The Best GPU for Every Price Point
When it comes to GPUs and graphics cards, we go in full depth. Year after year, we test dozens of GPUs from Nvidia, AMD, and now Intel, to determine which are worth your money and which are dead on arrival.
Graphics card articles
Nvidia's desktop GPU dominance grows to 88% as market returns to normal
AMD falls back to last year's 12 percent, Intel nearly disappears from the map
3Dfx Voodoo4 graphics processor gets wild laptop upgrade 24 years later
A Dell laptop from 2013 gets stuffed with a desktop graphics card from 2000
After compatibility woes, Intel's Xe2 "Battlemage" GPU built to play nicer with games
Significant architectural improvements on board, too
Latest Steam survey: Another Lovelace card breaks into top ten, Linux passes 2% share
Windows 11 keeps getting more popular, too
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 tape-out rumors: smaller than the 4090, 448-bit bus, monolithic die
Next-gen Founders Edition flagship might slim down to a two-slot cooler
Graphics card and motherboard China import tariffs pushed back by another year
Tariff extensions to remain until May 31, 2025
The big picture: The Office of the US Trade Representative has extended tariff exemptions on certain PC components several times since the Trump administration recommended tariffs on Chinese imports in 2018. Although there are no signs of an eventual end to the trade action, PC hardware vendors can breathe a sigh of relief until the middle of next year.
Gigabyte's Zen 5 motherboard supports graphics cards weighing up to 128 pounds
But will it make a big difference?
PC gamers face higher hardware costs as tariffs on Chinese goods set to return
Graphics cards, motherboards, and desktop PC case prices could increase by 25%
Leak casts doubt on Intel's Battlemage, Celestial GPU plans for 2024
Chipzilla's graphics ambitions may hit a roadblock
Nvidia RTX 4090 can crack complex 8-character passwords in minutes
The Nvidia A100 can do it even faster
RTX 4090 owner says his 16-pin power connector melted at the GPU and PSU ends simultaneously
Despite the card's power limit being set at 75%
April Steam survey sees another AMD card enter chart, Windows 11 gain more users
AMD also made up ground in the CPU section
AMD's cancelled RDNA 4 GPU could have doubled the 7900 XTX's performance
A Radeon RX 8900 XTX would have featured 9 shader engines, 200 compute units, and up to 20 chiplets
Rumor mill: It has long been suspected that the Radeon RX 8000 series – AMD's next generation of graphics cards – will focus exclusively on affordable mid-range products. However, this wasn't always the plan. Newly unveiled code suggests that AMD canceled a flagship RDNA 4 model that might have directly competed with upcoming high-end offerings from Intel and Nvidia.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Revisit: Is this the GOAT?
The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is widely regarded as the GOAT. The 7-year-old GPU marks the last time a flagship gaming GPU was offered at a reasonable price, that plus its exceptional longevity.
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Revisit: How Does It Compare Against the 7700 XT?
How usable is the Radeon 5700 XT in the latest and greatest games five years after its release? For those of you looking to buy one used or upgrade, we'll provide insights into your options.
AMD Radeon RX 8000 RDNA 4 GPUs rumored to use slower 18 Gbps GDDR6 memory
GDDR7 is expected to go into mass production later this year
The VoodooX 3Dfx project tries to revive the legend of early 3D graphics cards for PC
The card is now assembled, and games are running through digital output interfaces
Graphics card prices on the rise in China as demand surpasses supply, could impact global markets
Bringing back bad memories of 2021
GeForce RTX 4070 Super vs. Radeon RX 7900 GRE: Rasterization, Ray Tracing, and Upscaling Performance
We've benchmarked the Radeon RX 7900 GRE and GeForce RTX 4070 Super across 58 different game configurations, taking an in-depth look at rasterization, ray tracing, and upscaling performance.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Review: Quiet Release, Dodgy Name
The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB is an interesting new release from Nvidia targeting the sub-$200 market. Now, the interesting part is not so much for its performance as it is for other angles.
More GeForce RTX 5090 rumors emerge following Nvidia's unveiling of its Blackwell AI GPUs
The GB202 GPU underpinning the RTX 5090 could use the same node as the datacenter B100
Nvidia GeForce Now Ultimate vs. Your Own RTX GPU
Nvidia's GeForce Now has changed a lot in the year since we asked the question: which is better, a new graphics card or a subscription to GeForce Now's Ultimate tier?
The Price is Wrong: This is What GPUs Should Have Cost
In this GPU analysis, we look back across the last 4 generations of graphics cards to illustrate exactly why this generation has underperformed – and by how much – showing what each GPU should have cost.
