Best & Worst GPUs of 2022 for Gaming: $100 to $1600 Video Cards (New & Used)
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This video looks at the Best GPUs of 2022, including launches from previous years as we evaluate not only what came out this year, but what actually makes sense to buy right now. A lot of the video cards available right now include the RTX 30 series -- like the RTX 3080, RTX 3070, and so on -- and the AMD RX 6000 series (RX 6600, RX 6650 XT, RX 6900 XT). These cards are some of the best current deals, especially as compared to the new RTX 4080 and RTX 4090. In this video, we’ll walk through each price range and evaluate which cards are the best and worst, and which ones you should pay the most attention to. We’re recapping some of our data over the past few years, but the video is meant to be a more accessible fly-over for people who just want quick answers as to the most competitive cards in each price class. That includes discussion of the RTX 3080 vs. RX 6900 XT in 2022, the RX 6600 vs. GTX 1660 Super, the RTX 3070 vs. RX 6700 XT, and more. Remember that prices are ACTIVELY CHANGING as these manufacturers desperately try to purge their inventory for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so we did our best to provide a tier structure based on the prices at time of writing, but some had already changed at time of editing. The video is built in a way that you can use the information and then adjust your decisions based on price changes once you see it!
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Dirt Cheap GPUs that we don’t particularly recommend
NVIDIA GT 1030 GDDR5 (not recommended, but certainly better than DDR4) on Amazon: geni.us/MrBh2Ru
NVIDIA GT 1630 GDDR6 on Amazon: geni.us/vTuRO
Entry-Level GPUs
NVIDIA GTX 1660 Super on Amazon: geni.us/DsicpMl
AMD RX 6600 on Amazon: geni.us/nmJb1v6
Mid-Range GPUs
AMD RX 6650 XT on Amazon: geni.us/DNONl3K
NVIDIA RTX 3050 on Amazon: geni.us/eaRVR1
Intel Arc A750 8GB on Amazon (not recommended): geni.us/aVJ9
High/Mid-Range GPUs
NVIDIA RTX 3060 on Amazon: geni.us/nB3BA9g
AMD RX 6700 on Amazon: geni.us/egRa
Intel Arc A770 16GB on Amazon: geni.us/Q2RCoOx
AMD RX 6700 XT on Amazon: geni.us/jllx
AMD RX 6750 XT on Amazon: geni.us/xtlSw
NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti on Amazon: geni.us/LZmltl
High-End GPUs
NVIDIA RTX 3070 on Amazon: geni.us/qS5n
NVIDIA RTX 3080 on Amazon: geni.us/5LyY
AMD RX 6900 XT on Amazon: geni.us/TQGAa0
AMD RX 6950 XT on Amazon: geni.us/BVTdIu
NVIDIA RTX 4090 on Amazon: geni.us/U2UV
Don’t buy the 4080
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The Best & Worst GPUs of 2022
02:23 - How These Videos Work & Price Changes
04:14 - Best $100-$200 GPUs (& Worst)
05:47 - Realizing Something About the 4080 12GB
07:38 - Best $200-$300 GPUs
10:19 - Best $300-$400 GPUs
14:33 - Best $400-$750 GPUs (Prices Changed)
19:32 - Best $750+ GPUs
21:49 - Used GPUs That Do & Don’t Make Sense in 2022
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Keep in mind that prices are in constant flux right now, so we built this video to be useful regardless of how much they move today or this weekend. We did a lot of showing charts so that you can make an informed decision even if the price moves, plus gave some opinions on what we'd do if each card moved a few bucks. 3080 at $700 and 6900 XT around or below that is looking good, though -- no wonder NVIDIA didn't want to launch any cheaper cards this year. They want to blow out the old inventory!
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The new Ryzen integrated graphics that aren't apu class are better than the 1030.
Also the 6400 for 120 in Newegg would be better then get 1030
rx580 8gb is less than 100$
Unless you're using a CRT monitor you're not getting the best experience. 🤔
@@ugogatto and isn't worth it, heavily dated drivers that are being kicked to the curb by anyone cursed with working with it. Mainly thinking of the blender foundation dropping OPENCL from its supported GPU apis. Fuck AMD's terrible driver history, i'm going midrange nvidia for good lol
Pulling out the literal pitchforks was a nice touch. Guess the torches would have violated the lease agreement.
Hahaha
I'm hoping AMD brings the torches next month. lol
@@GamersNexus I was waiting for an unlit torch to appear. Please tell me those were bought only for the bit.
