You are looking for the best graphics card for gaming 2025 or just a good upgrade for your gaming system? MeinMMO presents you the best and recommended graphics cards for gamers.
If you want to play modern titles on your computer, you need sufficiently powerful hardware. In addition to a fast CPU, you primarily need a good graphics card that can render games.
MeinMMO presents you with the best graphics cards for 2025 and explains what you need to pay attention to.
The best graphics cards for gaming 2025 at a glance:
- The best graphics card 2025: RTX 5090
- Best graphics card for 4K, WQHD and Full-HD
- Best graphics card price-performance ratio: 7900 GRE
- Best graphics card Intel: Intel Arc 770
- Best graphics card for 200, 500 or 1000 euros
The RTX 5090 is still hardly available but remains the fastest GPU in our article.
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The best graphics card 2025: RTX 5090
Clock speed: 2,010 MHz | Video memory: 32GB GDDR7 | TDP: 575 watts | Connections: 1x HDMI 2.1 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Price: 2,300 euros and more |
Advantages: If you want to buy the currently best and fastest graphics card for your gaming PC and price is really not an issue for you, then the GeForce RTX 5090 is currently it. With this, the RTX 5090 dethrones the old RTX 4090 from the top spot. This represents the peak in all performance rankings and offers you plenty of power.
The card is excellent for 4K, even offering reserves for higher resolutions. With DLSS 4.0 and ray tracing, you have access to modern features, and the video memory is also sufficient with 32 GB. You can find a list of all games that support DLSS 4.0 on MeinMMO.
Disadvantages: The RTX 5090 is incredibly expensive; you need to lay out at least 2,300 euros. The problem is that the graphics card is in high demand and rarely available. As a result, prices are rising even more and are now significantly over 3,000 euros. We will also introduce you to the best alternatives to the RTX 5000 series on MeinMMO.
Moreover, it is still the case that you need a strong power supply and a fast CPU for the RTX 5090 to fully utilize the graphics card’s potential.
Best graphics card for 4K, WQHD and Full-HD
Best graphics card 4K: RTX 4080 Super
Clock speed: 2,295 MHz | Video memory: 16 GB GDDR6X | TDP: 320 watts | Connections: 1x HDMI 2.1 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Price: 1,300 euros |
Advantages: With the RTX 4080 Super, you currently get a very good graphics card if you want to play below 4K. The RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 are currently in high demand and rarely available; the same goes for the RTX 4090, for which you also have to pay more than 3,000 euros.
In our opinion, the best alternative for 4K is therefore currently the RTX 4080 Super. When it comes to performance, the RTX 4080 Super is only slightly below the RTX 4090, but it is also available in stores. You can also use ray tracing, DLSS 3.0, and 4.0 with the graphics card.
Disadvantages: However, you pay a high price for the high performance and an enormous space requirement in your computer. Almost all “RTX 4090” graphics cards are large models that require a lot of space in your computer. The graphics card is currently usually not available for under 1,300 euros; if you’re lucky, you might pay “only” 1,200 euros.
Best alternative for 4K: Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Clock speed: 1855 MHz | Video memory: 24GB GDDR6 | TDP: 355 watts | Connections: 1x HDMI 2.1a 2x DisplayPort 2.1 1x USB Type-C | Price: 1,000 euros |
Advantages: The best alternative to the RTX 4090 is the RX 7900 XTX. AMD’s currently fastest GPU offers you excellent performance, plenty of video memory, and is very well suited for 4K. With a price of currently around 1,000 euros, you get the graphics card significantly cheaper than the RTX 4090.
Disadvantages: You have to make concessions in ray tracing and especially in AI calculations. Nvidia is still superior in this area.
