GPU tier list and rankings
This GPU tier list ranks every model we can grade, scenario by scenario. A grade from S to F says how well the hardware handles the job, and # is its place among the models ranked for that scenario. Price is left out of every grade; Value and the current market sit on the right. Click a column to sort by it.
119 consumer models · 26 workstation models · 40 with current offers in Canada
The snapshot is when this market was assembled. Each source and each offer keeps its own check time, shown in your time zone. An offer that stops appearing stays listed as last seen, outside current prices and Value.Sources refreshed · 3/3 within 24 h
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36 models on sale today · 119 graded in all
| Gaming · price excluded | Ray tracing · price excluded | Work & everyday · price excluded | Market · today | Compare | ||||||||
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| RTX 5090 32GB | S#1 | S#1 | S#1 | S#1 | S#1 | A#1 | S#2 | S#1 | D#119 | 62 | from CAD 6,160 · 6 offers | |
| RTX 4090 24GB | S#2 | S#2 | S#2 | S#2 | A#2 | B#2 | S#3 | S#2 | D#117 | 75 | from CAD 2,640 · 7 offers | |
| RTX 5080 16GB | S#3 | S#3 | S#3 | S#3 | A#3 | C#3 | A#5 | S#4 | D#116 | 72 | from CAD 2,250 · 13 offers | |
| RX 7900 XTX 24GB | S#4 | S#4 | A#4 | A#13 | B#12 | D#10 | B#30 | B#27 | D#115 | 55 | from CAD 2,696 · 1 offer | |
| RTX 4080 SUPER 16GB | S#5 | S#5 | A#5 | S#4 | A#4 | C#4 | A#6 | A#6 | D#108 | 76 | from CAD 1,620 · 9 offers | |
| RTX 4080 16GB | S#6 | S#6 | A#6 | S#5 | A#5 | C#5 | A#8 | A#5 | D#109 | 56 | from CAD 2,100 · 8 offers | |
| RX 9070 XT 16GB | S#7 | S#7 | A#7 | A#9 | B#8 | C#8 | B#23 | C#34 | D#107 | 100 | from CAD 1,100 · 8 offers | |
| RTX 5070 Ti 16GB | S#8 | S#8 | A#8 | S#6 | A#6 | C#6 | A#10 | A#7 | C#105 | 75 | from CAD 1,600 · 4 offers | |
| RX 7900 XT 20GB | S#9 | S#9 | A#9 | A#18 | C#17 | D#14 | B#31 | C#28 | C#104 | 60 | from CAD 1,700 · 4 offers | |
| RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB | S#10 | S#10 | A#10 | A#7 | A#7 | C#7 | A#9 | A#10 | C#99 | 81 | from CAD 1,283 · 2 offers | |
| RTX 5070 12GB | S#12 | A#12 | B#12 | A#10 | B#11 | D#15 | B#18 | A#13 | C#89 | 75 | from CAD 1,160 · 8 offers | |
| RTX 4070 Ti 12GB | S#13 | A#13 | B#13 | A#8 | B#9 | D#13 | B#15 | A#9 | C#100 | 58 | from CAD 1,420 · 4 offers | |
| RX 9070 16GB | S#15 | A#15 | B#15 | A#14 | B#13 | D#12 | B#26 | C#37 | C#77 | 89 | from CAD 990 · 3 offers | |
| RTX 4070 SUPER 12GB | S#17 | A#17 | B#17 | A#11 | C#16 | D#16 | B#16 | B#15 | C#78 | 74 | from CAD 1,026 · 10 offers | |
| RX 7900 GRE 16GB | S#21 | A#20 | B#20 | B#20 | C#23 | F#20 | C#53 | C#40 | C#97 | 55 | from CAD 1,342 · 1 offer | |
| RX 9070 GRE 12GB | S#22 | A#21 | C#22 | B#19 | C#20 | F#23 | B#27 | D#50 | C#75 | 83 | from CAD 750 · 5 offers | |
| RX 7800 XT 16GB | S#23 | A#22 | C#23 | B#24 | C#24 | F#24 | C#57 | D#48 | C#98 | 60 | from CAD 1,074 · 4 offers | |
| RTX 4070 12GB | S#25 | A#24 | C#25 | A#17 | C#19 | F#18 | B#20 | A#14 | B#72 | 60 | from CAD 1,020 · 6 offers | |
| RX 9060 XT 16 GB | A#26 | A#25 | C#26 | B#28 | C#27 | F#25 | B#32 | D#66 | B#48 | 83 | from CAD 730 · 5 offers | |
| RX 9060 XT 8 GB | A#27 | B#27 | C#27 | C#36 | D#38 | F#38 | C#46 | D#67 | B#42 | 66 | from CAD 710 · 3 offers | |
| RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB | A#28 | B#28 | C#28 | B#21 | C#18 | D#17 | B#36 | B#25 | B#63 | 55 | from CAD 1,098 · 3 offers | |
| RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB | A#29 | B#29 | C#29 | B#27 | D#29 | F#39 | C#50 | B#26 | B#64 | 60 | from CAD 740 · 5 offers | |
| RX 7700 XT 12GB | A#30 | B#30 | C#30 | C#30 | D#31 | F#28 | C#58 | D#51 | C#87 | 47 | from CAD 999 · 3 offers | |
| RTX 3070 Ti 8GB | A#31 | B#31 | C#31 | C#29 | D#28 | F#31 | C#39 | C#31 | C#101 | 32 | from CAD 1,131 · 3 offers | |
| RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | A#35 | B#35 | D#35 | F#60 | F#60 | F#60 | C#38 | B#24 | B#49 | 23 | from CAD 1,200 · 6 offers | |
| RTX 5060 8GB | A#38 | B#38 | D#38 | C#31 | D#32 | F#41 | C#56 | C#29 | B#39 | 56 | from CAD 660 · 10 offers | |
| RTX 3060 Ti 8GB | A#40 | B#40 | D#40 | C#35 | D#34 | F#37 | C#45 | C#41 | B#73 | 30 | from CAD 800 · 1 offer | |
| RX 6700 XT 12GB | A#42 | B#42 | D#42 | D#41 | F#42 | F#35 | D#83 | D#68 | C#85 | 23 | from CAD 1,515 · 1 offer | |
