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welcome back to our bure unboxed finally graphics card prices are coming down they still aren't great but compared to this time last month they are much improved and appear as though they will continue to fall over the coming weeks and months not that long ago I put together a video that I titled the ultimate 44 used GPU benchmark and price guide and in it there were loads of graphs chock-full of pricing and performance data the 15 minute video was a bit of an information overload for some so here's a more to the point version here are the best value used options on the market right now starting at just under $100 u.s. right up to just over $200 US if you want more information about why each of these graphics cards was chosen then please do check out the original video I'll provide a link in the video description those are two gtx 1050 light performance but don't want to pay the hundred eighty dollar us asking price the GTX 670 is the graphics card to get and it also just outpaced the GTX 760 and 960 in our tests at roughly one hundred dollars us less it is a great option for bargain hunters and although last week's auction price was eighty five dollars us or at least the average auction price I did see quite a few examples go for under $60 so keep your eye out for a bargain if you can swing it though the gtx 770 offers around 25% more performance for the GTX 670 though the average selling price is 60% higher so keep that in mind so in terms of cost per frame it is around 20% more expensive but in situations where you jump up from 40 FPS to 50 FPS it is very noticeable and for $50 more it's going to be well worth the upgrade for a lot of gamers particularly those playing titles such as pub G for example on a final note the GTX 680 is basically the same product but with slower memory and it can often be had for around $20 or less so keep an eye out for those as well the Radeon r9 280x has dropped significantly in price over the past month and around the same level of performance as a GTX 770 it's really equally as good a value for those after strong 1080p gaming although it is just a rebadged 7970 the older version that's usually for whatever reason self more an option so if you can get a 7970 cheaper than perhaps do that because as I said it is the same product but based on what I'm seeing you're probably best off focusing on that 280x the 280x is the only radio and GPU to make this list great performers like the 290 and - honey acts are just simply too expensive the GeForce GTX 970 is probably the easiest graphics card to find on the second-hand market last month alone over 300 of them sold at auction on eBay and performance wise the 970 really is still a beast even if it does only have three and a half gigabytes of high-speed memory in terms of performance it's on par with the previous generation gtx 780 which makes it around 15% slower than gtx 1066 gigabyte but today's prices it's at least 40% cheaper finally the GTX 780 is the last pick for my top five best used GPUs to be on the lookout for as I said in terms of performance the 780 and 970 are very similar which makes the 970 a better option as it is newer and generally costs around the same amount and consumes less power still if you can't get your hands on a GTX 970 and you're after a mid-range graphics card then the GTX 780 is a nice alternative well there you have it my top 5 best used GPUs list again for more information please check out the video I titled the ultimate 44 used GPU benchmark and price guide if you're looking to spend under $100 there are more examples in that video I do realize almost all the recommendations here for Nvidia graphics cards but don't for a second believe it that's because we're Green Team biased or anything silly like that facts are just facts and right now the GeForce GPUs are cheaper because they are less attractive for cryptocurrency miners anyway that is your dirt for this one if you enjoyed the video be sure to hit the like button subscribe for more content if you appreciate the work we do here at harbor box and consider supporting us on patreon thanks for watching I'm your host Steve see you next time