It has been practically two years since we have seen GPU offers that had been really price discussing. The worldwide provide chain points aren’t totally resolved, however the declining GPU mining profitability has improved provide for the remainder of us, and the entire finest graphics playing cards at the moment are in inventory at retail, with cheap GPU costs as a bonus. We’ll record the very best GPU costs we have discovered on all the most recent choices, in addition to spotlighting the highest 5 offers general.
For those who’ve been looking for a fairly priced Nvidia GeForce RTX 30-series Ampere or AMD Radeon RX 6000-series RDNA 2 GPU since 2020, the wait could lastly be over. Sadly, the subsequent wait has already queued up, and we’re now wanting ahead to Ada RTX 40-series and RDNA 3 RX 7000-series GPUs, which ought to land earlier than the top of the 12 months, however in all probability not till September or later. These will each virtually actually launch on the greater finish of the worth and efficiency spectrum as nicely, which suggests anybody on the lookout for a fairly priced funds to mid-range graphics card might want to wait longer or accept one of many present technology playing cards.
We will cowl each obtainable GPU from each the RTX 30-series and RX 6000-series, beginning on the backside and shifting to the highest for Nvidia after which AMD. For roughly comparable efficiency — although not totally accounting for DLSS or ray tracing efficiency — AMD’s GPUs are usually the higher worth proper now. Nvidia’s GPUs stay far forward when it comes to market share, nonetheless, and general demand for Workforce Inexperienced’s merchandise tends to be greater, which explains the premium pricing. As all the time, our recommendation is to solely improve if you actually really feel the necessity for one thing sooner, not simply because one thing new and glossy is obtainable.Â
Greatest GPU Offers Total
RTX 30-Collection and RX 6000-Collection Efficiency
For those who’re on the lookout for how the playing cards stack up when it comes to efficiency, here is the excessive stage overview utilizing our customary gaming suite — that means, no DXR, DLSS, or FSR is used. We examined the entire playing cards at 1080p medium and extremely, dropped the RX 6400 at 1440p extremely, and solely included the RX 6700 XT / RTX 3070 and above at 4K extremely.
AMD takes the pole place at 1080p and 1440p, whereas Nvidia takes the crown for 4K. Given the rising variety of video games with DLSS help, plus Nvidia’s usually superior ray tracing efficiency, you would possibly wish to add 10% or so to the Nvidia figures as a ballpark “bonus” for these options. Or not, however there are some legitimate causes individuals are prepared to pay a bit extra for in any other case comparable Nvidia efficiency.
Nvidia RTX 30-Collection GPU Offers
Beginning with Nvidia, we’ll run via the entire present RTX 30-series graphics playing cards — and after they begin to seem, we’ll add the longer term RTX 40-series choices to the record. We’ll go so as of efficiency, beginning with the slowest and theoretically lowest priced RTX 3050 and work our manner as much as the RTX 3090 Ti.
GeForce RTX 3050 Offers
Nvidia’s slowest RTX card so far, the RTX 3050 usually is available in a bit behind the earlier technology RTX 2060, regardless of having 2GB extra VRAM. There are a number of exceptions, however general, the 2060 stays the superior card — simply keep away from utilizing settings that transcend its 6GB VRAM restrict. We have seen the RTX 3050 often in inventory for underneath $300, although proper now, the very best we are able to do is $320. That is a 28% markup over the nominal $250 MSRP, so we propose holding off till you possibly can decide it up for nearer to $250.Â
GeForce RTX 3060 Offers
Nvidia’s RTX 3060 comes with loads of VRAM, greater than a lot of its dearer siblings, and it is top-of-the-line values for an RTX 30-series GPU proper now. It competes nicely towards AMD’s RX 6600, which additionally has the identical official $329 beginning worth. The most cost effective choices price about 17% greater than MSRP and include a single fan, however the RTX 3060 would not really want an enormous triple-fan cooler.Â
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Offers
The RTX 3060 Ti tends to be harder to search out lately and at the moment sits at greater costs relative to the MSRP than a few of the different Nvidia GPUs. The bottom worth we have discovered is $480, nonetheless 20% greater than the baseline MSRP. For conventional efficiency, the RTX 3060 Ti lands between AMD’s RX 6600 XT and the RX 6700 XT. Given the additional reminiscence and added efficiency of the 6700 XT, with the ability to discover it at a lower cost makes it a straightforward decide, until you completely love taking part in video games with DXR and/or DLSS enabled.Â
GeForce RTX 3070 Offers
