Best PCIe Card: $100 And Under



BEST BUDGET GRAPHICS CARD
Best Gaming Graphics Card for ~$60Best Gaming Graphics Card for ~$90
ProductRadeon HD 6670 DDR3Radeon HD 7750
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Analysis

Performance (indexed to 100%)
  • Entry
  • Performance
  • Extreme
GPUTurks (VLIW5)Cape Verde (GCN)
Process40 nm28 nm
Shader Units480512
Texture Units2432
ROPs816
Core (Shader) Clock800 MHz800 MHz
Memory Clock800 MHz DDR31125 MHz GDDR5
Memory Bus128-bit128-bit
Memory Bandwidth25.6 GB/s72 GB/s
Memory Capacity1 or 2 GB1 or 2 GB
DirectX, Shader, OpenGL Capability11/5.0/4.111/5.0/4.2
Max. TDP66 W55 W
Aux. Power Connector(s)
NoneNone
Min. Power Supply400 Watt400 Watt
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Best PCIe Card: $110 To $180


BEST PCIE CARD: $110 TO $180
Best Gaming Graphics Card for ~$115Best Gaming Graphics Card for ~$146Best Gaming Graphics Card for ~$165
ProductRadeon HD 7770GeForce GTX 650 TiRadeon HD 7850 1 GB
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Analysis


Performance (indexed to 100%)
  • Entry
  • Performance
  • Extreme
GPUCape Verde (GCN)GK106 (Kepler)Pitcairn (GCN)
Process28 nm28 nm28 nm
Shader Units6407681024
Texture Units406464
ROPs161632
Core (Shader) Clock1000 MHz925 MHz860 MHz
Memory Clock1125 MHz GDDR5925 MHz GDDR51200 MHz GDDR5
Memory Bus128-bit128-bit256-bit
Memory Bandwidth72 GB/s86.4 GB/s153.6 GB/s
Memory Capacity1 or 2 GB1 or 2 GB1 GB
DirectX, Shader, OpenGL Capability11/5.0/4.211/5.0/4.311/5.0/4.2
Max. TDP80 W110 W130 W
Aux. Power Connector(s)1 x 6-pin PCIe1 x 6-pin PCIe1 x 6-pin PCIe
Min. Power Supply500 Watt400 Watt500 Watt
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Best PCIe Card: $185 To $280




BEST MID-RANGE GRAPHICS CARD
Best Gaming Graphics Card for ~$200Best Gaming Graphics Card for ~$235
ProductRadeon HD 7850 2 GBRadeon HD 7870 LE
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Analysis

Performance (indexed to 100%)
  • Entry
  • Performance
  • Extreme
GPUPitcairn (GCN)Tahiti LE (GCN)
Process28 nm28 nm
Shader Units10241536
Texture Units6496
ROPs3232
Core (Shader) Clock860 MHz925/975 MHz
Memory Clock1200 MHz GDDR51500 MHz GDDR5
Memory Bus256-bit256-bit
Memory Bandwidth153.6 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Capacity2 GB2 GB
DirectX, Shader, OpenGL Capability11/5.0/4.211/5.0/4.2
Max. TDP130 W200 W
Aux. Power Connector(s)1 x 6-pin PCIe2 x 6-pin PCIe
Min. Power Supply500 Watt500 Watt
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Best PCIe Card: $290 To $380



BEST PCIE CARD: $290 TO $380
Best Gaming Graphics Card for ~$300Best Gaming Graphics Card for ~$360
ProductRadeon HD 7950 Boost EditionGeForce GTX 670
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Analysis

Performance (indexed to 100%)
  • Entry
  • Performance
  • Extreme
GPUTahiti (GCN)GK104 (Kepler)
Process28 nm28 nm
Shader Units17921344
Texture Units112112
ROPs3232
Core (Shader) Clock850 MHz915 MHz
Memory Clock1250 MHz GDDR51502 MHz GDDR5
Memory Bus384-bit256-bit
Memory Bandwidth240 GB/s192.2 GB/s
Memory Capacity3 GB2 or 4 GB
DirectX, Shader, OpenGL Capability11/5.0/4.211/5.0/4.3
Max. TDP200 W170 W
Aux. Power Connector(s)2 x 6-pin PCIe2 x 6-pin PCIe
Min. Power Supply500 Watt500 Watt
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Best PCIe Card: $390 And Up



BEST HIGH-END GRAPHICS CARD
Best Gaming Graphics Card for ~$400Best Gaming Graphics Card for ~$1,000
(Honorable mention)
Best Gaming Graphics Card for ~$1,000
(Honorable mention)
ProductRadeon HD 7970GeForce GTX TitanGeForce GTX 690
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Analysis


Performance (indexed to 100%)
  • Entry
  • Performance
  • Extreme
GPUTahiti (GCN)GK110 (Kepler)GK104 (Kepler)
Process28 nm28 nm28 nm
Shader Units204826883072 (2 x 1536)
Texture Units128224256 (2 x 128)
ROPs324864 (2 x 32)
Core (Shader) Clock925 MHz837 MHz915 MHz
Memory Clock1375 MHz GDDR51502 MHz GDDR51502 MHz GDDR5
Memory Bus384-bit384-bit256-bit
Memory Bandwidth264 GB/s288.4 GB/s192.2 GB/s
Memory Capacity3 GB6 GB4 GB
DirectX, Shader, OpenGL Capability11/5.0/4.211/5.0/4.311/5.0/4.3
Max. TDP250 W250 W300 W
Aux. Power Connector(s)1 x 6-pin and 1 x 8-pin PCIe1 x 6-pin and 1 x 8-pin PCIe2 x 8-pin PCIe
Min. Power Supply500 Watt600 Watt650 Watt
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