Best & Worst GPUs of 2022 for Gaming: $100 to $1600 Video Cards (New & Used)

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This video looks at the Best GPUs of 2022, including launches from previous years as we evaluate not only what came out this year, but what actually makes sense to buy right now. A lot of the video cards available right now include the RTX 30 series — like the RTX 3080, RTX 3070, and so on — and the AMD RX 6000 series (RX 6600, RX 6650 XT, RX 6900 XT). These cards are some of the best current deals, especially as compared to the new RTX 4080 and RTX 4090. In this video, we’ll walk through each price range and evaluate which cards are the best and worst, and which ones you should pay the most attention to. We’re recapping some of our data over the past few years, but the video is meant to be a more accessible fly-over for people who just want quick answers as to the most competitive cards in each price class. That includes discussion of the RTX 3080 vs. RX 6900 XT in 2022, the RX 6600 vs. GTX 1660 Super, the RTX 3070 vs. RX 6700 XT, and more. Remember that prices are ACTIVELY CHANGING as these manufacturers desperately try to purge their inventory for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so we did our best to provide a tier structure based on the prices at time of writing, but some had already changed at time of editing. The video is built in a way that you can use the information and then adjust your decisions based on price changes once you see it!

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Individual GPU reviews on the channel for each!

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Dirt Cheap GPUs that we don’t particularly recommend

NVIDIA GT 1030 GDDR5 (not recommended, but certainly better than DDR4) on Amazon: https://geni.us/MrBh2Ru
NVIDIA GT 1630 GDDR6 on Amazon: https://geni.us/vTuRO

Entry-Level GPUs

NVIDIA GTX 1660 Super on Amazon: https://geni.us/DsicpMl
AMD RX 6600 on Amazon: https://geni.us/nmJb1v6

Mid-Range GPUs

AMD RX 6650 XT on Amazon: https://geni.us/DNONl3K
NVIDIA RTX 3050 on Amazon: https://geni.us/eaRVR1
Intel Arc A750 8GB on Amazon (not recommended): https://geni.us/aVJ9

High/Mid-Range GPUs

NVIDIA RTX 3060 on Amazon: https://geni.us/nB3BA9g
AMD RX 6700 on Amazon: https://geni.us/egRa
Intel Arc A770 16GB on Amazon: https://geni.us/Q2RCoOx
AMD RX 6700 XT on Amazon: https://geni.us/jllx
AMD RX 6750 XT on Amazon: https://geni.us/xtlSw
NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti on Amazon: https://geni.us/LZmltl

High-End GPUs
NVIDIA RTX 3070 on Amazon: https://geni.us/qS5n
NVIDIA RTX 3080 on Amazon: https://geni.us/5LyY
AMD RX 6900 XT on Amazon: https://geni.us/TQGAa0
AMD RX 6950 XT on Amazon: https://geni.us/BVTdIu
NVIDIA RTX 4090 on Amazon: https://geni.us/U2UV
Don’t buy the 4080

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – The Best & Worst GPUs of 2022
02:23 – How These Videos Work & Price Changes
04:14 – Best $100-$200 GPUs (& Worst)
05:47 – Realizing Something About the 4080 12GB
07:38 – Best $200-$300 GPUs
10:19 – Best $300-$400 GPUs
14:33 – Best $400-$750 GPUs (Prices Changed)
19:32 – Best $750+ GPUs
21:49 – Used GPUs That Do & Don’t Make Sense in 2022

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