PCI-E "Gaming" Graphics Card for "Potato PC" (Under 25$) List

[heli1337]

I based my list on prices of GPU that I've found in: CeX, eBay, Facebook Marketplace.

Every information I've wrote i have found by myself, when you will get any mistakes send me message and I will correct it.

If you will see any GPU that is not listed in post and you have found under 25$ send me message too.

 

Note 1:

Prices do not necessarily have to be current at the time you read this.

 

Note 2:

I do not reccomend getting a GPU in this price range, but as you will see maybe not all of them can get to trash today, and they still can be used to some builds

 

Note 3:

The list doesn't have a support Workstation GPU's Informations.

 

Note 4:

If you want to buy one of them please look at your PSU real provided power, and get better branded PSU to work with cards, that need more power and watch for a benchmarks in game you want to run on your PC and bandwith that it's running with, always pick the best version you can find.

 

NVIDIA (7xxx - 9xxx) 

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• 7300 GT 
• 8500 GT
• 8600 GT
• 8800 GT
• 8800 GTS
• 8800 GTX 
• 9500 GT
• 9600 GT 
• 9800 GT

NVIDIA (Quadro Series)

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• FX 3700
• FX 1700
• FX 580
• Quadro 600
• FX 380
• FX 1800

NVIDIA (2xx-7xx)

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• GT 210
• GT 220
• GT 240
• GTS 250
• GTX 260
• GTX 275
• GTX 280
• GTX 285
• GT 420
• GT 430
• GTX 460
• GT 610
• GT 630
• GT 710

AMD (X Series - HD Series)

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• X1950
• HD 3650
• HD 3850
• HD 4550
• HD 4650
• HD 4670
• HD 4850
• HD 4870
• HD 5670
• HD 5750
• HD 6350
• HD 6570 
• HD 7470
• HD 7570
• HD 7750
• HD 8490

AMD (FirePro Series - R5/R7 Series)

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• FirePro 2270
• FirePro V3900
• FireGL V7600
• R5 240
• R5 330
• R7 240

 

Driver Support 

 

X1950                                                                                                                                                          Catalyst 10.2 (02.19.2010)

HD 3650, HD 3850, HD 4550, HD 4650, HD4670, HD 4850, HD4870                                                       Catalyst 13.9 (10.15.2013)

HD 8490                                                                                                                                                      Catalyst 14.4 (04.25.2014)

HD 5670, HD 5750, HD6350, HD6570, HD 7470, HD7570                                                                        Catalyst 15.7.1 (07.29.2015)

R5 240, R5 330, R7 240                                                                                                                              Adrenalin 21.5.1 (05.06.2021)

HD 7750                                                                                                                                                      Adrenalin 21.5.2 (06.21.2021)

 

7300GT                                                                                                                                                       309.08 (02.24.2015)
8500GT, 8600 GT, 8800 GT, 8800 GTS, 8800 GTX, 9500 GT, 9600 GT, 9800 GT                                    342.01 (12.14.2016)

GT 210, GT 220, GT 240, GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 275, GTX 280, GTX 285                                          342.01 (14.12.2016)

GT 420, GT 430, GTX 460, GT 610                                                                                                            391.35 (27.03.2018) 

GT 630, GT 710                                                                                                                                          472.12 (09.20.2021)

 

 

Power Consumption (TDP)

 

No PCI-E Power Connectors Needed (Max. 75W) 

NVIDIA: 7300GT, 8500GT, 8600GT, 9500GT, GT210, GT220, GT240, GT420, GT430, GT610, GT630, GT710

AMD: X1950, HD3650, HD3850, HD4550, HD4650, HD4670, HD8490, HD5670, HD6350 HD7470, HD7570, R5 240, R5 330, R7 240, HD6570, HD7750

 

One PCI-E Power Connector Needed 

NVIDIA: 8800GT, 8800GTS, 9600GT, 9800GT, GTS 250

AMD: HD4850, HD5750

 

Two PCI-E Connectors Needed 

NVIDIA: 8800 GTX , GTX 260, GTX 275, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 460

AMD: HD4870

 

 

Performance compared to GT1030 (Entry-Level Gaming GPU)

Note: When the card is on worst performance list it doesn't mean that you can't game on it.

HD7750 is still capable of running some E-Sport Titles, R5-R7's and HD4850, HD4870 (DirectX Support are little bit killing this option) and GTX 260 and GT 6xx-7xx series

Before getting one watch for a Benchmarks that people are doing with your picked GPU.

 

Worse Performance (15 and more % slower)

NVIDIA: X1950, 7300GT, 8500GT, 8600GT, 8800GT, 8800GTS, 8800GTX, 9500GT, 9600GT, 9800GT, GT 210, GT 220, GT 240, GTS 250, GTX 260, GT 420, GT 430, GT 610, GT 630, GT 710 

AMD: HD 3650, HD 3850, HD 4550, HD 4650, HD4670, HD 4850, HD4870, HD 8490, HD 5670, HD 5750, HD6350, HD6570, HD 7470, HD7570, HD7750, R5 240, R5 330, R7 240

 

Nearly similar performance (15-0% slower)

NVIDIA: GTX 460

AMD: None

 

Better performance

NVIDIA: GTX 275, GTX 280, GTX 285

AMD: None

 

 

 

DirectX Support

 

9.0c (You should avoid this GPU's if you want to run any modern game)

X1950, 7300GT

 

10 - 10.1 (You will get some modern game running, but still it can be undoable in some titles)

HD 3650, HD 3850, HD 4550, HD 4650, HD4670, HD 4850, HD4870, GT 210, GT 220, GT 240, HD 3650, HD 3850, HD 4550, HD 4650, HD4670, HD 4850, HD4870

 

11-11.1-11.2 (It will open most of modern games, but still it's not DirectX 12)

8500GT, 8600GT, 8800GT, 8800GTS, 8800GTX, 9500GT, 9600GT, 9800GT, GTS 250, GTX 260, GT 420, GT 430, HD 8490, HD7470, HD7570, HD 5670, HD 5750, HD6350, HD6570, R5 240, R5 330, R7 240
 

12 (It will open all modern games)

GTX 460, GT 610, GT 630, GT 710, HD 7750, R5 240, R5 330, R7 240

 

_Database

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https://www.techpowerup.com/                                               GPU Information

https://www.nvidia.pl/Download/index.aspx                           Nvidia Driver Information

https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics                            AMD Driver Information

 

_{I hope you will found something for your PC or you will go back to this list, when you will need GPU that will run in your PC because of damage of another main GPU.}