Nvidia’s RTX 3070 is not as extensively obtainable lately because the newer RTX 3070 Ti, however the relative worth and efficiency stay enticing. For about 10% greater than the RTX 3060 Ti, you stand up to 12% greater efficiency at 1440p and 4K. The usage of common GDDR6 additionally makes the playing cards much less energy hungry than the 3070 Ti, which at the moment prices about $110 extra — and at that worth, AMD’s RX 6800 and 6800 XT actually warrant a better look.Â
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Offers
There is a comparatively massive hole in efficiency going from the RTX 3080 right down to the RTX 3070 Ti, largely due to the lack of reminiscence capability and bandwidth. At greater resolutions like 1440p and 4K, the 3080 delivers 15–30% greater body charges — generally extra in circumstances the place 8GB merely is not adequate for the information set. The transfer to GDDR6X reminiscence additionally prompted an abnormally massive leap in energy use in comparison with the vanilla 3070. Briefly, the 3070 Ti makes use of 30% extra energy, prices 20% extra, and is barely 8% sooner at finest, and proper now it is a small step up in worth to the much more potent RTX 3080 (see beneath).
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB Offers
When it launched practically two years in the past, the RTX 3080 delivered a worth and efficiency ratio that was virtually too good to be true. Now, lastly, you possibly can decide up playing cards for comparatively near the official $699 beginning MSRP, a far cry from the $2,000 or extra folks had been paying throughout the cryptocurrency mining spree. Efficiency is as much as 25% sooner than the 3070 Ti, due to the extra reminiscence and bandwidth, for 15% extra money — however actually the 3080 12GB represents an excellent higher deal. Keep in mind the upcoming Ada and RDNA 3 launches, nonetheless, which can doubtless ship improved efficiency and hopefully accomplish that at aggressive costs. (Fingers crossed!)Â
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB Offers
Nvidia quietly launched a 12GB replace to the RTX 3080 that added a number of extra GPU cores and moved to 12GB of reminiscence — the identical because the 3080 Ti we’ll cowl subsequent. It would not have an official MSRP, although unofficially we put it at $799 — $100 greater than the 10GB card. Relying on the cardboard, a giant manufacturing unit overclock can practically make up for any loss in GPU cores in comparison with the RTX 3080 Ti, however usually it is about 5% slower than a comparable 3080 Ti. You continue to get the identical 12GB of GDDR6X reminiscence, plus Nvidia’s superior ray tracing {hardware} and DLSS capabilities. We have seen these go for as little as $800, although proper now there is a Gigabyte mannequin at Newegg for under $729.
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Offers
The RTX 3080 Ti has half as a lot reminiscence because the RTX 3090 and 3090 Ti and barely slower reminiscence clocks. In apply, the 3080 Ti is just a few % slower than the 3090, but it surely’s additionally just a few % sooner than the 3080 12GB — and about 10% sooner than the 3080 10GB. The 3080 Ti launched a few 12 months in the past, which led to a somewhat inflated MSRP in comparison with the present 3080 and 3090. That is why this is without doubt one of the few Nvidia playing cards that at the moment prices lower than its official $1,200 MSRP.Â
GeForce RTX 3090 Offers
The once-mighty RTX 3090 typically offered for $3,000 or extra final 12 months, however with the collapse of cryptocurrency costs and mining income, now you can decide one up for ‘solely’ $1,299 — nonetheless not an important deal, and using 24 GDDR6X chips on each side of the PCB typically results in greater reminiscence temperatures. That is a part of what makes the RTX 3090 Ti a lot extra attractive as a halo card, because it switched to 2GB chips and solely wants twelve of them. Nonetheless, the 3090 Ti prices about $300 extra (relying on the mannequin), so in case you simply need gobs of VRAM for semi-professional workloads, the vanilla 3090 stays a wonderful content material creator card.Â
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Offers
As with different excessive GPUs, the RTX 3090 Ti might be discovered nicely beneath MSRP, largely as a result of it was overpriced to start with. A number of fashions price $1,500 now, a $500 drop because the late March launch. That is solely $200 greater than the vanilla 3090, for about 10% extra efficiency, so in case you merely will need to have the quickest GPU round, energy and worth be damned, that is the cardboard to get. Simply know that Nvidia Ada GPUs are prone to arrive round September (give or take), and we totally count on the “RTX 4080” (no matter it finally ends up being known as) to ship higher efficiency than the 3090 Ti for hopefully lower than $1,000.
