Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Tom's Hardware: Best Graphics Cards For The Money: March '09

Tom's Hardware has posted their March 2009 GPU comparison guide.

Best PCIe Card for ~$70:
  • ATI Radeon HD 4670
Best PCIe Card for ~$85:
  • Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
Best PCIe Card for ~$100:
  • ATI Radeon HD 4830
  • Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT /9800 GT
Best PCIe Card for ~$130:
  • ATI Radeon HD 4850
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+
  • Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
Best PCIe Card for ~$180:
  • ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 (Core 216)
Best PCIe Card for ~$260:
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 1 GB
  • 2x Radeon 4850 in Crossfire Configuration
  • 2x GeForce 9800 GTX+ in SLI configuration
  • 2x GeForce GTS 250 in SLI configuration
Best PCIe Card for ~$330:
  • 2x Radeon HD 4870 512 MB in CrossFire Configuration
Best PCIe Card for ~$360:
  • 2x Radeon HD 4870 1 GB in CrossFire Configuration
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2
  • 2x GeForce GTX 260 (Core 216) cards in SLI Configuration
Best PCIe Card for ~$500:
  • GeForce GTX 295