2021’s Best Graphics Cards (Updated September 2021)

2021’s Best Graphics Cards (Updated July 2021)

Looking for graphics card options to buy or upgrade in 2021? Now that we’re nearly entering the last quarter of the year, let’s take a look at what’s still a great buy at present.

This PC Build Advisor guide on the best graphics cards available now has you covered. We’ll be updating this list on a regular basis throughout the year, so no matter when you visit you can be sure you’re getting the latest information on current market options.

It’s important to keep in mind that the definition of ‘best’ depends on your particular use case.

Most often people’s main constraint is their budget, so we’ve listed options in various price tiers.

As you’d expect, performance typically tends to follow price – better performing graphics cards are often the more expensive ones.

It’s worth noting that graphics card prices are crazy at the moment – they have been for the past few years as a result of demand from cryptocurrency miners creating shortages in the graphics card markets.

The best graphics card models available now are:

NVidia Cards

Lower model numbers typically indicate lower performance/earlier release series.

  • GTX 1650 (Launched April 2019 & 2020)
  • GTX 1650 Super (Launched Nov 2019)
  • GTX 1660 (Launched Mar 2019)
  • GTX 1660 Super (Launched Oct 2019)
  • GTX 1660 Ti (Launched Oct 2019)
  • RTX 2070 Super (Launched July 2019)
  • RTX 2080 Ti (Launched Sept 2018)
  • RTX 3060 (Launched Feb 2021)
  • RTX 3060 Ti (Launched Dec 2020)
  • RTX 3070 (Launched Jan 2021)
  • RTX 3070 Ti (Launched June 2021)
  • RTX 3080 (Launched Jan 2021)
  • RTX 3080 Ti (Launched June 2021)
  • RTX 3090 (Launched Sept 2020)

Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on:

AMD Cards

Lower model numbers typically indicate lower performance/earlier release series.

  • RX 5300 (Launched May 2020, but not available)
  • RX 5300 XT (Launched Oct 2019, but not available)
  • RX 5500 (Launched Oct 2019)
  • RX 5500 XT (Launched Dec 2019)
  • RX 5600 (Launched Jan 2020)
  • RX 5600 XT (Launched Jan 2020)
  • RX 5700 (Launched July 2019)
  • RX 5700 XT (Launched July 2019)
  • RX 6700 XT (Launched Mar 2021)
  • RX 6800 (Launched Nov 2020)
  • RX 6800 XT (Launched Nov 2020)
  • RX 6900 XT (Launched Dec 2020)
  • Radeon Pro WX 8200 (Launched Aug 2018)

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