@@thetalesofdaneandco Old McSteve has a farm. Eeeyah eeyah oh!
the subtle lip bite while saying "naw" got me good. please tell me yt'all returned those after this bit.
The disappointment category is stacked this year! CPU’s should step up their game for next year!
You mean GPUs don't you?
CPUs this year were actually good, albeit pricy. But 5800x3d and 12100f, 12400 and 13600k are all awesome
@@hereicomehereigo they're saying sarcastically that CPUs should get more disappointing to compete with the disappointment level of these GPUs
I think there is a generational correlation between not understanding sarcasm and paying thousands of dollars to buy a GPU.
11900k easy win
@@lowzyyy no lie 11900-KF is insane on pricing right now.
These prices are still insanely volatile. Immediately after the BF and CM sales, prices shot way up on a lot of cards. A 6900 XT I've been watching hang around the $650-700 range for months shot up to $900, where it's been holding, and I saw similar all over the place.
You pretty much have to watch daily if you want to snag something at a decent price, because one day it might be, the next it'll be crazy again.
Day after Xmas will be a possible time to target deals again.
Most video cards have spiked over a month now. I bought a Zotac RTX 3060 ($331 + taxes + free shipping) and the temps were steady at 60 degrees playing Destiny 2. Then yesterday temps started to spike to the 80s and so don't believe that's normal. I plan on buying an Asus AMD 6700 xt since they have double ball bearings and read they have better cooling.
@@AH-gs8uh That's just Zotac honestly.
Everything should be heading lower over time. maybe it goes up briefly but its all significantly lower than it was a year ago. Anything new might have some bs pricing too, better to wait and keep watching like u say
I only recently picked up a 3080ti, im up gradeing from a gtx 1060! ive seen a rtx 3080ti on ebay for 730.00
I think using old benchmarks puts AMD at a big disadvantage. Their drivers have made huge performance gains recently. The 6000 series cards are all a great value compared to nvidia
Just picked up a 6750 xt from Amd with 2 free games for $450
hello black screen my old firend...
@@st4rs_. got my 6950XT for $789 and it came with uncharted legacy of thieves which was something I didn’t even know about until I bought it. I do wish I had gotten the Callisto protocol though, I saw a trailer for it and it looks sweet
Well damn, suddenly gamers Nexus is losing a lot of credibility here.
@@MrGamelover23 lol no
Enjoying the $370 6700XT I picked up a couple weeks ago, and it's good to see a card called "pointless" when it launched going for $100 below MSRP and making 1440p gaming relatively affordable. Especially with my $200 upgrade to a 5800X and a $230 170hz 1440p monitor. Far more affordable upgrade and my whole rig is more than twice as fast as it used to be.
The new positioning is what it should have been at launch! Great setup!
Yup, that's what I'm getting right now for black friday
Long live long supported sockets!
I was able to get my 6700XT at about 330 USD after all the charges it came to about 355 USD was quite happy with it.
just ordered an XFX 6700 xt for 350$, which is a nuts deal
This guy got me into pc building, I've made 3 builds now. Keep up the work ma bro
Wow! That's so awesome to hear! Love that. Have you done any custom water cooling yet?
@@GamersNexus Not yet, I will definitely make a PC with a custom loop one day 😌
same, i've built mine very recently ended up with pretty cheap solution that rocks at anything, pure amd build
@@krellin My first ever build was and Ryzen 9 5900x and Evga 3090 in a o11D XL. I switched from an intel i7 10th , 3060 gaming laptop. I never used AMD before and I’m very satisfied with the outcome.
mA bRo
Really appreciate all the work you do. This is helpful not just for pricing, but comparing performance across brands and models. It’s not always easy to keep track of which Radeon card = which Nvidia card.
About 2 months ago I picked up an Asrock 6700xt used for 200$. Was from a computer shop that had it returned when a customer wanted to upgrade. So far its been great. No problems, perfect condition etc. There are still deals out there like this you just have to look around and be creative
that card still working out well for you? thinking about getting a used card from a reputable ebay seller, those deals are looking very compelling
In the $200-300 range Steve, there was only one choice. The 6700 10GB for $299 (Sapphire Pulse). You're an entire class above the competition in the category with this card. 👍
yeah and basically at the edge to the next price wise, so the 6600 for around 200 still makes sense
@@kingplunger6033 Makes ZERO SENSE as the 6600 is a class above in the $100-200 category at 190USD. Who wants to pay to go up into another class of card? 🤦 Same thing applies, 6700 IS in 200-300 category with the model being the Sapphire Pulse, one of the best on the market...because who wants to pay more and be in a higher tier for the same product. 🤔
500€ in Europe...
