NVIDIAGPUsNVIDIA RTX A1000Ultra-compact workstation GPU for light acceleration168mm1 slot50WLow-profile, low-power GPU for compact render and transcode boxes$399Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
NVIDIAGPUsNVIDIA RTX 2000 AdaModern compact workstation GPU with strong efficiency168mm1 slot70WSingle-slot Ada card for transcoding, visualization, and compact compute$649Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
NVIDIAGPUsNVIDIA RTX A5000Powerful workstation GPU for mixed homelab workloads267mm2 slot230WHigh-end dual-slot GPU for AI, rendering, and virtualization$1,499Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
NVIDIAGPUsGeForce RTX 4060Efficient entry GPU for GPU-assisted homelabs240mm2 slot115WLow-power consumer card with strong efficiency and AV1 support$299Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
NVIDIAGPUsGeForce RTX 4090Flagship consumer GPU for the biggest homelab workloads336mm3 slot450WTop-end compute and rendering card with enormous power headroom needs$1,599Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
AMDGPUsAMD Radeon Pro W7600Modern workstation GPU with strong efficiency241mm1 slot130WGood fit for VM hosts and GPU-accelerated workflows$599Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
AMDGPUsAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTHigh-value high-performance consumer GPU289mm2 slot263WLarge enough for heavy render and compute jobs without going flagship$499Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
NVIDIAGPUsNVIDIA RTX A2000Low-power GPU for transcode and light compute169mm1 slot70WShorter workstation GPU with moderate power draw$449Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
NVIDIAGPUsGeForce RTX 3060Larger GPU if the chassis has the room242mm2 slot170WLonger dual-slot GPU with higher power needs$289Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
GPUsNo Discrete GPUUse the CPU or onboard graphics onlySkip the GPU if the build does not need one$0Add Compare
NVIDIAGPUsNVIDIA RTX A4000High-performance single-slot workstation GPU241mm1 slot140WWorkstation-class card for compute-heavy homelabs$799Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
NVIDIAGPUsNVIDIA RTX 4000 AdaCompact Ada workstation GPU with strong efficiency241mm1 slot130WModern pro card for AI, graphics, and virtualization workloads$1,199Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
NVIDIAGPUsNVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF AdaLow-profile Ada GPU for dense 1U/2U-adjacent systems168mm1 slot70WSmall-form-factor workstation GPU with strong efficiency$1,499Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
NVIDIAGPUsNVIDIA RTX A4500High-end workstation GPU for serious compute and VM hosts267mm2 slot200WDual-slot pro card with plenty of acceleration headroom$999Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
NVIDIAGPUsNVIDIA RTX A6000Flagship Ampere workstation GPU for heavy acceleration267mm2 slot300WTop-tier pro card for large model work and dense rendering$3,999Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
NVIDIAGPUsGeForce RTX 4070Mid-tier GPU for heavier AI and encode workloads245mm2 slot200WEfficient consumer card with enough muscle for many lab tasks$549Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
NVIDIAGPUsGeForce RTX 4080High-end GPU for serious local compute and rendering304mm3 slot320WLarge, power-hungry GPU for demanding homelab acceleration$1,199Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
AMDGPUsAMD Radeon Pro W7500Efficient workstation GPU for compact acceleration builds188mm1 slot70WCompact Radeon Pro card for compute and video workloads$429Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
AMDGPUsAMD Radeon Pro W7700Higher-end Radeon Pro GPU for AI and visualization241mm2 slot190WStrong workstation card for heavier homelab compute$999Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
AMDGPUsAMD Radeon RX 7600Entry consumer GPU for budget acceleration228mm2 slot165WA practical low-cost card for decoding, encoding, and light compute$269Buy on AmazonAdd Compare
