BEST GPUs to buy in March 2023!!!

With GPU prices coming down for some GPUs, going up for others, and new GPUs coming out soon, it can be a confusing market. You should not look based on MSRP, but instead look at which GPU offers the best performance at the actual price it sits at in the current market.

Best value $250 GPUs (Good 1080p, compromised 1440p)

Best value $350 GPU (good 1440p or high refresh 1080p)

Best value $500 GPU (Very Good 1440p with light or no RT)

Best $700 GPU:

Best $800 GPU: (Great 1440p, Decent 4K)

Best $1000 GPU (Great 1440p, Good 4K)

Best $1200 GPU: (Great 1440p even w/RT, Good 4K)

Best GPU, I don't care about price (Great 4K, Great 1440p RT high refresh)

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Chapters:
0:00 Worth waiting for new GPUs?
1:18 4090 is MSRP now, which is still crazy expensive
1:51 Don't buy an RTX 3050
2:02 Sell your old GPU to fund you new GPU purchase
3:07 Comparison of $250 GPUs on latest games and drivers
4:23 Why it can make sense to spend more on Nvidia GPUs
5:20 Ray Tracing AMD vs Nvidia
6:21 Best value $250 GPU
7:00 Next step up is $350, how much better is 3060 vs 3050?
7:14 Don't get scammed by Nvidia: 8GB 3060 vs 12GB 3060
8:10 Best $350 GPU
10:04 RTX 3060 Ti vs 6700 XT
11:00 Is 8GB of VRAM enough? (more 3060 ti vs 6700 xt)
12:33 The 3070 makes no sense from a value perspective
13:16 RX 6800 vs RTX 3070
14:12 Best $500 GPU
14:53 3070 Ti makes no sense at current pricing (best $650 GPU discussion)
15:45 $800 GPUs Compared (and what about a used 3090?)
18:57 DLSS 3 Frame Generation Discussion (and more $800 GPU comparison)
20:23 Best $800 GPU
21:28 Best $1000 GPU
21:47 Best $1200 GPU (and thoughts on 7900 XTX vs 4080)
23:18 Best 4K GPU (no matter the cost)
24:09 Why I didn't recommend any Intel Arc GPUs
26:28 Summary

[richardfarmer]

I realize they are your sponsor but I would not sell your GPU directly to Jawa, they only offered me $250 for a 3070 Ti FE which I was easily able to sell locally for $400.

[mybrotherjames]

Just got a powercolor red dragon 6800xt. It’s a beefy card. I went $100 over my loose budget to get a 7700, 6800xt, kc3000, 6k cl32 ram. There are really great deals out there.

[ocha-time]

I don't get why people keep buying 3050. It's the worst deal in history.
Just upgraded my $120 6500XT to a 6600, results were kinda crazy. Rasterized performance at 1440p's a tier and a half below the 3070, but it's still totally usable with settings tweaks even without engaging FSR, very happy with bang for buck. That was $220 with a copy of TLOU Part 1, so if you were planning on buying it anyways, that's kind of a crazy deal for a solid 1080p entry-level 1440p videocard.

[Spcialk]

I'm using my $250 RTX a2000. I think it was supposed to be used from Amazon. But I may have got a new one. Was still sealed in the bag, had all 4 mdp adapters still sealed and the card still had the peel film on the sides, had the pcie slot covers and the LP bracket that many people didn't get. Looked untouched. If it was used it was super clean. Really happy with the card. Great for 1080p. Rx 6600 and 6600 xt are still better price for perf though.

[BboyLevitate]

I just got my 7900XT previously had a RTX 3070. Having a great experience so far with the 7900XT no complaints. The RTX 3070 served me well but the 8GB of VRAM is just not enough especially with how games are now progressing.

[wody]

Great summary and nice to see that AMD eventually learned and priced the 7900xt more competitively. Hope to see more of that.

[FutureDocta]

I bought a 6700 xt from a mutual friend for 260$ today. Used only 2 months with proof of purchase. Super hype about it!!

[nkr]

I just bought a 4080 and could not be happier. Not a gamer at all but a Blender user - in Blender the advances that NVidia has made compared to the 30 series are simply staggering.

[mickeyriola]

You convinced me way back when to get the Rx 6800 for 500$ with dead island 2 and colistol protocol and the card is so insane what an animal man runs super cool OC it wayyyy more then it’s normal clock speeds runs everything so well it’s so powerful and draws low power best purchase I ever made !

[johnhess]

Been holding off on starting to build a rig for 2-3 years now due to prices. Been waiting this long, I'll wait more, but damn do I wish everybody else had been doing the same.

[chanm]

I look forward to these videos every month. I'm sure they take a lot of time to edit together, but honetly, no one on YT does it better. And I don't just mean the editing. Your analysis and consumer advice is probably the most valuable thing of all.
Thanks for everything, and keep it up! 👍👍👍

[lightspeedlegato]

Thanks for the video. I love your delivery. You are straight to the point without being annoying and I feel like your are being fair to all of the different products. Its refreshing.

[clivedamagedgoods]

I was fortunate enough to have 4080 money quite unexpectedly and I paid 20% less than MSRP so I went for it. Very glad I did.

[uGTRobbed]

This talked me into switching to Red when I found an open box 7900 XT for $660 USD including Last of Us Pt. 1. With what I can sell the 3070 Ti TUF for, it's worth the $200 net cost for the upgrade at this price point. Was going to wait on a 4070 Ti price cut, but that's starting to feel like a long way off.

[moritzzoellner]

Man European prices are brutal… In the US, you can get a 4090 for the same price you get a 4080 here..

[pdrey]

Jawa offers me only $66.0 for my 1070 FE(CIB). Ebay $125 - $200. No thank you Jawa.

[OrtonHeadXIV]

I'm probably not upgrading my GPU for at least the nest 5 years, it's frustrating how expensive they're getting...

[dikitelah]

Buying a used 6700 XT last year has been one of my best decision ever. Going from an RX 480 and 768p res on an old TV to a 1440p on an HDR monitor the results has been so out of this world that i cant believe i was still gaming at sub-1080p until a year ago 😂

[nothingisawesome]

its crazy how long the 6800xt has been a strong buy (on sale, but those sales are easy to catch if you are usually to wait a few days)

[Glebean]

You're so well spoken! Kudos to you for having that decorum, it's not a common thing to see on YouTube let alone in the PC world! And thank you for the content for us the poor! 🤣