What Graphics Card to Buy - Early 2020

We nearly missed the holidays, but we still made a GPU buyer’s guide, so come on in and get the low-down on the best graphics cards for your money!

Buy a GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER:

Buy a GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER:

Buy a GeForce RTX 2060:

Buy a Radeon RX 5700:

Buy a Radeon RX 5700 XT:

Buy a GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER:

Buy a GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER:

Buy a GeForce RTX 2080:

Buy a GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER:

Buy a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti:

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Intro Screen Music Credit:
Title: Laszlo - Supernova

[rorycreegan]

I bought a graphics card yesterday before seeing this. Let’s watch Linus tell me exactly why it was the worst choice

[timaaaahhhh]

"Let's hope for more twists and turns in 2020" THANKS LINUS.

[DarxusC]

1:42 $100-$150 for $500 build
2:19 $200-$250 for $750 build
2:56 $300-$350 for $1000 build
3:48 $400-$450 for $1250 build
4:15 $500-$550 for $1500 build
4:45 $600-$650 for an expensive build

[samswiftcrafter]

What Graphics Card to Buy:


Whichever one is still in stock.

[marayag]

1:42 - $100 - $150: GTX 1650 Super
2:19 - $200 - $250: GTX 1660 Super
2:55 - $300 - $350: RTX 2060 or RX 5700
3:49 - $400 - $450: RX 5700 XT
4:14 - $500 - $550: RTX 2070 Super

Got lazy after this lol. Good luck to y'all

EDIT: Below timestamps added by our good brother Leo Comerford. Thanks so much for this!

4:44 - $600 - $650: RTX 2080 (best in this price range, but not worth the extra over an RTX 2070 Super)
5:05 - $700 - $750: RTX 2080 Super (best in this price range, but possibly not worth the money either)
5:34 - $850 - $1, 050: literally nothing for sale in this range
5:34 - $1, 049 - $1, 499: RTX 2080 Ti (alternative: 2 × RTX 2070 Super at ~$1, 000-$1, 200, but only once Checkerboard Frame Rendering is mature and reliable)
6:28 - Money no object: Titan RTX at $2, 499

EDIT 2: Corrected $1, 049 - $1, 499 card from 2080 Super to 2080 Ti. Thanks, hadar saar!

[ashleygray]

This Is The Pre-Rona Era. Very Ancient

[KOOK.OFFICIAL]

Linus’s budget: 500$


My budget:25$

[pelicanhd]

Linus was right about the "Twists and Turns of 2020"

[jugantic]

Thanks for releasing it 2 DAYS before christmas.

[DzinkyDzink]

Linus: You still got Christmas money, right?
Me: No
Linus: Good...

[Legendgary]

I just wish these prices didn’t dramatically change over the last 8 months

[bakerXderek]

1 year later and using an EVGA RTX 3080 that's half the price as the top card on this list lol.

[qaoyo]

People in 2050: “ is the QTR 9090 super ti still good in 2050 for 32k gaming

[deez]

My logic - The higher the number on the end of the card, the better it is.

[jazmihamizan]

planned cpu upgrade: Ryzen 3 3300x + motherboard: around $250
planned gpu upgrade (dying from godforsaken 1050ti here): RTX 2070 / GTX 1080 Ti : $400-$500

current budget: $40

[epo]

Just overclock a pentium 4 to 5 GHz, duh.

[NickCharles]

Is it me or are these prices still really depressing compared to a few years ago? In 2016 I paid $400 for my 1070 and I feel like the $400 replacement cards are barely a tick better nearly four years later.

[AgentAnton]

Why are you trying to kill my christmas vibe?

[Arkeshan]

Merry Christmas Linus and all viewers
Edit :- Happy new year too

[Sheovion]

Video Cards in my country are 4x more expensive than they are in USA, ᴴᴱᴸᴾ