Best 10 Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2021
Best 10 Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2021
1. GeForce RTX 3080
"Best Graphics Card Overall, for 4K and More"
GPU: Ampere (GA102) | GPU Cores: 8704 | Boost Clock: 1,710 MHz | Video RAM: 10GB GDDR6X 19 Gbps | TDP: 320 watts
+Excellent performance
+Reasonably priced compared to 3090 and 6900 XT
+Can legitimately do 4K ultra at 60 fps or more
+Substantially faster than previous gen GPUs
-Availability is severely limited
-Requires 320W of power
-Overkill for 1080p displays
-Only 10GB VRAM
2. Radeon RX 6800 XT
"Best AMD GPU, Forget About DLSS"
GPU: Navi 21 XT | GPU Cores: 4608 | Boost Clock: 2,250 MHz | Video RAM: 16GB GDDR6 16 Gbps | TDP: 300 watts
+New RDNA2 architecture provides excellent performance
+Beats 3080 in rasterization games
+Easily handles 4K and 1440p
+Tons of VRAM for the future
-Weaker ray tracing performance
-No DLSS alternative right now
-Supply might be even worse than Nvidia
3. GeForce RTX 3090
"Fastest Graphics Card, Great for Creators"
GPU: Ampere (GA102) | GPU Cores: 10496 | Boost Clock: 1,695 MHz | Video RAM: 24GB GDDR6X 19.5 Gbps | TDP: 350 watts
+The fastest GPU, period
+4K and maybe even 8K gaming
+24GB is great for content creation workloads
+Up to 30% faster than 3080 in professional apps
-Over twice the cost of 3080 for 10-15% more performance
-Extremely limited availability for now
-High power requirements
-Titan price without Titan enhancements
4. GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
"Best Bang for the Buck Graphics Card"
GPU: Ampere (GA104) | GPU Cores: 4864 | Boost Clock: 1,665 MHz | Video RAM: 8GB GDDR6 14 Gbps | TDP: 200 watts
+Beats the 2080 Super for $300 less
+Best overall value (fps/$)
+Great for RT at 1440p with DLSS
-Sold out and current overpriced
-4K is a a stretch even with DLSS
-8GB might not be 'enough' VRAM long term
5. GeForce RTX 3070
"Excellent 1440p Performance"
GPU: Ampere (GA104) | GPU Cores: 5888 | Boost Clock: 1,730 MHz | Video RAM: 8GB GDDR6 14 Gbps | TDP: 220 watts
+2080 Ti performance at half the cost
+All the Ampere enhancements
+Not as power hungry as 3080
-Totally sold out / expensive
-Can't do 4K ultra in some games at 60 fps
-8GB VRAM feels stingy
6. Radeon RX 670 XT
"Good 1440p Graphics Card, Lower Price"
GPU: Navi 22 | GPU Cores: 2560 | Boost Clock: 2424 MHz | Video RAM: 12GB GDDR6 16 Gbps | TDP: 230 watts
+Good 1440p performance
+Plenty of VRAM
+Comes close to the 3070 in non-RT
-Out of stock like everything else
-Mediocre RT performance
-Can't compete with DLSS
7. Radeon RX 6800
"Great 1440p Graphics Card, Okay Ray Tracing"
GPU: Navi 21 XL | GPU Cores: 3840 | Boost Clock: 2105 MHz | Video RAM: 16GB GDDR6 16 Gbps | TDP: 250 watts
+Excellent overall performance
+Lots of VRAM and Infinity Cache
+Easily beats the 3070 in non-RT
+Good luck finding one
-Middling RT performance
-No DLSS alternative yet
-Not much cheaper than 6800 XT
8. GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
"An Excellent Mainstream Graphics Card"
GPU: Ampere (GA106) | GPU Cores: 3840 | Boost Clock: 1,777 MHz | Video RAM: 12GB GDDR6 15 Gbps | TDP: 170 watts
+Lowest cost latest gen GPU
+Great overall value for 1080p/1440p
+Plenty of VRAM for mainstream
+Limited mining appeal
-Sold out and overpriced
-Some people want to mine
-Tied with old RTX 2070 performance
-12GB of limited benefit
9. Radeon RX 6900 XT
"AMD's Fastest GPU, Severely Expensive"
GPU: Navi 21 XTX | GPU Cores: 5120 | Boost Clock: 2250 MHz | Video RAM: 16GB GDDR6 16 Gbps | TDP: 300 watts
+Excellent overall performance
+Lots of VRAM and Infinity Cache
+Second place in non-RT workloads
+Good SPECviewperf results
-Almost impossible to find
-Not much faster than 6800 XT
-Poor value overall
10. GTX 1660 Super
"Best Mainstream Esports/1080p High Graphics Card"
GPU: Turing (TU116) | GPU Cores: 1408 | Boost Clock: 1,785 MHz | Video RAM: 6GB GDDR6 14 Gbps | TDP: 125 watts
+Available at decent prices
+GDDR6 gives it a healthy performance boost over the vanilla 1660
+Turing is very power efficient, even at 12nm
-Pricing is trending up right now
-No hardware ray tracing support
-Last gen tech and no DLSS
My Personal Ranking for the RTX deep Not:
1.The RTX 3060 for Normal Gamers. You can Play the new Games whit a stable 60 FPS and Full-HD. But look for the RTX 3060 Ti
2.The RTX 3070 for Normal Gamers. You can Play the new Games whit more than 100 FPS and Full-HD
3.The RTX 3080 for Competitive Gamers. You can Play the new Games whit more than Full-HD / 4K.
4. The RTX 3090 for Hyped Gamers. You can Play the new Games whit 4K and more. But this is more for creators.
