PERFORMANCE RANKINGS // S → D
GPU & CPU Tier List
Every product we track, ranked by performance tier. S-Tier flagships down to D-Tier budget picks. Tiers reflect raw capability at the silicon level — not price-per-frame or platform age. Prices are live from Amazon.
S-Tier: Flagship / No-compromiseA-Tier: Enthusiast / High-endB-Tier: Solid mid-high rangeC-Tier: Value / Entry-levelD-Tier: Budget / Basic
GPUs
S-TierFlagship / No-compromise4 products
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7
- GPU: 32GB GDDR7
- VRAM: 32GB GDDR7
- Primary Fit: 4K ultra gaming, enthusiast builds
$4676
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MSI GeForce RTX 5090 32G SUPRIM Liquid
- GPU: SUPRIM Liquid
- VRAM: 32GB GDDR7
- Primary Fit: liquid-cooled 4K gaming, silent builds
$4700
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NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell
- GPU: 6000 Blackwell
- VRAM: 96GB GDDR7
- Primary Fit: professional visualization, AI training
$12380
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PNY NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell MAX-Q
- GPU: Blackwell MAX-Q
- VRAM: 96GB GDDR7
- Primary Fit: mobile workstation, AI inference
$12950
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ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7
- GPU: 16GB GDDR7
- VRAM: 16GB GDDR7
- Primary Fit: premium 4K gaming, overclocking
$1807
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090
- GPU: RTX 4090
- VRAM: 24GB GDDR6X
- Primary Fit: 4K gaming, AI workloads
$2800
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ASUS SFF-Ready Prime GeForce RTX 5080
- GPU: RTX 5080
- VRAM: 16GB GDDR7
- Primary Fit: SFF builds, compact 4K gaming
$1500
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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7
- GPU: 16GB GDDR7
- VRAM: 16GB GDDR7
- Primary Fit: 4K gaming, 1440p high-refresh
$1596
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE
- GPU: 5080 WINDFORCE
- VRAM: 16GB GDDR7
- Primary Fit: 4K gaming, balanced builds
$1500
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090
- GPU: RTX 5090
- VRAM: 32GB GDDR7
- Primary Fit: 4K ultra gaming, AI/ML, content creation
PNY GeForce RTX 5080 Epic-X
- GPU: 5080 Epic-X
- VRAM: 16GB GDDR7
- Primary Fit: 4K gaming, creator workloads
$1390
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ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger
- GPU: XT Challenger
- VRAM: 16GB GDDR6
- Primary Fit: 1440p gaming, value builds
$720
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
- GPU: 5060 Ti
- VRAM: 16GB GDDR7
- Primary Fit: 1080p/1440p gaming
$580
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ASUS Prime AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
- GPU: 9070 XT
- VRAM: 16GB GDDR6
- Primary Fit: 1440p gaming, AMD builds
$777
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ASUS SFF-Ready Prime GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
- GPU: 5070 Ti
- VRAM: 16GB GDDR7
- Primary Fit: 1440p high-refresh, SFF builds
$1010
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MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Ventus 3X 16GB
- GPU: 3X 16GB
- VRAM: 16GB GDDR6
- Primary Fit: 1080p/1440p gaming
$918
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ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB
- GPU: Challenger 12GB
- VRAM: 12GB GDDR6
- Primary Fit: 1080p gaming, budget Intel builds
$310
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ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger Pro
- GPU: Challenger Pro
- VRAM: 8GB GDDR6
- Primary Fit: 1080p gaming, budget AMD builds
$300
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
- GPU: Ti 8GB
- VRAM: 8GB GDDR6
- Primary Fit: 1080p gaming, entry-level RT
$570
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5050
- GPU: RTX 5050
- VRAM: 8GB GDDR6
- Primary Fit: 1080p entry gaming, esports
$310
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
- GPU: 5060 Ti
- VRAM: 16GB GDDR7
- Primary Fit: 1080p/1440p gaming, DLSS 4
$400
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
- GPU: 3050 6GB
- VRAM: 6GB GDDR6
- Primary Fit: esports, compact builds
$257
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB
- GPU: WINDFORCE 6GB
- VRAM: 6GB GDDR6
- Primary Fit: esports, home office, media
$210
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 6GB
- GPU: 2X 6GB
- VRAM: 6GB GDDR6
- Primary Fit: budget gaming, HTPC
$210
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S-TierFlagship / No-compromise3 products
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
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$650
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual
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$889
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
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$496
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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
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$415
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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
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$484
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Intel Core i9-12900K
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$430
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Intel Core i9-14900K
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$455
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
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$442
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
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$240
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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
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$175
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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$218
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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
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$280
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT
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$308
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Intel Core i5-13600K
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$319
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Intel Core i7-12700KF
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$260
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Intel Core i7-14700K
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$371
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Intel Core i7-14700KF
- Cores/Threads: —
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$355
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
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$291
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Intel Core Ultra 7 270K
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$309
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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$81
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AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
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$188
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700
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$168
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
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$199
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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
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$265
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Intel Core i5-14400F
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$191
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Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
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$178
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Intel Core Ultra 5 250K
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$220
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