Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is the first card we tested and is capable of delivering frame rates at 4K with detailed detail settings, something the previous generation GeForce GTX 1080 Ti could not fully manage. The Halo functions of the GTX 2080 Ti are not yet used in many games, but if they come online, the Turing architecture is expected to be even brighter. That said, the recent announcement by Nvidia of upcoming ray tracing support on non-RTX cards (including the previous-gen 10 series) may somewhat reduce this.
Nvidia has also done a good job of improving the cooler with the Founders Edition version of the 2080 Ti, which led to high sustained clock speeds. That said, the $ 1,200 (£ 1,100 / $ 1,900 AU) plus price means that for the vast majority of gamers, this card is out of reach. Only those who are really looking for an uncompromising 4K gaming experience should consider this card. Both the GTX 1080 Ti and the RTX 2080 with one step down are suitable for smooth UHD gaming, if you are willing to switch off some settings.
Note that we have also tested Nvidia's RTX Titan. It is a more powerful card based on the same silicon as the RTX 2080 Ti, with more memory. But it's not significantly faster than the RTX 2080 Ti, not specifically aimed at gamers, and it costs $ 2,500 (£ 2,400). The Titan performs games very well, but we recommend that you do not buy it strictly for games.
2. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
Enthusiasts with VR headsets must reach a certain level of performance to prevent shocking artifacts. An Nvidia GeForce GTX 2070 is fast enough to keep up with the 90 Hz refresh rates of most modern heads-mounted displays (HMDs). In addition, it includes a VirtualLink port for connecting next-generation headsets with a single cable. That is not really a useful feature today, but it will probably come in handy the next time you consider upgrading your VR headset.
While the stock for the previous generation GeForce GTX 1080 remained high, keeping prices low, it was easy to recommend that card for newer RTX options. But now that is no longer the case and the price of the RTX 2070 has occasionally dropped below the starting price of $ 499 (£ 450, $ 800 AUD).
With more than enough pixel punch to handle smooth VR and prices generally lower than those of the older GTX 1080, the GeForce RTX 2070 is our new choice for VR. Those who want more future-proofing can also take the GeForce RTX 2080 into account, but with a price for that card from around $ 700 (£ 642, AUD $ 1,120), the 2070 is easily a better value for a few hundred dollars less.
3. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6GB)
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is the beating card for high-refresh gaming at 1920 x 1080 and solid performance at 2560 x 1440 (1440p), delivering frame rates comparable to the previous generation GeForce GTX 1070.
If you continue to the GeForce RTX 2060, you get higher frame rates of 1440p, while also bringing the company's Tensor / RT cores to the table. But with a small number of current games that support these features, the 2060 doesn't look so good in our performance-per-dollar charts, making the 1660 Ti better value for most 1080p-plus gamers.
That said, if you have a high-refresh 2K screen and / or are particularly excited about what DLSS and ray tracing will bring to more games in the coming months and years, the RTX 2060 is worth the extra $ 70 (£ 50) or so for.
4. AMD Radeon RX 580 (8 GB)
AMD's Radeon RX 580 is based on the same Polaris 10 GPU as the Radeon RX 480 that preceded it. AMD has simply chosen higher clock speeds to improve performance. Although we always appreciate higher frame rates, this also had the side effect of increasing power consumption. Nevertheless, the Radeon RX 580 generally outperforms the comparably priced GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, especially in DirectX 12 games, making it a place on our list.
The newer AMD Radeon RX 590, which debuted at the end of 2018, is again a refresh of the same Polaris GPU, which hampers performance compared to the competing Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060. But better performance comes at the expense of higher power consumption, which means larger coolers are needed . sometimes chew three expansion slots on your motherboard. The factor in a $ 279 (£ 240, $ 480 AU) MSRP and the newer AMD card becomes difficult to recommend when so many comparable RX 580s are still available for considerably less money.
5. AMD Radeon RX 570 (4 GB)
There has been much unrest in the space for budget gambling cards in the last few years, despite a general lack of substantive new hardware. The cryptoming craze kept AMD's RX 570 card priced for a long time (and often made it difficult to find it in stock), leaving it out of our budgetary considerations. But now that is a thing of the past and an abundance of AMD cards have demanded the price of the RX 570 from 2017 (itself a new work from the RX 470 of 2016) to around $ 130 (£ 127) and up to 4GB models. That makes the AMD card easy to recommend compared to our previous recommendation, the 3GB GTX 1050, which currently sells for around $ 30 (£ 20) more.
The Radeon RX 570 specifically appeals to people who play for high-detail gaming at 1920x1080 (1080p), who don't have the budget to go to an RX 580. That said, with 8GB RX 580s that nowadays often fall below $ 200, AMD's featured card is arguably a better buy. This is especially true for those who are looking for long-term gaming performance with 1080p or who are interested in experimenting with high-resolution texture packages. The extra 4 GB memory is likely to become increasingly important in future memory-hungry titles, making the RX 580 a card with a longer lifetime of game performance.
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