Top 5 graphics cards under Rs.15,000

| by Roydon Cerejo

There’s nothing quite like a good ol’ summer vacation, but sadly, all good things must come to an end. We ...

Top 5 graphics cards under Rs.15,000


PowerColor HD 6850 1GB  - Rs.9,200
Coming to our second pick in this bracket, we recommend the HD 6850 over the newer HD 7770. AMD’s new HD 7770 is based on the new Cape Verde core, which is derived from the HD 7970 and so, it has slightly better thermal and power numbers. But when it comes to real world performance, it’s either on par or sometimes slower than the older HD 6850, which makes it a bit of a disappointment. Plus, the HD 6850 is also more easily available in the market, since it’s been around for a while.

Still holding its own against the competition

Still holding its own against the competition

 


We’ve gone with PowerColor’s version of the card, since it’s the cheapest in the market and has the same specifications as the slightly more expensive offerings from Sapphire and HIS. The HD 6850 will also run comfortable on a good 450W PSU (like Corsair VX450), but we recommend you get a good 500W PSU at least for some good buffer. This is very capable card and Full HD gaming should be breeze with it.

ZOTAC GTX 560 - Rs.11,000
Coming to the 10K - 15K price bracket, the competition just gets fiercer. We once again have two picks here and the first one is the Nvidia GTX 560. It was either this or the AMD HD 6870, which is also a very good performer but between the two, we picked the Nvidia card for its slight edge in performance. We’ve gone with ZOTAC’s offering here, since it’s one of the cheapest in the market and plus, you get 5 years extended warranty.

Good value

Good value

 


MSI N560GTX-Ti M2D1GD5/OC or Sapphire HD 6950 1GB - Rs.14,000
For our final card, we leave the choice up to you. For a little under 15K, we have two very capable cards - the Nvidia GTX 560 Ti and AMD’s HD 6950 1GB. Both are almost identical in performance, with the AMD card being slightly faster in some games. However, the GTX 560 Ti is a very good overclocker, so it easily pushes past the HD 6950 1GB with a little tweaking. It will also run a bit cooler than AMD’s offering.

Take your pick

Take your pick

 


Both these cards will easily let you play the current games at high settings, but just make sure you also have a speedy CPU to complement the graphics card, else you’ll be bottlenecking the card. Nvidia cards usually play well with Intel CPUs while AMD cards work well with their own CPUs (obviously), so choose accordingly. Also, make sure you have a good 550W PSU and above to comfortably run these cards.

We hope this has been helpful to you in making your buying decision. Remember that these are Mumbai prices, so it will vary based on where you're located. If you find or know of some good summer deals or any cards or have any other suggestions, feel free to share them in the comments section below. Over and out.

Page 1:Page1
Page 2:Page2

Tags: Graphics card buying guide , top 5 graphics cards , top five graphics cards under 10000 , best graphics card under 10000 , gpu buying guide , buying guide , gpu buying guide , graphics card buying guide 2012 , top graphics card , best gpu under 15000 , best budget graphics card , graphics card for gaming , best graphics card under 5000 , best graphics card in the market , best value for money graphcs card , nvidia , amd , HD 6670 , HD 6790 , GTX 550 Ti , HD 6850 , GTX 560 , GTX 560 Ti , HD 6950 1GB , Sapphire , Zotac , MSI , HIS , Powercolor , gpu , graphics card , graphiccard , graphic card , gaming , vga card

 


Leaked Images, Availability, Pricing,
Specs, Pre-order

Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Review

Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Review

23 May, 2013, 06:30 PM IST

 8.0

The GTX 780 is the successor to the GTX 680 but can it offer a better cost to performance ratio compared to the Titan? Lets find out.

Galaxy GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST Review

Asus HD7790-DCU2 OC review

Zotac GeForce GTX Titan Review

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMP! Edition Review

Asus GTX650TI-DC2T-1GD5 Review

MORE REVIEWS

10 Graphics cards for under Rs. 10,000

10 Graphics cards for under Rs. 10,000

Graphics cards priced up to Rs. 10,000 are a sweet spot for gamers who are

By Anand Tuliani

War of the big guns - Graphics Card Comparison

War of the big guns - Graphics Card Comparison

We put to the grind 17 of the biggest and baddest guns of graphics cards...

By Anand Tuliani , Francis D'sa

Top 5 graphics cards under Rs.15,000

Top 5 graphics cards under Rs.15,000

There’s nothing quite like a good ol’ summer vacation, but sadly, all...

By Roydon Cerejo

MORE FEATURES