AMD RX 6000-Collection GPU Offers
Shifting on to AMD, we’ll once more run via all the present RX 6000-series graphics playing cards — and sooner or later sooner or later, we’ll add the RX 7000-series GPUs. Beginning on the backside of the barrel RX 6400, we’ll transfer up via AMD’s top-shelf RX 6950 XT.
Radeon RX 6400 Offers
The RX 6400 has a number of issues going for it. It is the most affordable fashionable GPU at the moment obtainable, going for as little as $150 (much less in case you’re prepared to take care of a rebate card). It additionally would not require an exterior 6-pin or 8-pin energy connector, and maybe most necessary for some can be its availability as a half-height “low profile” card. However, it is fairly a bit slower than another GPU on this record, although it does look okay in comparison with Nvidia’s dumpster fireplace GTX 1630.Â
Radeon RX 6500 XT Offers
Just like the RX 6400, the RX 6500 XT underwhelms in some ways. Nevertheless, it tries to make up for that with its funds pricing, and not less than considerably succeeds. Efficiency is roughly on par with the GTX 1650 Tremendous from a number of years again, however the RX 6500 XT continues to be produced and is thus available, even beneath its $200 MSRP. Nevertheless, you solely get an x4 PCIe hyperlink, one HDMI and DisplayPort output, and no video encoding {hardware}. For those who’re okay with these limitations, the RX 6500 XT would possibly suit your wants, although stepping as much as the RX 6600 gives a considerable enhance to efficiency and options.Â
Radeon RX 6600 Offers
The Radeon RX 6600 is a good card, balancing worth, efficiency, and options fairly successfully. It is also promoting for a lot lower than the official $329 MSRP, although on this case, that worth comes through a $25 immediate rebate and an extra $20 rebate card (blech). The RX 6600 averaged 30% greater body charges in our customary gaming check suite in comparison with the RTX 3050, and it even tied the RTX 3060 in our customary check suite, making it nicely well worth the worth.
Additionally, whereas it might price about $100 greater than the 6500 XT, it is usually greater than twice as quick. The vanilla 6600 largely serves as an excellent 1080p gaming answer, usually dealing with extremely settings at 60 fps or extra, however you will largely wish to follow medium or excessive settings in case you plan on operating video games at 1440p. Word that ray tracing efficiency on the RX 6600 was poor, falling 12% behind the RTX 3050 — if that is one thing you care about.Â
Radeon RX 6600 XT Offers
The RX 6600 XT formally hit finish of life when the RX 6650 XT launched, although you possibly can nonetheless discover the playing cards in inventory — typically at higher costs than the newcomer. Efficiency lands halfway between the RTX 3060 and the RTX 3060 Ti, with a worth that is $30–$50 decrease than the previous and $160 lower than the latter. That is at 1080p and 1440p, although fairly a number of video games could wrestle to hit 60 fps at 1440p extremely. Additionally, word that DXR efficiency principally solely matches the RTX 2060 for ray tracing video games (nonetheless with out DLSS). In different phrases, do not buy this for ray tracing, but it surely’s an excellent higher midrange answer.Â
Radeon RX 6650 XT Offers
The RX 6650 XT is the one one of many new GPU fashions which can be supposed to totally substitute the outgoing RX 6600 XT. That is unlucky, as the worth is greater and efficiency is hardly any totally different — the 18Gbps GDDR6 reminiscence simply would not appear to assist that a lot, probably as a consequence of adjustments in reminiscence timings. Nonetheless, relying on the cardboard mannequin, it is solely $10–$20 extra, and the RX 6650 XT already sells for lower than AMD’s official $400 MSRP. The identical basic recommendation applies equally right here as with the RX 6600 XT: This can be a good general card with weaker ray tracing efficiency.Â
Radeon RX 6700 XT Offers
