8 GB Memory Size — 35 Graphics Cards Compared

Decision table

8 GB Memory Size: which one for what?

The 35 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: AMD Radeon RX Vega 6476%

Leads for Content Creation: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 506070%

Leads for Quiet operation: AMD Radeon RX 660074%

Leads for Films & Video: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 406078%

#31#30#5#14
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XTAMD
8 GB · 1845 MHz · 130 W
65% 50% 64% 61%
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
- 130 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- 130 W — among the frugal ones here
#28#28#31#23
AMD Radeon RX 590AMD
8 GB · 1545 MHz
67% 52% 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.
#32#31#9#15
AMD Radeon RX 570AMD
8 GB · 1244 MHz · 150 W
65% 50% 61% 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
- 150 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- 150 W — among the frugal ones here
#1#2#32#31
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64AMD
8 GB · 1546 MHz · 295 W
76% 67% 50% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 484 GB/s memory bandwidth
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.
#10#6#19#24
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56AMD
8 GB · 1471 MHz · 210 W
72% 66% 55% 53%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 410 GB/s memory bandwidth
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#27#15#17
AMD Radeon RX 580AMD
8 GB · 1340 MHz · 185 W
67% 52% 57% 57%
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.
#7#5#25#18
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XTAMD
8 GB · 1905 MHz · 225 W
75% 66% 52% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 448 GB/s memory bandwidth
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.
#12#18#11#3
AMD Radeon RX 7600AMD
8 GB · 2655 MHz · 165 W
71% 61% 60% 75%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
- 165 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Films & Video
- AV1 decoder
- 165 W — among the frugal ones here
#11#26#14#13
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XTAMD
8 GB · 2635 MHz · 180 W
71% 53% 58% 62%
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
#19#33#1#9
AMD Radeon RX 6600AMD
8 GB · 2491 MHz · 132 W
68% 50% 74% 64%
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
- 132 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
- 132 W — among the frugal ones here
#16#29#10#12
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XTAMD
8 GB · 2589 MHz · 160 W
70% 52% 61% 63%
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
- 160 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
- 160 W — among the frugal ones here
#18#32#3#4
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XTAMD
8 GB · 2815 MHz · 113 W
68% 50% 66% 74%
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
- 113 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Films & Video
- 113 W — among the frugal ones here
#35#21#7#2
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
#34#20#4#1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060NVIDIA
8 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2460 MHz
65% 58% 65% 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
#26#1#8#11
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060NVIDIA
8 GB · Blackwell · 2500 MHz
68% 70% 62% 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
#24#16#24#28
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070NVIDIA
8 GB · Ampere · 1730 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.
#25#17#30#32
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 TiNVIDIA
8 GB · Ampere · 1770 MHz
68% 62% 51% 50%
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#15#18#26
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TiNVIDIA
8 GB · Ampere · 1670 MHz
68% 62% 56% 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.
#33#34#6#8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050NVIDIA
8 GB · Ampere · 1780 MHz
65% 50% 64% 69%
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
- 130 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Films & Video
- 130 W — among the frugal ones here
#2#8#26#6
Intel Arc A750Intel
8 GB · Xe HPG · 2050 MHz
76% 63% 52% 71%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 512 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
#8#7#16#5
Intel Arc A580Intel
8 GB · Xe HPG · 1700 MHz
73% 63% 57% 73%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 512 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
#13#19#2#10
AMD Radeon RX 9060AMD
8 GB · 2990 MHz · 132 W
71% 61% 74% 64%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Quiet operation
- 132 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
- 132 W — among the frugal ones here
#3#9#27#7
Intel Arc A770 8GBIntel
8 GB · Xe HPG · 2100 MHz
76% 63% 52% 71%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 512 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
#20#10#12#19
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SuperNVIDIA
8 GB · Turing · 1650 MHz
68% 62% 59% 55%
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.
#15#14#29#30
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SuperNVIDIA
8 GB · Turing · 1820 MHz
71% 62% 51% 51%
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.
#14#13#28#29
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080NVIDIA
8 GB · Turing · 1800 MHz
71% 62% 52% 51%
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.
#22#12#20#27
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SuperNVIDIA
8 GB · Turing · 1770 MHz
68% 62% 55% 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.
#21#11#17#25
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070NVIDIA
8 GB · Turing · 1710 MHz
68% 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.
#9#4#13#16
AMD Radeon RX 5700AMD
8 GB · 1725 MHz · 180 W
72% 66% 58% 58%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 448 GB/s memory bandwidth
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.
#4#24#21#20
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPUNVIDIA
8 GB · Blackwell · 35-100 W
76% 55% 55% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Current model — 18 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 18 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 18 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 18 months on the market
#5#3#22#21
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPUNVIDIA
8 GB · Blackwell · 45-100 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
#6#25#23#22
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPUNVIDIA
8 GB · Blackwell · 50-100 W
76% 55% 55% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 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
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 19 months on the market
#29#22#34#34
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPUNVIDIA
8 GB · Ada Lovelace · 35-115 W
66% 57% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
#30#23#35#35
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPUNVIDIA
8 GB · Ada Lovelace · 35-115 W
66% 57% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
#17#35#33#33
AMD Radeon RX 7700SAMD
8 GB · RDNA 3 · 2200 MHz
69% 45% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Ray-tracing hardware
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near