{"id":14254,"date":"2021-11-02T15:53:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T14:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=14254"},"modified":"2023-11-03T05:29:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T04:29:38","slug":"gpu-brands-amd-nvidia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Graphics Card Brands &#038; Manufacturers [AMD &#038; NVIDIA]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6681caf6db54a\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6681caf6db54a\" class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6681caf6db54a\" checked><nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#Preface_Why_Does_Graphics_Card_Brand_Matter\" title=\"Preface: Why Does Graphics Card Brand Matter?\">Preface: Why Does Graphics Card Brand Matter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#The_Best_Graphics_Card_Brands_For_AMD\" title=\"The Best Graphics Card Brands For AMD\">The Best Graphics Card Brands For AMD<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#PowerColor_Raw_Cooling_Power\" title=\"PowerColor (Raw Cooling Power)\">PowerColor (Raw Cooling Power)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#Sapphire_High_CoolingPerformance\" title=\"Sapphire (High Cooling\/Performance)\">Sapphire (High Cooling\/Performance)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#XFX_High_Value\" title=\"XFX (High Value)\">XFX (High Value)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#AMD_Themselves_For_Blower-Style_Cards\" title=\"AMD Themselves (For Blower-Style Cards)\">AMD Themselves (For Blower-Style Cards)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#The_Best_Graphics_Card_Brands_For_Nvidia\" title=\"The Best Graphics Card Brands For Nvidia\">The Best Graphics Card Brands For Nvidia<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#PNY_High_Value_Blower-Style_Cards\" title=\"PNY (High Value &amp; Blower-Style Cards)\">PNY (High Value &amp; Blower-Style Cards)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#ZOTAC_Smaller_GPUs\" title=\"ZOTAC (Smaller GPUs)\">ZOTAC (Smaller GPUs)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#Nvidia_Themselves_For_Blower-Style_Cards\" title=\"Nvidia Themselves (For Blower-Style Cards*)\">Nvidia Themselves (For Blower-Style Cards*)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#The_Best_Graphics_Card_Brands_For_Both\" title=\"The Best Graphics Card Brands For Both\">The Best Graphics Card Brands For Both<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#ASUS_High_CoolingPerformance_Blower-Style_Coolers_For_Nvidia\" title=\"ASUS (High Cooling\/Performance &amp; Blower-Style Coolers For Nvidia)\">ASUS (High Cooling\/Performance &amp; Blower-Style Coolers For Nvidia)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#Gigabyte_Budget_Value_OR_High-End_Performance\" title=\"Gigabyte (Budget Value OR High-End Performance)\">Gigabyte (Budget Value OR High-End Performance)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#MSI_Balanced_Value\" title=\"MSI (Balanced Value)\">MSI (Balanced Value)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#Honorable_Mentions\" title=\"Honorable Mentions\">Honorable Mentions<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#Galax_KFA2_Budget_For_Nvidia\" title=\"Galax \/ KFA2 (Budget For Nvidia)\">Galax \/ KFA2 (Budget For Nvidia)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#ASRock_Budget_For_AMD\" title=\"ASRock (Budget For AMD)\">ASRock (Budget For AMD)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#FAQ\" title=\"FAQ\">FAQ<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#What_about_Intel_GPUs\" title=\"What about Intel GPUs?\">What about Intel GPUs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#Do_I_need_a_blower-style_graphics_card\" title=\"Do I need a blower-style graphics card?\">Do I need a blower-style graphics card?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#Do_I_need_a_liquid-cooled_graphics_card\" title=\"Do I need a liquid-cooled graphics card?\">Do I need a liquid-cooled graphics card?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#How_do_I_pick_a_GPU_brand\" title=\"How do I pick a GPU brand?\">How do I pick a GPU brand?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#How_do_I_pick_a_GPU\" title=\"How do I pick a GPU?\">How do I pick a GPU?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#How_do_I_pick_a_GPU_budget\" title=\"How do I pick a GPU budget?\">How do I pick a GPU budget?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-brands-amd-nvidia\/#Over_to_You\" title=\"Over to You\">Over to You<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Finding the best graphics card brand for your needs may seem tough, but it doesn\u2019t need to be.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re here to help you find the best graphics card brands for AMD and Nvidia, and more generally help you find the best graphics card for your specific needs.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s dive in.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Preface_Why_Does_Graphics_Card_Brand_Matter\"><\/span>Preface: Why Does Graphics Card Brand Matter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s obvious why choosing between an <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-graphic-cards-order-of-performance\/\">AMD GPU<\/a> and an <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-graphics-cards-order-performance\/\">Nvidia GPU<\/a> matters, but it\u2019s less obvious when you start picking specific brands.<\/p>\n<p>You can take two RTX 3060s from different Nvidia partners, and they should perform mostly the same, but often they will look and function very differently.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a moment to explain why that is.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever you buy an AMD or an Nvidia graphics card, you\u2019re very rarely buying directly from them. When you are, what you\u2019re doing is buying a GPU with a \u201cstock\u201d cooler design from them.