PCI Express Interface: $0 to $90
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: Best, Graphics, Card
PCI Express Interface: $0 to $90
Best PCIe Card For $35:
Good 1280x1024 performance in most games
| Codename: | RV635 |
| Process: | 55 nm |
| Universal Shaders: | 120 |
| Texture Units: | 8 |
| ROPs: | 4 |
| Memory Bus: | 128-bit |
| Core Speed MHz: | 725 |
| Memory Speed MHz: | 800 (1400 effective) |
| DirectX / Shader Model | DX 10 / SM 4.0 |
We saw Palit’s GDDR3 Radeon 3650 on Newegg for $35 and couldn’t resist adding it to the list. For $35, this card is about as fast as the Radeon 2600 XT. This is an incredible price for a decent gaming card.
Best PCIe Card For $85: Tie
Good 1600x1200 performance in most games
| Codename: | RV730 |
| Process: | 55 nm |
| Universal Shaders: | 320 |
| Texture Units: | 32 |
| ROPs: | 8 |
| Memory Bus: | 128-bit |
| Core Speed MHz: | 750 |
| Memory Speed MHz: | 1000 (2000 effective) |
| DirectX / Shader Model | DX 10.1 / SM 4.0 |
The Radeon HD 4670 slaps previous-generation high-end performance squarely in the jaw of mid-range pricing. With 320 shader processors, this card means business and will provide.
| Codename: | G92 |
| Process: | 65 nm |
| Universal Shaders: | 96 |
| Texture Units: | 48 |
| ROPs: | 12 |
| Memory Bus: | 192 or 128-bit |
| Core Speed MHz: | 600 |
| Memory Speed MHz: | 900 (1800 effective) |
| DirectX / Shader Model | DX 10 / SM 4.0 |
Using a high-end GPU that has been crippled to deliver lower performance, the 8800 GS and 9600 GSO were introduced to bring the fight to ATI’s previous high-end generation 3800 series. The release of the Radeon 4670 has forced Nvidia to again lower the 9600 GSO’s price below $100 to remain competitive in the new mainstream—and it does. It is an excellent alternative to the 4670, as long as the buyer compares clock speeds and makes sure he or she has one of the desirable models as manufacturers seem to follow the reference speeds very loosely.
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Why are the prices on Tom's UK in dollars? Again...
why are you still here?
If you shop around you can get some good cards from reliable sources. Having said that, the prices are more expensive in the UK, than in the USA. Thanks for the article
That card is currently around $81 from some UK online sources - the retail prices can be astronomic (assuming you can even get these cards, as they often sell out-dated harware at grossly inflated prices).
If you don't know what you are buying in the UK for Christmas..get someone who does or you could end up being seriously ripped-off. CPU prices are more harmonised, but historically graphics cards have always been more expensive here.
"Just pay attention to price, warranty, and the manufacturer’s reputation for honoring the warranty if something goes wrong."
Yeah, I learned the hard way by buying a POS INNO3D Nvidia 8800GTX card for a lot of money that broke after 15 months and that unknown to me when I bought it only had 1 years warranty. The cheapskates wont even repair it for me!
I hope the credit crunch wipes INNO3D out!
They finally included an above $500 section....
AT LEAST DO AN ARCTICLE FOR TOMSHARDWARE UK IN POUNDS, what's the point in having a separate site if you use exactly the same arcticles!!!!
They finally included an above $500 section....AT LEAST DO AN ARCTICLE FOR TOMSHARDWARE UK IN POUNDS, what's the point in having a separate site if you use exactly the same arcticles!!!!
Well at least you got the picks of the best hardware..sourcing it should be easy as long as you know the trusted sources
what would use recommend hd4870 1gig or nu 260 + oc ? or just stick with hd4870 512?
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