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Stable Diffusion

Local image generation. VRAM-bound: bigger models and batches need more headroom. We show only cards that clear Comfortable local generation (min 12 GB VRAM, 16,000+ Time Spy), ranked by value among today's Amazon listings.

60 GPUs that clear the bar

ranked by value · live prices
Value # Model Brand Price VRAM Condition Check on Amazon
95 Excellent 1 RX 9070 AMD $529.98 12 GB New PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE 12GB GDDR6
89 Good 2 RX 9070 XT AMD $702.99 16 GB New Sapphire PULSE AMD RADEON™ RX 9070 XT GAMING 16GB DUAL HDMI/DUAL DP
79 Good 3 RX 9070 XT AMD $788.49 16 GB New Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Gaming Edition 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, Triple Fans, Dual HDMI, Dual DisplayPort, White
79 Good 4 RX 9070 XT AMD $789.92 16 GB New VGA PowerColor Radeon Hellhound Reva OC RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
78 Good 5 RX 9070 XT AMD $798.00 16 GB New XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Magnetic Air Edition RGB AMD 16 GB GDDR6
78 Good 6 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $722.37 12 GB New msi Gaming RTX 5070 12G Ventus 2X OC Black Graphics Card (12GB GDDR7, 192-bit, Extreme Performance: 2542 MHz, DisplayPort x3 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture)
77 Good 7 RX 9070 XT AMD $809.25 16 GB Used GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16G Graphics Card, PCIe 5.0, 16GB GDDR6, GV-R9070XTGAMING OC-16GD Video Card
76 Good 8 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $739.99 12 GB New Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR7, 192bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2625 MHz Core Clock, 3 x DP 2.1a, 1 x HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA DLSS 4, GV-N5070GAMING OC-12GD
75 Good 9 RX 9070 XT AMD $827.00 16 GB New Sapphire 11348-01-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 4
75 Fair 10 RX 9070 XT AMD $831.99 16 GB Used ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card
72 Fair 11 RX 9070 AMD $699.99 16 GB New ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB OC Graphics Card, RDNA 4, 2520MHz Boost, 16GB GDDR6 256-bit, PCIe 5.0, Triple Fans, 0dB Silent, LED Indicator
72 Fair 12 RX 9070 XT AMD $869.99 16 GB Used PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
71 Fair 13 RX 9070 AMD $709.99 16 GB New XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 OC White Gaming Edition with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 4 RX-97QICKBW9
70 Fair 14 RX 9070 AMD $718.99 16 GB New Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR6, 256bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2700 MHz Core Clock, 2 x DisplayPort, 2 x HDMI, GV-R9070GAMING OC-16GD
69 Fair 15 RX 9070 XT AMD $899.00 16 GB New Yeston Sakura Atlantis Radeon RX 9070 XT 16G GDDR6 Video PC Graphics Card
69 Fair 16 RX 9070 XT AMD $899.99 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
69 Fair 17 RX 9070 XT AMD $899.99 16 GB Used Sapphire 11348-03-20G Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 4
69 Fair 18 RX 9070 XT AMD $899.99 16 GB New PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
69 Fair 19 RX 9070 XT AMD $906.48 16 GB Used PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
69 Fair 20 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $818.81 12 GB New Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Eagle OC Ice SFF 12G Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR7, 192 Bits, PCI-E 5.0, 2587 MHz Core Clock, 3 x DP 2.1a, 1 x HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA DLSS 4, GV-N5070EAGLEOC ICE-12GD
68 Fair 21 RX 9070 AMD $739.99 16 GB New ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 16GB GDDR6 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card
68 Fair 22 RX 9070 XT AMD $919.99 16 GB New XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming Edition with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 4 RX-97TQICKB9
68 Fair 23 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $829.99 12 GB Used ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX ™ 5070 12GB GDDR7 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe® 5.0, HDMI®/DP 2.1, 3.125-slot, Military-Grade Components, Protective PCB Coating, axial-tech Fans) (Renewed)
67 Fair 24 RX 9070 XT AMD $929.99 16 GB New ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi 16GB OC, RDNA 4, 3100MHz Boost, 16GB GDDR6 256-bit, PCIe 5.0, Taichi 3X Cooling, Dual BIOS, Polychrome SYNC
67 Fair 25 RX 9070 XT AMD $929.99 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
66 Fair 26 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $855.05 12 GB Used ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card
65 Fair 27 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA $1,079.99 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
64 Fair 28 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $869.99 12 GB Used ASUS SFF-Ready Prime NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Graphics Card (PCIe 5.0, 12GB GDDR7, HDMI/DP 2.1, 2.5-Slot, Axial-tech Fans, Dual BIOS), 3 Year Warranty
64 Fair 29 RX 9070 AMD $789.99 12 GB New ASUS ATS Radeon RX 9070 GRE 12GB GDDR6 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card
64 Fair 30 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA $1,099.99 16 GB Used Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GAMING 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-N507TGAMING OC-16GD
64 Fair 31 RX 9070 XT AMD $979.99 16 GB New XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 9070XT OC Gaming Edition with RGB 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 4 RX-97TRGBBBA
64 Fair 32 RX 7900 XT AMD $849.99 20 GB New Sapphire 21323-01-20G AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 20GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3, Black