<\/p>\n<p>Stock cooler designs from AMD and Nvidia are not going to get the very best performance you can get out of the GPU chip being used, especially if you\u2019re only in the market for the single graphics card and don\u2019t need a blower configuration. (If you ARE buying multi-GPU, though, blower-style cards are ideal! 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data-opts=\"{&quot;ajax_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/g100.us\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php&quot;,&quot;pid&quot;:15,&quot;max_answs&quot;:0,&quot;answs_max_height&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;anim_speed&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;line_anim_speed&quot;:750}\"><strong class=\"dem-poll-title\">If you had to pick one: Which GPU Team are you on?<\/strong><div class=\"dem-screen vote\"><form method=\"POST\" action=\"#democracy-15\"><ul class=\"dem-vote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"87\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"87\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Nvidia\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"86\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"86\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> AMD\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li 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vote.\"><li class=\"dem-winner\" title=\" 10376 votes - 64% of all votes\" data-aid=\"87\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Nvidia <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">64%, 10376 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"64%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">10376 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">64%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">10376 votes - 64% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 5283 votes - 33% of all votes\" data-aid=\"86\"><div class=\"dem-label\">AMD <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">33%, 5283 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"33%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">5283 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">33%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">5283 votes - 33% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 530 votes - 3% of all votes\" data-aid=\"88\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Intel <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">3%, 530 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"3%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">530 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">3%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">530 votes - 3% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dem-bottom\"><div class=\"dem-poll-info\"><div class=\"dem-total-votes\">Total Votes: 16189<\/div> <div class=\"dem-date\" title=\"Begin\"> <span class=\"dem-begin-date\">15. Dec, 2022<\/span> <\/div><\/div> <div class=\"dem-notice dem-youarevote\" style=\"display:none;\"> <div class=\"dem-notice-close\" onclick=\"jQuery(this).parent().fadeOut();\">&times;<\/div> You or your IP have already voted. Thanks! \ud83d\ude42 <\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"dem-button dem-vote-link \" data-dem-act=\"vote_screen\">Vote<\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"dem-screen-cache vote\"><form method=\"POST\" action=\"#democracy-15\"><ul class=\"dem-vote\"> <li data-aid=\"87\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"87\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Nvidia <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"86\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"86\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> AMD <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"88\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"88\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Intel <\/label> <\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dem-bottom\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"dem_act\" value=\"vote\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"dem_pid\" value=\"15\"> <div class=\"dem-notice dem-youarevote\" style=\"display:none;\"> <div class=\"dem-notice-close\" onclick=\"jQuery(this).parent().fadeOut();\">&times;<\/div> You or your IP have already voted. Thanks! \ud83d\ude42 <\/div><div style=\"display:none;\" class=\"dem-voted-button\"><input class=\"dem-button \" type=\"submit\" value=\"Already voted\" disabled=\"disabled\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-vote-button\"><input class=\"dem-button \" type=\"submit\" value=\"Vote\" data-dem-act=\"vote\"><\/div><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" class=\"dem-link dem-results-link\" data-dem-act=\"view\" rel=\"nofollow\">View Results<\/a><\/div><\/form><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--\/noindex--><\/div>\n<p>Regardless of the brand, you buy it from, the actual GPU chip that does all the work is not going to change.<\/p>\n<p>An RX 6600 XT is a 6600 XT whether you buy it from Sapphire or Gigabyte.<\/p>\n<p>Buying the more expensive version won\u2019t magically make it perform better, since it\u2019s still the same underlying chip.<\/p>\n<p>However, different brands will provide different coolers. Some of these coolers can be huge, triple-fan, open-air coolers. Some of them will be liquid coolers with an attached AIO fan.<\/p>\n<p>Some of them will be very short, or very thin, or very thick. GPU brand is where you start getting a lot of customization and variety in the market beyond \u201cthis card renders this fast\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to different coolers and form factors, you\u2019ll also notice varying levels of factory overclocking.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14262\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Founders-edition-vs-AIB-cards.jpg\" alt=\"Founders edition vs AIB cards\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Founders-edition-vs-AIB-cards.