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KP has prepared a rating of the best video cards in 2022, which will help you understand the diversity of the market.
Top 10 rating according to KP
Editor’s Choice
1. Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 is the latest and most coveted graphics card right now. It belongs to the flagship segment of the amateur gamer market. Of course, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 is superior in many ways, but at the same time it costs much more, so it seems impractical to consider it as a solution for gaming and editing – the average user will not notice a significant difference.
In official retail, prices for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 start at 63 rubles. You can already find video cards from third-party manufacturers, for example, Asus and MSI, on sale, later reference Founders Edition models from Nvidia itself will become available.
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 has 8704 CUDA cores clocked at 1,71GHz. The amount of RAM is 10 GB GDDR6X standard.
The expert notes that due to the improved RTX ray tracing technology, the video card shows excellent results at maximum graphics settings in 4K resolution. In his opinion, at the moment this is the best video card for this price. The disadvantages of the video card can be attributed only to its high cost.
2. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
We give the second place in the rating to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super, which is not far from the RTX 3080 in terms of cost – on Yandex.Market it can be found at a price of 50 rubles. However, of course, this graphics card cannot compete in performance with the flagship model.
According to the expert, it is worth waiting for the cost of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super to drop amid the appearance of the 3000 series models on sale. After that, this video card will really become the best purchase for your money.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super received 3072 CUDA cores with a clock speed of 1,815 GHz. The amount of RAM is 8 GB GDRR6 standard.
Such characteristics also allow this model comfortable gaming at 4K resolution. But if you look at the future, then its relevance in time will be shorter than that of the RTX 3080.
The main disadvantage of the video card is its price, which may still be a bit overpriced when compared to the RTX 3070.
3. Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Another novelty closes the top three – Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070. The model has 5888 CUDA cores operating at a frequency of 1,73 GHz. It has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory.
This graphics card, like the flagship model of the line, is built on the Ampere architecture, which boasts improved second-generation RTX ray tracing technology. According to Nvidia itself, the updated technology provides a performance boost twice. Like the older model, there is support for DLSS technology, which is responsible for smoothing graphics with deep learning algorithms due to tensor cores. The power of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 will also be enough in many games at 4K resolution and maximum graphics settings.
In official retail, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 can be found at a price of 45 rubles, and this is an excellent price for such performance in the “above average” segment. Since this video card is a novelty, it is too early to talk about the presence of minuses.
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4. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super is another graphics card from the company’s past generation. It boasts 2560 CUDA cores running at 1,77GHz and 8GB of GDDR6 memory.
Despite the fact that the video card belongs to the past generation, it cannot be called outdated, especially considering that it came out as a powerful sub-flagship solution. The model provides a comfortable gaming experience in all games at medium / high settings with ray tracing enabled.
The cost of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super starts at 37 rubles. It makes sense to wait a bit until the 500th line of Nvidia finally takes root in the market, after which we can expect that the price of this video card will fall.
5. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super is very similar to the previous model, but there is still a difference in performance. At the same time, this model looks like a more pleasant purchase due to its price – from 31 rubles in official retail.
Due to 2176 CUDA cores with a frequency of 1,65 GHz and 8 GB of GDDR6 RAM, this video card is able to provide, depending on the game, a comfortable gaming process at medium and high graphics settings. And for those who play online games, for example, in the “League of Legends”, its performance will be more than at all.
The main advantage of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super was the excellent price / performance ratio.
6. AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
The first video card from the “red” camp in our rating was the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT. It could have taken a much higher place, but the problem with the drivers did not allow this, which became the main disadvantage of the video card. But it is worth noting that AMD is gradually fixing the problem with driver updates, which is good news, so soon the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT can be called one of the best solutions in the sub-flagship segment.
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT has 2560 stream processors at 1,83GHz and 8GB of GDDR6 memory. It is able to pull all modern games at maximum settings at FullHD resolution.
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT can be found in stores at a price of 34 rubles.
7. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 TI
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 TI is perhaps one of the most balanced graphics cards on the market right now. At a fairly reasonable cost, the solution provides good performance, both in games and when working with video. This video card can be called the best choice for those who do not want to give tens of thousands of rubles, but at the same time want to get a comfortable gameplay.
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 TI boasts 1536 CUDA cores clocked at 1,77GHz. The amount of RAM was 6 GB GDDR6 standard.
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 TI can be found in stores starting at $22.
The disadvantage of the video card was not the most pleasant price tag.
8. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super is very similar to the previous graphics card. Unlike the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 TI, fewer CUDA cores are installed here – 1408 with a clock speed of 1,785 GHz. The amount of memory is the same – 6 GB standard, but the memory bandwidth of the GTX 1660 Super.
The GTX 1660 Super is more suitable for gaming, while the TI version is for video rendering.
Prices for the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super start at 19 rubles.
9. AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Another video card from AMD, this time from the mid-budget segment, is the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT. Built on the RDNA architecture, the video card boasts 1408 stream processors with a frequency of up to 1,845 GHz and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory.
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT is ideal for those who play online games, providing a high number of fps at maximum graphics settings. In addition, all current games at FullHD resolution and medium graphics settings will also be tough for this video card. AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT can be purchased at a price of 14 rubles.
The disadvantage of the video card is the same as that of the RX 5700 XT – problems with drivers, but AMD is gradually fixing them.
10. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
Our rating is closed by the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, but this does not diminish its quality in the least, since this video card performs well in tests, and due to its low price, it can truly be called “people’s”.
However, when buying an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, you should be careful, because there are models on sale with both GDDR5 and GDDR6 memory. We advise you to take the latter option, since the GDRR6 standard is newer and has a higher memory bandwidth.
The GDRR1650 version of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 6 has 896 CUDA cores at 1,59GHz and 4GB of memory. Such a set of characteristics will allow you to play all modern games at FullHD resolution and medium graphics settings.
In stores, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 can be found at a price of 11 rubles. For this price, the video card simply has no cons.
How to choose a graphics card
The selection of a video card should be taken seriously, since this is the component of a personal computer, the upgrade of which usually does not occur very often. And if you can always buy more RAM, then the user definitely buys a video card for several years at once.
Identifying our own needs
If you want to play the latest games at maximum graphics settings with activated ray tracing and high anti-aliasing, and also be sure that the video card will be guaranteed to produce high fps for another 5 years, then, of course, you should pay attention to top models. This also applies to those involved in complex video editing and graphics rendering.
Well, if the budget is limited, and the requirements for the quality of the resulting image are not the highest, then you can pay attention to the most budget models from our rating – they can also cope with any current games, but you should forget about the maximum image quality.
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Another important point is the cooling system. The same video card is produced by different manufacturers under different designs. Not every vendor installs a high-quality cooling system, so you should look at those video cards that are equipped with larger radiators.
Used video cards – at your own peril and risk
We do not recommend taking video cards from your hands, for example, on Avito, since it is not known how they were used by previous users. If they constantly overloaded video cards, and poor-quality cooling was installed in PC cases, then there is a chance that a used video card could fail you too quickly.
Read reviews from real users
You can also trust the video reviews of YouTube bloggers, but you should not take them as the ultimate truth, since many reviews can be paid by the video card manufacturers themselves. The most proven way is to look at customer reviews on Yandex.Market, where you can find almost all the information about the behavior of a video card in certain work scenarios.