
Graphics cards are a funny old business. The biggest fanfare is always reserved for the most powerful and impressive cards, a glorious fusion of the latest technology that, at its best, serves up face-melting performance and visuals. But it also comes with a price to match; your retinas will be delightfully seared, but so too will your bank account. Met with less fanfare are what I’d call the “real” cards – the hardware that is actually more likely to be used by normal people – by those who aren’t sicko enough to drop two grand on a graphics card.