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Founders-edition-vs-AIB-cards-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Founders-edition-vs-AIB-cards-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Founders-edition-vs-AIB-cards-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Founders-edition-vs-AIB-cards-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14262 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Founders edition vs AIB cards\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Founders-edition-vs-AIB-cards.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Founders-edition-vs-AIB-cards-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Founders-edition-vs-AIB-cards-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Founders-edition-vs-AIB-cards-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Founders-edition-vs-AIB-cards-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Founders-edition-vs-AIB-cards.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>While these still won\u2019t change the underlying architecture, they can manifest in minor performance improvements or increased user overclocking headroom.<\/p>\n<p>With that out of the way, let\u2019s talk brands!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Best_Graphics_Card_Brands_For_AMD\"><\/span>The Best Graphics Card Brands For AMD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PowerColor_Raw_Cooling_Power\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powercolor.com\/products?id=1492658578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerColor<\/a> (Raw Cooling Power)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to AMD GPU partners, PowerColor is one of the people's top recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Especially in recent years, PowerColor has begun focusing on GPU designs with bulky, 2\/3-slot GPU designs.<\/p>\n<p>This makes them a great choice for BIOS flashing or overclocking AMD cards (many a PowerColor 5600 XT has been flashed into a 5700), but not so much for multi-GPU configurations.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sapphire_High_CoolingPerformance\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapphiretech.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sapphire<\/a> (High Cooling\/Performance)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Sapphire is another major AMD GPU partner, considered one of the best alongside PowerColor.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sapphire usually sticks with standard 2-slot designs and focuses on maintaining good cooling and performance without relying on a massive cooler.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14263\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Higher-clocked-GPU-cooler-design.jpg\" alt=\"Higher clocked GPU cooler design\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Higher-clocked-GPU-cooler-design.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Higher-clocked-GPU-cooler-design-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Higher-clocked-GPU-cooler-design-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Higher-clocked-GPU-cooler-design-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Higher-clocked-GPU-cooler-design-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14263 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Higher clocked GPU cooler design\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Higher-clocked-GPU-cooler-design.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Higher-clocked-GPU-cooler-design-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Higher-clocked-GPU-cooler-design-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Higher-clocked-GPU-cooler-design-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Higher-clocked-GPU-cooler-design-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Higher-clocked-GPU-cooler-design.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>You may not get the same overclocking headroom with a Sapphire card as you would with a bulky PowerColor, but you usually get something pretty sleek and high-quality at a low price.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"XFX_High_Value\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xfxforce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XFX<\/a> (High Value)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>XFX is AMD\u2019s best partner for high-value GPUs.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t mean they underperform or anything, they\u2019re just a bit more focused on affordability than other top GPU manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>If you want a solid AMD graphics card without breaking the bank, XFX can be a good choice.<\/p>\n<p>Most of their cards use a 2 or 2.5 slot design with 2-3 fans for open-air configurations.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AMD_Themselves_For_Blower-Style_Cards\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/graphics\/radeon-rx-graphics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AMD<\/a> Themselves (For Blower-Style Cards)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re explicitly looking for a blower-style AMD GPU, your best bet is actually going to be buying from AMD themselves rather than one of their partners. Partner designs with blower-style cards are exceedingly rare for AMD, and AMD\u2019s stock designs are almost always blower-style.