Best & Worst GPUs of 2022 for Gaming: 100 to 1600 Video Cards (New & Used)
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Date: 2022-11-26
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Mark
I don t like this video. I don t like how it s organized. I don t like that you re catering to consumers who have a fixed budget in mind when I think you should instead be highlighting the very best deals at any price and talking about who should consider them. Here s how I would write this video:
The deal of the year (unless you value ray tracing or have to buy Nvidia) is the Rx 6800 XT new for 535, and that s ideal for high refresh rate 1440p gaming, or mid refresh rate 4K, up to 144 FPS. Anyone with a 1440p 120Hz or higher, or 4K monitor of any description unhappy with their current GPU performance should buy this card. If you came here with 750 to spend, you can buy the 6900 XT above it, but you re paying at least 20% more money for only about 10% more GPU performance, so instead, you should spend less for almost the same thing. Down the stack from there, the 6700 XT at 400 is good, the 6650XT at 250 is good, and the 6600 at 210 is all you need for 1080p medium refresh rate gaming today, and is the best price to performance graphics card, period. Do you have a little more than 750 to spend and want something way above a 6800 XT? 4090 if you care about ray tracing a lot, and otherwise, you should wait for reviews of the 7900 XTX. There s a good chance you ll be able to get a 7900 XTX at MSRP before you d be able to get a 4090 at MSRP anyway. At that price, you should care about ray tracing and every other feature as well. Now, when do other cards I have not yet named become worth considering relative to the above at today s prices?
RTX 4090: buy, but please don t pay more than 1800 if you care at all about your money.
RX 7900 XTX: 1100 new, 1250 for a nice overclocked AIB model. 1000 used.
7900 XT: 800 new / 700 used. A bit more if it s available but the XTX model is above MSRP or unavailable.
RTX 4080: 800 new / 700 used (unlikely)
RTX 3090 Ti: 700 new / 600 used
RX 6950 XT: 650 new / 550 used
RTX 3090: same
RX 6900 XT: 590 new / 500 used
RTX 3080 Ti: 550 new / 480 used
RX 6800 XT: 550 new / 480 used (available)
RTX 3080 12 GB: same
RTX 3080 10GB: 500 new / 440 used
RX 6800: 480 new / 400 used
Nvidia Titan RTX: 400 used
RTX 3070 Ti: 420 new / 360 used
RTX 3070: 380 new / 300 used
RTX 2080 Ti: 300 used
RX 6750 XT: 380 new / 300 used
RX 6700 XT: 360 new / 290 used
RTX 3060 Ti: 340 new / 270 used
RX 6700: 320 new / 250 used
RX 6650 XT: 250 new / 190 used
RTX 2080 Super: 190 used
RTX 3060: 240 new / 180 used
RTX 2080: 185 used
RX 6600 XT: same
RTX 2070 Super: 180 used
RX 5700 XT: 170 used
Nvidia Titan XP: 160 used (too old)
RX 6600: 210 new / 160 used
RX 5700: 150 used
GTX 1080 Ti: 140 used (too old)
RX 5600 XT: 120 used
GTX 1080: 100 used (too old)
GTX 1070: 80 used (too old)
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I don t like this video. I don t like how it s organized. I don t like that you re catering to consumers who have a fixed budget in mind when I think you should instead be highlighting the very best deals at any price and talking about who should consider them. Here s how I would write this video:
The deal of the year (unless you value ray tracing or have to buy Nvidia) is the Rx 6800 XT new for 535, and that s ideal for high refresh rate 1440p gaming, or mid refresh rate 4K, up to 144 FPS. Anyone with a 1440p 120Hz or higher, or 4K monitor of any description unhappy with their current GPU performance should buy this card. If you came here with 750 to spend, you can buy the 6900 XT above it, but you re paying at least 20% more money for only about 10% more GPU performance, so instead, you should spend less for almost the same thing. Down the stack from there, the 6700 XT at 400 is good, the 6650XT at 250 is good, and the 6600 at 210 is all you need for 1080p medium refresh rate gaming today, and is the best price to performance graphics card, period. Do you have a little more than 750 to spend and want something way above a 6800 XT? 4090 if you care about ray tracing a lot, and otherwise, you should wait for reviews of the 7900 XTX. There s a good chance you ll be able to get a 7900 XTX at MSRP before you d be able to get a 4090 at MSRP anyway. At that price, you should care about ray tracing and every other feature as well. Now, when do other cards I have not yet named become worth considering relative to the above at today s prices?
