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July Video Card Price Guide - Page 6

By SharkyExtreme.com Staff July 31, 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 simply confirms our findings in the individual video card charts and commentary. The pricing results may show a five-to-five tie between ATI and NVIDIA in the top ten price drops, but that is only the tip of the iceberg. NVIDIA may be numerically equivalent, but the individual price drops were firmly in their court, as both the GeForce GTX 280 1GB and GeForce GTX 260 896MB video card fell by triple-digits. ATI-based cards also showed a few significant drops, and neither camp received much in the way of price increases.


ATI and NVIDIA Video Cards Sorted by Price Change

Video Card
Price
Change
Vendor
GeForce GTX 280 1GB
$439
-$181
NewEgg
GeForce GTX 260 896MB
$305
-$103
NewEgg
ASUS EAH3850X2 1GB
$260
-$75
NewEgg
Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
$280
-$69
NewEgg
Radeon HD 3850 1GB
$124
-$33
PC Connection
Radeon HD 4870 512MB
$285
-$33
NewEgg
GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB
$389
-$31
NewEgg
GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
$180
-$28
NewEgg
Radeon HD 3850 256MB
$118
-$26
Mwave
GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
$185
-$23
NewEgg
GeForce 8800 GS 384MB
$110
-$20
NewEgg
Radeon HD 4850 512MB
$175
-$20
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2400 Pro 512MB (PCIe)
$57
-$19
Mwave
GeForce 9600 GT 1GB
$189
-$19
NewEgg
Radeon HD 3850 512MB
$109
-$18
NewEgg
GeForce 9600 GT 512MB
$122
-$16
NewEgg
GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB
$190
-$16
NewEgg
Radeon HD 3450 512MB (PCIe)
$48
-$15
NewEgg
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB
$134
-$14
NewEgg
GeForce 7300 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$27
-$12
NewEgg
TV Wonder 650 HD (PCI)
$107
-$12
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256MB
$41
-$11
NewEgg
GeForce 6200 128MB (AGP)
$33
-$9
Mwave
Radeon HD 3470 256MB (PCIe)
$57
-$9
NewEgg
GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB
$108
-$9
NewEgg
GeForce 8800 GT 256MB
$139
-$9
Tiger Direct
Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$147
-$9
Mwave
Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB (AGP)
$181
-$9
Mwave
Radeon X1300 SFF 256MB (PCIe)
$107
-$8
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2400 XT 256MB (PCIe)
$43
-$7
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB
$68
-$6
NewEgg
GeForce 7100 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$38
-$5
NewEgg
GeForce FX 5500 256MB (AGP)
$42
-$5
Tiger Direct
Radeon HD 2600 Pro 512MB (AGP)
$82
-$5
NewEgg
GeForce 8400 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$38
-$4
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB GDDR4
$79
-$4
NewEgg
Radeon HD 3650 1GB GDDR2
$93
-$4
NewEgg
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
$156
-$4
NewEgg
Radeon X1550 512MB (PCIe)
$43
-$3
NewEgg
GeForce 8400 GS 512MB (PCIe)
$53
-$3
Mwave
Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB (AGP)
$68
-$3
NewEgg
Radeon HD 3650 512MB GDDR3
$92
-$3
NewEgg
GeForce 7300 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$37
-$1
NewEgg
TV Wonder 600 HD (PCI)
$80
-$1
NewEgg
Radeon HD 3870 512MB
$134
-$1
NewEgg
Radeon HD 3870 1GB
$243
-$1
Mwave
Quadro FX1700 512MB
$437
-$1
Tiger Direct
Radeon X1550 256MB (PCIe)
$32
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 7200 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$33
$0
NewEgg
GeForce FX 5700LE 128MB (AGP)
$40
$0
FuturePowerPC
Radeon HD 3450 256MB (PCIe)
$41
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 6200 256MB (AGP)
$45
$0
ZipZoomFly
TV Wonder 550 (PCI)
$48
$0
Tiger Direct
GeForce 6600 512MB (PCIe)
$48
$0
Tiger Direct
GeForce 6600 128MB (PCIe)
$55
$0
ADC
GeForce 7300 GT 512MB (PCIe)
$56
$0
NewEgg
Radeon 9600XT 256MB OEM
$62
$0
Tiger Direct
Radeon HD 3650 512MB GDDR2
$66
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$72
$0
NewEgg
Radeon X1650 XT 256MB (PCIe)
$83
$0
ZipZoomFly
Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB
$84
$0
Mwave
GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (AGP)
$92
$0
NewEgg
Radeon X1600 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$101
$0
Spartan Tech
GeForce 8600 GTS 512MB (PCIe)
$108
$0
Tiger Direct
Radeon X1650 GT 512MB (AGP)
$139
$0
Tiger Direct
Radeon X800 GTO 256MB
$154
$0
PC Progress
Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MB (PCIe)
$411
$0
Tiger Direct
GeForce 8800 Ultra 768MB
$527
$0
Mwave
GeForce 7200 GS 128MB (PCIe)
$31
$1
NewEgg
GeForce FX 5200 128MB (AGP)
$32
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 7300 GS 128MB (PCIe)
$37
$1
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2400 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$41
$1
NewEgg
Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB (PCIe)
$52
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 6800XT 128MB (AGP)
$55
$1
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
GeForce 6800XT 256MB (AGP)
$88
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB (PCIe)
$98
$1
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB (AGP)
$104
$1
NewEgg
Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB (AGP)
$104
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 6800XT 512MB (AGP)
$108
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (PCIe)
$78
$2
NewEgg
GeForce 7600 GS 512MB (PCIe)
$88
$2
Mwave
Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB GDDR4
$167
$2
Mwave
VisionTek HD 2600XT X2 1GB
$366
$2
Mwave
Quadro FX1500 256MB
$403
$2
Mwave
Radeon HD 2600 Pro 512MB
$67
$3
NewEgg
GeForce 7600 GT 512MB (AGP)
$117
$7
Tiger Direct
GeForce 8800 GTS 1GB
$378
$8
NewEgg
GeForce 7900 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$109
$9
FuturePowerPC
GeForce 7300 LE 256MB (PCIe)
$39
$10
NextWarehouse
Radeon X1300 256MB (AGP)
$48
$10
Tiger Direct
Radeon 9250 256MB OEM
$57
$13
NewEgg
GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB
$304
$26
Tiger Direct
Radeon 9550 256MB OEM
$42
n/a
NewEgg
Radeon X1050 256MB (PCIe)
$59
n/a
NewEgg
GeForce 9500 GT 512MB
$78
n/a
NewEgg
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
$168
n/a
Mwave
GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB
$208
n/a
NewEgg
Radeon HD 4850 1GB
$249
n/a
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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