10 Best Graphics Cards for Windows Xp
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Out of thousands of reviews for 295 products, over 300 people recommended Graphics Cards specifically for Windows Xp. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
ATI FireGL X1-256p FGL 9700
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$169
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29 People Recommend
"no chance, so i upgraded to this card whhere i can play everything on high (cause of xp) and then tweak the game so i can have very high settings and can still run it at 20-30 fps sometimes more.…" - artenransk at Newegg.com "however, on xp it ran 1680 all high settings 20-40 frames a second.…" - iamtheknight at Newegg.com "not really a fault of the card; however, i cannot get the catalyst control center to launch under xp x64.…" - Major Osilo at Newegg.com |
VGA SAPPHIRE|100210L 2600XT 256MB R
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$90
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22 People Recommend
"i have this card running with an amd x2 3800 and 2 gb ram (win xp).…" - Tigerdirect.com User "other thoughts: it'll run bioshock on full settings in dx9 on xp with not a problem in the world on 1024x786, but it gets stuck often for long periods of time on 1280x1024...…" - Newegg.com User "i benchmarked the card on my core 2 1 gig win xp system using the att benchmark (while listening to mp3's).…" - Newegg.com User |
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
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$80
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15 People Recommend
"for those of you who are wondering i have a 20 inch lcd monitor, a dell xps 400 with no upgrades what soever besides this card, that is an intel core 2 duo processor (1.7 ghz) and 1 gb of ram.…" - Rohan at Newegg.com "other thoughts: amd 4600 x2, 1gb kingston 1066, windows xp sp3 and now this video card.…" - Echo 419 at Newegg.com "other thoughts: my specs: windows xp, amd x2 5200+, 2gb ddr2, nvidia 8800gs and 550w coolmax pwr supply…" - N/A at Newegg.com |
MSI RADEON X1650GT PCIE 256MB DDR3 2PORT DVI TV
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$80 - $88
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14 People Recommend
"error and can only use ccc to bring it to 1600x1200 it will only let ccc change it.now on xp there is no problems and iam using the latest ccc off the ati site.ati needs to work on their drivers!!!…" - buffed at Newegg.com "also increased my video encoding times in avid xpress pro by a huge amount!…" - Newegg.com User "and 4 gigs of ram, and is running windows xp corp ed.…" - Yomatsu at Newegg.com |
MSI RX1950Pro-TD256E RADEON X1950PRO
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$192
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13 People Recommend
"error and can only use ccc to bring it to 1600x1200 it will only let ccc change it.now on xp there is no problems and iam using the latest ccc off the ati site.ati needs to work on their drivers!!!…" - buffed at Newegg.com "i have two of them running in sli mode and they are really, really quiet, which is nice because i have a dell xps 720 which already has a bunch of fans inside.…" - N/A at Newegg.com "other thoughts: q6600;4 gigs pc6400;msi p35neo2 mobo; xp home…" - Jorsh at Newegg.com |
MSI NX6200AX-TD128 GeForce 6200AX
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$74
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13 People Recommend
"error and can only use ccc to bring it to 1600x1200 it will only let ccc change it.now on xp there is no problems and iam using the latest ccc off the ati site.ati needs to work on their drivers!!!…" - buffed at Newegg.com "play cod4, witcher, hl2, oblivion maxed out on xp w/ e7200 and 2 gigs ddr2 800.…" - Ironmanr at Newegg.com "other thoughts: q6600;4 gigs pc6400;msi p35neo2 mobo; xp home…" - Jorsh at Newegg.com |
MSI RADEON HD 2600 XT
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$96
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13 People Recommend
"error and can only use ccc to bring it to 1600x1200 it will only let ccc change it.now on xp there is no problems and iam using the latest ccc off the ati site.ati needs to work on their drivers!!!…" - buffed at Newegg.com "and 4 gigs of ram, and is running windows xp corp ed.…" - Yomatsu at Newegg.com "other thoughts: 3dmark06 benchmark (with e8400 @3.6ghz, 4gb ddr2, xp) yields 13448 3d marks.…" - consumer at Newegg.com |
Gigabyte GV-NX86T256H GeForce 8600GT
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$72 - $99
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9 People Recommend
"easy install with no problems in xp.…" - Newegg.com User "other thoughts: athlon 6000 x2, asus m2avm motherboard, 2 gb ddr2 800mhz ram, windows xp…" - N/A at Newegg.com "other thoughts: my computer specs: athlon 64 x2 4200+ (939 <-amd's best cpu), 2gb ram, xp pro.…" - Tony at Newegg.com |
eVGA GeForce 8600 GT
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$59 - $122
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8 People Recommend
"oh i have it running on win xp so no directx 10 *cries* *sniffle*…" - Newegg.com User "other thoughts: there is nothing wrong with this card, first to the guy who had the driver issue try using xp 64 bit driver rather than the vista one, the vista one isnt stable, i know this because i…" - Newegg.com User "other thoughts: my computer has a gigabyte mobo with 1330/1066mhz fsb, intel core 2 duo e6850 3.0ghz cpu, 4gb g.skill ddr2 800 (3.5g recognized by windows xp 32bit), seagate barracuda 160g sata…" - Newegg.com User |
VisionTek HD 2400 Pro 256MB
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$69
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6 People Recommend
"no chance, so i upgraded to this card whhere i can play everything on high (cause of xp) and then tweak the game so i can have very high settings and can still run it at 20-30 fps sometimes more.…" - artenransk at Newegg.com "not really a fault of the card; however, i cannot get the catalyst control center to launch under xp x64.…" - Major Osilo at Newegg.com "i have been an ati fan since the days of athlon xp's and 9xxx series, and they still havent let me down.…" - DreaD at Newegg.com |
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Graphics Cards for Windows Xp Buying Guide
Looking for more power from your graphics card? Whether you need better performance for your gaming, want to connect your television to your desktop or need to run powerful graphic editing software, there are few things to look for when making your choice.
Display Interface
Probably the most imporant feature of the graphics card is the display interface. There are two basic connections to your monitor: DVI or VGA. DVI is a digital input with a completely digital signal, and VGA is an analog signal. DVI isn't standard on all monitors, but it provides a better image.
Installed Memory
Depending on which programs you're running on your PC, the amount of installed memory you need will fluctuate. The installed memory allows the graphics card to work without borrowing from your system RAM, which allows complex 3D graphics and gaming to process much faster, without ghosting. The more the better, so don't be afraid to spend up if you can afford it.
Analog Video Interface, HDMI and Video Out
S-Video and HDMI are some of the ways you can connect your PC to your television set. HDMI allows you to connect with HD LCD TVs, bringing the picture from your PC to the TV. This is a great feature if you want to use your PC as a media center for movie watching, slide shows, and group gaming.
