Help Me Choose: Graphics Cards for Alienware Desktops

How to get the highest performance
A graphics card is the most important component for demanding applications such as gaming, video editing, 3D modeling, and artificial intelligence. A powerful graphics card will run these applications far faster and with much higher visual quality, which is essential for gamers, creators, students, and power users.
For gamers, running at a high frame rate (“FPS”), provides a much smoother experience and provides a competitive advantage in multiplayer games. Playing new games with realistic graphics or at higher resolutions, requires more graphics processing power. Choosing a more powerful graphics card for your computer will ensure a great experience, not only today but also for years to come.

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™
GeForce RTX™ 30 Series GPUs power the world’s fastest desktops for gamers and creators. They’re built with the award-winning Ampere—NVIDIA’s 2nd gen RTX architecture—with new RT Cores, Tensor Cores, and streaming multiprocessors to give you the most realistic ray-traced graphics and cutting-edge AI features.
Next-Gen Gaming with RTX
DLSS
NVIDIA DLSS is groundbreaking AI rendering that boosts frame rates with uncompromised image quality using the dedicated AI processing Tensor Cores on GeForce RTX. This gives you the performance headroom to crank up settings and resolutions for an incredible visual experience. The AI revolution has arrived to gaming.
Ray Tracing
Ray tracing is the holy grail of gaming graphics, simulating the physical behavior of light to bring real-time, cinematic-quality rendering to even the most visually intense games.
Game Ready Drivers
AMD Radeon™ RX 7000 Series Graphics

