1 Encoder Count — 8 Graphics Cards Compared

Decision table

1 Encoder Count: which one for what?

The 8 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Content Creation Quiet operation Films & Video

Leads for Gaming: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 507085%

Leads for Content Creation: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 507087%

Leads for Quiet operation: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 406066%

Leads for Films & Video: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 406078%

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070NVIDIA
12 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2480 MHz
71% 76% 55% 60%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050NVIDIA
8 GB · Blackwell · 2570 MHz
65% 58% 64% 77%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
- 130 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Films & Video
- AV1 decoder
- 130 W — among the frugal ones here
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060NVIDIA
8 GB · Blackwell · 2500 MHz
68% 70% 61% 64%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
- 145 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
- 145 W — among the frugal ones here
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060NVIDIA
8 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2460 MHz
65% 58% 66% 78%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
- 115 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Films & Video
- AV1 decoder
- 115 W — among the frugal ones here
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPERNVIDIA
12 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2480 MHz
71% 76% 52% 59%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 TiNVIDIA
16 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2540 MHz
70% 70% 59% 75%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 16 GB of memory
Why it ranks here
- 16 GB of memory
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Films & Video
- AV1 decoder
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 TiNVIDIA
16 GB · Blackwell · 2572 MHz
81% 75% 62% 66%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 16 GB of memory
- Ray-tracing hardware
- Current model — 18 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 16 GB of memory
- AV1 encoder
- Current model — 18 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 18 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
- Current model — 18 months on the market
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070NVIDIA
12 GB · Blackwell · 2512 MHz
85% 87% 55% 63%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 672 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Ray-tracing hardware
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- AV1 encoder
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
- Current model — 19 months on the market