Best PCIe Card For ~£80:
Radeon HD 5750/6750
Good 1920x1200 performance in most games, some with lowered detail
| Radeon HD 5750/6750 | |
|---|---|
| Codename: | RV840 "Juniper" |
| Process: | 40 nm |
| Universal Shaders: | 720 |
| Texture Units: | 36 |
| ROPs: | 16 |
| Memory Bus: | 128-bit |
| Core Speed MHz: | 700 |
| Memory Speed MHz: | 1150 (4600 effective) |
| DirectX/Shader Model: | DX 11/SM 5.0 |
| Max TDP: | 86 W |
The Radeon HD 5750 (also available re-badged as the Radeon HD 6750, with the added bonus of Blu-ray 3D decode support) is the most powerful £80 option available, with the added bonus of a relatively low 86 W power requirement. We used to skip this model in favour of the Radeon HD 5770/6770. But now that the Radeon HD 6790 can be found within £10 of that card's price, we're passing it over in favour of the more powerful option.
Read our full review of AMD's Radeon HD 5770 for more information on the card and its accompanying architecture.
Best PCIe Card For ~£105:
Radeon HD 6790
Good 1920x1200 performance in most games, some with lowered detail
| Radeon HD 6790 | |
|---|---|
| Codename: | Barts LE |
| Process: | 40 nm |
| Universal Shaders: | 800 |
| Texture Units: | 40 |
| ROPs: | 16 |
| Memory Bus: | 256-bit |
| Core Speed MHz: | 840 |
| Memory Speed MHz: | 1050 (4200 effective) |
| DirectX/Shader Model: | DX 11/SM 5.0 |
| Max TDP: | 150 W |
AMD's Radeon HD 6790 delivers DirectX 11 support, multi-display connectivity via Eyefinity, and HD audio bitstreaming capabilities in a modestly-priced gaming card. It runs circles around the similarly-priced GeForce GTX 550 Ti, and now that the GeForce GTX 460 768 MB is missing in action, we're giving the sole recommendation to AMD's solution. This would have been a shared honour previously.
Read our full review of AMD's Radeon HD 6790 for more information on the card and its accompanying architecture.
Best PCIe Card For ~£120:
Radeon HD 6850
Good 1920x1200 performance in most games
| Radeon HD 6850 | |
|---|---|
| Codename: | RV970 "Barts" |
| Process: | 40 nm |
| Universal Shaders: | 960 |
| Texture Units: | 48 |
| ROPs: | 32 |
| Memory Bus: | 256-bit |
| Core Speed MHz: | 775 |
| Memory Speed MHz: | 1000 (4000 effective) |
| DirectX/Shader Model: | DX 11/SM 5.0 |
| Max TDP: | 127 W |
With GeForce GTX 460 1 GB 256-bit prices rising, the Radeon HD 6850 prices have dropped to £116, and the AMD option looks particularly attractive when it comes to choosing between both similarly-performing competitors. This card delivers a solid gaming experience given the asking price. If you're playing at 1080p resolutions, you really can't go wrong here.
Read our full review of AMD's Radeon HD 6850 for more information on the card and its accompanying architecture.
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