Video Card Ranking Topic, Look Here Before Purchasing UPDATED 3/22/08

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NOTE: The 8800gts 512 is based on a newer architecture, meaning it is faster than the 8800gts 640










Ok, people need to know the truth

here is the ranking from best to worst
High end
9800GX2
3870X2
GTX280
4870
GTX260
4850
9800GTX
8800Ultra *
8800GTX
8800gts 512mb
8800GT 512MB
9600gt
3870
8800gs
Mid-high end
8800GT 256MB
3850
HD2900XT 1GB *
8800GTS 640MB
HD2900XT 512MB *
8800GTS 320MB
7950GX2 *
X1950XTX *
X1900XTX *
X1950XT *
X1900XT 512MB *
7900GTX *
X1900XT 256MB *
7900GTO *
7800GTX 512MB *
7950GT *
X1950Pro 512MB
X1950Pro 256MB *
7900GT 512MB *
8600GTS
X1800XT 512MB *
7900GT 256MB *
X1800XT 256MB *
X1900GT *
X1950GT *
8600GT
X1900GT Rev2 *
7800GTX 256MB *
7900GS **
7800GT *
X1800XL *
7800GS *
X1800GTO *
mainstream
HD2600XT
X1650XT **
7600GT
HD2600Pro
X850XT/XTPE *
X800XT/XTPE *
6800Ultra/EE *
6800GT *
6800GS *
X800XL *
X850Pro *
X800pro *
X800GTO/GTO2 *
X1650Pro
X1600XT **
7600GS **
budget
8400gs
3460
HD2400XT
X800 *
6800 *
X800GT *
7300GT **
X1300XT **
X1600Pro **
8400GS
6800XT/LE *
6600GT *
HD2400Pro
X700Pro *
9800XT *
5950Ultra *
9800Pro *
5900Ultra *
9700Pro *
5800Ultra *
9800 *
9800SE 256bit *
S3 Chrome S27 *
X700 *
9700 *
5900 *
5800 *
X1300Pro **
6600 *
5900XT *
X600XT *
TI4800 *
TI4600 *
9600XT *
TI4800SE *
X1550 **
X1300 **
5700Ultra *
9500Pro *
9800SE 128bit *
X600 *
9600Pro *
TI4400 *
9500 *
6600LE *
X1300SE **
5700 *
7300GS **
9600 *
7100GS **
6200 *
TI4200 *
X550 *
5600 *
5600XT *
9550 *
9600SE *
7300LE *
5500 *
X1050 **
X300 *
7300SE **
9550SE *
9200Pro *
9000Pro *
Matrox Parhelia ??
8500Pro *
GeForce3 TI500 *
8500 *
8500LE *
5200Ultra *
9200 *
9250 *
GeForce4 MX460 *
5200 *
9000 *
9200SE
GeForce3 *
GeForce3 TI200 *
GeForce4 MX 440 *
7500 *
GeForce2 Ultra *
GeForce2 GTS *
GeForce4 MX 420 *
Radeon (later renamed Radeon 7200) *
GeForce 256 DDR *
Voodoo5 5500 *
GeForce2 MX 400 *
GeForce 256 *
Savage 2000 *
GeForce2 MX *
Radeon VE (later renamed Radeon 7000) *
Voodoo4 4500 *
Matrox G400 *
TNT2 *
Rage128 Pro *
Voodoo3 *
TNT *
Rage128 *
Savage 4 *
Matrox G200 *
Riva128 *
Intel i740 *
Rage3D Pro *
Voodoo Banshee *
Voodoo2 *
Riva *
Rage3D *
VooDoo1 *



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*

Discontinued, or hard to find

**

Low in quantity.

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BEST CARDS FOR YOUR BUDGET

700+ -> 2 9800gx2's
500 -> 3870x2
400 -> 8800gtx
250 -> 8800gts (almost as good as a gtx, and sometimes beats it in games)
200 -> 8800gt
150 -> 9600gt
125 -> 8800gs
100 -> 8600gt
80 -> 8600gt
50 -> x1650pro
30 -> 8400gs

Thats in USD ^