| RTX 4060 8GB | A#45 | C#46 | D#46 | C#34 | D#35 | F#40 | C#64 | C#33 | A#8 | 35 | from CAD 796 · 7 offers | |
| RTX 5050 8GB | B#46 | C#47 | F#47 | C#37 | F#40 | F#42 | C#66 | C#38 | A#10 | 42 | from CAD 620 · 3 offers | |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | B#50 | C#51 | F#51 | C#38 | D#36 | F#29 | B#33 | D#55 | B#55 | 30 | from CAD 800 · 1 offer | |
| RX 7600 8GB | B#54 | C#55 | F#55 | F#48 | F#47 | F#45 | D#75 | F#76 | B#53 | 35 | from CAD 463 · 5 offers | |
| RX 6600 XT 8GB | B#56 | C#57 | F#57 | F#47 | F#48 | F#47 | D#91 | — | B#50 | 12 | from CAD 1,744 · 1 offer | |
| RTX 3050 6 GB | C#68 | D#68 | F#68 | F#46 | F#46 | F#44 | D#69 | D#63 | S#4 | 22 | from CAD 600 · 1 offer | |
| RX 6500 XT 4GB | D#85 | F#85 | F#85 | F#50 | F#50 | F#50 | F#123 | — | A#7 | 10 | from CAD 460 · 4 offers | |
| GTX 1650 4GB | D#88 | F#88 | F#88 | F#75 | F#75 | F#75 | F#100 | — | B#24 | 15 | from CAD 210 · 2 offers | |
How to read this list
- A grade is read from the model's own specifications against a fixed rubric for the scenario. Price, availability and the models around it play no part.
- # is the model's place among the models ranked for that scenario. Gaming scenarios rank consumer cards; AI and rendering rank workstation cards too.
- Models without a current offer stay in the list: an older card is still a fair yardstick, and it is often what a used listing offers.
- Value and price come from today's offers in Canada. Sort by a scenario and Value follows that scenario's priorities.
What each scenario grades
1080p Budget
Modern 1080p gaming at high settings; 60 fps normal target, S = comfortable 144Hz+ ultra.
1440p Sweet Spot
Modern 1440p at high settings; 60 fps normal target, S = 120Hz+ ultra with headroom.
4K Ultra / VR
4K high at 60 fps (modern upscaling expected); S = 4K ultra high-refresh. VR ≈ 4K load (OQ-6).
Ray Tracing (1080p)
RT-heavy gaming at a chosen resolution, graded on measured NATIVE fps (no upscaling). DLSS/FSR Quality typically adds ~40-60% on top.
Ray Tracing (1440p)
RT-heavy gaming at a chosen resolution, graded on measured NATIVE fps (no upscaling). DLSS/FSR Quality typically adds ~40-60% on top.
Ray Tracing (4K)
RT-heavy gaming at a chosen resolution, graded on measured NATIVE fps (no upscaling). DLSS/FSR Quality typically adds ~40-60% on top.
AI / LLM
Local LLM inference / diffusion. VRAM gates model size; ai_score (FP16 tensor) is speed.
3D Rendering
GPU path-tracing in Blender Cycles (and Octane/Redshift-style renderers) — measured render throughput, with VRAM gating how large a scene can fit at all.
Light Use & Efficiency
Office, study, media/streaming and light photo work — graded on FIT, not muscle: enough capability for light tasks, with the least power, heat and noise. Modern video decode (AV1) counts; headroom does not.
From capability to a purchase
A grade answers "can it do the job". Whether today's price is good for what you get is a different question — the market answers it with Value under your own priorities.
Questions
What does a GPU tier list show?
It ranks every GPU model we can grade for each job, from S (exceptional) to F (not suitable), by reading its specifications against a fixed rubric. It shows how models compare in capability. It does not rank by price or name a best buy; for that, open the best list or the market page.
Does price affect a GPU grade?
No. Grades come from specifications against a fixed rubric per scenario, so a model gets the same grade whatever it costs. Price enters only in the Value and Price columns.
What does the # next to a grade mean?
Its place among every model ranked for that scenario: by grade first, then by measured capability. Sorting by another column does not change it.
Why are workstation cards not ranked for gaming?
They can run games, but nobody buys a workstation card for that at workstation prices, so ranking them there would only crowd the list. They are ranked where they matter: AI and rendering. Switch Segment to Workstation or All to see them.
Why are models that are not for sale included?
Capability does not depend on availability. Older models stay comparable for upgrades and used listings. Choose "With current offers" to keep only what is on the market in Canada today.