That said, if you're a smart shopper and willing to look beyond the latest and greatest offerings, there are still deals to be had. We've identified eight graphics cards that range from entry-level budget models to high-performance powerhouses,

Of the four Blackwell releases, the Nvidia RTX 5070 is the most affordable of the bunch, sitting in at a retail price of $549. Less expensive variants will undoubtedly be released later during the cycle but the next official announcement has yet to be made.

But the graphics card market right now is so chaotic and undersupplied that no one actually expects to be able to get the new budget cards at the official $550 MSRP. As PC Mag notes, launch day stock almost immediately sold out,

Okay, it’s time to stop pretending that the “retail price” of a graphics card means anything at all. AMD made a big press splash about launching its new Radeon RX 9070 cards at $550 and $600, sliding in well under Nvidia’s pricing for the same performance level.