ASUS TUF RTX 5070, it has GDDR7 memory, while the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend uses GDDR6 memory. No other pick in this guide offers a 2692MHz (OC mode) boost clock; compare the ASUS TUF RTX 5070, which has a 2640MHz (OC mode) boost clock. It was priced above the Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT and below the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend at the time of writing.

It uses two 8-pin plugs, which suits power supplies without a 16-pin cable, but the maker recommends 800W. On video memory it ties with the Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT at 16GB. On cooler thickness it leads this guide at 2.9-slot, ahead of the Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT (3-slot).

You get an RX 9070 XT gpu here, which sets it apart from the ASUS TUF RTX 5070 and its an RTX 5070 gpu. Like the Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT and Sapphire 7900 XT, it has GDDR6 memory, while the ASUS TUF RTX 5060 Ti 8GB uses GDDR7 memory. It is the only pick here with a 2970MHz boost clock; the ASUS TUF RTX 5070 has a 2640MHz (OC mode) boost clock instead.

It also offers 64 compute units and Polychrome SYNC lighting. When we checked, only the ASUS TUF RTX 5060 Ti 8GB and cheaper picks cost less, and the Sapphire 7900 XT cost more.

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. Nothing else here matches its 20GB video memory; the Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT comes closest at 16GB.

It matches the Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT on cooler thickness (3-slot). An RX 7900 XT gpu is unique to it among these picks, while the ASUS TUF RTX 5060 Ti 8GB uses an RTX 5060 Ti gpu. Like the Sapphire Nitro+ 7800 XT and ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend, it has GDDR6 memory, while the ASUS TUF RTX 5060 Ti 8GB uses GDDR7 memory.

It was priced above the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend and below the ASUS TUF RTX 5070 at the time of writing. There is no published card length figure, whereas the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend comes in at 298mm.

The GPU Guard bracket helps against sag and the PCB carries a protective coating. On video memory it sits mid-pack at 12GB: the Sapphire 7900 XT offers 20GB, and the ASUS TUF RTX 5060 Ti 8GB comes in at 8GB. Its 3.125-slot cooler thickness is the thickest in this group; the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend leads at 2.9-slot.

You get an RTX 5070 gpu here, which sets it apart from the Sapphire 7900 XT and its an RX 7900 XT gpu. Like the ASUS TUF RTX 5060 Ti 8GB, it has GDDR7 memory, while the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend uses GDDR6 memory. At our last price check it topped the group, with the Sapphire 7900 XT the nearest cheaper option. If you want a confirmed card length, look to the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend instead: it comes in at 298mm, while this one gives no figure.