

Due to age, we do not recommend any GPU with less than a 4GB frame buffer if you want to play modern titles at 1080p. None of the options available are great, but there are still some valid ways to maximize your performance per dollar. There may not be any truly good deals right now, but there are some that suck less than others, and one GPU family, in particular, that's a rather ironic good deal. We've spent some time sorting through the market to surface the best deals we can find. It's never been harder to buy a video card than it is right now, and even five-year-old budget cards are selling for 1.5x above MSRP. The semiconductor shortage shows no signs of slowing down and GPUs of every stripe have been difficult to find for months, to the point that prices are now the most-skewed they've ever been.
