January 1st, 2011

Best Graphics Cards for Money: January 2011 (Buyer’s Guide)

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$75 – MSI Radeon HD 5570 1GB
3Dmark Vantage P Score:4350
Core Clock:650 MHz
Effective Memory Clock:800 MHz
Max Power Draw:59 W
Memory Bus Width128 bit
Required PSU300 W

 

$90 – GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5670 1GB Rev 2.0
3Dmark Vantage P Score:6367
Core Clock:790 MHz
Memory Clock:1000 MHz
Max Power Draw:61 W
Memory Bus Width128 bit
Required PSU350 W

 

$120 -HIS Radeon HD 5750 IceQ+ 1GB
3Dmark Vantage P Score:9120
Core Clock:700 MHz
Memory Clock:1150 MHz
Max Power Draw:86 W
Memory Bus Width128 bit
Required PSU400 W

 

$125 – ECS GeForce GTS 450 1GB
3Dmark Vantage P Score:10065
Core Clock:783 MHz
Memory Clock:3600 MHz
Max Power Draw:130 W
Memory Bus Width128 bit
Required PSU400 W

 

$185 - MSI GeForce GTX 460 1GB
3Dmark Vantage P Score:13029
Core Clock:725 MHz
Memory Clock:3600 MHz
Max Power Draw:160 W
Memory Bus Width256 bit
Required PSU450 W

 

$230 - XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB
3Dmark Vantage P Score:17402
Core Clock:900 MHz
Memory Clock:1050 MHz
Max Power Draw:151 W
Memory Bus Width256 bit
Required PSU500 W

 

$300 - SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6950 (optional mod at 6970) 1GB
3Dmark Vantage P Score:20282 / 22500 @ 6970mod
Core Clock:800 MHz
Memory Clock:1250 MHz
Max Power Draw:225 W
Memory Bus Width256 bit
Required PSU600 W

 

$510 – Galaxy GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB
3Dmark Vantage P Score:24426
Core Clock:772 MHz
Memory Clock:2004 MHz
Max Power Draw:244 W
Memory Bus Width384 bit
Required PSU600 W
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