Shortly after our February video card best buy guide, it’s time for an update. Since our last publication, a large number of video cards have dropped in price. We also tested Intel video cards with the latest Arc drivers, which we have already discussed in detail separately. In this BBG video card update, we briefly give you an insight into the current state of things.

Price developments in March 2023

Compared to the previous month, many video cards have become cheaper, and some models show a relatively large drop. As an average price, we always use the three cheapest options available per GPU that can be delivered within three days.

The biggest losers for the month are the RX 6950 XT, which is down 19 percent, the Arc A750, which is 13 percent cheaper, and the RX 7900 XT, which is down 11.5 percent. About the RX 6950 XT price drop, Tweakers has been informed that relevant web stores will be receiving new stocks of this video card from AMD, and that it will still be readily available for the time being.

We also see the price go up. For example, the GTX 1650 G6 is 35 percent more expensive here and the RTX 3090 has increased in price by more than 4 percent. No price included for the RTX 3090 Ti this month due to poor availability, as this card is currently being phased out.

With the above prices, we’ve plotted a number of graphs, along with performance scores that have been extensively covered in the previous BBG. We use the same performance results as last time, except we used the results with the latest Intel drivers. For each resolution, you’ll find a graph below on the first tab with the price-performance ratio trendline for all models that achieved a performance score on the relevant resolution. You’ll find the most interesting GPUs on the left above the trend line: relatively high performance at a relatively low price. On the second tab, you will find how many euros per video card each frame of this average performance costs.

1080p

Also this month, the RX 6600 positively comes out at 1080p. The Arc A750 is now very close to that with its significantly reduced price. The faster alternative here is the RX 6650 XT, which was already cheaper than the RX 6600 XT. With this month’s additional price cut, the difference has widened slightly, resulting in the RX 6650 XT costing less per fps at that resolution.

Hardly anything changes between the RTX 3060 Ti and the RX 6700 XT and so the latter card will still be recommended for 1080p gaming with a higher refresh rate in March 2023. The faster and more expensive alternative in the form of the RX 6800 XT is slightly lower in price and thus slightly improves the price-to-price ratio. the performance.

1440 p

Also at 1440p, the proportions between the RX 6700 XT and RTX 3060 Ti have barely changed. For games at 1440p at 60 frames per second, the Radeon card continues to offer better value for money. Big shifts have been made by using faster cards to have a higher refresh rate. Thanks to a price cut over the RX 7900 XT, it now offers a much better price-performance ratio than the RTX 4070 Ti. Last month, the cards were still equal in the number of euros per fps; Now this is clearly in favor of AMD.

Reducing the price of the RX 6950 XT means this card can also be considered. In terms of a euro fps ratio, this card is slightly more preferable than the RX 7900 XT and is €135 cheaper in absolute terms. Performance is also obviously a bit lower, but the RX 6950 XT is still fast enough to get plenty from a 144Hz display at 1440p.

Meanwhile, the price cut over the Arc A750 means that this card is now the cheapest fps at 1440p. Its performance score of 60.7fps is certainly on the narrow side for those who want to play more seriously at this resolution, but those looking for a cheap card for lighter games can certainly consider it.

2160 p

The RTX 4070 Ti’s small price reduction pales in comparison to the drop taken by the RX 6950 XT and RX 7900 XT. As a result, these two Radeon cards also have a compelling price-performance ratio versus their competitors at 2160p. The faster RX 7900 XT also sharpens the relationship with XTX at a lower FPS cost. For games at 60fps, it’s all more than enough. For games at this resolution with a high refresh rate, only the RTX 4090 remains, at a lone height in terms of price and performance.

March 2023 recommendations

With price cuts compared to February, Radeon cards dominate our list of recommendations this time around. The Arc A750 also has a competitive performance ratio, and driver development is really moving in the right direction anyway. At 1080p, not much has changed, and the RX 6600 and RX 6700 XT appear as recommendations again.

With faster 1440p cards at 2160p resolution, the RTX 4070 Ti has been replaced by the RX 6950 XT this time around. The GeForce has dropped in price since the last BBG, but not as much as AMD has lowered the price of the RX 6950 XT and RX 7900 XT. As a result, the GeForce card can only be found at 2160p with 144 Hz, which is still without competition thanks to its unparalleled performance.