<\/p>\n<p>For this use case, AMD is your best bet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dem-poll-shortcode\"><div id=\"democracy-16\" class=\"democracy\" data-opts=\"{&quot;ajax_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/g100.us\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php&quot;,&quot;pid&quot;:16,&quot;max_answs&quot;:0,&quot;answs_max_height&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;anim_speed&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;line_anim_speed&quot;:750}\"><strong class=\"dem-poll-title\">Which GPU Brand can you recommend the most? (Board Partner)<\/strong><div class=\"dem-screen vote\"><form method=\"POST\" action=\"#democracy-16\"><ul class=\"dem-vote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"89\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"89\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> ASUS\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"96\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"96\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Gigabyte\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"97\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"97\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> MSI\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"90\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"90\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> EVGA\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"91\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"91\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> ZOTAC\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"99\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"99\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> ASRock\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"93\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"93\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> XFX\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"92\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"92\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> PNY\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"94\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"94\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Sapphire\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"95\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"95\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> PowerColor\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"98\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"98\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Galax \/ KFA\u00b2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"100\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Other\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dem-bottom\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"dem_act\" value=\"vote\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"dem_pid\" value=\"16\"><div class=\"dem-vote-button\"><input class=\"dem-button \" type=\"submit\" value=\"Vote\" data-dem-act=\"vote\"><\/div><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" class=\"dem-link dem-results-link\" data-dem-act=\"view\" rel=\"nofollow\">View Results<\/a><\/div><\/form><\/div><noscript>Poll Options are limited because JavaScript is disabled in your browser.<\/noscript><\/div><!--democracy-->\n\t\t\t<!--noindex-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dem-cache-screens\" style=\"display:none;\" data-opt_logs=\"1\"><div class=\"dem-screen-cache voted\"><ul class=\"dem-answers\" data-voted-class=\"dem-voted-this\" data-voted-txt=\"This is Your vote.\"><li class=\"dem-winner\" title=\" 1880 votes - 28% of all votes\" data-aid=\"89\"><div class=\"dem-label\">ASUS <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">28%, 1880 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"28%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">1880 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">28%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">1880 votes - 28% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 1047 votes - 15% of all votes\" data-aid=\"97\"><div class=\"dem-label\">MSI <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">15%, 1047 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"15%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">1047 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">15%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">1047 votes - 15% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 933 votes - 14% of all votes\" data-aid=\"96\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Gigabyte <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">14%, 933 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"14%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">933 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">14%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">933 votes - 14% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 928 votes - 14% of all votes\" data-aid=\"90\"><div class=\"dem-label\">EVGA <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">14%, 928 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"14%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">928 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">14%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">928 votes - 14% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 667 votes - 10% of all votes\" data-aid=\"94\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Sapphire <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">10%, 667 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"10%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">667 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">10%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">667 votes - 10% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 344 votes - 5% of all votes\" data-aid=\"91\"><div class=\"dem-label\">ZOTAC <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">5%, 344 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"5%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">344 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">5%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">344 votes - 5% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 271 vote - 4% of all votes\" data-aid=\"93\"><div class=\"dem-label\">XFX <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">4%, 271 <span class=\"votxt\">vote<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"4%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">271 <span class=\"votxt\">vote<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">4%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">271 vote - 4% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 236 votes - 3% of all votes\" data-aid=\"95\"><div class=\"dem-label\">PowerColor <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">3%, 236 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"3%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">236 