Almost every one person these days, whether they are a regular video game player or not, has heard of prevailing multiplayer games such as PUBG, Fortnight, Overwatch, Rainbow Six Siege, CS:GO and DOTA2. And with the attention these games are getting, everyone wants to play them, or at least they want to find out what graphics card they need to be able to play them.
According to statistics each of the above mentioned games have at least 30 million active players. Considering that, one might want to build a gaming rig to play these games. Building a rig requires choosing adequate hardware, especially graphics card, and that can get tricky often; mostly because of the budget. Luckily, we’re here to help.
Computerbase benchmarked many mid-end GPUs and tested their performance on popular games. The following games were tested: Counter-Strike: GO, Dota 2, Fortnite, GTA V, League of Legends, Overwatch, PUBG, Rainbow Six: Siege, World of Tanks, World of Warcraft. All these games were set on 1920×1080 resolution and High Graphics Settings.
Performance of different GPUs with games such as DOTA, Fortnight, PUBG, CS:GO, Rainbow Six Siege and many moreGraphics Card under Rs 25,000 for 1080p Video Gaming 2018:
Here are some of the GPUs that fall under the range of 25,000 rupees that you can easily afford and play some of the most popular games on:
Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 GPU
Price: Rs 13,000
This 384 cuda core graphics card is one of the cheapest graphics cards you can find in the market right now. If you are into games like Rainbow Six: Siege, CS:GO, Overwatch and DOTA2, then using this graphics card will more than satisfy you as the benchmarks show. The results also show a comparison between gt 1030 and its competitor in AMD, the Radeon 550, another graphics card that is on our list.
Specifications:
- 2GB GDDR5 Memory
- 1290 MHz Core Clock
- 64-bit bus width
AMD Radeon RX 550 GPU
Price: Rs 15,000
With only a slight difference in price, the Radeon RX 550 graphics card is a budget GPU that gives decent results with a lot of popular games right now. While benchmarks on CS:Go, Overwatch, Rainbow Six: Siege, Rocket League etc put the GT 1030 a little ahead of RX 550, this is still not a bad choice if you’re only interested in buying an AMD graphics card.
Specifications:
- 2 GB/ 4 GB GDDR5 Memory
- 1203 MHz Core Clock
- 128-bit bus width
AMD Radeon RX 560 GPU for 1080p Gaming
Price: Rs 21,700
The RX 560 was released in April 2017 and it has been popular among the gaming community and has been talked about as a promising budget graphics card. The benchmarks conducted with it show good enough results with the talked about video games. There is however, another graphics card by Nvidia that has outperformed the rx 560 (Hint: It’s the next one on our list) but if you really have a limited budget, this GPU is a very solid option for a smooth gaming experience.
Specifications:
- 4 GB GDDR5 Memory
- Core Clock 1295 MHz
- 128-bit bus width
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 GPU High End gaming
Price: Rs 23,000
This Nvidia graphics card is considered a competitor to AMD’s RX 560. On most of the popular games out there, the 1050 has shown very good performance results, even better than the RX 560.
Specifications:
- 2 GB GDDR5 Memory
- 1354 MHz Core Clock (Boost-able up to 1455 MHz)
- 128-bit bus width
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Price: Rs 26,500
With a little more money, you can get the GTX 1050 Ti which is going to be the best option among the graphic cards we’ve talked about. It can run pretty much every relevant game with ease and considering its price, the 1050 Ti is a real bargain!
Specifications:
- 4 GB DDR5 Memory
- 1290 MHz Core Clock (Boost-able up to 1392 MHz)
- 128-bit bus width
If most of the video games you play or want to play are the ones mentioned in the list above, then these graphics cards can prove to be very helpful to you despite having a medium budget. Stay tuned for more tips and guides on selecting the right pieces of not just GPUs but every piece of hardware for your PC.