Amazon’s October Prime Day event is over, but we’re still seeing thousands of major deals available across various categories, including on many of our favorite graphics cards. These Prime Day GPU deals aren’t just limited to Amazon, though. Most major retailers, including Best Buy and Walmart, are running their own sales, which gives you a perfect opportunity to grab the best options at remarkably low prices for yourself or as holiday gifts.
Graphics cards are essential for PC users engaged in graphics-intensive tasks such as design, video editing and, of course, gaming. Unfortunately, these GPUs rarely come cheap, so sales events like these are critical to finding a great deal on graphics cards. With so many great deals like the Asus Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti for $750 or $110 off, there are so many options to choose from. That’s why we’re here to highlight the best of the best graphics card deals and help you pick the right one for you.
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Best Prime Day graphics card deals
Asus TUF Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti: $750
This RTX 4070 Ti is an incredibly powerful graphics card with a decent overclock and great output. It’s not the best on the market, but it is up there, and this discount’s not bad at all.
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Save $110
$750 at Best Buy
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060: $290
The RTX 3060 is a last-gen graphics card, and at the weaker end of the pool to boot, but it’s still capable of impressive performance. As long as you’re not looking for 4K on something like “Call of Duty,” this will do the job.
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Save $60
$290 at Best Buy
Zotac GeForce GT 1030: $90
This GPU is our pick for the best graphics card under $100, and it’s available for just $90 right now.
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Save $20
$90 at Walmart
Asus Dual Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050: $165
This is a great graphics card for anyone looking for a budget option. It’s from the last generation of GPUs from Nvidia, but it’s at a great price, and will let you enjoy decent visuals, especially on older and indie games.
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Save $15
$165 at Amazon
Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070: $560
This is an excellent and fairly recent graphics card that’ll see you gaming on high settings for years to come, and far longer than that if you don’t mind dipping down to medium.
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Save $90
$560 at Best Buy
What is the best GPU?
The best graphics cards offer added speed for graphics-heavy computer activity like photo and video editing or gaming. What graphics card is right for you will mainly depend on your specific needs. For example, if you do professional video editing, you may want to invest in a higher-end graphics card designed to handle the pro level of graphics. If you’re looking for something that can solely improve gaming and photo editing, a budget option may work fine for you. Most importantly, as CNET’s Lori Grunin put it, “The most powerful GPU on the planet won’t make a difference if your CPU is the bottleneck (and vice versa) — think overkill.”
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What makes a good graphics card deal?
The price range for graphics cards can vary wildly, from $90 to closer to $2,000 and sometimes even more. There will also be a lot of price variation on cards that use the same GPU. This fluctuation in price points is influenced by features like cooling systems and design as well as function. Because these tend to be pricey units, finding any amount of discount can sometimes feel like a good deal, but pay attention to what you actually get for that price.
Where are the best Amazon post-Prime Day graphics card deals in the US?
Right now we’re seeing a modest number of graphics card discounted on Amazon itself. We’ve found the best deals over at the anti-Prime Day offerings at Best Buy and Walmart.
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How we choose the best Prime Day graphics card deals
Many of us here at CNET have covered shopping events for several years, including Black Friday, Prime Day, Memorial Day and countless other sales. In that time, we’ve learned how to spot the best deals among a sea of thousands of superficial offers and scams, and we surface only the best offers from trusted retailers. When choosing graphics card deals to show you, we look for real discounts, quality reviews and remaining sale time.
Real discounts mean genuine savings. We check pricing history for products listed as on sale, so we know when it’s a case of an inflated list price rather than an actual discount.
Quality reviews and testing are super important for any product. A discount isn’t worthwhile if it results in a subpar product experience, no matter how much you saved.
Remaining sale time is important, too. Some deals are around for only a short time or may be limited in supply. If that’s the case, we’ll let you know upfront so you don’t come back to the deal later only to be disappointed.
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Are there graphics card deals after Prime Day?
Absolutely. A lot of the graphics card deals that occur during Prime Day aren’t tied to the members-only event specifically. That means that they can start before the event and continue even after the event finishes, although we expect there to be more variety on sale during the main event and smaller, dwindling options after the event.
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