GPUs for First Build 2026
Best budget GPUs for first-time PC builders
10 Products Reviewed
1
Best OverallAMDGood TimingGood Time to Buy — Early in the product cycle
Radeon RX 7600
8.8/10
- Memory:12GB GDDR6
- Boost Clock:2.0 GHz
- Architecture:RDNA 3
- Power Consumption:200W
$299.99
2
Also GreatASUSGood TimingGood Time to Buy — Early in the product cycle
GeForce RTX 5050 DUAL
8.0/10
- Memory:8GB
- Interface:PCI Express 5.0
- Memory Type:GDDR6
- Release Date:2025-07-08
$259.99
3
Also GreatIntel
Arc B580
8.0/10
- Tdp:190W
- Pcie:PCIe 4.0 x8
- Memory:12GB GDDR6
- Outputs:HDMI 2.1, DP 2.1
$299.99
4
GIGABYTEGood TimingGood Time to Buy — Early in the product cycle
GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING OC
7.5/10
- Memory:8GB
- Interface:PCI Express 5.0
- Memory Type:GDDR6
- Release Date:2025-07-08
$295.23
5
GIGABYTEGood TimingGood Time to Buy — Early in the product cycle
Radeon RX 9060 XT GAMING
7.5/10
- Memory:8GB
- Interface:PCI Express 5.0
- Memory Type:GDDR6
- Release Date:2025-07-02
$299.99
6
NVIDIAGood TimingGood Time to Buy — Early in the product cycle
GeForce RTX 5060
8.2/10
- Memory:8GB GDDR7
- Base Clock:1.7 GHz
- Cuda Cores:10240
- Boost Clock:2.3 GHz
$349.95
7
GIGABYTEGood TimingGood Time to Buy — Early in the product cycle
GeForce RTX 5050 WINDFORCE OC
8.0/10
- Memory:6GB
- Interface:PCI Express 4.0
- Memory Type:GDDR6
- Release Date:2024-06-26
$348.29
8
XFXGood TimingGood Time to Buy — Early in the product cycle
Speedster SWFT AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
8.0/10
- Tdp:220W
- Vram:8GB GDDR6
- Base Clock:1.6 GHz
- Boost Clock:2.1 GHz
$499.00
9
AMDGood TimingGood Time to Buy — Early in the product cycle
Radeon RX 7700
8.7/10
- Memory:12GB GDDR6
- Base Clock:2.0 GHz
- Boost Clock:2.4 GHz
- Architecture:RDNA 4
$559.99
10
AMDGood TimingGood Time to Buy — Early in the product cycle
Radeon RX 7800
8.5/10
- Memory:12GB GDDR7
- Base Clock:2.0 GHz
- Boost Clock:2.5 GHz
- Architecture:RDNA 4
$549.99