List of Graphics Cards and Their Gameplay Experience

The purpose of this article is to discuss a list of graphics cards and their gameplay experience. If you’re buying a new graphics card for games in 2022, this article will discuss how graphics cards rank, how they are priced, and how they perform in games.

Perhaps more than any other technology, graphics cards will be pushed to its limits over the next five years. Graphics card architectures are released by two major brands, NVIDIA and Radeon. Once developed, they sell their technology to OEM manufacturers like Gigabyte, MSI, and EVGA. To get an understanding of how graphics cards rank, it is important to understand when they were released. The table below represents gaming graphics card models and their release dates:

List of Graphics Cards and Their Release Dates

Graphics Card	Release Date
NVIDIA GeForce Models
GeForce 10 series	2016
GeForce 20 series	2018
GeForce 16 series	2019
GeForce 30 series	2020
AMD Radeon Models
Vega	2017
Navi (RDNA Family – Radeon RX 5000 Series)	2019
Navi 2X (RDNA Family – Radeon RX 6000 Series)	2020-2021

Gamers who are looking to buy a new PC should aim for buying either the GeForce RTX 30 series or the AMD Radeon RX 5000 or 6000 series. These models will provide a great gaming experience for years to come but aren’t necessarily required by even the latest releases. If budget is a concern, even the NVIDIA GeForce 1050 Ti can play games like Call of Duty: Vanguard and Battlefield 2042. These low-end graphics cards are often listed as minimum recommended system requirements.

But if you plan on having a lower end graphics card, don’t plan on playing in high resolution or having high fps (frames per second). Having high FPS with good graphics settings is important because it will provide a smoother experience and be more responsive. Having higher frame rates gives you an advantage in that you see things before opponents do and gives you the ability to react more quickly. Low FPS makes the game choppy and less enjoyable.

Everyone values gameplay over resolution. But resolution does make a game more enjoyable and immersive. Those who want to experience a game to its fullest extent should not get a low end graphics card. With lower end older graphics cards, 1440p, 4K, and 8K resolutions are out of the question. would be spotty at best. Keep in mind that the higher the resolution, the lower the FPS will be.

Recommended Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2022-23

Low End Graphics Cards ($200-$800)

Low End Graphics Cards On Modern Games

You can expect to play modern games with low end graphics cards but you will definitely notice some choppy-ness and lower FPS. Out of the lower end models, I recommend the GTX 1660 SUPER for best performance for the price. The games are playable, but images look grainy and there may even be some lag present. That being said, the games are mostly playable as long as all the settings are turned down. These type of low end graphics cards are based on NVIDIA’s 1050 Ti and above cards and AMD RX 570 and above.

Low End Graphics Cards and Their Gameplay Experience

Game	Gameplay and Gaming Experience
Call of Duty: Vanguard	Playable with Low Settings
Battlefield 2042	Playable with Low Settings
Resident Evil 2: Village	Playable with Low Settings
Ages of Empires 4	Playable with Low Settings
HITMAN 3	Playable with Low Settings
Final Fantasy VII: Remake	Playable with Low Settings
Mass Effect: Andromeda	Playable with Low Settings
Ready or Not	Playable with Low Settings
Red Dead Redemption 2	Playable with Low Settings

List of low-end graphics cards and their gameplay experience.

Mid-range Graphics Cards ($700-$1,500)

Due to low availability of mid-range graphics cards, the only options listed below for purchase are Renewed/Refurbished.

Mid-range Graphics Cards and Their Gameplay Experience

Game	Gameplay and Gaming Experience
Call of Duty: Vanguard	Playable with High Settings
Battlefield 2042	Playable with High Settings
Resident Evil 2: Village	Playable with High Settings
Ages of Empires 4	Playable with High Settings
HITMAN 3	Playable with High Settings
Final Fantasy VII: Remake	Playable with High Settings
Mass Effect: Andromeda	Playable with High Settings
Ready or Not	Playable with High Settings
Red Dead Redemption 2	Playable with High Settings

list of mid-range graphics cards and their gameplay experience.

With mid-range graphics cards, you will be able to play games pretty well at high settings. You will achieve 100+FPS on 1440p, but the graphics aren’t that great looking. It is definitely not crisp and image frames at times look choppy or blurred. The other downside to these graphics cards is that they are so overpriced due to limited availability. Most of what you’ll find out there are refurbished graphics cards, meaning that they already have mileage on them which is not ideal. That being said, you are paying half the cost of brand-new high-end graphics cards.

High End Graphics Cards ($1,500-$4,000)

If you’re looking at high end brand new graphics cards, head over to The Top 5 Graphics Cards for AMD and NVIDIA in 2022 for an in-depth review.

High End Cards and Their Gameplay Experience

Game	Gameplay and Gaming Experience
Call of Duty: Vanguard	Max Settings, Crisp
Battlefield 2042	Max Settings, Crisp
Resident Evil 2: Village	Max Settings, Crisp
Ages of Empires 4	Max Settings, Crisp
HITMAN 3	Max Settings, Crisp
Final Fantasy VII: Remake	Max Settings, Crisp
Mass Effect: Andromeda	Max Settings, Crisp
Ready or Not	Max Settings, Crisp
Red Dead Redemption 2	Max Settings, Crisp

list of high-end graphics cards and their gameplay experience.

Higher end, new graphics cards may be more readily available but they are certainly also more expensive. They range anywhere from $1,5000 on the low end to $3,500-$4,000 on the high end. This is largely due to the lack of supply from the pandemic and the crypto-mining industry buying all available stock. That being said, if you can afford them you will have the best gaming experience and the highest FPS on games, giving you a strategic advantage as you will be able to react more quickly than competitors.

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