RTX 4090: buy, but please don t pay more than 1800 if you care at all about your money.
RX 7900 XTX: 1100 new, 1250 for a nice overclocked AIB model. 1000 used.
7900 XT: 800 new / 700 used. A bit more if it s available but the XTX model is above MSRP or unavailable.
RTX 4080: 800 new / 700 used (unlikely)
RTX 3090 Ti: 700 new / 600 used
RX 6950 XT: 650 new / 550 used
RTX 3090: same
RX 6900 XT: 590 new / 500 used
RTX 3080 Ti: 550 new / 480 used
RX 6800 XT: 550 new / 480 used (available)
RTX 3080 12 GB: same
RTX 3080 10GB: 500 new / 440 used
RX 6800: 480 new / 400 used
Nvidia Titan RTX: 400 used
RTX 3070 Ti: 420 new / 360 used
RTX 3070: 380 new / 300 used
RTX 2080 Ti: 300 used
RX 6750 XT: 380 new / 300 used
RX 6700 XT: 360 new / 290 used
RTX 3060 Ti: 340 new / 270 used
RX 6700: 320 new / 250 used
RX 6650 XT: 250 new / 190 used
RTX 2080 Super: 190 used
RTX 3060: 240 new / 180 used
RTX 2080: 185 used
RX 6600 XT: same
RTX 2070 Super: 180 used
RX 5700 XT: 170 used
Nvidia Titan XP: 160 used (too old)
RX 6600: 210 new / 160 used
RX 5700: 150 used
GTX 1080 Ti: 140 used (too old)
RX 5600 XT: 120 used
GTX 1080: 100 used (too old)
GTX 1070: 80 used (too old)
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Ave,
One might want to pay extra attention to the particular SKU being used when buying a 6900 XT, as the XTXH silicon are the better binned chips that clock higher, and run more electrically and thermally efficient. Sapphire and Powercolor are the top dogs when it comes to Radeon GPUs. Lastly, while Asus repurposes most of their stuff and spends little effort when making high-end GPUs for both parties, they're still a reliable board manufacturer and make excellent GPUs. Also, they occasionally make banger products like their 3080 and 6900 XT LC GPUs, but this just further reinforces my point that they muster the absolute lowest effort required to differentiate their products because they (mostly) just work. XFX is also a well-endorsed brand, recognised among Radeon users due to their easier going procedures and helpful customer services for the RMA and repair needs.
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One might want to pay extra attention to the particular SKU being used when buying a 6900 XT, as the XTXH silicon are the better binned chips that clock higher, and run more electrically and thermally efficient. Sapphire and Powercolor are the top dogs when it comes to Radeon GPUs. Lastly, while Asus repurposes most of their stuff and spends little effort when making high-end GPUs for both parties, they're still a reliable board manufacturer and make excellent GPUs. Also, they occasionally make banger products like their 3080 and 6900 XT LC GPUs, but this just further reinforces my point that they muster the absolute lowest effort required to differentiate their products because they (mostly) just work. XFX is also a well-endorsed brand, recognised among Radeon users due to their easier going procedures and helpful customer services for the RMA and repair needs.
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Ace
Since October, Amazon has had a return 'promotion' going. You have until January 31 to return most products.
If you've been agonizing over not having a new GPU to support your new monitor you bought at the end of 2019 (like myself), well, could take advantage of this return policy while waiting for AMD's new GPUs to shift down the market in December.
Sure it's a bit scummy to use and then return an item after a couple months.. but they're allowing it, and considering how screwed we've all been for the last 2-3 years, well, I just simply don't care about incurring any costs on the current AIB's (RIP EVGA), Amazon, and of course NVIDIA who's intentionally price fixing the market.
