Top Graphics Cards 2023

Nvidia’s monstrous GeForce RTX 4090 delivers luxuriously fast frame rates and futuristic features, but DLSS 3’s AI speed boost may be the real star. It’s a behemoth of a GPU that draws a lot of power, but Nvidia’s sublime Founders Edition design remains cool, quiet, and eye-catching.

If you want one of the fastest graphics cards in the world and cost is secondary, Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition is a fine choice. But if money matters at all, other GeForce RTX GPUs are superior values.

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3050 delivers great 1080p gaming performance with modern features, including capable ray tracing chops and DLSS. It has plenty of memory and doesn’t make any unusual technical compromises, unlike AMD’s rival Radeon RX 6500 XT, but that potentially makes it a target for GPU miners—which could mean bad things for price and availability.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 XT is a simple, straightforward graphics card that focuses on good cooling and excellent performance, aided by a killer Trixx Boost software feature. It’s a great 1080p gaming option if you’re willing to pay pandemic pricing for a GPU.

If the GeForce RTX 3060 can come close to its official $329 asking price, it's a great product for mainstream gamers. But in today's market, even with reduced mining performance, that's an unlikely if, as its performance lands right between the RTX 2060 Super and 2070 Super.

The Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti is a powerhouse graphics card that delivers an excellent 4K ray tracing performance. If you can afford its steep up-front cost then it’s an excellent choice for any hardcore gamer looking for top-of-the-line performance. However, the gains you get compared to the base RTX 3080, which costs a lot less, make it a hard sell for gamers who don’t need the best performance possible in 4K.

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is a solid performer if you want a GPU for 1440p or 1080p gaming, delivering post-60fps speeds (with ray tracing light effects turned off) throughout most of our tests. But AMD’s ongoing lack of a rival to Nvidia’s

EVGA’s GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra sports a phenomenal custom cooler, a factory overclock, and abundant overclocking-friendly features. It’s an excellent high-end RTX 3070 option, but the price is steep and the card is massive.

One of Asus' takes on the killer RTX 3080, the TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 OC goes tri-fan and long versus the RTX 3080 Founders Edition's unique cooling scheme. It's a solid speedster but it can't top Nvidia's own effort at stock speeds.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio puts its own touches and an overclock on Nvidia’s fearsome “BFGPU,” with mixed results. It’s a great card, but Nvidia’s Founders Edition is cooler, quieter, and cheaper. Make sure you can use the RTX 3090’s full potential before buying one.