The $3400 ASUS GeForce RTX 5090 Astral Liquid OC is the company's flagship RTX 5090 model. It uses a 360 mm liquid cooling solution to handle the 600 W heat output of the RTX 5090 GPU. Testing in our review confirms: it's the fastest RTX 5090, with lowest temps and best thermals, but also with the highest price.
We review NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB, the card that NVIDIA doesn't want tested. Especially in VRAM-heavy titles the performance drops, but many games are running fine, especially if you focus on 1080p, and disable ray tracing. But is that the way it's meant to be played in 2025?
The TUF OC is the top model in the ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB lineup. You get a high-quality cooler construction that looks mighty impressive. Also included is a factory-overclock and a dual BIOS with quiet mode that runs at ultra-quiet noise levels.
The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming Trio OC comes with a powerful triple-fan, dual-slot cooling solution that achieves fantastic noise levels, even without a dual BIOS. Temperatures are excellent, too, and you get a decent overclock out of the box.
Priced at NVIDIA MSRP of $430, the Palit GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Infinity 3 is a cost-effective choice if you're looking for a model that doesn't break the bank. Palit didn't compromise on the cooling solution, our review confirms: it runs cool and at quiet noise levels.
The new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti uses the modern PCI-Express 5.0 bus interface, but supports only an 8-lane configuration. This is just half the bandwidth of the higher-end models, which run at x16. Are you in trouble with an older system, which only supports running at PCIe 4.0?
The ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Prime OC sits one level below the TUF, which makes it more affordable. Surprisingly, it comes with the best cooler of all RTX 5060 Ti cards tested, and it's also the quietest model when its "quiet" BIOS is activated.
The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Gaming OC comes with a factory overclock and powerful cooler that achieves whisper-quiet noise levels. The card is shorter than most competing models, which ensures it can fit into smaller cases without problems.
The Zotac GeForce RTX 5060 Ti AMP is a factory-overclocked custom design variant that's highly compact. With just two slots and a 22x12 cm footprint, it will fit into any case. Thanks to its fantastic energy efficiency, PSU requirements won't be a problem either, making this a great choice for upgraders.
The ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 TUF OC is a premium custom-design version of NVIDIA's second-strongest card. It comes with a big quad-slot, triple-fan cooling solution that runs extremely quiet when the quiet BIOS is activated. You also get a second HDMI output and a factory overclock.
The Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Amp Extreme is a factory overclocked custom-design model. It comes with excellent build quality, thanks to the quad-slot, triple-fan, all-metal cooling solution. Also included is a mesmerizing RGB effect and a dual BIOS with "quiet" mode.
The PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 Hellhound features a slim dual-slot cooling solution that delivers outstanding temperatures while staying whisper-quiet under full load. Energy efficiency is incredible, too, and you get a dual BIOS as well.
The Palit GeForce RTX 5070 GamingPro OC comes with a cooler that runs much cooler and quieter than the Founders Edition, and the secondary Quiet BIOS can transform the card into a whisper-quiet gaming machine. You also get RGB illumination and a factory overclock that helps gain additional FPS.
Sapphire’s Radeon RX 9070 XT Pulse trades flashy extras for substance, to hit its $600 MSRP. There's no RGB lighting or factory overclock, but you get an outstanding cooler that runs whisper-quiet at full load with good temperatures. Performance where it counts.
The ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 TUF OC is a factory overclocked custom design that comes with the strongest cooler of all the RTX 5070 models that we've tested. It runs whisper-quiet and at very low temperatures out of the box. Once you turn on the quiet BIOS, the card will be inaudible even at full gaming load.
The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi features the most powerful cooler of all the models that we've tested so far, resulting in a whisper-quiet gaming experience. It also comes with the highest power limit and biggest factory overclock, which makes it the fastest RX 9070 XT.
The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Gaming Trio OC impresses with whisper-quiet noise levels, even with heavy gaming, and excellent temperatures. You also get a small factory overclock out of the box, which helps boost performance bit.
The ASUS GeForce RTX 5090 TUF comes at a $450 price increase over the NVIDIA MSRP, and that's not even the OC model. You get excellent build quality, great looks, and some unexpected extra performance. Thanks to the dual BIOS you have a choice between great temperatures and a quiet gaming experience.
The XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury OC comes with a unique capability. Its fans are attached magnetically and will pop out easily, which makes them easy to clean and replace. In terms of performance the XFX card does very well, too, beating the RTX 5070, almost matching the RTX 5070 Ti.
AMD's new RDNA 4 GPUs are launching today. The Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ is a fantastic custom design with powerful cooling and whisper-quiet fans. In terms of FPS, the RX 9070 XT offers competitive performance with similarly priced NVIDIA options in both raster and ray tracing.
AMD's new Radeon RX 9070 launches today. It comes at the same $550 price point as NVIDIA's RTX 5070, but offers a 16 GB VRAM size while the 5070 has only 12 GB. The new RX 9070 also managed to catch up with NVIDIA in ray tracing performance and efficiency.
NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070 comes at highly competitive pricing of $550 yet offers performance that rivals the much more expensive RTX 4070 Ti. In our review we found out that overclocking works extremely well on these cards and you'll be able to push it to the next tier with just some quick OC.
AMD's next-generation of GPUs is launching very soon. We have all the details on the architecture and the new models. Our preview article also talks about new new FSR 4 upscaling algorithm, AMD's new naming scheme, Radeon Software and the improvements for HYPR-RX.
The ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti TUF OC comes with a fantastic all-metal cooling solution that is built like a tank. During testing in our review, the card ran whisper-quiet at full load with the Quiet BIOS, and super cool with the default BIOS. The only problem is the high price of $1000.
The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Vanguard comes with the most powerful cooling solution tested today. It's also the quietest card and runs at lower temperatures than any other model—out of the box, no BIOS switch required. Performance is excellent, too, but pricing is very high.
