256 bit Memory Bus — 33 Graphics Cards Compared

Decision table

256 bit Memory Bus: which one for what?

The 33 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 5070 Ti88%

Leads for Content Creation: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti89%

Leads for Quiet operation: AMD Radeon RX 680069%

Leads for Films & Video: Intel Arc A58076%

#19#14#13#21
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XTAMD
8 GB · 1905 MHz · 225 W
72% 64% 58% 58%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#23#13#5#12
AMD Radeon RX 5700AMD
8 GB · 1725 MHz · 180 W
69% 64% 64% 61%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 180 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- 180 W — among the frugal ones here
#31#31#33#30
AMD Radeon RX 590AMD
8 GB · 1545 MHz
66% 51% 50% 54%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#33#33#3#11
AMD Radeon RX 570AMD
8 GB · 1244 MHz · 150 W
65% 50% 65% 62%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 150 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- 150 W — among the frugal ones here
#32#32#2#10
AMD Radeon RX 480AMD
4 GB · 1266 MHz · 150 W
65% 50% 65% 62%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 150 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- 150 W — among the frugal ones here
#30#30#6#15
AMD Radeon RX 580AMD
8 GB · 1340 MHz · 185 W
66% 51% 63% 60%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 185 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- 185 W — among the frugal ones here
#4#15#30#22
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XTAMD
16 GB · 2310 MHz · 335 W
85% 62% 51% 58%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 576 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
#12#24#1#13
AMD Radeon RX 6800AMD
16 GB · 2105 MHz · 250 W
76% 60% 69% 61%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Quiet operation
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
#8#25#28#17
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD
16 GB · 2250 MHz · 300 W
79% 60% 53% 59%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
#10#3#21#14
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD
16 GB · 2430 MHz · 263 W
79% 83% 56% 61%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 624 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Ray-tracing hardware
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
#6#10#22#5
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GREAMD
16 GB · 2245 MHz · 260 W
82% 70% 56% 73%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 576 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
- 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
#9#26#29#18
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD
16 GB · 2250 MHz · 300 W
79% 60% 53% 59%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
#7#9#11#8
AMD Radeon RX 9070AMD
16 GB · 2520 MHz · 220 W
82% 71% 60% 63%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 640 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
- 220 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
- 220 W — among the frugal ones here
#15#6#31#19
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080NVIDIA
16 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2510 MHz
74% 78% 51% 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
#14#5#23#16
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPERNVIDIA
16 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2610 MHz
74% 78% 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
#16#7#32#20
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPERNVIDIA
16 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2550 MHz
74% 78% 51% 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
#28#22#12#27
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070NVIDIA
8 GB · Ampere · 1730 MHz
68% 62% 60% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 220 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- 220 W — among the frugal ones here
#29#23#27#33
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 TiNVIDIA
8 GB · Ampere · 1770 MHz
68% 62% 54% 52%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#27#21#10#26
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TiNVIDIA
8 GB · Ampere · 1670 MHz
68% 62% 62% 56%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 200 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- 200 W — among the frugal ones here
#17#28#14#2
Intel Arc A750Intel
8 GB · Xe HPG · 2050 MHz
73% 60% 58% 74%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
- 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
#22#27#7#1
Intel Arc A580Intel
8 GB · Xe HPG · 1700 MHz
70% 60% 63% 76%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
- 185 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Films & Video
- AV1 decoder
- 185 W — among the frugal ones here
#18#29#16#4
Intel Arc A770 8GBIntel
8 GB · Xe HPG · 2100 MHz
73% 60% 58% 74%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
- 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
#11#11#15#3
Intel Arc A770 16GBIntel
16 GB · Xe HPG · 2100 MHz
78% 70% 58% 74%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 560 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
- 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
#24#16#4#23
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SuperNVIDIA
8 GB · Turing · 1650 MHz
68% 62% 65% 57%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 175 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- 175 W — among the frugal ones here
#21#20#20#32
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SuperNVIDIA
8 GB · Turing · 1820 MHz
71% 62% 57% 53%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#20#19#17#31
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080NVIDIA
8 GB · Turing · 1800 MHz
71% 62% 58% 54%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#26#18#9#25
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SuperNVIDIA
8 GB · Turing · 1770 MHz
68% 62% 62% 56%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 215 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- 215 W — among the frugal ones here
#25#17#8#24
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070NVIDIA
8 GB · Turing · 1710 MHz
68% 62% 63% 56%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 185 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- 185 W — among the frugal ones here
#3#8#19#6
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XTAMD
16 GB · RDNA 4 · 2970 MHz
87% 76% 57% 64%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 640 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Ray-tracing hardware
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 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
#13#12#25#28
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPUNVIDIA
16 GB · Blackwell · 80-150 W
76% 67% 55% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 19 months on the market
#5#4#26#29
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPUNVIDIA
24 GB · Blackwell · 95-150 W
85% 81% 55% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 24 GB of memory
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 24 GB of memory
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 19 months on the market
#1#1#18#7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 TiNVIDIA
16 GB · Blackwell · 2452 MHz
88% 89% 58% 64%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 896 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
#2#2#24#9
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080NVIDIA
16 GB · Blackwell · 2617 MHz
88% 89% 55% 63%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 960 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Ray-tracing hardware
- Current model — 20 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- AV1 encoder
- Current model — 20 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 20 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
- Current model — 20 months on the market