The Best Graphics Cards (GPU) for Your Gaming PC

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As the feeding frenzy around the latest GPU releases dies down, something miraculous has happened—you can actually buy a graphics card again! The latest generation are in stock at retailers, and prices have settled. Unfortunately, those prices are over MSRP, but I think that's just going to be the case for a while.

If you've been holding out on upgrading or building a new rig, it's time to start looking again. The latest RTX 50 Series cards from Nvidia push high-refresh 1440p and even 4K performance, if you've got the budget. The more wallet-friendly options are slowly trickling out as well, which should appeal to the less hardcore gamers.

I’ll walk through some general buying strategy, show ...