2.Best Entry-Level Graphics Cards: $100 And Under

1-Best Graphics Cards For The Money July 2013

2-Best Entry-Level Graphics Cards: $100 And Under3- Best Mid-Range Graphics Cards: $110 To $150

4-Best Enthusiast Graphics Cards: $160 To $210

5-Best High-End Graphics Cards: $250 To $400

6-Best Extreme Graphics Cards: $450 And Up, And Multi-Card Configuration

7-Graphics Card Hierarchy Chart

8-Conclusion: Performance Per Dollar
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 Best PCI Express (PCIe) Card For $65:

Radeon HD 6670 DDR3

$55On Newegg

Entry-Level Gaming

We're still bummed that the Radeon HD 5670 was discontinued. Although it's true that the Radeon HD 6670 DDR3 has a more capable GPU featuring a 25 MHz-faster core clock, four more texture units, and 80 additional shader cores, the 5670 wields more than two times the memory bandwidth thanks to its 1 GHz GDDR5 subsystem. Nevertheless, without any significant competition, the Radeon HD 6670 DDR3 assumes the $65 recommendation as our entry-level gaming card.

PERFORMANCES

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

GPU :

Turks (VLIW5)

Process :

40 nm

Shader Units :

480

Texture Units :

24

ROPs :

8

Core Clock :

800 MHz

Memory Clock :

800 MHz DDR3

Memory Bus :

128-bit

Memory Bandwidth :

25.6 GB/s

Memory Capacity :

1 or 2 GB

DirectX, Shader, OpenGL :

11/5.0/4.1

Max. TDP :

66 W

Aux. Power Connector(s) :

None

Min. Power Supply :

400 W

Best PCI Express (PCIe) Card For ~$90:

Radeon HD 7750

$104.24On Amazon.com

No Auxiliary Power Needed

The Radeon HD 7750 is the fastest graphics card you can get right now that doesn't require an auxiliary power input; it draws all that it needs from a 16-lane PCIe slot. If you're upgrading an older machine with limited power supply capacity, that's an attractive point to consider. And it's a decent performer, too, particularly in light of AMD's most recent Catalyst driver packages.

PERFORMANCES

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

GPU :

Cape Verde (GCN)

Process :

28 nm

Shader Units :

512

Texture Units :

32

ROPs :

16

Core Clock :

800 MHz

Memory Clock :

1125 MHz GDDR5

Memory Bus :

128-bit

Memory Bandwidth :

72 GB/s

Memory Capacity :

1 or 2 GB

DirectX, Shader, OpenGL :

11/5.0/4.2

Max. TDP :

55 W

Aux. Power Connector(s) :

None

Min. Power Supply :

400 W