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• coburn_c - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link

  Re: 300 Dollar Sweet Spot
  I just picked up a refurb 1080 overclocked partner board for $320

• Opencg - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link

  best graphics cards q1 2019. none of them. buy an old card or wait for q4 2019.

• Samus - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link

  Yeah I’m with you I picked up a 1070Ti used for $250 on Facebook marketplace...

• Opencg - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link

  yeah and the good news is that the new cards arent much faster. so its like you bought that thing at the begining of its product cycle

• Beaver M. - Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - link

  Exactly. If youre lucky and get a cheap 1080ti, then grab it. Other than that, wait for next generation and hope Nvidia doesnt mess it up again.

• mischlep - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link

  "a true successor to the Pascal-powered GTX 1080 Ti, which has all but ."
  
  All but... what?

• Ryan Smith - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link

  Vanished. Much like the last word in that sentence, apparently.
  
  (Thanks!)

• sonny73n - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link

  Good one! 😂

• sonny73n - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link

  Just upgraded one of my rigs with the GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X dual fan from Newegg last week for $199. It’s $209 now with some free stuff. Some of the 1060s 6GB are up to $280, such as EVGA. At $199, I think this card is the best bang for the bucks. I only tried a couple games so far (SoulCalibur 6, Skyrim) and some tender test. Max temp 41C, ambience 28C, fan speed always at minimum 33%. SC6 at maximum settings with 100% scaling on 1080p and it only uses ~70% GPU at constant 60fps. I forgot specific settings on Skyrim (this freaking game induces nausea and give me headache every time I play it).
  
  I was gonna repaste it with MX4 and OC it, especially the GDDR5X potential but didn’t need to. This card is awesome. IMO it’s at $200 sweet spot. I will try BF5 and Nier next.

• sonny73n - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link

  * render test.
  
  Edit button please.

• Manch - Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - link

  The Dual fan 1060 is 182.50Euro without VAT @ Saturn. Decent deal.

• Haawser - Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - link

  You can get 4GB RX 570 for ~$130 on newegg. And you get two free games, which have to be worth at least $50 ? So the effective price is ~$80.

• Manch - Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - link

  I picked up my VEGA 64 (MSI Blower Card) for $420 with the RTG bundle. I still see it occasionally still for that price. Newegg has it for $399 flat a bit later on.

• benedict - Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - link

  There is no $300 sweet spot. The price/performance sweet spot is at 200$ and it will be for the foreseeable future. Navi will only secure that spot since it's not meant to be a high end card.

• iproccessor - Monday, March 25, 2019 - link

  As a one time investment, i am going for GeForce RTX 2080. Thanks for the best pick anandtech.

• crimson117 - Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - link

  This guide is almost one year old. When will we see a 2020 version?

• FactoryOutletStore - Monday, June 22, 2020 - link

  Yes want to see 2020 version

• onida - Monday, October 5, 2020 - link

  Hi Anandtech! Would just like to ask when the next round of reviews for graphics card will be :D Waiting with bated breath to build my first self-built system. Thanks!!

• onida - Monday, November 23, 2020 - link

  Hi Anandtech! Will there be an update to this section soon? I rely on your site to make important purchases like this. Thanks!!