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Top 10 graphics cards

Here you can find various top 10 lists showing what graphics card (GPU) is best at a particular task. You can use these tables to quickly find graphics cards for specialist or niche uses. If you want to know what graphics card range is the best for 2D graphics or the lowest power using GPU, then these tables are for you. As with most of whatGFX we only list graphics cards you can actually buy right now. Click on a range or model for detailed information.

Top 10 graphics cards ranked by highest gigapixels per second

RangeModelScore
AMD Radeon HD 5970 ATI Radeon HD 5970 PCI-E PCI Express x16 2GB GDDR5 ... $409.29 46
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Galaxy MDT GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 ... $300.78 37
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 EVGA GeForce GTX480 1536MB GDDR5 Dual DVI, HDMI, SLI Graphics ... $199.99 33
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 BFGEGTX2951792BE - Bfg Tech GeForce GTX 295 Graphics Card nVIDIA ... $569.00 32
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 EVGA 017-P3-1291-AR GeForce GTX295 1792 MB DDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics ... $549.99 32
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD Double Shot 1280 MB GDDR5 ... $279.99 29
AMD Radeon HD 6870 VisionTek AMD Radeon HD 6870 1 GB GDDR5 PCI Express ... $198.99 28
AMD Radeon HD 6970 Radeon XFX HD 6970 2 GB Graphics Card $369.50 28
AMD Radeon HD 5870 XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1 GB DDR5 PCI-Express Card ... $429.99 27
AMD Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity HIS Radeon HD 5870 Turbo 1 GB (256 bit) GDDR5 ... $483.20 27
 

Top 10 graphics cards ranked by highest gigatexels per second

RangeModelScore
AMD Radeon HD 5970 ATI Radeon HD 5970 PCI-E PCI Express x16 2GB GDDR5 ... $409.29 116
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 BFGEGTX2951792BE - Bfg Tech GeForce GTX 295 Graphics Card nVIDIA ... $569.00 92
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 EVGA 017-P3-1291-AR GeForce GTX295 1792 MB DDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics ... $549.99 92
AMD Radeon HD 6970 Radeon XFX HD 6970 2 GB Graphics Card $369.50 84
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 MSI N9800GX2 - M2D1G GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB 512MB per ... $595.26 76
AMD Radeon HD 6950 HIS Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X 1 GB (256bit) GDDR5 ... $269.99 70
AMD Radeon HD 5870 XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1 GB DDR5 PCI-Express Card ... $429.99 68
AMD Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity HIS Radeon HD 5870 Turbo 1 GB (256 bit) GDDR5 ... $483.20 68
AMD Radeon HD 5870 ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB DDR5 PCI Express (PCI-E) Dual ... $158.99 68
AMD Radeon HD 5850 HIS Radeon HD 5850 Turbo 1 GB (256 bit) GDDR5 ... $195.90 52
 

Top 10 graphics cards ranked by highest number of GPU transistors

RangeModelScore
AMD Radeon HD 5970 ATI Radeon HD 5970 PCI-E PCI Express x16 2GB GDDR5 ... $409.29 4308
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 Zotac 607MHz/3206MHz GeForce GTX 465 1 GB 256-bit Graphic Card ... $218.91 3000
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD Double Shot 1280 MB GDDR5 ... $279.99 3000
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Galaxy MDT GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 ... $300.78 3000
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 Sparkle GeForce GTX470 1280 MB GDDR5 Dual DVI PCIExpress 2.0 ... $369.60 3000
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 GIGABYTE nVidia GeForce GTX465 1280MB DDR5 2DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express Video ... $390.88 3000
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 EVGA GeForce GTX480 1536MB GDDR5 Dual DVI, HDMI, SLI Graphics ... $199.99 3000
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 BFGEGTX2951792BE - Bfg Tech GeForce GTX 295 Graphics Card nVIDIA ... $569.00 2800
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 EVGA 017-P3-1291-AR GeForce GTX295 1792 MB DDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics ... $549.99 2800
AMD Radeon HD 5850 HIS Radeon HD 5850 Turbo 1 GB (256 bit) GDDR5 ... $195.90 2154
 