399€ in France.
Well, the 6650XT being above 400€ in France, so it's still a more decent option.
asia here, 6700 is $370 and 6600 is $220 ish. definitely 6600 win for budget/value category
6:14 is probably my favorite thing Steve has ever done
If he glued a 4080 at the fork part i would have lost it
@@Kevin-fl7mj Man I have clicked that timestamp way too many times in the last 10 minutes. Laughing like a child.
I thought he would be handed a flaming torch... That would be great 👍
RX6600 is still the one-man band in the budget category. Without it we'd be totally screwed in that category with ancient Nvidia cards available as the only other options.
Indeed. I picked one two months ago, coming from a 1050ti. If you don't need ray tracing, you can get 60+ fps at 1080p max in the majority of games.
Yeah , i got the asus one for $200
Very good points made. Great job as always Steve. Also love the pitchforks
Some 6600/6650 XT for $200 today new. So that has got to be the clear winner today for anyone looking for a good budget gaming card. There were also 6700s for $300. The 6600 non XT were as low as $170 with games!!!
I snagged that card plus a 40% off AMD Ryzen 7 5800x CPU on Amazon. Holy shit fat 5+ year difference between new and old parts, huuuge upgrade for cheap, less than a new console lol
Ended up going with a B-stock 3070 at $430 via EVGA in my build, which nestled nicely into the bottom of the $400-750 bracket. Pretty happy with that!
Got a used Gigabyte Vision for $375, hasn't let me down.
My buddy and I both recently purchased RTX 3080 10GB models for ~$450 second hand. Mine is an MSI ventus and his is a EVGA card. But regardless, second hand cards are really cheap right now, and if you put in $30 of thermal pads and paste and some elbow grease, they’re good as new if not better
Just the info I was looking for. You earned my sub!
I'm surprised you didn't cover the RX 6700 non-XT which is $299 new on Newegg right now. Only about 10% less performance (compared to the XT model) for significantly less price
Performance it's more comparable to the 6650 xt and it's currently atleast $70 more
I found a Red Devil 6950xt on sale for $689 brand new. Upgrading from a 1080ti, I thought this was an awesome move, especially having a 5900x. Hopefully prices keep normalizing, these are promising!
I LOVE that you have the side bars showing how long graphs will be up. That's awesome
Hi, good stuff. The videos are always informative and abundant with information. The phanteks is releasing a "refresh" of the p500a, the g500a. Might be worth checking out! Personally it may be a counter to accommodate the 40 series cards being so lengthy.
I literally purchased a 6650 XT THE DAY this video came out and I gotta say I couldn’t be happier to know I made the right choice (:
@cody orr4 ?
@@bird.9346 :D
i bought a 5600 xt right before the 3000 series launch and i felt a bit of regret until the launch and the end of the $200-$300 gpu.
You literally purchased one? How else can you buy one? Non-literally?
@@veryslyfox shut up😐
I just rebuilt my PC and replaced everything except the GPU. I have a 2070 Super and it does just fine. I am glad that I didn't need to replace it yet. I am sort of holding out hope that the competition kicks up and we see better priced cards next year when I will want to look at replacing it. But I won't hold my breath.
Great video! Thanks for the detailed analysis. 👍🎮🙌
Feeling pretty good that a local pc shop here had a promotion on a XFX 6900XT for slightly less than a 3070.
How much .
A 3060Ti was around 740 usd and a 3070 was around 880 usd
They had the 6900XT marked down to 800 usd
(prices are USD equivalent from my local currency)
@@Beverain damn those ngreedia prices are really expensive, like +300$ expensive.
I got the Strix 3070 RTX for $400~ last week and I'm very happy with it. It had over a year of warranty when I got it. Still had the box and all accessories, even the ruler keychain.
New or used?
@@ezon725 barley used, like new, still under over a year of warranty, and packaged complete, even got the little keychain ruler.
@@PurpleKnightmare Nice. I've got same one too for 500 euros ,used 6 months. Good price in my country considering new one costs here 850+
Got my 3080 for 575 year warranty left still
@@SoulFrosty dang dude, nice!
A little disappointing not seeing the RX 6700 and 6800 measured here, absolutely great performance for the price
My thought exactly. Got rx6700 non XT for £288 brand new and it is a great performer for the price.
