Mid Range GPU Roundup – Summer 2006

The vast majority of us can’t afford to drop over $1000USD on graphics hardware. Instead, we must approach our love for graphics in one of two ways. Either we need to determine the minimum level of graphical quality we are comfortable having, or we must look for the fastest card we can afford within a certain price range. What ever perspective one might have, the end result usually ends up somewhere near the topic of this article: midrange graphics cards.

If you are willing to spend just under $300 for a great mid-range GPU, it looks like you may want the X1900GT. Throw a few more dollars on top and you will wind up with a 7900GT. Both cards offer some great performance, as evidenced by the article. All the cards also seem to have some good overclocking headroom; It’s hard to go wrong with a purchase of any of the cards. Good situation to be in ;-)