Just don't decide on a Ventus 3080 (or probably any entry AIB card). Those things are power limited even running at 60% load it's absurd.
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Since October, Amazon has had a return 'promotion' going. You have until January 31 to return most products.
If you've been agonizing over not having a new GPU to support your new monitor you bought at the end of 2019 (like myself), well, could take advantage of this return policy while waiting for AMD's new GPUs to shift down the market in December.
Sure it's a bit scummy to use and then return an item after a couple months.. but they're allowing it, and considering how screwed we've all been for the last 2-3 years, well, I just simply don't care about incurring any costs on the current AIB's (RIP EVGA), Amazon, and of course NVIDIA who's intentionally price fixing the market.
Just don't decide on a Ventus 3080 (or probably any entry AIB card). Those things are power limited even running at 60% load it's absurd.
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Kevin
I just bought parts for my new build everything but the gfx card because im waiting for xtx. Every part I purchased was on your advice bud, I of course looked around saw a lot of videos and reviews etc, but in the end your advice trumped everything. Thank you for your honesty and your hard work. I can't wait to build this beast. For now it'll be a gtx 1080ti running the show, but next month that will be upgraded too.
I went with the i5-13600k
Gigabyte z690 Aorus Pro
Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz
Corsair H1000 PSU
I'm keeping my old Corsair 4000D Airflow Case if it all fits well enough
I also have the Corsair Ique Liquid cooling but I bought the lcd panel display black friday plus keeping my hard drives as I have a kc3000 m.2 and like 4 ssd's already.
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I just bought parts for my new build everything but the gfx card because im waiting for xtx. Every part I purchased was on your advice bud, I of course looked around saw a lot of videos and reviews etc, but in the end your advice trumped everything. Thank you for your honesty and your hard work. I can't wait to build this beast. For now it'll be a gtx 1080ti running the show, but next month that will be upgraded too.
I went with the i5-13600k
Gigabyte z690 Aorus Pro
Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz
Corsair H1000 PSU
I'm keeping my old Corsair 4000D Airflow Case if it all fits well enough
I also have the Corsair Ique Liquid cooling but I bought the lcd panel display black friday plus keeping my hard drives as I have a kc3000 m.2 and like 4 ssd's already.
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Zampella27
In my opinion this video ended up being a bit of a mess compared to your CPUs round-up, which was excellent. The comedy was gold, but you wasted time mentioning pointless GPUs that I find hard that anyone in their right mind would consider buying (GT 1030s, GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 16 series). Other products much more fitting were ignored (RX 6700s and 6800s, RTX 3070s), and in the end there was a bit too much talking without any clear winners (again, as opposed to the 2022 CPUs video). I feel that the guys over at Hardware Unboxed did a much better job at painting the actual state of the market in their November GPU Pricing Update , especially the way they did Nvidia vs AMD price comparisons.
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In my opinion this video ended up being a bit of a mess compared to your CPUs round-up, which was excellent. The comedy was gold, but you wasted time mentioning pointless GPUs that I find hard that anyone in their right mind would consider buying (GT 1030s, GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 16 series). Other products much more fitting were ignored (RX 6700s and 6800s, RTX 3070s), and in the end there was a bit too much talking without any clear winners (again, as opposed to the 2022 CPUs video). I feel that the guys over at Hardware Unboxed did a much better job at painting the actual state of the market in their November GPU Pricing Update , especially the way they did Nvidia vs AMD price comparisons.
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Perposterown
To be quite honest, even now with the 30 series, I feel like there is zero reason to consider the ray tracing performance until you hit the 3070 at minimum. Maybe it's just because I'm used to 1440p and there would be zero benefit to using ray tracing on any card below the performance of a 3070 in ray tracing.
I still think Nvidia should have had a GTX and an RTX version of each card but we already know Nvidia can't name things correctly and they love to confuse consumers into buying an inferior product so it's probably for the best that they decided to make a 50 class card cost the asinine asking price of the 3050.