I think the 6800 is often a bit too close to the price of the 6800 xt which poses better value. That being said, in the UK I managed to get a really good deal for a new 6800 for £460, should arrive between 26th and 30th November
Agreed. There have been killer sales on the 6700xt and some 6800xt's too. Picked one up actually.
I’ve been rocking an MSI 6800 (non xt), for nearly 2 years. Cost me £800 😅 but runs everything maxed out at 1440p and basically never goes over 65c in an ITX case, paired with a 5800x3d. Great card.
@@thesockdoctorr which board partner model did you get? I've got an XFX speedster swft 319 on the way
U guys are so smart, and make the diy pc world so accessible! Thank you, keep it up!!
I figured out Nvidia's strategy
they already turned the 90 card in the 30 series into a titan in terms of price, 40 series did it with the 80 card, 50 series they're just going to keep going
(this is a joke, but knowing nvidia, it wouldn't surprise me if the problem gets worse again)
$ 1100 5070 is nvidia's next masterstroke
Screenshotting this for the future. You will be right.
For 50 Series, FaRTX 5050 will be priced at $699, 5060 at $799, 5070 at $999, 5080 at $1499 and 5090 will cost you a limb, your dignity, and your firstborn must be sacrificed in the name of Jensen!
can’t wait for the $900 5060
Their strategy is we didn't sell out on our last gen 30 series so we will charge an arm and a leg for 40 series. This will make people think the 30 series is a good deal. If AMD or Intel can compete, we will adjust prices. The problem is, they cannot compete. Even if AMD was faster, Nvidia has DLSS and Ray Tracing. Those techs are very useful.
Until actual competition arrives, expect this behavior. Because you will buy their cards anyway.
Managed to get a 6700 10gb (not XT) for 400 euros, in my country all nvidia GPUS are at least 100 euros more than that. Coming from a 1060 6gb it's an incredible jump in perfomance, on my 1080p monitor I can crank everything to ultra and get rock solid 60fps just fine. Also I upgraded the cpu to AMD too, so I can squeeze that extra more performance with SAM. Really happy with my new rig, this channel has been incredibly helpful too.
I ended up buying used 6800xt for 425€ it still has 2 years warranty, feels lucky, seller seemed bit clueless about pricing situation lol
The latest ARC drivers (.4032) have solved most issues pointed out in this vid. A750 and A770 are rather good buys right now
It felt so personal and warthm at the 4:50 mark, Thanks Steve!
4:46
thanks, happy to be here.
keep on keepin on
Would love to see some analytics on image scaling, ie software vs hardware (NIS vs DLSS), various resolutions, % variance between gpu generated resolutions vs monitor native and how effective they are etc. Comparisons between Nvidia AMD and Intel tecs with all of the above.
This was really helpful - Knowing that one is better for ray tracing was really good info. Thank you!
Good work like usual, thank you. One data point you may have missed, the RX6700 (nonXT) can be found for right around $300. I think it's the best price:performance of all the cards on BF deals.
At the peak of the GPU shortage/prices, the missus asked about gaming on a PC I built her a couple years prior. I had originally built it as a basic web browsing/productivity system, but it has 16G DDR4 and a reasonably fast AMD Ryzen 3 processor. Because prices were so steep even in the used market I tossed in the cheapest card I could find, which was a GTX1030 I ended up paying ~$180 for at the time (My backside still hurts from that one)
A few months ago the kid had asked about making a YT channel for gaming. I knew I'd need to upgrade both their systems and found some eVGA RTX 2070 cards on closeout (refurbs direct from eVGA). Worked out to about $200 each after taxes and shipping just a little over a year later. Considering their systems are only 1080p it's more than enough to get quality clips out of. They're also a heck of a lot better than the 760 & 1030 they had before (That 1030 performed worse than the 760 which I've had for close to a decade)
GPU prices coming down is about danged time. Too bad the YT channel fell flat because the kid hated doing video editing :-D
That's because GTX 1030 is not a thing. GT 1030 is, but it's not *the* gaming line-up. Pretty much anything from the GTX line-up is a step above GT.
GT just barely beats integrated graphics (I don't think they do anymore with the latest gen CPUs).
The 1030 performs around the level of a gtx 750, so it makes sense that it's weaker than the 760.
Scored a 3080 FTW3 for ~540 last month. I was browsing Micro Center's site in the wee hours of the morning when they listed new inventory. I think they had to have made a mistake, because this is the price of a decent 3070. Oh well, they honored the reservation. Worked out for me. Hopefully I won't have to test if EVGA will honor the full warranty.
