GPU rankings

Choose the GPU your local AI plans actually need.

Compare memory capacity, local inference speed, model fit, and price in one place. Find the upgrade that changes what you can run, not just the number on the box.

108GPU profiles36with 16GB+4hardware vendors14awaiting benchmarks

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Featured buying paths

Start with the tradeoff that matters to you.

Choose the path that fits your budget and ambitions before diving into the full table.

Best ValueRTX 4070 Ti Super

16GB VRAM Highest T/s per $100

$799 MSRPView dossier

Best EfficiencyApple M3 Max

48GB unified 92W best per watt

$1,999 MSRPView dossier

Best OverallRTX 4090

Runs everything, no compromises

$1,599 MSRPView dossier

Hardware catalog

Inspect the full field

Filter by the constraints that matter, then inspect memory, model fit, and measured speed where comparable evidence exists.

Retail cards from ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Sapphire, and others resolve to their base GPU and VRAM profile.

#1Leader

NVIDIA · consumer desktop discrete · estimated

GeForce RTX 5090

575W · $1,999 MSRP

Decode372.4T/s

VRAM32GBGDDR7

Model fit117/152tracked models

Value18.6T/s per $100

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#2Podium

NVIDIA · consumer desktop discrete · estimated

GeForce RTX 4090

450W · $1,599 MSRP

Decode312.8T/s

VRAM24GBGDDR6X

Model fit115/152tracked models

Value19.6T/s per $100

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#3Podium

NVIDIA · consumer desktop discrete · estimated

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

450W · $1,999 MSRP

Decode287.4T/s

VRAM24GBGDDR6X

Model fit115/152tracked models

Value14.4T/s per $100

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#4Ranked

NVIDIA · consumer desktop discrete · estimated

GeForce RTX 5080

360W · $999 MSRP

Decode248.6T/s

VRAM16GBGDDR7

Model fit93/152tracked models

Value24.9T/s per $100

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#5Ranked

NVIDIA · consumer desktop discrete · estimated

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

350W · $1,199 MSRP

Decode232.1T/s

VRAM12GBGDDR6X

Model fit89/152tracked models

Value19.4T/s per $100

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#6Ranked

NVIDIA · consumer desktop discrete · estimated

GeForce RTX 3080 12GB

350W · $799 MSRP

Decode221.2T/s

VRAM12GBGDDR6X

Model fit89/152tracked models

Value27.7T/s per $100

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#7Ranked

NVIDIA · consumer desktop discrete · estimated

GeForce RTX 3080

320W · $699 MSRP

Decode214.8T/s

VRAM10GBGDDR6X

Model fit88/152tracked models

Value30.7T/s per $100

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#8Ranked

NVIDIA · consumer desktop discrete · estimated

GeForce RTX 4080 Super

320W · $999 MSRP

Decode198.4T/s

VRAM16GBGDDR6X

Model fit93/152tracked models

Value19.9T/s per $100

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