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">3%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">236 votes - 3% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 162 votes - 2% of all votes\" data-aid=\"99\"><div class=\"dem-label\">ASRock <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">2%, 162 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"2%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">162 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">2%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">162 votes - 2% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 120 votes - 2% of all votes\" data-aid=\"98\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Galax \/ KFA\u00b2 <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">2%, 120 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"2%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">120 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">2%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">120 votes - 2% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 118 votes - 2% of all votes\" data-aid=\"100\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Other <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">2%, 118 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"2%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">118 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">2%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">118 votes - 2% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 104 votes - 2% of all votes\" data-aid=\"92\"><div class=\"dem-label\">PNY <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">2%, 104 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"2%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">104 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">2%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">104 votes - 2% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dem-bottom\"><div class=\"dem-poll-info\"><div class=\"dem-total-votes\">Total Votes: 6810<\/div> <div class=\"dem-date\" title=\"Begin\"> <span class=\"dem-begin-date\">15. 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Thanks! \ud83d\ude42 <\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"dem-button dem-vote-link \" data-dem-act=\"vote_screen\">Vote<\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"dem-screen-cache vote\"><form method=\"POST\" action=\"#democracy-16\"><ul class=\"dem-vote\"> <li data-aid=\"89\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"89\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> ASUS <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"96\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"96\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Gigabyte <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"97\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"97\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> MSI <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"90\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"90\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> EVGA <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"91\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"91\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> ZOTAC <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"99\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"99\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> ASRock <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"93\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"93\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> XFX <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"92\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"92\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> PNY <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"94\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"94\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Sapphire <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"95\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"95\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> PowerColor <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"98\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"98\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Galax \/ KFA\u00b2 <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"100\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"100\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Other <\/label> <\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dem-bottom\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"dem_act\" value=\"vote\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"dem_pid\" value=\"16\"> <div class=\"dem-notice dem-youarevote\" style=\"display:none;\"> <div class=\"dem-notice-close\" onclick=\"jQuery(this).parent().fadeOut();\">&times;<\/div> You or your IP have already voted. Thanks! \ud83d\ude42 <\/div><div style=\"display:none;\" class=\"dem-voted-button\"><input class=\"dem-button \" type=\"submit\" value=\"Already voted\" disabled=\"disabled\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-vote-button\"><input class=\"dem-button \" type=\"submit\" value=\"Vote\" data-dem-act=\"vote\"><\/div><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" class=\"dem-link dem-results-link\" data-dem-act=\"view\" rel=\"nofollow\">View Results<\/a><\/div><\/form><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--\/noindex--><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Best_Graphics_Card_Brands_For_Nvidia\"><\/span>The Best Graphics Card Brands For Nvidia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PNY_High_Value_Blower-Style_Cards\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pny.com\/consumer\/view-all-products\/geforce-graphics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PNY<\/a> (High Value &amp; Blower-Style Cards)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>PNY is a prominent Nvidia GPU manufacturer, mainly for their value proposition compared to more &#8220;premium&#8221; brands.