The Most Advanced Graphics for Gamers & Creators
AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 Series, The Most Advanced Graphics for Gamers & Creators, are built on the groundbreaking AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture with chiplet technology, AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 Series graphics deliver next-generation performance, visuals, and efficiency at 4K and beyond.
Performance to Rule Your Game with AMD RDNA™ 3 Architecture
Breakthrough Performance
Breathtaking Visuals
A pixel perfect experience starts with Radeon™ RX 7900 Series graphics cards. Discover new levels of performance and incredible image quality with High-Performance Rendering.
Advanced Gaming & Creator Platform
AMD leadership in high-performance compute, technologically advanced discrete graphics, and innovative platform technologies enable incredible ultra-enthusiast experiences.
Compare NVIDIA Graphics Card Configurations
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730 | NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 1030 | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Super™ | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dedicated Graphics Memory | 2GB GDDR5 | 2GB GDDR5 | 4GB GDDR5 | 4GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR5 |
Width | Single Slot | Single Slot | Dual Slot | Dual Slot | Dual Slot |
Approximate Wattage | 25W | 55W | 75W | 100W | 120W |
Base Clock | 700 Mhz | 1227 MHz | 1485 MHz | 1530 Mhz | 1530 Mhz |
Boost Clock | N/A | 1468 MHz | 1665 MHz | 1725 Mhz | 1785 Mhz |
NVIDIA CUDA Cores | 96 | 384 | 896 | 1280 | 1408 |
G-Sync / Freesync Ready | No | Yes | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready |
APIs Supported | DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.4 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
Maximum Resolution | 4096 x 2160 | 4096 x 2160 | 7680x4320@120Hz | 7680x4320@120Hz | 7680x4320@120Hz |
HDMI Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HDCP Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
I/O Ports | 1x HDMI, 1x DVI-D, 1x VGA |
1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DVI-D |
1 xHDMI 2.0b, 1x DVI-D |
1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DP 1.4, 1x Dual Link DVI |
1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DP 1.4, 1x Dual Link DVI |
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Super™ | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 Super™ | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 Super™ | |
Dedicated Graphics Memory | 6GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 |
Width | Dual Slot | Dual Slot | Dual Slot | Dual Slot | Dual Slot |
Approximate Wattage | 120W | 120W | 160W | 175W | 215W |
Base Clock | 1530 MHz | 1500 MHz | 1365 MHz | 1470 MHz | 1605 MHz |
Boost Clock | 1785 MHz | 1770 MHz | 1680 MHz | 1650 MHz | 1770 MHz |
NVIDIA CUDA Cores | 1408 | 1536 | 1920 | 2176 | 2560 |
G-Sync / Freesync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready |
APIs Supported | DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
Maximum Resolution | 7680x4320@120Hz | 7680x4320@120Hz | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 |
HDMI Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HDCP Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
I/O Ports | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DP 1.4, 1x Dual Link DVI |
1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DP 1.4, 1x Dual Link DVI |
1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DP 1.4, 1x Dual Link DVI |
1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DP 1.4, 1x Dual Link DVI |
1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DP 1.4 |
NVIDIA® GeForce®RTX 2080 Super™ | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 Ti | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060 12GB | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060Ti | |
Dedicated Graphics Memory | 8GB GDDR6 | 11GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 |
Width | Dual Slot | Dual Slot | Dual Slot | Dual Slot | Dual Slot |
Approximate Wattage | 250W | 250W | 130W | 170W | 200W |
Base Clock | 1650 MHz | 1350 MHz | 1552 MHz | 1320 MHz | 1410 MHz |
Boost Clock | 1815 MHz | 1545 MHz | 1777 MHz | 1780 MHz | 1670 MHz |
NVIDIA CUDA Cores | 3072 | 4352 | 2560 | 3584 | 4864 |
G-Sync / Freesync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready |
APIs Supported | DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6 |
Maximum Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 |
HDMI Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HDCP Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
I/O Ports | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DP 1.4 |
1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DP 1.4, 1x USB-C |
1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DP 1.4a |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a |
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3070 | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3070 Ti | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3070 Ti | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3080 | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3080 Ti | |
Dedicated Graphics Memory | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6X | 10GB GDDR6X | 12GB GDDR6X |
Width | Dual Slot | Dual Slot | Dual Slot | 2.5 slots | 2.5 slots |
Approximate Wattage | 220W | 290W | 290W | 320W | 350W |
Base Clock | 1500 MHz | 1575 MHz | 1575 MHz | 1440 MHz | 1365 MHz |
Boost Clock | 1730 MHz | 1770 MHz | 1770 MHz | 1710 MHz | 1665 MHz |
NVIDIA CUDA Cores | 5888 | 6144 | 6144 | 8704 | 10240 |
G-Sync / Freesync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready |
APIs Supported | DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6 |
Maximum Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 |
HDMI Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HDCP Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
I/O Ports | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a |
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3090 | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4080 | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4090 | ||
Dedicated Graphics Memory | 24GB GDDR6X | 24GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6X | 24GB GDDR6X | |
Width | 2.5 slots | 3 slots | 3 slots | 3 slots | |
Approximate Wattage | 350W | 450W | 320W | 450W | |
Base Clock | 1400 MHz | 1670 MHz | 2205 MHz | 2235 MHz | |
Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 1860 MHz | 2505 MHz | 2520 MHz | |
NVIDIA CUDA Cores | 10496 | 10752 | 9728 | 16384 | |
G-Sync / Freesync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready | G-Sync Ready | |
APIs Supported | DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 |
DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6 | DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6 | |
Maximum Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | |
HDMI Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
HDCP Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
I/O Ports | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4a |
Compare AMD Radeon™Graphics Card Configurations
AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT | AMD Radeon™ RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon™ RX 6600 XT | AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT | AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dedicated Graphics Memory | 16GB GDDR6 | 4GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 |
Width | Dual Slot | Dual Slot | Dual Slot | Dual Slot | Dual Slot |
Approximate Wattage | 300W | 107W | 160W | 230W | 300W |
Base Clock | 1825 MHz | 2200 MHz | 1968 MHz | 2321 MHz | 1825 MHz |
Boost Clock | Up to 2250 MHz | Up to 2815 MHz | Up to 2589 MHz | Up to 2581 MHz | Up to 2250 MHz |
Stream Processors | 4608 | 1024 | 2048 | 2560 | 4608 |
G-Sync / Freesync Ready | Freesync, Freesync 2 Ready |
Freesync, Freesync 2 Ready |
Freesync, Freesync 2 Ready |
Freesync, Freesync 2 Ready |
Freesync, Freesync 2 Ready |
APIs Supported | DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan API |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan API |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan API |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan API |
DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan API |
Maximum Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 |
HDMI Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HDCP Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
I/O Ports | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4 HDR |
1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DP 1.4 w/ DSC |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4 HDR |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4 HDR |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4 HDR |
AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT | AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX | ||||
Dedicated Graphics Memory | 16GB GDDR6 | 24GB GDDR6 | |||
Width | Dual Slot | 2.5 slots | |||
Approximate Wattage | 300W | 355W | |||
Base Clock | 1825 MHz | 2300 MHz | |||
Boost Clock | Up to 2250 MHz | 2500 MHz | |||
Stream Processors | 5120 | 6144 | |||
G-Sync / Freesync Ready | Freesync, Freesync 2 Ready |
FreeSync, FreeSync 2 ready | |||
APIs Supported | DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan API |
DirectX 12 Ultimate OpenGL 4.6 Vulkan 1.3 Open CL 2.1 | |||
Maximum Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | |||
HDMI Support | Yes | Yes | |||
HDCP Support | Yes | Yes | |||
I/O Ports | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DP 1.4 HDR |
1x HDMI 2.1 3x DP 2.1 |