Mid-range gaming Segment — 29 Graphics Cards Compared

Decision table

Mid-range gaming Segment: which one for what?

The 29 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: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT88%

Leads for Quiet operation: AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT76%

Leads for Films & Video: AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT77%

#20#17#13#26
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56AMD
8 GB · 1471 MHz · 210 W
70% 65% 59% 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.
#14#10#7#8
AMD Radeon RX 6700AMD
10 GB · 2450 MHz · 175 W
74% 69% 63% 65%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 175 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
- 175 W — among the frugal ones here
#22#27#5#12
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XTAMD
6 GB · 1560 MHz · 150 W
68% 62% 65% 61%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 150 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- 150 W — among the frugal ones here
#5#16#6#19
AMD Radeon RX 6800AMD
16 GB · 2105 MHz · 250 W
80% 66% 64% 59%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 16 GB of memory
- 512 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
- 16 GB of memory
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Quiet operation
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
#8#28#26#18
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XTAMD
12 GB · 2600 MHz · 250 W
76% 59% 52% 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
#13#29#24#16
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD
12 GB · 2581 MHz · 230 W
75% 58% 54% 60%
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
#9#13#25#17
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XTAMD
12 GB · 2544 MHz · 245 W
76% 67% 53% 60%
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
- AV1 decoder
#3#1#27#20
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD
16 GB · 2430 MHz · 263 W
82% 88% 51% 59%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 16 GB of memory
- 624 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 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
- AV1 decoder
#7#8#1#1
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XTAMD
16 GB · 3130 MHz · 160 W
77% 71% 76% 77%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 16 GB of memory
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
- 16 GB of memory
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Quiet operation
- 160 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Films & Video
- AV1 decoder
- 160 W — among the frugal ones here
#18#5#20#14
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPERNVIDIA
12 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2480 MHz
71% 77% 56% 61%
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
#19#6#28#21
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 TiNVIDIA
12 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2610 MHz
71% 77% 51% 58%
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
#17#4#15#10
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070NVIDIA
12 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2480 MHz
71% 77% 59% 63%
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
#29#9#3#7
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060NVIDIA
8 GB · Blackwell · 2500 MHz
68% 71% 66% 66%
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
#27#24#19#28
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070NVIDIA
8 GB · Ampere · 1730 MHz
68% 63% 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.
#28#25#29#29
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 TiNVIDIA
8 GB · Ampere · 1770 MHz
68% 63% 50% 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.
#26#23#14#25
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TiNVIDIA
8 GB · Ampere · 1670 MHz
68% 63% 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.
#11#18#21#3
Intel Arc A750Intel
8 GB · Xe HPG · 2050 MHz
76% 63% 55% 72%
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
#10#14#18#13
AMD Radeon RX 9070 GREAMD
12 GB · 2790 MHz · 220 W
76% 67% 56% 61%
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
- AV1 decoder
#12#19#23#5
Intel Arc A770 8GBIntel
8 GB · Xe HPG · 2100 MHz
76% 63% 55% 72%
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
#6#11#12#2
Intel Arc B580Intel
12 GB · Xe2 · 2670 MHz
78% 69% 60% 75%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 456 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Ray-tracing hardware
Why it ranks here
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
- 190 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Films & Video
- AV1 decoder
- 190 W — among the frugal ones here
#4#7#22#4
Intel Arc A770 16GBIntel
16 GB · Xe HPG · 2100 MHz
81% 75% 55% 72%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 16 GB of memory
- 560 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Ray-tracing hardware
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
#16#12#10#23
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060NVIDIA
12 GB · Turing · 1650 MHz
71% 69% 61% 55%
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
#23#20#8#22
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SuperNVIDIA
8 GB · Turing · 1650 MHz
68% 63% 63% 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
#25#22#16#27
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SuperNVIDIA
8 GB · Turing · 1770 MHz
68% 63% 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.
#24#21#11#24
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070NVIDIA
8 GB · Turing · 1710 MHz
68% 63% 61% 55%
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
#21#26#4#11
AMD Radeon RX 5600AMD
6 GB · 1560 MHz · 150 W
68% 62% 65% 61%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 150 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- 150 W — among the frugal ones here
#15#15#9#15
AMD Radeon RX 5700AMD
8 GB · 1725 MHz · 180 W
72% 66% 62% 60%
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
#2#3#2#6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 TiNVIDIA
16 GB · Blackwell · 2572 MHz
84% 78% 67% 69%
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
- 180 W — among the frugal ones here
- Current model — 18 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
- 180 W — among the frugal ones here
- Current model — 18 months on the market
#1#2#17#9
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070NVIDIA
12 GB · Blackwell · 2512 MHz
85% 88% 57% 64%
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