<\/p>\n<p>However, they also have a strong focus on the pro side of Nvidia GPUs, which means they have a good amount of blower-style cooler designs, too.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14264\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Types-of-GPU-Coolers.jpg\" alt=\"Types of GPU Coolers\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Types-of-GPU-Coolers.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Types-of-GPU-Coolers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Types-of-GPU-Coolers-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Types-of-GPU-Coolers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Types-of-GPU-Coolers-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14264 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201500%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Types of GPU Coolers\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201500%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Types-of-GPU-Coolers.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Types-of-GPU-Coolers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Types-of-GPU-Coolers-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Types-of-GPU-Coolers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Types-of-GPU-Coolers-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Types-of-GPU-Coolers.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking to get a cheaper Nvidia GPU or you\u2019re specifically looking for a blower-style Nvidia card, PNY is a good place to start.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ZOTAC_Smaller_GPUs\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotac.com\/page\/graphics-cards-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZOTAC<\/a> (Smaller GPUs)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/zotac-gpu-brand\/\">ZOTAC is a solid Nvidia GPU manufacturer<\/a> but gets the most attention for their smaller GPU cooler designs.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re considering a single-GPU configuration for a Mini ITX or HTPC build, ZOTAC GPUs can be a great choice for you.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, while ZOTAC may specialize in this, they can really only do it up to mid-range, as the GPUs simply become too powerful for smaller cooler solutions past that.<\/p>\n<p><em>Beware: We've had readers report that ZOTAC honors their warranties only for the initial sale, not for any subsequent (second-hand) owners of their GPUs.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nvidia_Themselves_For_Blower-Style_Cards\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/de-de\/geforce\/graphics-cards\/30-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nvidia<\/a> Themselves (For Blower-Style Cards*)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Last but not least, Nvidia themselves should definitely be considered if you\u2019re in the market for blower-style cards.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14265\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Blower-style-vs-open-air-GPU.jpg\" alt=\"Blower style vs open-air GPU\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Blower-style-vs-open-air-GPU.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Blower-style-vs-open-air-GPU-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Blower-style-vs-open-air-GPU-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Blower-style-vs-open-air-GPU-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Blower-style-vs-open-air-GPU-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14265 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Blower style vs open-air GPU\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Blower-style-vs-open-air-GPU.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Blower-style-vs-open-air-GPU-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Blower-style-vs-open-air-GPU-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Blower-style-vs-open-air-GPU-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Blower-style-vs-open-air-GPU-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Blower-style-vs-open-air-GPU.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a pro who wants a multi-GPU configuration or someone using an ITX build who wants all of that heat being pushed out of the case right away, a stock Nvidia GPU with a blower-style cooler can be a great choice.<\/p>\n<p><em>*PNY, ASUS, and Gigabyte also offer blower-style coolers, and we recommend those if they\u2019re cheaper than Nvidia\u2019s option. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nvidia\u2019s stock \u201cFounder\u2019s Edition\u201d designs have a bit more marketing attached to them than AMD\u2019s, and they can often be more expensive than partner cards.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Best_Graphics_Card_Brands_For_Both\"><\/span>The Best Graphics Card Brands For Both<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ASUS_High_CoolingPerformance_Blower-Style_Coolers_For_Nvidia\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asus.com\/Motherboards-Components\/Graphics-Cards\/All-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASUS<\/a> (High Cooling\/Performance &amp; Blower-Style Coolers For Nvidia)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>ASUS provides high-quality GPUs for both AMD and Nvidia. In particular, their ROG or Strix-branded GPUs will often have thick coolers with 2-3 cooling fans or another high-end cooling solution.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve offered many ITX and blower-style GPUs over the years as well, though blower-style (Turbo) cards are limited mainly to Nvidia cards.<\/p>\n<p>ASUS ROG-branded cards are advertised primarily toward gamers, but their great cooling can make them a good fit for anyone who doesn\u2019t need a multi-GPU configuration.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gigabyte_Budget_Value_OR_High-End_Performance\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gigabyte.com\/Graphics-Card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gigabyte<\/a> (Budget Value OR High-End Performance)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Gigabyte is a vendor that used to be primarily known for strong budget offerings, but more recently they\u2019ve started breaching into the high-end, especially with their AORUS series of GPUs.