Top 5 AMD Graphics Cards

This card is the most budget option of our top and the best choice for those who are building a reliable computer for work or study. It is unlikely that it will be possible to play something serious, but it will be possible to launch popular hits of past years at low-medium settings. The video card of the Chinese brand is based on an AMD chip with a 14-nanometer GCN architecture, operating at a frequency of 1100 MHz in the base and at 1206 MHz in the bus. The memory here is 4 GB, the GDDR5 format, the bus width is 128 bits. The release of the model took place in 2017, i.е. The card has been field-tested and proven to be reliable.

The reviews praise the Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 550 for its excellent realization of the potential of the AMD graphics chip, an adequate (by today's standards) price for a version with 4 GB of memory, overclocking capability and reliable cooling. Among the key problems are drivers, with the installation and configuration of which almost every second buyer has to mess around.

The model has become a headache for competitors in the mid-budget segment, quickly ousting the latter due to its relatively low price. In our case, we settled on a card made by ASUS because of the slight heating and the highest quality component of the base. The package includes several beauty stickers, a pair of cable ties and a CD with instructions.

The card is equipped with 2 fans on an aluminum radiator, which will provide high-quality cooling, coupled with two heat pipes adjacent directly to the crystal.The bonus is an emblem with RGB backlight, which can be customized using a special utility. On the one hand, it’s beautiful, on the other hand, it’s an empty overpayment for an unnecessary function. On the positive side, you can also note a good factory software that allows you to further overclock your card.

This video card has an excellent balance of price, features and energy efficiency. Yes, such a toy will cost a lot, but it will offer excellent performance in the most modern games at maximum graphics settings and resolutions up to 2K. It is based on a 7nm AMD Navi 22 chip with an operating frequency of 2321 MHz, supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing (40 RT cores), and has 12 GB of GDDR6 video memory. The card was released in 2021, and GIGABYTE gives it a three-year factory warranty.

In the reviews, users talk about a good price-performance ratio, note the presence of a beautiful backlight and fairly democratic nutritional requirements. There are no critical shortcomings in this model, although in some cases there is an unstable behavior of the cooling system, which leads to increased operating temperatures. Most often, the problem is related to driver conflicts.

The variant of the video card on the RX 580 chip got into the top quite objectively and deservedly for a number of reasons. Against the background of the raw version 590, it has up-to-date drivers. For her, it is desirable to have a 500 W power supply. The map today, frankly, is delicious.8 GB of video memory, game results that have grown significantly over time, especially against the background of the more expensive GTX 1060. If we take into account the reference options, then there will be a typical turbine cooling with a miniature heatsink with which you can fry eggs on a chip. The power system is standard, 6 phases per chip. It is extremely difficult to find it, but if there is, then for 65-70 thousand.

The best and most profitable option from the 580s will be the model from ASUS with the DUAL prefix. 8-pin power system, not the biggest heatsink, 2 fans. The card, as a rule, does not heat up above 75 degrees in games, spinning the turntables up to 1900 per minute. Not silent, but quite tolerable. It has practically no analogues in its segment at the same price.

Of the available AMD gaming graphics cards, this is the most productive and quite popular. It is based on the Navi 21 graphics chip with RDNA 2 architecture and 7nm process technology. The card is designed to work in energy-intensive applications, but at the same time it consumes no more than 300 W and does not overheat during prolonged loads. The release of the model took place in 2020, there are already 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on board, plus support for all advanced gaming technologies, including ray tracing.

According to customer reviews, this video card performs well in the best gaming projects of recent times, allowing you to run AAA hits at maximum speeds and in 4K resolution. In addition, it is not suitable for mining, which allows you to keep a moderate price against the backdrop of good energy efficiency and high performance.As for the minuses, some consider it too noisy at maximum cooling system speeds, plus this model has limited overclocking potential.