The best-value graphics cards right now, by our score

We give every graphics card a value score: raw performance divided by the cheapest live price we can find, so a card climbs the board only when it earns its price. The score updates as prices move. After the AI-driven price spike, here is what the numbers reward.

Intel's Arc cards top the gaming-value board. The Arc A770 pairs 16GB of VRAM with a price the AI squeeze skipped, and the Arc A750 sits just behind it for less money. Neither is the fastest card you can buy. On frames per pound at 1080p and 1440p, nothing current beats them.

Among current-generation cards built for higher performance, AMD takes the value picks. The RX 7800 XT, RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT all carry 16GB and land ahead of their nearest NVIDIA rivals on our score. Want new-generation performance without the premium? That is your shortlist.

NVIDIA's newest cards miss the value leaders, and it repeats the story from the spike: the high-VRAM parts AI buyers want carry the biggest markup. You pay more per frame for a chip that isn't proportionally faster. Buy the tier below the hype and you keep most of the performance.

The Arc A770 wins beyond gaming. It also tops our value board for creation and rendering, AI workloads and VR, because 16GB at that price goes a long way. Prices shift week to week, so check the live GPU rankings before you buy. The score reorders itself the moment a better deal appears.