<\/p>\n<p>On the budget side, they offer pretty standard dual-slot GPUs for both major manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>On the high-end, they tend to amp up the cooling with more thickness, more fans, or even liquid cooling options.<\/p>\n<p>Gigabyte may not be tied to just one manufacturer, but they offer a nice range of high-quality GPUs.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MSI_Balanced_Value\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msi.com\/Graphics-Cards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSI<\/a> (Balanced Value)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>MSI, like Gigabyte and ASUS, is a prominent partner for both AMD and Nvidia users.<\/p>\n<p>Their budget offerings are usually balanced around price and cooling performance fairly well, and on the higher-end, they amp up the cooler designs and add extras like RGB lighting.<\/p>\n<p>If you want a solidly balanced GPU and don\u2019t need a blower-style or unconventional form factor, MSI is a pretty good choice.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Honorable_Mentions\"><\/span>Honorable Mentions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Galax_KFA2_Budget_For_Nvidia\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.galax.com\/en\/graphics-card.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galax<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kfa2.com\/kfa2\/graphics-card.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KFA2<\/a> (Budget For Nvidia)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Galax, previously known as Galaxy, is an Nvidia-exclusive budget GPU provider.<\/p>\n<p>Their cards are...fine, but don\u2019t really stick out, and at the time of writing there isn\u2019t really much of an incentive to choose them over other value-oriented GPU providers.<\/p>\n<p>Most of their designs are standard open-air 2\/2.5-slot designs with 2-3 cooling fans.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ASRock_Budget_For_AMD\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asrock.com\/Graphics-Card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASRock<\/a> (Budget For AMD)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>ASRock is a budget AMD GPU manufacturer, but what they\u2019re actually most known for is making pretty solid budget motherboards.<\/p>\n<p>If you notice the \u201cAS\u201d reminds you a little of ASUS, that actually isn\u2019t a coincidence- originally, ASRock started as part of ASUS.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve long since become their own thing, though. As far as GPUs go, ASRock is fine, there just isn\u2019t much reason to recommend them over other partners if the others are available.<\/p>\n<p>Their designs for the current generation are also pretty standard open-air configurations, but they do have a few smaller GPUs for ITX or HTPC builds in the lineup.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_about_Intel_GPUs\"><\/span>What about Intel GPUs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At the time of updating, Intel GPUs finally <em>have<\/em> found their foothold in the Graphics Card market, but with many caveats. For example, <strong>only a few Intel desktop GPUs exist, and they firmly target the budget and mid-range categories<\/strong> of performance. Additionally, since <strong>there is only <em>one<\/em> generation of Intel desktop GPUs to make judgements off of at the time of writing,<\/strong> it's pretty tough to identify which specific brands are actually &#8220;best&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additionally, there aren't many Intel GPU brands besides Intel themselves and a few licensed partners<\/strong>\u2014 most namely ASRock, Acer, and Gunnir (for Chinese customers). Notably, ASRock seems to re-use its AMD GPU cooler designs for its Intel GPUs, which is in line with behavior from AIBs who previously served both AMD and Nvidia.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_I_need_a_blower-style_graphics_card\"><\/span>Do I need a blower-style graphics card?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019ve read or skimmed through this article, you\u2019ve seen quite a few mentions of blower-style GPUs.<\/p>\n<p>Especially if you\u2019re a gamer, you probably don\u2019t know why these are being given so much focus.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14266\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Blower-style-GPUs.jpg\" alt=\"Performance - Blower style GPUs\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Blower-style-GPUs.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Blower-style-GPUs-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Blower-style-GPUs-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Blower-style-GPUs-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Blower-style-GPUs-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14266 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Performance - Blower style GPUs\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Blower-style-GPUs.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Blower-style-GPUs-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Blower-style-GPUs-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Blower-style-GPUs-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Blower-style-GPUs-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Blower-style-GPUs.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>We have a full article on <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/open-air-vs-blower-style-gpus\/\">open-air versus blower-style graphics cards here<\/a>, but to simplify it, it comes down to whether or not you\u2019re using a multi-GPU configuration.