This Battlemage-powered card is only a fraction slower than the last-gen A770, the most powerful Alchemist model, but it's worth noting that some games still don't like Intel's GPU architecture. You are getting quite a lot of GPU for the money, but it's a tough one to recommend when the faster B580 is only a little more expensive.

Key specs: 2304 shaders | 2600 MHz boost | 10 GB GDDR6

Arc B570 price check: Newegg $219.99 | Walmart $219.99 | B&H Photo $229.99 | Best Buy $335.99

Although it can be really fast in some games, the B580 isn't as consistent as AMD and Nvidia's offerings. It's priced very competitively, though, so it's still worth considering, especially if you're on a tight budget and want more than 8 GB of VRAM.

Key specs: 2560 shaders | 2670 MHz boost | 12 GB GDDR6

Arc B580 price check: Newegg $249.99 | Walmart $249.99 | Amazon $299.99

As the budget baby of AMD's last-gen RDNA 3 family, you might think the RX 7600 isn't worth considering. However, there are plenty of games where it's faster than the RTX 5050, and that's why it's still a valid choice now. It's not a very exciting graphics card, but it does its job well enough.

Key specs: 2048 shaders | 2655 MHz boost | 8 GB GDDR6

RX 7600 price check: Amazon $249.99 | Best Buy $249.99 | Walmart $249.99

Nvidia's [[link]] lowliest member of the RTX 50-series family isn't going to win many awards. Roughly on par with an RTX 4060 (sometimes slower, sometimes faster), it's only worth considering if you must have DLSS 4. Best to pay a bit more and get a far superior RX 9060 XT or RTX 5060, or stick to your budget and bag a B580.

Key specs: 2560 shaders | 2677 MHz boost | 8 GB GDDR6

RTX 5050 price check: Amazon $249.99 | B&H Photo $249.99 | Newegg $249.99 | Walmart $249.99

AMD's little RX 9060 XT doesn't have upscaling and frame generation as good as the RTX 5060, but it beats it on raw GPU power. You might be better off saving more money and buying a 16 GB version, though. It doesn't have more shaders or higher clock speeds, but the extra VRAM should come in handy in the future.

Key specs: 2048 shaders | 3130 MHz boost | 8 GB GDDR6

RX 9060 XT 8 GB price check: Amazon $269.99 | Best Buy $269.99 | Newegg $279.99 | B&H Photo $379.99

The RTX 5060 isn't massively faster than its predecessor, the RTX 4060, but having full support for DLSS 4 is certainly a plus. Stocks are decent, so you should have no problem picking one up at the MSRP, but at this price, the 8 GB versions of the RX 9060 XT or RTX 5060 Ti make more sense.

Key specs: 2048 shaders | 2540 MHz boost | 8 GB GDDR7

RTX 5060 price check: Amazon $299.99 | B&H Photo $299.99 | Best Buy $299.99 | Newegg $299.99

The 8 GB version of the RTX 5060 Ti doesn't have a great MSRP, but this deal makes up for it. You're probably better off saving a bit more money and waiting for an affordable 16 GB model, though. It won't be any faster, but the extra VRAM is worth having when games start to demand more memory.

Key specs: 4608 shaders | 2692 MHz boost | 8 GB GDDR7

RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB price check: B&H Photo $349.99 | Best Buy $349.99 | Newegg $349.99 | Amazon $359.99

The 16 GB version of the RX 9060 XT isn't quite as fast as the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB card when ray tracing is involved, but outside of that, it's generally on par. You don't get as good an upscaling and frame generation system as with the Nvidia GPU, though. On the plus side, it is much cheaper, and that counts for a lot these days.

Key specs: 2048 shaders | 3230 MHz boost | 16 GB GDDR6

RX 9060 XT 16 GB price check: Walmart $349.99 | Best Buy $359.99 | Amazon $369.99 | B&H Photo $389.99

While the specs suggest it should only be a little faster than the 4060 Ti, the use of super-speedy GDDR7 gives the RTX 5060 Ti a surprisingly big boost. It's not worth buying if you already have an RTX 40-series card, but it's a decent upgrade if you have an older GPU, and all that VRAM is kinda nice to have.

Key specs: 4608 shaders | 2692 MHz boost | 16 GB GDDR7

RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB price check: B&H Photo $429.99 | Best Buy $429.99 | Newegg $429.99 | Walmart $429.99

Although the RTX 5070 is a good deal faster than its predecessor, the RTX 4070, it's less of an upgrade compared to the RTX 4070 Super. DLSS 4 just about tips the balance in favor of the newer model, though, and this particular deal is well under MSRP.

Key specs: 6144 shaders | 2557 MHz boost | 12 GB GDDR7

RTX 5070 price check: Newegg $529.99 | B&H Photo $543 | Amazon $549 | Walmart $549

The RX 9070 is one of AMD's better GPUs for many years and is not that much slower than the XT version. It's been so popular that it's taken months for the price to drop to being anywhere near AMD's MSRP. More expensive than the RTX 5070, but it's a faster card all round.