That wasn't a mistake. Micro Center is well known for such deals.
Good score. With money being as tight as it is, I envy you.
Hows ur card holding up bud?, I got a 2nd hand msi gaming z trio rtx 3080 for 470 recently upgrading entire system, in the box like new, 2 years warranty still left. Bought from a gamer, not a miner. I was using a historic gtx 960. This 3080 is a total beast & super happy with it. Wont be looking at upgrading again anytime soon.
@@brendonnel6631 still going strong. Currently putting Baldur's Gate 3 through its paces.
absolutely fantastic video, thank you much :)
Thank you so much for this video! I'm the guy that only builds a PC every 5 years or so you referred to in the video, actually closer to 12 years. The last GPU I bought was a GTX 260 and I had a lot to catch up on. I love your content, reminds me a lot of the OG [H]ardOCP days. Thanks for all the great information and solid tech content to get me up to speed, just wish you had a public Discord.
I went with a 6700xt over a 6750xt since a lot of people were saying they were just OC cards. Same core count/memory. You can get a 6700xt for $325 and a 6750XT $390 on Newegg right now.
There are 220pcs used 6700xt sold by a miner in my country for 188USD each.
The catch is, he only sells 50pcs batches :D
I got a used 6700XT last week for just under $300, including tax and shipping. Very good performance for the price.
I'm definitely that viewer that doesn't check in year-round to see the latest GPU releases/rankings. Videos like this are VERY helpful to folks like me when we're looking to upgrade/replace.
With how wildly prices are changing I just keep deciding not to bother buying a new card. To be honest my RX 580 still does all I need it to do, especially since it is an 8gb one. I bought an R9 Nano as a card for collecting/fun, but any new cards I can't seem to bite the bullet. lol
I bought my 1660 super in late 2020 for 220€, the price since has skyrocketed and now is basically the same as 2/3 years ago.
Old cards don't fall down in price
I got RX 6800 non-XT second hand two months ago, and I couldn’t be happier. High framerate 1440p gaming for around 430 dollars.
The rx6800 is a beast. There is only one game I can't play and that's xplane 12. Not very popular and amd will probably not bother patching it.
@@caribbaviator7058 do you think I will be fine using the ryzen 3700x with the 6800?
@@solarft it's actually my wife's current setup and no issues with it.
How many frames for 1440p gaming, and what kind of games do you play?
@@caribbaviator7058 what about dcs... what's your proccesor
Will you make workloads best GPU? Recently got really interested in AI Video upscaling and stuff yet so many GPUs and different softwares that benefit from different cards. Awesome video
fantastic vid. Downside it mainly focuses on the value of the US market. separate vids needed for the EU/UK markets, due to price differences affecting the final value of the cards.
Just want to say Ive been seeing 6600XTs for 200 bucks used from reputable sellers, going to be honest i don't think there is any better (consistent) deal in today's market.
Yeah I bought a ASUS 6650xt from Newegg for (349 - 38 - 180= $132)
@@demolutiongamer371 Likewise for me - Sapphire Pulse 6650xt
Wow! $200 is great if you can get it! Definitely the one to go with at that price.
Although the really cheap ones have poor coolers and will be spinning their propellers with any kind of use.
@@demolutiongamer371 how'd you stack the promos?
I recently looked for a sub-200$ card for a build I'm doing and I was shocked to find how little you still get for that kind of money compared to when I bought my 1050Ti back in the day. Then I went on Ebay and the world seemed fine again, great deals to be had on the used market, competent gaming GPUs like the 1060 or 1660 can be had for an apple and an egg.
2 weeks back i bought less than 1 year old ex-mining 3060 ti for $270. repaste and repad now it's performing super fine. asked the seller to conduct some stress test before purchasing.
I managed to snag a 3060Ti FE from nvidia's european store for 430 bucks tax included two months ago, the DLSS2 uplift was noticeable, coming from a 980Ti. Overclocked and undervolted it, it now perform within 7% of a stock 3070. Not too shabby!
There's also RX 6700 10GB 160 bit from Sapphire and XFX.
Supposedly, these cards were sold directly to mining companies, but since mining crashed, they showed up in shops.
I'm testing my free A750 from Scavenger Hunt right now, and after very painful driver installation (use DDU to purge all old drivers!), it turned out surprisingly strong in OpenCL, apart from still a few minor issues. With only 8GB, it won't replace my 12GB Pascal Titan Xp from 2017. But The A770 16GB looks really strong for GPU compute and it's the cheapest 16GB card by far.
