Best graphics cards in 2025: I've tested pretty much every AMD and Nvidia GPU of the past 20 years and these are today's top cards

I don't remember a time when picking the best graphics card was such a tough decision. In previous years we've maybe made it easier on ourselves by going on essentially a sliding performance scale, with a nod to price banding, but this year I want to be a bit more definitive about the actual GPUs we recommend rather than just giving you a big ol' list of graphics cards to pick from.

But I've tested and gamed on pretty much every new graphics card that's been released in this generation,...