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To be quite honest, even now with the 30 series, I feel like there is zero reason to consider the ray tracing performance until you hit the 3070 at minimum. Maybe it's just because I'm used to 1440p and there would be zero benefit to using ray tracing on any card below the performance of a 3070 in ray tracing.
I still think Nvidia should have had a GTX and an RTX version of each card but we already know Nvidia can't name things correctly and they love to confuse consumers into buying an inferior product so it's probably for the best that they decided to make a 50 class card cost the asinine asking price of the 3050.
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JeredtheShy
The end of the video - the eBay part - touched on a trend I've been seeing with CPUs, not just GPUs, which is that the used market is pretty strong, with parts going for damn near what they cost new, and the new stuff is finally stocked, too, ready to sell with free shipping. I wonder what's up with that. A 20% savings is nice on a part, but once you ship it, well, that savings is mostly gone and the CPU you just bought has two years of running on it. There must be a dynamic I'm not understanding, here. People in Not The US using US eBay to source or something. It's odd.
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The end of the video - the eBay part - touched on a trend I've been seeing with CPUs, not just GPUs, which is that the used market is pretty strong, with parts going for damn near what they cost new, and the new stuff is finally stocked, too, ready to sell with free shipping. I wonder what's up with that. A 20% savings is nice on a part, but once you ship it, well, that savings is mostly gone and the CPU you just bought has two years of running on it. There must be a dynamic I'm not understanding, here. People in Not The US using US eBay to source or something. It's odd.
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MDFGamingVideo
Very happy with my 6900XT. To be clear, It is the XFX Limited Black with XTX-H silicon. It overclocks and undervolts great! (2750 core 1175mv, 2790 core 1200mv, 2150 vRAM) Unfortunately, my model is sold out. However there are still a few others available, even a few with XTX-H chips.
Using FSR 2.1 Balanced in Cyberpunk + Digital Foundry's optimized settings, I can get the bench to run at a stable 60+ FPS on my 2560x1080p Ultrawide. Not as fast as a 3080TI which runs in the 70+ FPS range, but still damn good.
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Very happy with my 6900XT. To be clear, It is the XFX Limited Black with XTX-H silicon. It overclocks and undervolts great! (2750 core 1175mv, 2790 core 1200mv, 2150 vRAM) Unfortunately, my model is sold out. However there are still a few others available, even a few with XTX-H chips.
Using FSR 2.1 Balanced in Cyberpunk + Digital Foundry's optimized settings, I can get the bench to run at a stable 60+ FPS on my 2560x1080p Ultrawide. Not as fast as a 3080TI which runs in the 70+ FPS range, but still damn good.
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Garandress
Finally now that the world and prices are no longer going crazy, I'm getting the parts together for refreshing my 2017 gaming system (I7-7700k / 1080 ti combo) to a more production friendly 5900x setup and the performance per dollar uplift on the cpu side of things is crazy for the 490 cost for the cpu & mobo, but I can't really compel myself to upgrade the GPU. I don't know if I've just grown attached to my 1080 ti, but it feels like I would end up doubling the budget to just get a 10-20% uplift.
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Finally now that the world and prices are no longer going crazy, I'm getting the parts together for refreshing my 2017 gaming system (I7-7700k / 1080 ti combo) to a more production friendly 5900x setup and the performance per dollar uplift on the cpu side of things is crazy for the 490 cost for the cpu & mobo, but I can't really compel myself to upgrade the GPU. I don't know if I've just grown attached to my 1080 ti, but it feels like I would end up doubling the budget to just get a 10-20% uplift.
