Part type
Graphics card
The graphics card draws the picture. Games, 3D viewports, GPU-accelerated AI, and hardware video encode all live here.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
The no-compromise 4K / AI card. Power, heat, and price are the cost.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
High-end 4K gaming without the 5090’s power bill.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
The 1440p Blackwell card most people should actually buy.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
The sweet 1440p/4K Ti — more VRAM than the 5070, less excess than the 5080.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
The last-gen king. Still elite at 4K and local AI if you can find one.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
A proper 4K Ada card — 16 GB, strong raster, great NVENC.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
The 1440p Ada sweet spot. The card a lot of people actually wanted.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Efficient 1440p. Super is faster if the price gap is small.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
A 1080p ray-tracing card. Fine, not a 1440p champion.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
The 12 GB Ampere that people still buy used — 1080p and light AI.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
A used 1440p staple. 8 GB is the limit, not the shaders.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
First-gen RTX. Playable 1080p; ray tracing is a curiosity now.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super
The last great GTX. 1080p medium in modern games, excellent for esports.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
The 1080p card of the late 2010s. Today: esports, indie, and low settings.
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD’s 4K raster hammer — 24 GB, great value when the price is right.
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
The 1440p AMD pick — 16 GB, strong raster, often cheaper than the 4070 Super.
AMD Radeon RX 7600
Honest 1080p. 8 GB is the same ceiling the 4060 has.
Intel Arc B580
The value 1440p card — 12 GB for the money, with driver caveats on older CPUs.