Yeah, the Intel Arc Windows drivers are pretty buggy right now, but it's working great on Linux. Just need to enable it by setting some kernel parameters.
Thanks i just bought the rx6600xt at 366$ i think .was thinking of getting 3060 but its loot better than I expected really happy with it even better .100dollar higher in my country for 3060 .now streaming also great 3D modeling and gaming ❤️high fps
Those are good cards, i remember when i bought sapphire rx5600xt overclocked version (pc) close to 2 years ago and the card performorms as well as my rtx 3060 in my laptop. AMD price/quality on their latest products is incredibly strong.
Nice! I just ordered a rx6700xt, it’ll be my first pc build, happy to see how it will go!
Just bought a 1660 Super, brand new (I live in Argentina, it's crazy hard to be able to afford a good GPU) and couldn't be more happy about it. For 1080p gaming and editing, it's everything I could possibly need.
lol....Steve definitely talking to me at 4:50 min mark. Was coming back from 4yrs looking whether to upgrade my Vega 64.
I like that you guys went out and bought two obviously brand new never used pitchforks with pristine pricetag/barcodes for a cheap gag. I love it. I'm also one of those occasional viewers that comes back every 4-5 years when they're thinking about a new build. Still rocking my gtx970 and 4690k.
I'm a same exact boat as you are. Though strongly considering 7900xtx when it launches with new build.
same just 4590...And it sucks now
Same thing here: GTX 970 + 4790k. Thinking of jumping ship to AMD this time around.
@@McBeaks93 Yep, can forsee myself doing the same thing. In my country say a 6700XT (0-10% slower than a 3070) cost about 200 dollars less than a 3070...its silly with Nvidia now. I have a friend who bought a 6600, and before had AMD gpu, and he says no problems with drivers etc.
any thoughts about the AMD 6700 (10G) ? I saw some versions cheaper than the 6600XT. I think it's a hidden gem, based on price/performance.
I've come here to listen to tech Jesus once again!
Thank you for everything Steve and the team.
Thanks for review.
Would highly recommend looking at used options as well. Can only speak of my purchases, but I had great success buying locally. Bought a 3070 (albeit mined) for $300 CAD, so around $220 usd. Crazy.
Been enjoying my 3080 since launch. Super fortunate to have gotten it for msrp and it will continue to serve me well for many years.
I just upgraded from a 2070 gaming z to the 3080 gaming z and I love it. Picked it up for $800 brand new off Newegg like 3 days before black friday.
I can't believe they were so scarce that I eventually bit & got a pretty well done asus pre-built with a 3080. compared to the recent increase of today, I pretty much got a bargain then & now. The only bad thing about that mobo was that their z490 was not gen 4 proof like the other makers. 😂😂😂😂
I wish I could find a 3080 :( It's so difficult to find one that isn't in a pre-built.
I feel like I faired well in the great GPU price war of 2022 and came out ahead with a pretty nice value-focused gaming build. In April I went with an i5 12500 w/ DDR4 3600 in a B660 board. I wanted an H0 6 core chip, I passed on the E-cores and DDR5. I held out on a GPU until the end of July when I picked up a Gigabyte Gaming OC 3080 12gb for $729, the all-time lowest price to date. This was actually the model I wanted. Not only did it go well with my build and barely fit with 1cm to spare (Jonsbo V8) but it also only requires 2x 8pins (my PSU only has 2) and comes with a 4 year warranty. I know it's not the most popular or sought after model but that 4 year warranty was a big deal to me. It also has a decent VRM, not S-tier but a step up from reference with an extra phase. The heatsink is more than adequate as it is the same they use on their 3080ti and 3090, fans are quiet, nice backplate, dual bios fail safe. I have no complaints.
PC building can be so satisfying when the parts feel like they were made for each other. Congrats on such a finely tuned build. :)
@@jacobgodserv Thanks!
Curious how you would spell "farewell."
Great video; I just happen to be in the market. I was curious if you had done/plan to do a review on the RX 6700 non-XT? It looks like pretty decent price/performance, but I haven't found many people that have reviewed it.
It definitely is pretty decent I would consider buying it if it were like 290. Currently it's 300, I think. Which is still a really good deal. 2 GB less ram than the XT but pretty similar performance
Great video idea!
Thanks Steve!