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SirEpsilon
Great video but I feel you missed out on not mentioning the RX 6800 - while generally speaking the 6800XT usually ends up beating it in value (slightly) the 6800 is an amazingly power efficient card and especially so when undervolted. The most power I've seen it pull today with a slight undervolt is 160-170w , all while competing with the 3070TI in rasterization performance & sometimes even the 3080. With energy prices being what it is (especially in Europe) this one is worth considering :)
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Great video but I feel you missed out on not mentioning the RX 6800 - while generally speaking the 6800XT usually ends up beating it in value (slightly) the 6800 is an amazingly power efficient card and especially so when undervolted. The most power I've seen it pull today with a slight undervolt is 160-170w , all while competing with the 3070TI in rasterization performance & sometimes even the 3080. With energy prices being what it is (especially in Europe) this one is worth considering :)
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FatheredPuma81
Really disappointed in GN for basically saying Yea used exists. Now we can put it in our video title.
For the sub 100 mark look at a used RX 570 or RX 580. The GTX 1070 is a steal at around 100- 120. As for anything above that you should go used for Nvidia and you're usually better off going new for AMD. RTX 3080's have been steady at slightly over 500 for a while now.
If you plan to stick with the same card for more than 2 years I'd suggest going new. Otherwise I'd go used.
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Really disappointed in GN for basically saying Yea used exists. Now we can put it in our video title.
For the sub 100 mark look at a used RX 570 or RX 580. The GTX 1070 is a steal at around 100- 120. As for anything above that you should go used for Nvidia and you're usually better off going new for AMD. RTX 3080's have been steady at slightly over 500 for a while now.
If you plan to stick with the same card for more than 2 years I'd suggest going new. Otherwise I'd go used.
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Claudio
I also noticed that prices are also region-dependent. For example, in my country, 3060 Tis can be found for less than 6700 XTs, and I mean way less. I was considering the 6700 XT for my first build, paired with a i5-11600K and 16 gigs of RAM, but I ended up getting a 3060 Ti because of the price difference I mentioned. According to HUB, both cards are roughly equal in performance, so it was a no brainer getting the 3060 Ti. Loving the card so far. Buttery-smooth performance at 1080p.
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I also noticed that prices are also region-dependent. For example, in my country, 3060 Tis can be found for less than 6700 XTs, and I mean way less. I was considering the 6700 XT for my first build, paired with a i5-11600K and 16 gigs of RAM, but I ended up getting a 3060 Ti because of the price difference I mentioned. According to HUB, both cards are roughly equal in performance, so it was a no brainer getting the 3060 Ti. Loving the card so far. Buttery-smooth performance at 1080p.
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Yeeter
Steve please don't turn a blind eye to the older gpus some are still very decent and compete with the new ones for much better price. GTX 1070 is easily sub 160 and trade-blows 1660 Super but with 2GB more vram. GTX 970/980 can be easily picked up for under 100 with the same performance as 5500XT/1650Super but for a lot less. The legendary 1080Ti is hovering around 230 and runs circles around 3060 and ARC while stepping on the heels of 6600XT.
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Steve please don't turn a blind eye to the older gpus some are still very decent and compete with the new ones for much better price. GTX 1070 is easily sub 160 and trade-blows 1660 Super but with 2GB more vram. GTX 970/980 can be easily picked up for under 100 with the same performance as 5500XT/1650Super but for a lot less. The legendary 1080Ti is hovering around 230 and runs circles around 3060 and ARC while stepping on the heels of 6600XT.
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Maicol
Guys, I just bought this parts and I want to know how good I did. Its my 2nd time building a PC:
i7 12700K
Cooler AK620
Gigabyte Z690 DDR5 Aorus Ultra
32GB DDR5 5600mhz CL36
7900XTX Ref (Planning on buying it on dec 13th)
And the monitor is the Oddysey G70A 4K 144hz 28 IPS
Should I OC the 12700K to really squeeze the 7900xtx? how far can I go with the AK620 and the Aourus Ultra Z690?
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Guys, I just bought this parts and I want to know how good I did. Its my 2nd time building a PC:
i7 12700K
Cooler AK620
Gigabyte Z690 DDR5 Aorus Ultra
32GB DDR5 5600mhz CL36
7900XTX Ref (Planning on buying it on dec 13th)
And the monitor is the Oddysey G70A 4K 144hz 28 IPS
Should I OC the 12700K to really squeeze the 7900xtx? how far can I go with the AK620 and the Aourus Ultra Z690?
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