GeForce GTX 750 Ti
$153.99
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Fastest Card Without A Power Input
While the Radeon R7 260X offers similar performance for considerably less money, gamers who want to upgrade an entry-level PC with a low-output power supply may consider the GeForce GTX 750 Ti, which is rated at 60 W (a little more than half of the 260X's 115 W). Nvidia suggests you use at least a 300 W power supply with this card. That's a very low bar to set for owners of low-end machines. You don't even need a six-pin auxiliary connector. The GTX 750 Ti doesn't earn a full recommendation for value, but it just may be the best option for gamers upgrading old or small form factor systems.
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Performance
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
GPU : GM107 (Maxwell)
Process : 28 nm
Shader Units : 600
Texture Units : 40
ROPs : 16
Core Clock : 1020/1085
Memory Clock : 1350 MHz GDDR5
Memory Bus : 128-bit
Memory Bandwidth : 86.4 GB/s
Memory Capacity : 1 or 2 GB
DirectX, Shader, OpenGL : 11/5.0/4.3
Max. TDP : 60 W
Aux. Power Connector(s) : N/A
Min. Power Supply : 300 W
Radeon R7 260X
$120
On Amazon
Mainstream Performance Leader
With Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 750 Ti selling for $30 more, the Radeon R7 260X grabs our top recommendation in the space under $150. This card is equivalent to an overclocked Radeon HD 7790 with AMD's TrueAudio feature enabled, and it's quite capable of playing most games at 1080p using medium-quality detail settings.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
GPU : Bonnaire (GCN)
Process : 28 nm
Shader Units : 896
Texture Units : 56
ROPs : 16
Core Clock : 1000 MHz
Memory Clock : 1500 MHz GDDR5
Memory Bus : 128-bit
Memory Bandwidth : 96.0 GB/s
Memory Capacity : 1 GB
DirectX, Shader, OpenGL : 11/5.0/4.2
Max. TDP : 85
Aux. Power Connector(s) : 1x6-pin
Min. Power Supply : 500 Watt