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Best GPUs for
No Man's Sky

Procedural space exploration with dense planetary surfaces. We show only cards that clear 4K, High (min 12 GB VRAM, 22,000+ Time Spy), ranked by value among today's Amazon listings.

Target 1080p, High 1440p, High 4K, High

29 GPUs that clear the bar

ranked by value · live prices
Value # Model Brand Price VRAM Condition Check on Amazon
90 Excellent 1 RX 9070 XT AMD $689.99 16 GB New VGA PowerColor Radeon Hellhound Reva OC RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
89 Good 2 RX 9070 XT AMD $699.99 16 GB Used ASUS Prime Radeon™ RX 9070 XT OC Edition Graphics Card, AMD (PCIe 5.0, HDMI/DP 2.1, 2.5-Slot Design, Axial-tech Fans, Ball Bearings, Dual BIOS, GPU Guard) (Renewed)
86 Good 3 RX 9070 XT AMD $719.99 16 GB New Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Gaming Edition 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, Triple Fans, Dual HDMI, Dual DisplayPort, White
85 Good 4 RX 9070 XT AMD $729.99 16 GB Used GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16G Graphics Card, PCIe 5.0, 16GB GDDR6, GV-R9070XTGAMING OC-16GD Video Card
84 Good 5 RX 9070 XT AMD $739.99 16 GB Used Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16G Graphics Card - 16 GB GDDR6, 256 Bit, PCI-E 5.0, 3060 MHz Core Frequency, 2 x DisplayPort, 2 x HDMI, GV-R9070XTGAMING OC-16GD
84 Good 6 RX 9070 XT AMD $741.92 16 GB New ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Edition 16GB GDDR6 Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe® 5.0, 16GB GDDR6, HDMI/DP 2.1, 3.125-slot, Military-Grade Components, Protective PCB Coating, axial-tech Fans)
81 Good 7 RX 9070 XT AMD $767.16 16 GB New XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 9070XT OC Gaming Edition with RGB 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA™ 4 (RX-97TRGBBBA)
81 Good 8 RX 9070 XT AMD $769.99 16 GB New ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB Graphics Card, AMD RDNA 4 Architecture, 2970 MHz, GDDR6, PCIe 5.0, Triple Fans, Polychrome SYNC, Reinforced Metal Frame, DisplayPort 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b
81 Good 9 RX 9070 XT AMD $769.99 16 GB New XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming Edition with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 4 RX-97TQICKB9
79 Good 10 RX 9070 XT AMD $784.94 16 GB Used ASUS Prime AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 OC Edition Graphics Card, AMD (PCIe 5.0, HDMI/DP 2.1, 2.5-Slot Design, Axial-tech Fans, Ball Bearings, Dual BIOS, GPU Guard), 3 Year Warranty
79 Good 11 RX 9070 XT AMD $789.99 16 GB New Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB Dual HDMI/Dual DP
79 Good 12 RX 9070 XT AMD $789.99 16 GB Used Sapphire 11348-03-20G Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 4
78 Good 13 RX 9070 XT AMD $796.32 16 GB New ASRock Amd Radeon Rx 9070 Xt Taichi 16Gb Oc Gddr6 Graphics Card 4096 Streams 310
78 Good 14 RX 9070 XT AMD $799.99 16 GB Used PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
77 Good 15 RX 9070 XT AMD $810.00 16 GB New ASRock Graphics Board Steel Legend RX 9070 XT 16G AMD Radeon RX9070XT RX9070XT SL 16G / AX
76 Good 16 RX 9070 XT AMD $819.99 16 GB Used PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
76 Good 17 RX 9070 XT AMD $819.99 16 GB Used ASUS Prime AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 White OC Edition Graphics Card, AMD (PCIe 5.0, HDMI/DP 2.1, 2.5-Slot Design, Axial-tech Fans, Ball Bearings, Dual BIOS, GPU Guard), 3 Year Warranty
76 Good 18 RX 9070 XT AMD $819.99 16 GB New Yeston Sakura Atlantis Radeon RX 9070 XT 16G GDDR6 256bit 4nm Video Cards Desktop Computer PC Graphics Card
75 Good 19 RX 9070 XT AMD $829.99 16 GB New XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 9070XT OC Magnetic Air Edition with RGB 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 4 RX-97TMARGB9
74 Fair 20 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA $943.99 16 GB Used Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AERO OC 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2588 MHz Core Clock, 3 x DP 2.1a, 1 x HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA DLSS 4, GV-N507TAERO OC-16GD
74 Fair 21 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA $949.00 16 GB New Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti EAGLE OC SFF 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2542 MHz Core Clock, 3 x DP 2.1a, 1 x HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA DLSS 4, GV-N507TEAGLE OC-16GD
74 Fair 22 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA $950.99 16 GB New msi Gaming RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X PZ OC Graphics Card (16GB GDDR7, 256-bit, Extreme Performance: 2482 MHz, DisplayPort x 3 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture)
73 Fair 23 RX 9070 XT AMD $849.99 16 GB New Sapphire 11348-01-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 4
73 Fair 24 RX 9070 XT AMD $850.66 16 GB New XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 9070XT OC Magnetic Air Edition with RGB 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, RDNA 4 RX-97TMARGBA, Graphics Card, Desktop PC
72 Fair 25 RTX 4070 Ti Super NVIDIA $809.96 16 GB New MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super 16G Ventus 3X Black OC Graphics Card (NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super, 256-Bit, Extreme Clock: 2655 MHz, 16GB GDRR6X 21Gbps, HDMI/DP, Ada Lovelace Architecture) (Renewed)
71 Fair 26 RTX 4080 NVIDIA $899.99 16 GB Used ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 16GB Trinity OC 16GB GDDR6X 256-bit 22.4 Gbps PCIE 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card, IceStorm 2.0 Advanced Cooling, Spectra 2.0 RGB Lighting, ZT-D40810J-10P
71 Fair 27 RTX 4080 NVIDIA $899.99 16 GB Used ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 16GB Trinity OC GDDR6X 256-bit 22.4 Gbps PCIE 4.0 Graphics Card, IceStorm 2.0 Advanced Cooling, Spectra 2.0 RGB Lighting, ZT-D40810J-10P (Renewed)
71 Fair 28 RTX 5080 NVIDIA $1,229.00 16 GB New ASUS The SFF-Ready Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition 16GB GDDR7 Graphics Card, NVIDIA, (PCIe 5.0, HDMI/DP 2.1, 2.5-Slot, Axial-tech Fans, Vapor Chamber, Dual BIOS)
70 Fair 29 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA $999.99 16 GB New msi Gaming RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X PZ OC Black Graphics Card (16GB GDDR7, 256-bit, Extreme Performance: 2482 MHz, DisplayPort x 3 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture)

How this list works.

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Methodology
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Requirement bar: hand-estimated

Each game has a minimum VRAM and 3DMark Time Spy score per tier, estimated from published benchmark and settings guides. GPUs below the bar aren't shown; approximate by design, not a guarantee.

Ranking among qualifiers

GPUs that clear the bar are ranked by our standard Value Score (performance relative to price), same metric used across the site.

Pricing

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