10 Best Graphics Cards for 500
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Out of thousands of reviews for 60 products, over 100 people recommended Graphics Cards specifically for 500. 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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15 People Recommend
"i thought this card would ne overkill for a media center box so i put it into a computer with an m2n-sli deluxe with a 5000 black processor overclocked to 3.0g, 2g ram and onboard audio (until i…" - Captain Bob at Newegg.com "i am using an apevia 500w power supply, and it works, but i am changing it as i feel it might burn out soom.…" - Chris at Newegg.com "i put this in a system with: ga-x38-ds4, q6600, 2x2 4gigs of g.skill ddr2 800, and i'm running it on a 500w antec smart power 2.0.…" - Dingy at Newegg.com |
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
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$80
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10 People Recommend
"running cuda beta driver and doing folding 24x7 - 5000ppd on that card alone.…" - pinky'n'thebrain at Newegg.com "this card plays crysis on high with an amd 5000+ oc'd to 2.8ghz at an average of 30 to 40fps (give or take), 1440x900.…" - Pooty at Newegg.com "antec treupower ii 500w (so far it can handle this 8800gt well),…" - N/A at Newegg.com |
VGA SAPPHIRE|100210L 2600XT 256MB R
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$90
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9 People Recommend
"and be careful when u buy it, at least have a dual core and 2 gigs of ram and at least 500w+ psu.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "i thought this card would ne overkill for a media center box so i put it into a computer with an m2n-sli deluxe with a 5000 black processor overclocked to 3.0g, 2g ram and onboard audio (until i…" - Captain Bob at Newegg.com "performance test 6.1 3d graphics mark: 925.8 vs 500.2 for sapphire 1600xt (1 dvi + 1 vga).…" - bef at Newegg.com |
MSI RX1950Pro-TD256E RADEON X1950PRO
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$192
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7 People Recommend
"i don't know exactly how much it draws, but i've had no trouble with my 500w ps and this card + 2 hd + cd + c2d 6400 cpu.…" - Couch at Newegg.com "i don't see a reason to overclock the card any further, it's already overclocked and i get over 22,500 3dmarks in 3dmark05.…" - N/A at Newegg.com "the combo of this card and a p5n-d mobo destroyed my 500w psu.…" - Chris at Newegg.com |
Gigabyte GV-NX86T256H GeForce 8600GT
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$72 - $99
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7 People Recommend
"antec treupower ii 500w (so far it can handle this 8800gt well),…" - N/A at Newegg.com "it is loud but not as loud as my thermaltake 500w ps.…" - HighPerf at Newegg.com "on the other hand, i didn't want to spend $300 - $600 for a graphics card to upgrade a computer that only cost about $500 to begin with.…" - Amazon.com User |
eVGA GeForce 8600 GT
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$59 - $122
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6 People Recommend
"the factory 300 watt power supply i had was not man enough to handle it so i had to order a 500 watt power supply.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "my spec is pentium d 3ghz, 3gb ram,200 hdd, 500 watts psu, 19'' widescreen monitor.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "i am not sure if that is a video card issue or a lack of power issue (500w psu)…" - Newegg.com User |
MSI NX6200AX-TD128 GeForce 6200AX
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$74
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6 People Recommend
"i don't know exactly how much it draws, but i've had no trouble with my 500w ps and this card + 2 hd + cd + c2d 6400 cpu.…" - Couch at Newegg.com "i don't see a reason to overclock the card any further, it's already overclocked and i get over 22,500 3dmarks in 3dmark05.…" - N/A at Newegg.com "the combo of this card and a p5n-d mobo destroyed my 500w psu.…" - Chris at Newegg.com |
MSI RADEON HD 2600 XT
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$96
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6 People Recommend
"i don't know exactly how much it draws, but i've had no trouble with my 500w ps and this card + 2 hd + cd + c2d 6400 cpu.…" - Couch at Newegg.com "i don't see a reason to overclock the card any further, it's already overclocked and i get over 22,500 3dmarks in 3dmark05.…" - N/A at Newegg.com "the combo of this card and a p5n-d mobo destroyed my 500w psu.…" - Chris at Newegg.com |
Gigabyte GeForce 8400GS
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$56
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6 People Recommend
"it also scores futeremark 06 at 12,500 vs 9,500 on the exact same system.…" - CoSteve at Newegg.com "antec treupower ii 500w (so far it can handle this 8800gt well),…" - N/A at Newegg.com "it is loud but not as loud as my thermaltake 500w ps.…" - HighPerf at Newegg.com |
MSI RADEON X1650GT PCIE 256MB DDR3 2PORT DVI TV
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$80 - $88
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6 People Recommend
"i don't know exactly how much it draws, but i've had no trouble with my 500w ps and this card + 2 hd + cd + c2d 6400 cpu.…" - Couch at Newegg.com "i don't see a reason to overclock the card any further, it's already overclocked and i get over 22,500 3dmarks in 3dmark05.…" - N/A at Newegg.com "the combo of this card and a p5n-d mobo destroyed my 500w psu.…" - Chris at Newegg.com |
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