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Best graphics card for video editing overall

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Read our fullNvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review

Best budget graphics card for video editing

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080

Read our fullNvidia GeForce RTX 3050 review

Best video editing graphics card for power

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Read our fullNvidia GeForce RTX 5090 review

Best AMD graphics card for video editing

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Read our fullApple Mac mini M4 review

Best APU for video editing

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080

Our full review will be published shortly.

Which is better for video editing GTX or RTX?

Do I need a dedicated graphics card for video editing?

EVGA GeForce RTX 3050

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

How much VRAM do you need for video editing?

We use the same hardware, processors, memory, and storage while testing to provide more reliable results.

We also consider the power and thermal consumption of the card in our testing.

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

For editing on the go, we tested thebest video editing laptops, too.

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

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Mac Mini M4

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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

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