AMD’s RX 6700 XT trimmed the shader counts, die measurement, reminiscence capability, and Infinity Cache measurement relative to the sooner Navi 21 GPUs, bringing a balanced high-end providing to the market. Efficiency stays sturdy at 1440p extremely, touchdown midway between the RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti in customary gaming efficiency, priced $50–$100 beneath both one. Nevertheless, it is barely behind the RTX 3060 in essentially the most demanding DXR video games. Like most of AMD’s playing cards, the official MSRP is $480, and it is promoting for lower than that.Â
Radeon RX 6750 XT Offers
The RX 6750 XT is considered one of three “new” AMD GPUs that launched in Might, with barely greater efficiency than the above 6700 XT and a disproportionately greater worth. In our testing, the RX 6750 was solely 6% sooner than the RX 6700 XT however prices 13% extra. The RX 6750 XT trades blows with Nvidia’s RTX 3070, successful at 1080p however dropping barely at 1440p and 4K, with the Nvidia card costing $50 extra when evaluating the bottom present costs. Nvidia runs a lot sooner in DXR video games and in video games with DLSS help, so the added price is likely to be justifiable — we simply want Nvidia additionally provided 12GB of VRAM.Â
Radeon RX 6800 Offers
AMD’s Radeon RX 6800 has all the time been an fascinating card, stricken by a worth that was too excessive and sandwiched between the 6700 XT (now 6750 XT) and 6800 XT. The most cost effective RX 6800 at the moment goes for $600, 18% greater than the most affordable 6750 XT, and the RX 6800 is 16% sooner at 1440p and 22% sooner at 4K. We like that it has 16GB of VRAM, and efficiency is inside spitting distance of the RTX 3080 at 1440p (it is 7% slower). The RX 6800 XT in the meantime provides 15% extra efficiency for 15% extra money, in case you want to stay with AMD GPUs. As with Nvidia’s highest-tier GPUs, nonetheless, needless to say RDNA 3 will doubtless arrive inside a number of months and can doubtless disrupt the high-end choices greater than the midrange and decrease tiers.Â
Radeon RX 6800 XT Offers
The RX 6800 XT stays one of many few AMD GPUs that price greater than its official $649 MSRP, although the hole has dropped to simply 6% now. The problem now’s that the 6900 XT has dropped fairly a bit in worth and should symbolize a greater worth. The 6800 XT usually beats the RTX 3080 in non-DXR gaming efficiency, although DLSS and DXR once more doubtlessly get rid of that hole. With DXR-heavy video games, even with out DLSS, the 6800 XT can solely preserve tempo with the RX 6700 XT.Â
Radeon RX 6900 XT Offers
The RX 6900 XT has misplaced its pole place for AMD playing cards, and the worth dropped about $100. It is nonetheless a succesful GPU, although in case you’re after bragging rights, you will need the brand new 6950 XT. For those who’re not after bragging rights, we might strongly advocate placing a pause on upgrading your graphics card till the incoming Ada and RDNA 3 GPUs land, or on the very least attempt to get by with one thing priced beneath $500. The saving grace right here is that the most affordable 6900 XT at the moment solely prices $40 greater than the most affordable 6800 XT.
Radeon RX 6950 XT Offers
- Sapphire RX 6950 XT Nitro+: was $1,149, now $1,059 at Newegg (opens in new tab)
- PowerColor RX 6950 XT Crimson Satan: was $1,299, now $1,099 at Amazon (opens in new tab)
- ASRock RX 6950 XT Components OC: was $1,299, now 1,099 at Newegg (opens in new tab)
- Gigabyte RX 6950 XT Gaming OC: was $1,199, now $1,099 at Newegg (opens in new tab)
The RX 6950 XT ranks as AMD’s prime client graphics card, with as much as 10% extra efficiency than the 6900 XT. If we ignore ray tracing and DLSS efficiency, the 6950 XT takes the crown from Nvidia’s finest, not less than at 1080p and 1440p. It is nonetheless about 6% slower than the RTX 3090 Ti at 4K extremely, however extra critically, ray tracing efficiency falls far behind Nvidia’s prime GPUs. Even the RTX 3070 Ti can commerce blows with the RX 6950 XT in demanding DXR video games, and that is with out enabling DLSS. The 6950 XT might be discovered beginning on the official $1,099 MSRP — probably not an excellent deal, all issues thought of.Â