63 Fair 33 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA $1,109.19 16 GB New GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Eagle OC ICE SFF 16G Graphics Card, 16GB 256-bit GDDR7, PCIe 5.0, WINDFORCE Cooling System, GV-N507TEAGLEOC ICE-16GD Video Card
63 Fair 34 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA $1,118.59 16 GB New msi Gaming RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC Black Graphics Card (16GB GDDR7, 256-bit, Extreme Performance: 2482 MHz, DisplayPort x 3 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture)
62 Fair 35 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $899.99 12 GB New NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7 Graphics Card - Graphite Grey
62 Fair 36 RX 9070 XT AMD $999.00 16 GB New Yeston Sakura Atlantis Radeon RX 9070 XT 16G GDDR6 256bit 4nm Video Cards Desktop Computer PC Graphics Card
62 Fair 37 RX 6800 XT AMD $559.97 16 GB Used XFX Speedster MERC319 Radeon RX 6800XT Black 16GB GDDR6 HDMI DisplayPort USB-C PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card RX-68XTACBD9 (Renewed)
62 Fair 38 RX 9070 XT AMD $999.99 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
62 Fair 39 RTX 5080 NVIDIA $1,408.97 16 GB New Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC SFF 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2730MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD
62 Fair 40 RX 9070 AMD $818.99 16 GB New Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon ™ RX 9070 Gaming 16GB Dual HDMI and DP, GDDR6,
62 Fair 41 RTX 5080 NVIDIA $1,414.02 16 GB New MSI RTX 5080 16G Ventus 3X OC Plus Gaming Graphics Card (16GB GDDR7, 256-bit, Extreme Clock TBD MHz, DisplayPort x 3 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture)
61 Fair 42 RX 6800 XT AMD $569.97 16 GB Used GIGABYTE AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G Graphics Card, 16GB of GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1, WINDFORCE 3X Cooling System, GV-R68XTGAMING OC-16GD (Renewed)
61 Fair 43 RX 6800 XT AMD $569.97 16 GB Used Asrock 16GB Radeon RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming OC Aktiv PCIe 4.0 x16 (Retail) (Renewed)
61 Fair 44 RX 6800 XT AMD $569.97 16 GB Used PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache (Renewed)
61 Fair 45 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $919.99 12 GB New ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7 White OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card
61 Fair 46 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA $1,149.99 16 GB New msi Gaming RTX 5070 TI 16G FRIEREN Edition OC Graphics Card (16GB GDDR7, 256-bit, Extreme Clock 2572 MHz, DisplayPort x 3 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture)
61 Fair 47 RTX 4070 Super NVIDIA $799.99 12 GB Used MSI Gaming RTX 4070 Super 12G Ventus 2X OC Graphics Card (NVIDIA RTX 4070 Super, 192-Bit, Boost Clock: 2520 MHz, 12GB GDRR6X 21 Gbps, HDMI/DP, Ada Lovelace Architecture) (Renewed), Black
60 Fair 48 RX 9070 XT AMD $1,029.99 16 GB New ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 OC Edition Graphics Card
60 Fair 49 RTX 4070 Super NVIDIA $809.22 12 GB Used MSI Gaming RTX 4070 Super 12G Ventus 3X OC Graphics Card (NVIDIA RTX 4070 Super, 192-Bit, Extreme Clock: 2520 MHz, 12GB GDRR6X 21 Gbps, HDMI/DP, Ada Lovelace Architecture)
60 Poor 50 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $937.39 12 GB New ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7 OC EditionGaming Graphics Card
60 Poor 51 RTX 4070 Ti NVIDIA $893.61 12 GB Used ASUS TUF Gaming NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX™ 4070 TI Gaming Graphics Card (PCIE 4.0, 12GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1A, DISPLAYPORT 1.4A), 3 Year Warranty
59 Poor 52 RTX 4070 Ti NVIDIA $899.97 12 GB Used ASUS TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 12GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a) (Renewed)
59 Poor 53 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA $1,179.99 16 GB Used GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Eagle OC SFF 16G Graphics Card, 16GB 256-bit GDDR7, PCIe 5.0, WINDFORCE Cooling System, GV-N507TEAGLE OC-16GD Video Card
59 Poor 54 RX 9070 XT AMD $1,051.05 16 GB New ASRock Graphics Board Steel Legend RX 9070 XT 16G AMD Radeon RX9070XT RX9070XT SL 16G / AX
59 Poor 55 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA $1,187.49 16 GB New GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming OC 16G Graphics Card, 16GB 256-bit GDDR7, PCIe 5.0, WINDFORCE Cooling System, GV-N507TGAMING OC-16GD Video Card
58 Poor 56 RTX 4070 NVIDIA $733.22 12 GB Used ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge OC DLSS 3 12GB GDDR6X 192-bit 21 Gbps PCIE 4.0 Compact Gaming Graphics Card, IceStorm 2.0 Advanced Cooling, Spectra RGB Lighting, ZT-D40700H-10M
58 Poor 57 RTX 3080 Ti NVIDIA $749.97 12 GB Used MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3X 12G OC - 12GB GDDR6X Graphic Card for PC Gaming, 320-Bit HDMI/DP, NVIDIA GPU, Tri-Frozr 2 Cooling, Ampere Architecture, Computer Video Graphics Card (Renewed)
58 Poor 58 RTX 3080 Ti NVIDIA $749.97 12 GB Used GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Master 12G Graphics Card, Max Covered Cooling, 12GB 384-bit GDDR6X, GV-N308TAORUS M-12GD Video Card (Renewed)
58 Poor 59 RTX 3080 Ti NVIDIA $749.97 12 GB Used GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Gaming OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 384-Bit GDDR6X, GV-N308TGAMING OC-12GD Video Card (Renewed)
58 Poor 60 RTX 3080 Ti NVIDIA $749.99 12 GB Used Geforce RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDDR6X PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card Titanium and Black (Renewed)

How this list works.

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Requirement bar: hand-estimated

Each software 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.

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