Amazon's October Prime Day event is wrapping up, but we're still seeing thousands of hot deals available across multiple categories, including on many of our favorite older graphics cards. However, these Prime Day GPU deals aren't just limited to Amazon. Most major retailers, including Best Buy and Walmart, are offering their own sales events, which provides the perfect opportunity to get the best options at extremely low prices.
Graphics cards are essential for PC users involved in graphics-intensive tasks such as design, video editing, and of course, gaming. Unfortunately, these GPUs are rarely cheap, so sales events like these are essential for finding lots of deals on graphics cards. With so many great deals like the Asus Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti for $750 or $110 offIt's hard to choose one. That's why we're here to highlight the best graphics card deals.
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Our team of shopping experts has sifted through countless deals to identify several that are worth checking out. But remember, these offers can also end, change, or even sell out at any time, so act quickly to get the deal you want before it's gone.
Best Prime Day graphics card deals
This RTX 4070 Ti is an incredibly powerful graphics card with a decent overclock and excellent output. It's not the best on the market, but it's up there and this discount isn't bad at all.
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The RTX 3060 is a high-end graphics card, and for starters it's on the weaker end of the pack, but it's still capable of impressive performance. As long as you're not looking for 4K in something like “Call of Duty,” this will do the trick.
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This is a great graphics card for those looking for a budget option. It's from Nvidia's latest generation of GPUs, but it's a great price and lets you enjoy decent visuals, especially in older and indie games.
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This is an excellent and fairly recent graphics card that will allow you to game at high settings for many years, and for much longer if you don't mind using medium settings.
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What is the best GPU?
The best graphics cards offer additional speed for graphics-intensive computer activities, such as photo and video editing or gaming. The right graphics card for you will mainly depend on your specific needs. For example, if you do professional video editing, you may want to invest in a high-end graphics card designed to handle professional-grade graphics. If you're looking for something that can only improve gaming and photo editing, a budget option might work well for you. Most importantly, as CNET's Lori Grunin said, “The most powerful GPU on the planet won't make a difference if your CPU is the bottleneck (and vice versa) – think overkill.”
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What constitutes a good deal for a graphics card?
The price range for graphics cards can vary greatly, from $90 to around $2,000 and sometimes even more. There will also be a lot of price variation on cards that use the same GPU. This fluctuation in prices is influenced by features such as cooling systems and design, as well as function. Since these units tend to be expensive, finding any discount amount can sometimes seem like a good deal, but pay attention to what you actually get for that price.
Where are the best Amazon Prime Day graphics card deals in the US?
Right now, we're seeing a modest number of graphics cards discounted on Amazon itself. We found the best deals on Best Buy and Walmart's anti-Prime Day deals.
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How we picked the best Prime Day graphics card deals
Many of us here at CNET have covered shopping events for several years, including Black Friday, Prime Day, Memorial Day and countless other sales. In that time, we've learned how to spot the best deals in a sea of thousands of superficial offers and scams, and we've only featured the best deals from trusted retailers. When choosing graphics card deals to show you, we look for real discounts, quality reviews, and remaining time on sale.
- Real discounts mean genuine savings. We check the price history of products listed as on sale, so we know when it's an inflated list price rather than an actual discount.
- Quality reviews and testing are very important for any product. A discount isn't worth it if it results in a subpar product experience, no matter how much you saved.
- The remaining sales time is also important. Some offers only last for a short period of time or may be in limited supply. If this is the case, we will let you know in advance so you don't come back to the deal later and be disappointed.
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Are there graphics card deals before Prime Day?
Absolutely. Many of the graphics card deals that occur during Prime Day are not tied specifically to the members-only event. This means they can start before the event and end after the event ends, although we hope there will be more variety on sale during the main event.