Best graphics card for 1440p: AMD RX 9070 XT
Clock speed: 2,520 MHz (2,970 MHz Boost) | Video memory: 16 GB GDDR6 | TDP: 304 watts | Connections: 2x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR13.5 | Price (UVP): 689 euros |
Advantages: The currently best graphics card for WQHD (1440p) is the RX 9070 XT and the latest graphics card from AMD. In independent tests, it performs better than the comparable RTX 4070 Super and is also more attractively priced. With 16 GB of video memory, the RX 9070 XT is also well equipped for the future.
With FSR 4 and significantly improved performance in ray tracing, the RX 9070 XT can also catch up to Nvidia’s graphics cards. Additionally, energy efficiency has been significantly improved.
Disadvantages: The performance difference between the RX 9070 XT and the model without XT is not particularly large and only partially justifies the price difference of around 100 euros. Nvidia’s RTX 5070 is still faster, but currently rarely available or much too expensive.
Best alternative for 1440p: RX 7800 XT
Clock speed: 1295 MHz (2430 MHz Boost) | Video memory: 16 GB GDDR6 | TDP: 263 watts | Connections: 1 x HDMI 2.1, 3 x DisplayPort 2.1 | Price: 530 euros |
Advantages: The RX 7800 XT is the best alternative compared to the RTX 4070 Super. The Super model is slightly faster in performance; however, the 7800 XT offers you more video memory (12 vs 16 GB) and is significantly cheaper. If you do not care about ray tracing and DLSS, then definitely go for the AMD graphics card. An alternative for WQHD would also be the RX 7900 GRE, but it is generally too expensive for 6 – 10% more performance.
Disadvantages: Like all RDNA-3 GPUs, the graphics card has a comparatively high power consumption. Additionally, it is hardly faster than the popular RX 6800 XT.
Best graphics card for 1080p: AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT
Clock speed: 2470 MHz (2755 MHz Boost) | Video memory: 16 GB GDDR6 | TDP: 165 watts | Connections: 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | Price: 530 euros |
Advantages: The currently best graphics card for Full-HD (1080p) is the RX 7600 XT from AMD. It offers sufficient power for all games at Full-HD resolution. With 16 GB of video memory, the graphics card is significantly better and more future-proof than the smaller RX 7600 without XT.
Disadvantages: Compared to the smaller RX 7600, the XT version is hardly faster, but the premium for more video memory is quite hefty. Nevertheless, we would advise you to go for the XT model.
Best alternative for 1080p: RTX 4060 Ti (16 GB)
Clock speed: 3210 MHz (2535 MHz Boost) | Video memory: 16 GB GDDR6 | TDP: 165 watts | Connections: 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | Price: 500 euros |
Advantages: The best alternative for Full-HD is the RTX 4060 Ti. This GPU offers enough power for current games and sufficient reserves for ray tracing. You should definitely go for the 16-GB version.
Disadvantages: For the 8-GB model, you pay significantly less, but we would strongly advise against it. Because the 8 GB of VRAM are not future-proof in the long run and are inadequate. If you still have an older RTX 3060 Ti, then an upgrade is also not really worth it.
Best graphics card price-performance ratio: RX 7900 GRE
Clock speed: 1,287 MHz (2,245 MHz Boost) | Video memory: 16 GB GDDR6 | TDP: 260 watts | Connections: 1 x HDMI 2.1, 3 x DisplayPort 2.1 | Price: 550 – 600 euros |
Advantages: The RX 7900 GRE is now also available in Germany and replaces the RX 7800 XT as our price-performance tip. The RX 7900 GRE costs about 60 euros more than the 7800 XT, but offers more compute units (60 vs. 80 CU) and overall more computing power (92 Tflops vs. 75) than the 7800 XT. However, the base and boost clock of the RX 7900 GRE are slightly lower.
The 7900 GRE is about 10% ahead of the 7800 XT with a price increase of also 10%. We consider that fair and reasonable. The RX 7800 XT remains an excellent graphics card for around 500 euros and is closely followed by the 7900 GRE (via geizhals.de). Both the RX 7900 GRE and the 7800 XT are very good graphics cards that are both about 150 euros cheaper than the comparable RTX 4070 Super.
