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July Video Card Price Guide - Page 3

By SharkyExtreme.com Staff July 31, 2008

Entry-Level Video Cards

We designate the entry-level graphics market as any video card that has a street price of under $100. These cards are targeted at value-system buyers, and we usually don't find the high-performance hardware at this price range. Of course, that doesn't mean that gaming performance or features have to suffer, and only having a C-Note in your pocket is no reason to start looking in the bargain bins or scouring Ebay for refurbs.

The sheer depth of the entry-level video card chart is incredible, and it continues to grow with each passing month. We added another two cards this month, but amazingly, none of the mainstream video cards managed to drop below the $100 barrier. There are still some very impressive values at the sub-$100 level, including the Radeon HD 3650 512MB/1GB and GeForce 8600 GT 512MB cards, and while the GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB remains a top performance choice, the GeForce 9500 GT 512MB is a challenger. Also, don't forget about last-generation graphics cards like the GeForce 7600 GS 256MB or GeForce 6800XT 256MB.


Entry-Level Video Cards Sorted by Price

Video Card
Price
Change
Vendor
GeForce 7300 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$27
-$12
NewEgg
GeForce 7200 GS 128MB (PCIe)
$31
$1
NewEgg
Radeon X1550 256MB (PCIe)
$32
$0
NewEgg
GeForce FX 5200 128MB (AGP)
$32
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 6200 128MB (AGP)
$33
-$9
Mwave
GeForce 7200 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$33
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 7300 GS 128MB (PCIe)
$37
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 7300 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$37
-$1
NewEgg
GeForce 7100 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$38
-$5
NewEgg
GeForce 8400 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$38
-$4
NewEgg
GeForce 7300 LE 256MB (PCIe)
$39
$10
NextWarehouse
GeForce FX 5700LE 128MB (AGP)
$40
$0
FuturePowerPC
Radeon HD 2400 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$41
$1
NewEgg
Radeon HD 3450 256MB (PCIe)
$41
$0
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256MB
$41
-$11
NewEgg
Radeon 9550 256MB OEM
$42
n/a
NewEgg
GeForce FX 5500 256MB (AGP)
$42
-$5
Tiger Direct
Radeon X1550 512MB (PCIe)
$43
-$3
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2400 XT 256MB (PCIe)
$43
-$7
NewEgg
GeForce 6200 256MB (AGP)
$45
$0
ZipZoomFly
Radeon X1300 256MB (AGP)
$48
$10
Tiger Direct
Radeon HD 3450 512MB (PCIe)
$48
-$15
NewEgg
TV Wonder 550 (PCI)
$48
$0
Tiger Direct
GeForce 6600 512MB (PCIe)
$48
$0
Tiger Direct
Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB (PCIe)
$52
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 8400 GS 512MB (PCIe)
$53
-$3
Mwave
GeForce 6600 128MB (PCIe)
$55
$0
ADC
GeForce 6800XT 128MB (AGP)
$55
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 7300 GT 512MB (PCIe)
$56
$0
NewEgg
Radeon 9250 256MB OEM
$57
$13
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2400 Pro 512MB (PCIe)
$57
-$19
Mwave
Radeon HD 3470 256MB (PCIe)
$57
-$9
NewEgg
GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$57
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 8500 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$57
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 8500 GT 512MB (PCIe)
$58
$1
Tiger Direct
Radeon X1050 256MB (PCIe)
$59
n/a
NewEgg
Radeon 9600XT 256MB OEM
$62
$0
Tiger Direct
Radeon HD 3650 512MB GDDR2
$66
$0
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2600 Pro 512MB
$67
$3
NewEgg
Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB (AGP)
$68
-$3
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB
$68
-$6
NewEgg
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$72
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (PCIe)
$78
$2
NewEgg
GeForce 9500 GT 512MB
$78
n/a
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB GDDR4
$79
-$4
NewEgg
TV Wonder 600 HD (PCI)
$80
-$1
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2600 Pro 512MB (AGP)
$82
-$5
NewEgg
Radeon X1650 XT 256MB (PCIe)
$83
$0
ZipZoomFly
Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB
$84
$0
Mwave
GeForce 6800XT 256MB (AGP)
$88
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 7600 GS 512MB (PCIe)
$88
$2
Mwave
Radeon HD 3650 512MB GDDR3
$92
-$3
NewEgg
GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (AGP)
$92
$0
NewEgg
Radeon HD 3650 1GB GDDR2
$93
-$4
NewEgg
GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB (PCIe)
$98
$1
NewEgg

Page 1 July Video Card Price Guide
Page 2 NVIDIA-Based Video Card Prices
  • Page 3 Entry-Level Video Cards Sorted by Price
    Page 4 Mainstream Video Cards Sorted by Price
    Page 5 High-End Video Cards Sorted by Price
    Page 6 ATI and NVIDIA Video Cards Sorted by Price Change
    Page 7 ATI and NVIDIA Video Cards Sorted by Price

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