This was a great roundup review for GPU's Steve, I look forward to these each year! I actually picked up a used RX 570 last month on ebay for $63, like new in excellent condition; It works great for my light gaming needs at 1080p. It's a huge upgrade from my 13 year old HD 5870 haha! Your 'Warning Signs for used GPUs video' you did last year, helped me find a really good used card. I hope you're doin good Steve! :)
There should be some kind of dynamic/responsive chart, where you could just type in the price at which you could get a card. (It varies a lot, depeding on where you live and when you buy.)
Then you would be easily able to see which card has the best price/performance-ratio and is the best deal. 🙂
I would love this too, even though I know it's such a massive project. I end up digging through 10+ GN videos (thankfully they're all extremely well timestamped) to get a spreadsheet going with notes, and then dig through retailers to match up pricing to performance to squeeze the most out of the budget. The problem is that the metrics for optimizations are on a bunch of different axes, like different kinds of compute performances, thermals, noise-to-thermal ratios, price, and features... and then there's the qualities that don't have benchmarked numbers, like looks and ease of use. Designing a table that can fit all of that in, and then maintaining that with new ways to test stuff, would be a massive project.
You can always calculate $ per frame based on Tomsharware GPU chart but a proper tool would be great !
PC Part Picker?
@@PrincePetti I use this website quite frequently but don't see which feature you're actually talking about 🤷
You could made it for yourself in Google docs. Fill in fps, add some formulas to make a price/perf and here you go.
I did it for myself like in 20 minutes, very helpful for me and friend looking for an upgrade
Interesting. A year ago I picked up an amd 6800xt (since at the time it was cheaper than the respective nvidia card, and in stock) and honestly it's been absolutely good-enough. Probably will last me until 2025 at least. Anecdotally, haven't had any problems with drivers so far.
AMD has gotten its drivers into a good state. They were bad back in the RX 480 and RX 580 era, and a bit for Vega, but got patched up and have been fairly reliable ever since. The 6800 XT is a great card. Strong for a few years at least.
I still see people going on about amd drivers for some reason. My last 2 cards have been amd and have only had 1 driver issue in 4 years, which oddly enough was when I plugged a new monitor in. Reinstalled them and haven't had an issue since.
@@chriscalliss5999 The only game I have ever had issues with my 6800xt on with is Classic wow, the drivers crash like crazy on that game. Everything else its been no more or less reliable than any Nvidia card I have had.
@@GamersNexus I have a 580 now, and personally I haven't seen issues. Granted the architecture is 5 years old so it may have been updated a bit.
Love my 6800xt! It smokes everything I play in 4k.
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.
+1 like for the use of pitchforks. Well done guys!
I love this line from Steve: "There's no need to kick-start ARC"! 🏆 🍾 🍾
So true.
I wish you would have reviewed the amd refreshed. They are generally better than the first launches.
Based on whats available here, unless you want ray tracing really bad, i suggest go for the amd card that fits your budget. 6650xt is well priced! 6700 xt is not much more expensive.
And as you said, for 750+, just wait!
I just picked up a rx 6700xt and a Ryzen 7 5800x with Dead Island 2, The Calisto Protocol, and Uncharted collection for $600 combined this past week. A helluva deal imo.
Epic deal
You got ripped off man. Best I can do is fiddy.
Bruh Dead ISland aint even out yet lol
@@isaacespapa1 I know, it's a pre order code. I still get it for free the day it comes out.
bruh, it's max $400 in Europe...
THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING INTELS SUBSIDIES! ❤️🖤❤️🖤
Loving that i got my asus 6700xt new for 360 last month. Then upgraded the cpu to a 5600 for 100 more. Best part, i made a build with the parts i replaced, and sold that pc. So I pretty much upgraded my pc for free.
Nice.
I just bought a 6650XT for under $260 including tax and shipping. I'm really happy about it!
I got mine for 220 out the door. -Asus OC edition
I got my 6700XT for $399. I'm a 1080p non-RT gamer so it is a beast giving me fantastic performance and often maxing out my 144hz monitor.
As always thanks for doing all this work. 🙂👍
Thank you for the interesting GPU video. 💖
My launch 5700xt should be able to hold out for a year or two longer. This year I finally upgraded my CPU from an Intel 6700 to the 13600k.
i got rid of my 5700xt. The card barely handles game on high settings
I got absurdly lucky during an Amazon sale in October and managed to snag a brand new 3090 for $870. I'm still in shock.
Good for you! I did see some mildly ridiculous deals on the og 3090 last month.
Same here, got mine for that during amazon prime day!
