Which GPU should I buy?

Picking a GPU can be easy for some and more difficult for others. Why? A lot of factors can affect the GPU selection process such as dimensions, power requirements, display resolution, games played, budget, FPS, design of cards, temperature of cards, and well…you can kind of get the point. Additional considerations may also include the intended use such as Gaming, Creative Work, or AI / Compute. This page will help guide you with your GPU decision process.

Gaming

AI / COMPUTE

CREATIVE

AI / COMPUTE

GEFORCE RTX 5090

GEFORCE RTX 5080

GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti

GEFORCE RTX 5070

GEFORCE RTX 4090

GEFORCE RTX 4080 SUPER

GEFORCE RTX 4080

GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti

GEFORCE RTX 4070 SUPER

GEFORCE RTX 4070

GEFORCE RTX 4060 Ti

GEFORCE RTX 4060

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AI TOPS Higher values are better.

Creative

3D ANIMATION-Blender Cycles

GEFORCE RTX 5090

GEFORCE RTX 5080

GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti

GEFORCE RTX 5070

GEFORCE RTX 4090

GEFORCE RTX 4080

APPLE MAC STUDIO M2 ULTRA

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Blender Cycles

Shorter wait times are better.

Performance testing conducted by NVIDIA in December 2024 with desktops equipped with Intel Core i9-14900K and 64GB RAM. NVIDIA Driver 571.24, Windows 11. Time scaled to 10 minutes for comparison purposes. 3D Design Performance measured with Blender 4.3, measuring render time of various scenes using Blender OpenData benchmark with the OptiX render engine.

3D ANIMATION-Autodesk Arnold With Maya

GEFORCE RTX 5090

GEFORCE RTX 5080

GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti

GEFORCE RTX 5070

GEFORCE RTX 4090

GEFORCE RTX 4080

APPLE MAC STUDIO M2 ULTRA

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Autodesk Arnold With Maya

Shorter wait times are better.

Performance testing conducted by NVIDIA in December 2024 with desktops equipped with Intel Core i9-14900K and 64GB RAM. NVIDIA Driver 571.24, Windows 11. Time scaled to 10 minutes for comparison purposes.Maya with Arnold 2025 (7.3.0) renderer performance measures render time of the NVIDIA SOL 3D model.

VIDEO EDITING AND MOTION GRAPHICS-Adobe Premiere Pro

GEFORCE RTX 5090

GEFORCE RTX 5080

GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti

GEFORCE RTX 5070

GEFORCE RTX 4090

GEFORCE RTX 4080

APPLE MAC STUDIO M2 ULTRA

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Adobe Premiere Pro

Shorter wait times are better.

Adobe Premiere Pro PugetBench's GPU Score measures various GPU-accelerated effects, including Lumetri Color, Gaussian Blur, Sharpen, and others.

VIDEO EDITING AND MOTION GRAPHICS-DaVinci Resolve

GEFORCE RTX 5090

GEFORCE RTX 5080

GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti

GEFORCE RTX 5070

GEFORCE RTX 4090

GEFORCE RTX 4080

APPLE MAC STUDIO M2 ULTRA

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DaVinci Resolve

Shorter wait times are better.

Video editing performance measured with DaVinci Resolve PugetBench v1.1's GPU Score which measures various GPU-accelerated affects, including Magic Mask, Depth Map, Speed Warp, and others.

Architectural Visualization-V-Ray

GEFORCE RTX 5090

GEFORCE RTX 5080

GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti

GEFORCE RTX 5070

GEFORCE RTX 4090

GEFORCE RTX 4080

APPLE MAC STUDIO M2 ULTRA

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V-Ray

Shorter wait times are better.

Performance testing conducted by NVIDIA in December 2024 with desktops equipped with Intel Core i9-14900K and 64GB RAM. NVIDIA Driver 571.24, Windows 11. Time scaled to 10 minutes for comparison purposes. V-Ray 6 Benchmark measures render performance on various scenes with the OptiX render engine.

PHOTOGRAPHY

GEFORCE RTX 4090

GEFORCE RTX 4070

GEFORCE RTX 4060

GEFORCE RTX 4050

Apple MacBook Pro M3 Max

Apple MacBook Pro M3 Pro

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

Shorter wait times are better.

ON1 Resize AI measures time to apply super resolution effect to a batch of photos.

GAMING

ALAN WAKE 2

ASSASSINS CREED MIRAGE

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Recommended Graphics Cards

The below listing of graphics cards options are likely to best support your gaming preferences. The recommended graphics card options suggested have been defined to reach a minimum of 60 FPS with in-game detail settings configured to max.

ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 5090

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ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti

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ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4090

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ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4080 SUPER

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ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

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Please Note: Recommendations exclude Real-time ray tracing features. The CPU used in your system and other components may also be a factor to consider in the gaming performance. The recommendations on this page were tested on a system using a 14th generation Intel Core i9 processor. Some graphics cards and games may need to enable DLSS 3 and Frame Generation to achieve 60 FPS performance.

Recommended Graphics Cards

The below listing of graphics cards options are likely to best support your gaming preferences. The recommended graphics card options suggested have been defined to reach a minimum of 60 FPS with in-game detail settings configured to max.

ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 5090

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ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti

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ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 5070

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ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4090

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ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4080 SUPER

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ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

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ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4070 SUPER

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ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4070

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ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4060 Ti

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