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When it comes to the best cheap graphics cards, there are some excellent options. Although high-end graphics cards seem to be dominating the market right now, with offerings like the RTX 3080 Ti and the Radeon RX 6800 hogging all the attention, you honestly do not have to shell out $1,000/£1,000 just to get a capable GPU.
Due to this ongoing GPU war, there are excellent graphics cards out there that can see you through the most demanding PC games and editing workloads. As long as you don’t expect 4K or 8K resolution. Whether you’re looking at Nvidia or AMD, there are several affordable options available among the respective Nvidia GeForce and Radeon graphics cards as long as you’re willing to look a little deeper.
1.Gigabyte GTX 1660 OC
Pros:
Pros:
Factory overclocked
WindForce 3X cooler
Logo lights up with RGB lighting
Fans turn off when idle
Can do 1080p games at over 60 FPS
Cons:
Cons:
Plastic backplate
No NVLink SLI support
Overclock doesn't do much for real-world performance
The Gigabyte GTX 1660 offers superb value for Full HD gaming, but you may be tempted to spend a little more for the slightly more powerful GTX 1660 Ti.
2.AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT - Best Cheap AMD Graphics Card
Pros:
Pros:
Excellent 1080p performance
Nearly as fast as the RX 5700
Beats out the RTX 2060 in most titles
PCIe 4.0 support
Faster BIOS unlocks much better performance
Power efficient
Great value for the price
Cons:
Cons:
Cheaper build quality than more expensive cards
Competing RTX 2060 has been on the market for a year
Have to manually install critical performance-boosting BIOS
6GB frame buffer may limit future potential vs 8GB cards
No ray tracing support
The Radeon RX 5600 XT is a respectable product that has pushed for lower prices and better performance at $300. For that alone, we commend it. The GPU won’t blow your socks off and yet it's better value than the Radeon RX 5700 and makes the RTX 2060 Super a really tough buy. Given the competition in this price range, we think AMD has done fine.
3.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super - Best Cheap Graphics Card for 1080p Gaming
Pros:
Pros:
Good 1080p performance
Better value than 1660 Ti
Doesn't get too hot
Backplate, RGB, and idle fan stop features
Cons:
Cons:
Missing RTX features
Only 1 HDMI and DisplayPort
When compared to the AMD competition, the GTX 1660 Super is a good bit faster than the Radeon RX 590, beating it overall by a 13% margin. But the Radeon's appeal is on pricing and that will determine which way you should go. If Nvidia does offer the 1660 Super at $230 then we’d purchase it over a $200 RX 590 and that was probably their intention all along.
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