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re using a multi-GPU configuration, you\u2019ll want blower-style cards most of the time, since their form factor is made to be more stackable and they pretty much directly exhaust the heat they generate. (This also makes them better for ITX\/HTPC builds, especially those with air-cooled CPUs.)<\/p>\n<p>Open-air GPUs are recommended for most single-GPU users since they\u2019re more widely available and have better cooling in single-GPU configurations.<\/p>\n<p>On the high-end, they take advantage of this with 2.5 or 3-slot cooler designs with 2-3 fans.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_I_need_a_liquid-cooled_graphics_card\"><\/span>Do I need a liquid-cooled graphics card?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Well, no one <em>needs<\/em> a liquid-cooled graphics card, but they can be pretty nice.<\/p>\n<p>Especially if you\u2019re in an ITX or Micro ATX build where you can\u2019t maximize airflow, a liquid-cooled GPU with an included <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/air-vs-aio-coolers\/\">AIO liquid cooler<\/a> can be a good choice.<\/p>\n<p>In the context of GPU Cooling, liquid cooling should allow much more overclocking headroom and also reduce noise levels significantly.<\/p>\n<p>Even with increased OC headroom, though, don\u2019t think you\u2019re missing out if you don\u2019t get a liquid-cooled GPU.<\/p>\n<p>Like with <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/do-you-need-a-cpu-cooler\/\">CPU cooling, liquid cooling is just a nice extra<\/a>, and like with other alternate GPU designs, you\u2019re still restricted by the same chip.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_pick_a_GPU_brand\"><\/span>How do I pick a GPU brand?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019ve tried to narrow down the appeal of each GPU brand above, but if you still aren\u2019t sure, we recommend focusing on the budget providers to maximize the bang for your buck.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_pick_a_GPU\"><\/span>How do I pick a GPU?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re here, you should already have an idea of your needs.<\/p>\n<p>But if you still aren\u2019t sure, we\u2019d narrow it down to something like this:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pro users looking for a GPU should start by asking themselves whether or not they need a multi-GPU configuration<\/strong>. If they do, blower-style or liquid-cooled GPUs are the best way to go.<\/p>\n<p>For gamers and pro users who don\u2019t need a multi-GPU configuration, be mindful of the restrictions of your case.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14267\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Open-air-GPUs.jpg\" alt=\"Performance - Open-air GPUs\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Open-air-GPUs.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Open-air-GPUs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Open-air-GPUs-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Open-air-GPUs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Open-air-GPUs-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14267 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201500%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Performance - Open-air GPUs\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201500%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Open-air-GPUs.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Open-air-GPUs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Open-air-GPUs-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Open-air-GPUs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Open-air-GPUs-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/11\/Performance-Open-air-GPUs.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Smaller cases will still benefit from blower-style or liquid-cooled GPUs*, but larger cases with more airflow will make better use of dual or triple-fan GPUs.<\/p>\n<p><em>*If you\u2019re opting for liquid cooling in a small case, make sure you have room for <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/mount-radiator-aio\/\">mounting the AIO<\/a> or setting up a custom loop to link the GPU to. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you see a liquid-cooled GPU design that just looks like a slim, transparent rectangle on top of the GPU die and no attached fan, that means you\u2019ll need to add it to your custom loop.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_pick_a_GPU_budget\"><\/span>How do I pick a GPU budget?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>How do you choose an appropriate budget for your graphics card?<\/p>\n<p>Well, especially in our post-2020 era, this can be a difficult question to answer. It\u2019s also sort of the wrong question to ask, especially if you\u2019re a pro user.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, you should be looking at what GPUs actually meet your performance target- <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-hardware-for-gpu-rendering-in-octane-redshift-vray\/\">we have some helpful GPU benchmarks for pro users here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For gamers, consider the resolution that you\u2019re playing at before choosing a range of GPUs. For 1080p gaming, the RX 6500 and RTX 3050 are the best places to start.<\/p>\n<p>For 144 Hz, 1440p, and other high resolutions, you\u2019ll want to get mid-range or high-end GPUs to maximize your performance and visual quality.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_to_You\"><\/span>Over to You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Have any other questions about graphics card brands for AMD or NVIDIA? Feel free to ask us in the <a href=\"#comments\">comments<\/a> or our <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/forum\/\">forum<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding the best graphics card brand for your needs may seem tough, but it doesn\u2019t need to be. We\u2019re here to help you find the best graphics card brands for AMD and Nvidia, and more generally help you find the best graphics card for your specific needs. Let\u2019s dive in. 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