Key specs: 3584 shaders | 2590 MHz boost | 16 GB GDDR6

RX 9070 price check: Walmart $559.99 | Amazon $599.99 | B&H Photo $624.58 | Best Buy $629.99

The RX 9070 XT is AMD's best graphics card in recent years, so naturally, it's hugely popular, resulting in very low stocks and sky-high prices. Although they have fallen considerably, the 9070 XT's prices are still $50 over MSRP. It is, however, far more sensibly priced than the RTX 5070 Ti.

Key specs: 4096 shaders | 2970 MHz boost | 16 GB GDDR6

RX 9070 XT price check: Walmart $649.99 | Amazon $679.69 | B&H Photo $679.69 | Best Buy $699.99

At its $749 MSRP, the RTX 5070 Ti is an expensive but superb graphics card, and although this isn't really a deal as such, at least you're not paying more than you should. If you think of it as being like an RTX 4080 with DLSS 4 support, though, then it looks like a real bargain. That said, the RX 9070 XT is $100 cheaper...

Key specs: 8960 shaders | 2482 MHz boost | 16 GB GDDR7

RTX 5070 Ti price check: Amazon $749.99 | B&H Photo $749.99 | Best Buy $749.99 | Walmart $749.99

Over last year's sales period, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX was much cheaper and sold like proverbial hotcakes. Unfortunately, that means stocks are super low everywhere and prices are sky-high again. It's not value for money, so only buy one if you absolutely must have AMD's most powerful GPU and 24 GB of VRAM, as the RTX 5070 Ti is cheaper and faster in games.

Key specs: 6144 shaders | 2655 MHz boost | 24 GB GDDR6

RX 7900 XTX price check: Amazon $863.99 | Best Buy $879.99 | Walmart $899.99

While you can easily pick up an RTX 5080 at Nvidia's MSRP, it's also arguably not worth paying that amount of money. That's because it's not that much faster than the RTX 4080 it replaces. You do get the full DLSS 4 suite, including Multi Frame Generation, but you're better off waiting until prices become more sensible, assuming they ever do.

Key specs: 10752 shaders | 2775 MHz boost | 16 GB GDDR7

RTX 5080 price check: Amazon $999.99 | B&H Photo $999.99 | Best Buy $999.99 | Newegg $999.99

With the likelihood of the RTX 5090 ever being sold at a 'mere mortals' price (aka MSRP or lower) roughly being zero, you're left with options like this one if you really must have the most powerful gaming graphics card money can buy. It's astonishingly fast, but oh boy, that price tag...

Key specs: 21760 shaders | 2497 MHz boost | 32 GB GDDR7

RTX 5090 price check: B&H Photo $2,499.99 | Amazon $2,649.99 | Newegg $2,769.99 | Walmart $2,769.99

Intel's budget B570 is only a fraction slower than its last-gen range-topper Arc A770, so at this price, it's well worth considering. The drivers are in a much better state than they were at launch, though there are still a few games that cause problems. When it's all working fine, though, you're getting a lot of GPU for the money.

Key specs: 2304 shaders | 2660 MHz boost | 10 GB GDDR6

Arc B570 price check: Currys £199.99 | Amazon £224.99

As the budget baby of AMD's last-gen RDNA 3 family, you might think the RX 7600 isn't worth considering. However, there are plenty of games where it's faster than the RTX 5050, and that's why it's still a valid choice now. It's not a very exciting graphics card, but it does its job well enough.

Key specs: 2048 shaders | 2755 MHz boost | 8 GB GDDR6

RX 7600 Price check: Laptops Direct £210.97 | Scan £239.99 | Overclockers £248.99

Although it can be really fast in some games, the B580 isn't as consistent as AMD and Nvidia's offerings. It's priced very competitively, though, so it's still worth considering, especially if you're on a tight budget and want more than 8 GB of VRAM.

Key specs: 2560 shaders | 2760 MHz boost | 12 GB GDDR6

Arc B580 price check: Currys £214.99 | Overclockers £218.99

Nvidia's newest member of the RTX 50-series family isn't going to win many awards. Roughly on par with an RTX 4060 (sometimes slower, sometimes faster), it's only worth considering if you must have DLSS 4. You're better off just paying a bit more and getting an RX 9060 XT or RTX 5060.

Key specs: 2560 shaders | 2587 MHz boost | 8 GB GDDR6

RTX 5050 price check: Scan £223.99 | Laptops Direct £229.97 | Overclockers £248.99

The RTX 5060 isn't massively faster than its predecessor, the RTX 4060, but having full support for DLSS 4 is a big plus. Stocks are decent, so you should have no problem picking one up at the MSRP, but you're better off saving more money and buying an RX 9060 XT or RTX 5060 Ti.

