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Story-Driven Single-Player AAA (general)

Linear or semi-open narrative AAA titles not listed by name — cinematic visuals without a fully open world. We show only cards that clear 4K, High (min 12 GB VRAM, 21,000+ Time Spy), ranked by value among today's Amazon listings.

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

44 GPUs that clear the bar

ranked by value · live prices
Value # Model Brand Price VRAM Condition Check on Amazon
100 Excellent 1 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $199.99 12 GB New Gaming RTX 5070 12G Ventus 3X OC Graphics Card (12GB GDDR7, 192-bit, Extreme Performance: 2557 MHz, DisplayPort x3 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture)
94 Excellent 2 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $598.00 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
90 Excellent 3 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $619.99 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)
90 Excellent 4 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $619.99 12 GB New ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Solid OC DLSS 4 12GB GDDR7 192-bit 28 Gbps PCIE 5.0 Gaming Graphics Card, IceStorm 2.0 Cooling, Spectra RGB Lighting, ZT-B50700J-10P
90 Excellent 5 RX 9070 XT AMD $689.99 16 GB New VGA PowerColor Radeon Hellhound Reva OC RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
89 Good 6 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)
88 Good 7 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $636.36 12 GB New msi RTX 5070 12G Gaming Trio OC Graphics Card (12GB GDDR7, 192-bit, Extreme Performance: 2625 MHz, DisplayPort x3 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture)
86 Good 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 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)
83 Good 12 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $679.99 12 GB New ASUS TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7 OC Edition Graphics Card, (PCIe 5.0, HDMI/DP 2.1, 3.125-Slot, Military-Grade Components, Protective PCB Coating, Axial-tech Fans), 3 Year Warranty
83 Good 13 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $679.99 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)
81 Good 14 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 15 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 16 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 17 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 18 RX 9070 XT AMD $789.99 16 GB New Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB Dual HDMI/Dual DP
79 Good 19 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 20 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 21 RX 9070 XT AMD $799.99 16 GB Used PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
77 Good 22 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 23 RX 9070 XT AMD $819.99 16 GB Used PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
76 Good 24 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 25 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 26 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
75 Fair 27 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $749.99 12 GB Used msi Gaming RTX 5070 12G Shadow 2X OC Graphics Card (12GB GDDR7, 192-bit, Extreme Performance: 2557 MHz, DisplayPort x3 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture)
75 Fair 28 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $749.99 12 GB Used MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12G Shadow 2X OC
74 Fair 29 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $754.60 12 GB Used ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Twin Edge OC DLSS 4 12GB GDDR7 192-bit 28 Gbps PCIE 5.0 Gaming Graphics Card, IceStorm 2.0 Cooling, SFF-Ready, ZT-B50700H-10A
74 Fair 30 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 31 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 32 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 33 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 34 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
73 Fair 35 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $767.17 12 GB New ASUS SFF-Ready Prime NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 White OC Edition Graphics Card (PCIe 5.0, 12GB GDDR7, HDMI/DP 2.1, 2.5-Slot, Axial-tech Fans, Dual BIOS), 3 Year Warranty
72 Fair 36 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 37 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 38 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 39 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 40 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $799.99 12 GB New NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7 Graphics Card - Graphite Grey
70 Fair 41 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $799.99 12 GB Used GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 WINDFORCE OC SFF 12G Graphics Card, 12GB 192-bit GDDR7, PCIe 5.0, WINDFORCE Cooling System, GV-N5070WF3OC-12GD Video Card
70 Fair 42 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)
69 Fair 43 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $809.99 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
69 Fair 44 RTX 5070 NVIDIA $810.00 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

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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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