Hey that’s pretty good!
A year ago that is exactly what I paid for my launch EVGA 3070 Ti FTW3 Ultra, so I am pretty jealous.
it's sort of absurd to be that eager to spend over $300 on a gpu, but it's your money
@@desktorp stop being poor.
OMG the sound level across videos on Gamers Nexus are all over the board.
“Thanks Steve” might be my favorite thing about this channel.
Got Asus Dual RX 6600 for $300 CAD, around $220 USD plus tax, not a bad deal at all
Solid breakdown. I think AMD can price however they want and perform however they want and it won't really affect Nvidia pricing too much. Current pricing makes older gen AMD cards automatic winners in pretty much every match up if all you value is rasterization, but there is no demand for them, and so AMD prices keep falling towards cost to buy for the retailer, which I think would be $150 at the lowest end on something like the 6600. So I'd think the floor for that card would be maybe $175. For 6900s I'd assume $500 buy in (it's usually around half of whatever the MSRP is outside of the initial launch/ROI window), so maybe 550-600 at lowest. And so on down the line is where I think the prices will settle, just a bit above what the retailer originally paid so they don't look like complete idiots on the ledgers.
Feeling very validated telling my friend to go with 6600 or 6650xt. Thanks Steve!
Nice wrap up of cards. Prices are still insane but maybe worth at least looking at them now.
Got a used 6800 (non xt) Gigabyte OC edition for $290 in a local used market . its been working well for last 2 months. I have seen very little content on this card but I feel its like a unicorn where its closer to 6800 xt vs 6700 xt. I don't think I will want to update for years now unless i find a deal like this again for new generation
The issue for me is price. I've only ever seen it less than $50 cheaper than the XT and at that price it isn't worth it.
just got a 3060 12GB it is a great card for in the under 400 range, plus it came with warhammer so that droped the price of the card to closer to 300.
If you're on a budget, it may also be worth looking into the used GPU market. Of course, personally test any used GPU you want to buy and make sure it works properly. I got a used 1070 for $150, it's at least on par with a new 1660, and in some games the 2 extra GBs of VRAM come in handly.
Just ordered my 6600 swift for 220 upgrading from an OLD 750ti that is definitely past it's time period. Thanks 👍
My July 2017 purchase of the 1050Ti for $145 is still looking like a great value I see. The price has gone up $15 in 5 years! So much for Moor's Law being alive. I have a funny feeling my October 2022 4090 purchase will look about the same in years to come.
We’ll see I guess. I have a feeling that both of our 4090’s are gonna out live anything that comes out any time soon. But what do I know…
In the late 1980's same thing happened, no innovation for 6 years, next year should be good, unless we fall into depression
@@1teamboy you'll be singing a different tune when nvidia launches gddr7and pcie5.0 compatible GPUS 2 years from now
@@zin0gr312 nah I won’t tbh. I hope you’re right 😅😅😂
I bought my 1070 like 5-6 years ago for $250. They are selling on ebay for $120 LOL. GPUs are like cars now.
Buying two pitchforks for a 3 second joke is the quality of comedy that I basically live for
the second pitchfork got me, I was expecting a torch (or standing).
that second pitchfork had me giggling off my chair
Got a refurbished RX 5700XT for $150 a few weeks ago. Smooth sailing and mighty impressed with the performance.
Love the review, but I feel like the 6700 nonXT should have been included for its phenomenal price to performance
For the higher end it really seems the smart money is on "wait and see" for the new AMD cards.
At first this video made me feel a bit apprehensive, and then pretty good about a second hand card I just bought. It was a 3070 EVGA XC3 for 325, cleared gpu-z and everything. Probably the best performance/price I could reasonably ask for no?
Just finished my build. 5800X3D, 3080TI, B450 MB, 32GB, 1440UW. Should see me thru for the next few years. Good content.
I picked up a 6800xt at 515$. Felt like a really good deal. I’ve been rocking a 1060 for 5 or so years so I imagine it will be quite an upgrade. Looking forward to it getting delivered.
Same picked that one up too love it! And I upgraded from a Rtx 2080 still awesome gains
It's sad that here the 6800xt cost 1499€ and a 1060 still cost about 150-250 2nd hand depending on your luck on auction sites...
Got the same card and installed it in my pc yesterday. That things a beast, getting great fps even at 2k, so enjoy yours!
Which brand?
@@kellen1618 Asrock
Got a used 5700 xt off facebook market place for 150$ works great and it was well cleaned!!