Key specs: 3840 shaders | 2535 MHz boost | 8 GB GDDR7

RTX 5060 price check: Overclockers £259.99 | Scan £264.98 | Laptops Direct £268.97 | Currys £279.99

Nvidia's RTX 5060 has superior upscaling and frame generation technologies, but AMD's little RX 9060 XT has it beat on raw GPU power, including ray tracing. You're probably better off saving more money and buying a 16 GB version, though, for when games start demanding more memory.

Key specs: 2048 shaders | 3290 MHz boost | 8 GB GDDR6

RX 9060 XT 8 GB price check: Amazon £269.99 | Currys £269.99 | Scan £269.99 | Laptops Direct £299.97

The 16 GB version of the RX 9060 XT isn't quite as fast as the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB card when ray tracing is involved, but outside of that, it's generally on par. You don't get as good an upscaling and frame generation system as with the Nvidia GPU, though. It is much cheaper, which counts for a lot these days.

Key specs: 2048 shaders | 3290 MHz boost | 16 GB GDDR6

RX 9060 XT 16 GB price check: Overclockers £329.99 | Amazon £339.98 | Currys £349.99 | Laptops Direct £369.97

The 8 GB version of the new RTX 5060 Ti is a lot cheaper than the 16 GB one, and while the extra VRAM will be useful in the future, it's certainly not worth paying £60 more for it. This is a great little GPU for the money.

Key specs: 4608 shaders | 2602 MHz boost | 8 GB GDDR7

RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB price check: Scan £329.99 | Amazon £334.99 | Currys £349 | Laptops Direct £352.97

While the specs suggest it should only be a little faster than the 4060 Ti, the use of super-speedy GDDR7 gives the RTX 5060 Ti a surprisingly healthy boost. Not worth buying if you already have an RTX 40-series card, but it's a decent upgrade if you have a much older GPU.

Key specs: 4608 shaders | 2572 MHz boost | 16 GB GDDR7

RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB price check: Laptop Direct £391.97 | Scan £399.98 | Amazon £399.98 | Currys £428.99

The RTX 5070 is a good deal faster than its predecessor, the RTX 4070, and it's priced very similarly. Other 5070 models are more expensive than this one, so don't waste your money on them. This one will do everything you need, and it's well under Nvidia's MSRP.

Key specs: 6144 shaders | 2512 MHz boost | 12 GB GDDR7

RTX 5070 price check: Scan £489.98 | Currys £499 | Amazon £499.99 | Laptops Direct £517.97

The RX 9070 is a really solid mid-range graphics card, provided you can get one at a sensible price. Fortunately, this deal is under MSRP, making it a very tempting deal. The only problem is that the RTX 5070 is cheaper still, and it's not that much slower than the 9070.

Key specs: 3584 shaders | 2520 MHz boost | 16 GB GDDR6

RX 9070 price check: Scan £514.99 | Amazon £548.97 | Laptops Direct £548.97

The RX 9070 XT is AMD's best graphics card in recent years, so naturally, it's hugely popular, resulting in high prices. However, this one is only a little over MSRP and seriously undercuts the RTX 5070 Ti. Although the 9070 XT isn't as strong when ray tracing is involved, it gives Nvidia's GPU a good run for the money everywhere else.

Key specs: 4096 shaders | 2970 MHz boost | 16 GB GDDR6

RX 9070 XT price check: Amazon £578.99 | Currys £599 | Scan £599.99 | Laptops Direct £602.97

At its £729 MSRP, the RTX 5070 Ti is an expensive but superb graphics card, so it's an even better card when it's cheaper. If you think of it as being like an RTX 4080 with DLSS 4 support and great overclocking ability, you'll see why it's worth the money. The only problem is that the RX 9070 XT is a lot cheaper.

Key specs: 8960 shaders | 2452 MHz boost | 16 GB GDDR7

RTX 5070 Ti price check: Laptops Direct £757.97 | Amazon £743.94 | Currys £779.99 | Scan £799.99

At this price, it's below the launch MSRP, but it's arguably still not worth the money, as the RTX 5080 isn't that much faster than the RTX 4080 it replaces. You do get the full DLSS 4 suite, including Multi Frame Generation, but you might be better off waiting for a bigger price drop.

Key specs: 10752 shaders | 2620 MHz boost | 16 GB GDDR7

RTX 5080 price check: Overclockers £999.95 | Amazon £1,043.94 | Currys £1,049 | Laptops Direct £1,084.97

If you really must have the most powerful gaming graphics card money can buy, then you're going to need an awful lot of money. You'll need a high-end CPU and PSU to go with it, but if you're happy to spend this kind of money on a graphics card, it probably won't matter.

Key specs: 21760 shaders | 2407 MHz boost | 32 GB GDDR7

RTX 5090 price check: Overclockers £2,159.99 | Currys £2,189.99 | Amazon £2,299.99 | Laptops Direct £2,431.97