XFX Inc Graphics Cards

The Bottom Line: No other 3D graphics card comes close to this bang for the buck, making the 320MB XFX GeForce 8800 GTS mostly an easy decision if you need a midrange upgrade. Nvidia still has to polish off its Vista software, and the sooner-or-later arrival of competing cards muddies the waters a bit, but if you need a midprice graphics card today, this should be your pick.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS, 2560 x 1600, 320 MB, PC, 2

The Bottom Line: The XFX GeForce FX 5950 Ultra graphics card is one of the fastest we've seen, but you can get nearly the same performance for around $100 less.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, 256 MB, PC, 2

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS, 512 MB, PC, 2

Specs: ATI Radeon HD 4650, 2560 x 1600, 1 GB, PC

Specs: ATI Radeon HD 4350, 2560 x 1600, 512 MB, PC, 2

Specs: ATI Radeon HD 4670, 2560 x 1600, 1 GB, PC

Specs: ATI Radeon HD 5870, 2560 x 1600, 1 GB, PC

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS, 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz, 128 MB, PC, 2

Specs: ATI Radeon HD 5850, 2560 x 1600, 1 GB, PC

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT, 2560 x 1600, 1 GB, PC