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December 2008 Video Card Price Guide - Page 6

By SharkyExtreme.com Staff January 1, 2008

ATI and NVIDIA Video Cards: Price Changes

The following chart takes all of the tracked AMD and NVIDIA cards, and incorporates it into one monster price list, that is then sorted by the monthly price change. This gives us a slightly different view than in previous AMD and NVIDIA lists, as it identifies the month's biggest movers and shakers, and can really help identify the areas to take advantage of. When used with the other price charts, this list can add another dimension to the monthly video card prices, but keep in mind that the largest cuts may not translate into the best overall deal.

The overall price change list confirms our findings in the individual video card charts and commentary, and the overall results showed a slight advantage for the NVIDIA camp. ATI held a small edge in the number of price drops, taking six out of the top ten places, but NVIDIA still had the largest individual price cut. The price increases certainly didn't do ATI any favors, as the largest one was for a Radeon card, and ATI held down five of the eight price drops that reached double digits. It's still not an overwhelming advantage for NVIDIA buyers, and depending on where you're buying, good deals can be had from either camp.


ATI and NVIDIA Video Cards Sorted by Price Change

Video Card
Price
Change
Vendor
GeForce 6800 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$80
-$120
FuturePowerPC
Sapphire Dual X1950 Pro 1GB (PCIe)
$349
-$69
ZipZoomFly
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
$276
-$30
ComputerHQ
Radeon X1300 Pro 256MB (AGP)
$75
-$15
NewEgg
GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (AGP)
$91
-$15
NewEgg
GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB
$487
-$15
ZipZoomFly
Radeon X1600 Pro 128MB (PCIe)
$53
-$14
NewEgg
Radeon X1300 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$82
-$13
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2400 XT 256MB (PCIe)
$67
-$11
ZipZoomFly
Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MB (PCIe)
$387
-$11
Directron
Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256MB
$70
-$10
NewEgg
Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB (AGP)
$75
-$10
NewEgg
Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$126
-$9
NewEgg
GeForce 7300 GT 512MB (PCIe)
$76
-$8
NewEgg
GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB (PCIe)
$140
-$7
NewEgg
Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB (PCIe)
$160
-$7
NewEgg
Radeon HD 3870 512MB
$256
-$7
Mwave
Radeon X1650 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$60
-$6
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2600 Pro 512MB
$80
-$5
NewEgg
GeForce 8500 GT 512MB (PCIe)
$86
-$5
NewEgg
TV Wonder 650 HD (PCI)
$125
-$5
NewEgg
GeForce 7300 LE 128MB (PCIe)
$33
-$4
ZipZoomFly
GeForce 8600 GTS 512MB (PCIe)
$176
-$4
NewEgg
GeForce FX 5200 128MB (AGP)
$34
-$3
NewEgg
GeForce 8500 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$69
-$3
ZipZoomFly
Radeon HD 2400 Pro 512MB (PCIe)
$75
-$3
ZipZoomFly
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (PCIe)
$113
-$3
NewEgg
Radeon X1950 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$116
-$3
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB (GDDR4)
$132
-$3
ZipZoomFly
GeForce 7300 GS 128MB (PCIe)
$49
-$2
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB
$103
-$2
NewEgg
GeForce 6200 256MB (AGP)
$44
-$1
ZipZoomFly
GeForce 8400 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$47
-$1
ZipZoomFly
GeForce 7300 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$59
-$1
NewEgg
GeForce 7950 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$195
-$1
Mwave
GeForce FX 5700LE 128MB (AGP)
$49
$0
ADC
Radeon HD 2400 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$50
$0
NewEgg
GeForce FX 5500 256MB (AGP)
$51
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 7300 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$53
$0
Mwave
GeForce 6600 128MB (PCIe)
$59
$0
ADC
GeForce 7100 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$62
$0
PC Connection
Radeon X1600 XT 256MB (PCIe)
$71
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 6800XT 256MB (AGP)
$76
$0
NewEgg
TV Wonder 550 (PCI)
$77
$0
Mwave
GeForce 7600 GS 512MB (PCIe)
$86
$0
Mwave
GeForce 6600 512MB (PCIe)
$87
$0
Tiger Direct
Radeon X800 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$90
$0
PC Progress
GeForce 7600 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$94
$0
NewEgg
TV Wonder 600 HD (PCI)
$100
$0
NewEgg
Radeon X1950 GT 512MB (PCIe)
$135
$0
NewEgg
Radeon X800 GTO 256MB
$154
$0
PC Progress
Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB (AGP)
$167
$0
Mwave
Radeon X800 GTO2 256MB
$175
$0
ComputerHQ
GeForce 7950 GT 512MB (PCIe)
$196
$0
NewEgg
Radeon X1950 XTX 256MB (PCIe)
$321
$0
ComputerHQ
Quadro FX1500 256MB
$406
$0
Mwave
GeForce 7100 GS 128MB (PCIe)
$43
$1
ZipZoomFly
Radeon 9250 256MB OEM
$52
$1
NewEgg
Radeon X550 256MB OEM (PCIe)
$54
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$81
$1
ZipZoomFly
Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB (PCIe)
$112
$1
ComputerHQ
Radeon X1300 SFF 256MB (PCIe)
$116
$1
Mwave
Radeon X1300 512MB (PCIe)
$128
$1
Tiger Direct
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
$297
$1
ZipZoomFly
Radeon HD 3850 256MB
$181
$2
NewEgg
GeForce 6200 128MB (AGP)
$43
$4
NewEgg
Radeon 9600XT 256MB OEM
$81
$4
Tiger Direct
Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB
$125
$4
NewEgg
Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB (PCIe)
$70
$5
NewEgg
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$105
$5
NewEgg
Radeon X1650 XT 256MB (PCIe)
$120
$5
ZipZoomFly
GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
$351
$6
Mwave
GeForce 8800 Ultra 768MB
$658
$7
Mwave
GeForce 7600 GT 256MB (AGP)
$134
$8
Mwave
Radeon X1600 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$106
$10
NewEgg
Radeon X1950 Crossfire 256MB (PCIe)
$146
$11
NewEgg
ATI FireGL V5200 256MB (PCIe)
$406
$11
NewEgg
GeForce 7900 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$151
$25
ComputerHQ
Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB (AGP)
$216
$33
Dell
GeForce 6800 GS 512MB (AGP)
$208
$35
Tiger Direct
GeForce 7800 GS 256MB (AGP)
$219
$51
Tiger Direct
Radeon HD 2900 XT 1GB (PCIe)
$535
$105
ComputerHQ
GeForce 7300 LE 256MB (PCIe)
$40
n/a
ZipZoomFly
GeForce 6800 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$86
n/a
FuturePowerPC
Radeon HD 2900 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$130
n/a
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2900 Pro 512MB (PCIe)
$166
n/a
NewEgg
Radeon HD 3850 512MB
$200
n/a
NewEgg
GeForce 8800 GT 256MB
$216
n/a
Mwave
Radeon HD 2900 Pro 1GB (PCIe)
$287
n/a
NewEgg
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) 512MB
$340
n/a
NewEgg
PNY GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
$369
n/a
FuturePowerPC

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