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GPU comparison & benchmark hierarchy 2026
Thirteen current and recent GPUs in one sortable table -- specs, launch price, a relative-performance index, and value per dollar. Click any column to sort.
By Evan Cole · Last updated July 15, 2026
Specs don't tell you which graphics card to buy; the relationship between performance and price does. This table puts thirteen GPUs -- NVIDIA's RTX 50-series, AMD's RX 9000 series, Intel's Arc B-series, plus the RTX 4090 and 4070 for reference -- in one place, sortable by whatever you care about. Want the most frames? Sort by performance. Shopping a budget? Sort by value. Looking after a small PSU? Sort by TDP. If you'd rather just have the answer, our best graphics cards of 2026 picks one card per tier.
The 2026 GPU comparison table
Click a column header to sort. "Value" = relative raster % ÷ launch MSRP × 100.
| Card | VRAM | Cores | TDP | Launch MSRP | Perf* (% of 5090) | Value | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 32 GB GDDR7 | 21,760 | 575 W | $1,999 | 100.0% | 5.0 | Check price |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | 16 GB GDDR7 | 10,752 | 360 W | $999 | 81.9% | 8.2 | Check price |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | 16 GB GDDR7 | 8,960 | 300 W | $749 | 76.2% | 10.2 | Check price |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 12 GB GDDR7 | 6,144 | 250 W | $549 | 65.1% | 11.9 | Check price |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | 16 GB GDDR7 | 4,608 | 180 W | $429 | 51.6% | 12.0 | Check price |
| GeForce RTX 5060 | 8 GB GDDR7 | 3,840 | 145 W | $299 | 43.4% | 14.5 | Check price |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 16 GB GDDR6 | 4,096 | 304 W | $599 | 76.9% | 12.8 | Check price |
| Radeon RX 9070 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 3,584 | 220 W | $549 | 69.1% | 12.6 | Check price |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | 16 GB GDDR6 | 2,048 | 160 W | $349 | 48.2% | 13.8 | Check price |
| Arc B580 | 12 GB GDDR6 | 2,560 | 190 W | $249 | 35.1% | 14.1 | Check price |
| Arc B570 | 10 GB GDDR6 | 2,304 | 150 W | $219 | 31.1% | 14.2 | Check price |
| GeForce RTX 4090 (last-gen ref.) | 24 GB GDDR6X | 16,384 | 450 W | $1,599 | 90.1% | 5.6 | Check price |
| GeForce RTX 4070 (last-gen ref.) | 12 GB GDDR6X | 5,888 | 200 W | $599 | 54.7% | 9.1 | Check price |
* Relative performance: Tom's Hardware GPU-hierarchy rasterization geomean as % of the RTX 5090 at 1080p Ultra. AMD cards rank lower in ray-traced titles than this raster column suggests. Cores = CUDA (NVIDIA) / stream processors (AMD) / shading units (Intel).
What the numbers actually say
- Value lives at the bottom of the stack. On raster-per-dollar, the cheapest cards win: the Arc B570/B580, the RX 9060 XT, and the RTX 5060 all return far more performance per dollar than the halo cards. The RTX 5090 is the slowest card here by value -- you pay a steep premium for the last 20%.
- 8 GB is the asterisk on the RTX 5060. It tops the value column, but 8 GB of VRAM is already a limitation at 1440p in some 2025-2026 titles. The RX 9060 XT 16GB and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB cost more but age better.
- AMD wins raster, trails in ray tracing. The RX 9070 XT edges the RTX 5070 Ti in this raster index, but Tom's separate ray-tracing ranking flips that order. If you play path-traced titles, weight RT.
- The RTX 4090 is still a top-three card -- worth knowing if a used or discounted one appears, though at its original $1,599 MSRP its value is close to the 5090's.
Want the one-card answer per tier?
This page is the data; our best graphics cards of 2026 guide is the verdict -- one pick for the halo tier, creators, high-end value, the best AMD card, and budget, with the reasoning behind each.
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