For Full-HD, the RX 7900 GRE provides excellent performance and is also more than sufficient for WQHD. With its large video memory, the GPU is also future-proof.
Disadvantages: The performance in ray tracing and upscaling (FSR) is not as good as with Nvidia. Additionally, like every “RDNA 3” GPU, the RX 7800 XT is very power-hungry.
Best graphics card from Intel: Intel Arc A770
Clock speed: 2100 MHz | Video memory: 16 GB DDR6 | TDP: 225 watts | Connections: 1x HDMI 2.1 3x DisplayPort DP 2.0 | Price: 419 euros |
Advantages: With Intel’s Arc A770, you already get a very fast graphics card for under 400 euros. Particularly the ray tracing performance of the Intel GPU can be convincing and is sometimes significantly ahead of AMD. Intel itself does not produce the Arc A770 anymore, only the board partners do. With 16 GB of video memory, the model is also designed to be future-proof.
Disadvantages: Intel still partly struggles with software and driver issues, although the cards now perform significantly better than at the release in 2022. This especially affects older titles that rely on Direct X 9 and/or 10, where the problems were greatest. If you dislike “tinkering,” you should stay away from the Intel Arc A770.
Best graphics card for 200, 500, or up to 1,000 euros
Are you looking for a graphics card but have a very specific budget in mind that you want to spend at most on a graphics card? Below we want to present you graphics cards for under 200, 500, and under 1,000 euros.
Best graphics card up to 1000 euros: RX 7900 XTX
Clock speed: 1855 MHz | Video memory: 24GB GDDR6 | TDP: 355 watts | Connections: 1x HDMI 2.1a 2x DisplayPort 2.1 1x USB Type-C | Price: 1,000 euros |
Advantages: If you are looking for a graphics card for up to 1,000 euros, then you should take a look at the Radeon RX 7900 XTX. This is AMD’s currently fastest graphics card, providing you plenty of power for 4K and WQHD. If the RTX 4080 at 1,300 euros is too expensive for you, then the RX 7900 XTX offers a recommended GPU.
Disadvantages: However, you pay for the performance with a comparatively high power consumption, and the ray tracing performance is below that of Nvidia’s competition.
Best graphics card up to 500 euros: Radeon RX 7800 XT or GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
Radeon RX 7800 XT: The RX 7800 XT is the best option if you do not want to spend more than 500 euros on a graphics card. You get enough computing power for Full-HD and WQHD; additionally, you get 16 GB of video memory, which should also be sufficient in the future.
RTX 4060 Ti: With the 4060 Ti (16 GB), you get a very good alternative from Nvidia. It is not quite as fast as the RX 7800 XT, but you get good ray tracing performance and in the 16 GB version, more than enough memory. We strongly advise against the 8 GB model.
Best graphics card up to 200 euros: Radeon RX 6600, 1650 (or 1650S)
What options are there? In the entry-level segment for under 200 euros, there are currently only a few options left.
- Somewhat current is the Radeon RX 6600, which you can regularly get for under 200 euros. Here you still have enough power for Full-HD.
- Another option would be the GTX 1650 or GTX 1650 Super.
- The RX 6500 XT is only conditionally recommended, you may have to significantly reduce details in modern titles. The same applies to Nvidia’s RTX 3050.
Best graphics card up to 200 euros – Used market as an alternative:
What options are there? If you want a fast graphics card but are hesitant to spend more than 200 euros, you can also look at the used market. Here you can sometimes find very good graphics cards.
- With an RX 580 (8 GB), you still have sufficient performance for Full-HD but will have to forgo new drivers from AMD in the long run, as AMD will no longer support the Polaris generation. In top current games, you will have to reduce the details.
- With an RTX 2060, you get into ray tracing and DLSS with a somewhat current feature set.
- Another option is also the GTX 1660, which, similar to the Radeon RX 580, can score with sufficient performance. In top current games, you will have to reduce the details.
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