Top 10 graphics cards ranked by lowest power usage in watts

RangeModelScore
AMD Radeon HD 4350 VisionTek Radeon HD4350 x1 PCIe 512MB DMS59 SFF DDR2 B2 ... $99.99 20
AMD Radeon HD 4350 VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 4350 512 MB DDR2 PCI Express ... $40.99 20
AMD Radeon HD 2400 Pro 128MB ATI RADEON HD 2400 Pro, TV-Out PCI $129.95 20
AMD Radeon HD 2400 XT Smart Buy Ati Radeon HD 2400 Xt Pcie Card $58.95 25
AMD Radeon HD 3450 Ati Radeon HD 3450 AGP8X 512MB DDR2 2PORT Dvi-i $60.99 25
AMD Radeon HD 3450 VisionTek Radeon HD3450 512 MB AGP 8x Graphics Card (900374) $64.99 25
AMD Radeon HD 2400 XT Radeon HD 2400XT Graphics Card $59.50 25
AMD Radeon HD 4550 Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4550 512MB DDR3 PCI-Express Video Card $64.99 25
AMD Radeon HD 3470 Ati Radeon HD 3470 Pcie 256MB Sh X16 Card $103.73 30
AMD Radeon HD 6350 AMD RADEON HD 6350 512MB DH X16 SBY AMD RADEON ... $127.47 31
 

Top 10 graphics cards ranked by lowest price

RangeModelScore
AMD Rage Pro ATI Rage 128 Pro 32MB AGP VGA Video Card $10.90 n/a
AMD Rage 128 VR ATI Rage 128VR 32MB PCI VGA Video Card $13.36 n/a
AMD Rage 128 VR 32MB 32 MB 3D Ati Rage 128VR PCI VGA Video ... $16.95 n/a
AMD Rage 128 VR Brand in Box 32 MB ATI Rage 128VR PCI Video ... $16.95 n/a
AMD Rage 128 VR 32MB PCI Ati Rage 128VR 128 VR Video Graphics Card ... $16.95 n/a
AMD Rage 128 VR PCI Ati Rage 128VR 128 VR Video Graphics Card VGA ... $16.95 n/a
AMD Radeon HD 5450 Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 1 GB DDR3 HDMI/DVI-I/VGA PCI-Express Graphics ... $19.99 n/a
AMD Radeon X600 SE 128MB ATI Radeon X600 SE 128MB DDR PCI Express (PCIe) DVI ... $19.99 n/a
NVIDIA Vanta VisionTek TNT2 Vanta - Graphics adapter - TNT2 M64 - ... $19.99 n/a
AMD Radeon X600 SE 128MB ATI Radeon X600 SE 128MB DVI PCI-E Graphics Video Card ... $19.99 n/a
 

Top 10 graphics cards ranked by highest price

RangeModelScore
AMD Radeon HD 6250 New MSI WindPad 110W-014US 10" Tablet PC-AMD Fusion Z530P 1 ... $813.31 n/a
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX XFX PVT80FSHF9 GeForce 8800GTX 575MHz 768MB PCI Express x16 SLI ... $699.99 n/a
AMD Radeon HD 6250 ACER W500P-BZ841 C-50 1g 32g SSD 10.1HD W7Pro 350nit 2gb ... $629.00 n/a
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 MSI N9800GX2 - M2D1G GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB 512MB per ... $595.26 n/a
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 BFGEGTX2951792BE - Bfg Tech GeForce GTX 295 Graphics Card nVIDIA ... $569.00 n/a
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 EVGA 017-P3-1291-AR GeForce GTX295 1792 MB DDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics ... $549.99 n/a
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 Geforce 280 Gtx Pci 1GB GDDR3 Ocx Express 2.0 Graphics ... $531.99 n/a
AMD Radeon X800 XT Radeon X800XT Mac Agp-rohs $523.04 n/a
AMD Radeon X1900 XT Mac Pro ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB Video Card $513.76 n/a
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 EVGA 02G-P3-1187-AR GeForce GTX285 FTW Edition 2048 MB DDR3 PCI-Express ... $495.99 n/a