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Selecting the Best Graphics Card

Arguably the most crucial component of any PC is the graphics card (GPU). For gamers and design based professionals, the graphics card, or GPU, handles the majority of their computing workload. Other parts such as the motherboard, processor, RAM, or storage drives are also important; however, activities such as high FPS gaming, 3D Rendering, or advanced media editing require powerful graphics cards.

With more people working from home than ever before, the need for graphics cards is at an all time high. Whether your home is now your office or you are streaming the latest games to an audience, your GPU will become the workhorse of your computer.

Your Graphics Card Options

When it comes to purchasing a GPU, the first decision you need to make is between an NVIDIA graphics card, an AMD graphics card, or an Intel graphics card. Graphics cards that support Ray Tracing and DLSS (NVIDIA) or FSR (AMD) are becoming more popular as they provide gamers the highest quality graphics possible without sacrificing frame rates.

At Micro Center, we proudly offer all of the top rated graphics cards by these two brands. As you can see from our selection, you have plenty of options, but it helps to take a look at a few of the most popular models. If you are selecting a graphics card specifically for PC gaming, you will want to make sure you take a peek at all of the best selling GPUs by AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel at Micro Center.

NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel

The NVIDIA GeForce line is a standard among gamers who want to take advantage of Ray Tracing and DLSS. All of these graphics cards rank high when it comes to frames per second, power consumption, high boost clock, and overall performance. They also have amazing features to enhance PC gaming, such as G Sync which helps ensure a fast and smooth gaming experience.

AMD produces top of the line graphics cards for gamers and beyond. The AMD Radeon RX gaming graphics card series is a great choice for those building a high performance gaming setup. AMD’s FreeSync technology supports a variable refresh rate to help prevent tearing and reducing, ensuring a top tier gaming experience.

Intel graphics cards, while relatively new on the scene, are quickly becoming competitive options for many gamers and creators. Intel's Xe Media Engine was the industry first for AV1 Coding and Transcoding Technology, and the Xe Media Engine gives creators the power to cultivate compelling content powered by the first graphics card to support all current leading media formats. The Intel Arc series brings Intel's decades of experience in processor design to the world of graphics cards, with cutting edge graphics tech that takes advantage of both Resizable BAR (ReBAR) and SAM (Smart Access Memory) technology. The performance of the Intel Arc graphics cards is powered by the Xe HPG Microarchitecture, a new microarchitecture designed explicitly for graphics cards.

Whether you opt for a graphics card by AMD, NVIDIA, or Intel, you can further customize your experience by choosing the AIB brand of your housing. The units are produced by brands you know and trust, including ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, PowerColor, EVGA, PNY, Sapphire Technology, and more, so you know you are getting a high quality product.

Graphics Card Compatibility

While graphics cards are less complicated to install than other components, you will still need to do some research to ensure your new GPU is compatible with your computer. Due to the demands of some modern graphics cards, they can sometimes require larger power supplies. Specific GPUs, such as some 30 series cards from NVIDIA, will even require proprietary cables to connect to a power supply.

You will also need to think about the motherboard, cooling system, connectors (DisplayPort, HDMI, etc.), and other components when you are building your computer with a pre selected GPU. If you are considering an Intel GPU, make sure that your CPU supports either ReBAR or Smart Access Memory. Remember that form factor matters as well and you need to choose a graphics card that will fit in your case nicely. Compact and low profile graphics cards are shorter and will take up less space in the PC case, so they are ideal for those with space constraints.

Luckily, the experienced team at Micro Center is there at any time to help you find what new graphics cards are compatible with your system. The technicians at the Micro Center Service Department can even install your new component for you, saving you time and eliminating potential issues.

External Graphics Cards

Laptops with a Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4 port can even connect to what is called an external graphics card to increase image processing power when needed. External graphics cards function by connecting to a laptop through this Thunderbolt 3 or 4 port and many external GPUs have additional USB, USB C, and even network ports, so they can effectively function as a dock as well. The main benefit of external graphics cards is that they allow you to have a lightweight and portable laptop while you are travelling and still have the full power of a Desktop GPU when you are home.

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Community Article Graphics card — Micro Center Hello I am in a process of building my first pc. Community Article graphics card — Micro Center my card is a evga 2080ti it worked great and has been for about a year or so now and out of the blue whenever my card hits 70 c the fans ramp up to over 100%… Community Article graphics card — Micro Center Hello, i was wanting to get a 3070 graphics card and i see you have 4 online. Community Article Graphics Card — Micro Center Something is messing up and it wont post my question i think its because i have a link in it but i saw your response with the benchmarking thing but the 5500… Community Article Graphics card — Micro Center I have tried to put thermal pads into my gpu, but the temperatures have not changed. Can you guys replace my thermal pads on my graphics card? Community Article [CLOSED] Share your PC Building Horror Story and enter to win a 3070 Graphics Card! - Page 5 — Micro Center My horror story came with my first build in 2017. Community Article [CLOSED] Share your PC Building Horror Story and enter to win a 3070 Graphics Card! - Page 7 — Micro Center A friend and I were building a pc for the first time, and we had trouble installing the cpu cooler onto the motherboard. Community Article [CLOSED] Share your PC Building Horror Story and enter to win a 3070 Graphics Card! - Page 6 — Micro Center Way back in the Pentium 1 days my dad and I got a 15GB hard drive, a huge upgrade to our 1GB which was nearly full.  He attached it and let me screw it in (I was about 11 at the time, he would get me do a bit here and there so I would learn). Community Article [CLOSED] Share your PC Building Horror Story and enter to win a 3070 Graphics Card! - Page 2 — Micro Center My nephew had been begging my sister in law for a computer for months and I had  just upgraded from an i5 9400 and 1660 to a 9700k and 2070 and told his mother to buy him a case and power supply and I'd build him a computer from my old parts for Christmas. Community Article [CLOSED] Share your PC Building Horror Story and enter to win a 3070 Graphics Card! - Page 3 — Micro Center      A Half-Life Time Ago............ , I had finally convinced my wife to let me spend $700 of our tax return to purchase PC parts. Community Article [CLOSED] Share your PC Building Horror Story and enter to win a 3070 Graphics Card! - Page 10 — Micro Center A couple of years ago I had developed an interest in PC's and me being relatively cheap and not the brightest I thought that the websites where you could get the cheapest possible parts would be legit... Community Article [CLOSED] Share your PC Building Horror Story and enter to win a 3070 Graphics Card! - Page 4 — Micro Center A couple years back I helped a friend of mine build a new computer. He was getting a 2080 ti no matter what I said. Community Article Graphics Card or adapters — Micro Center I tried this question on Micro Center Chat and they recommended I try this site. I purchased a new 27-inch monitor today. It has a 16 x 9 format. Community Article upgrade graphics card — Micro Center I have a dell optiplex 7010 service tag 3T48SW1 I would like to upgrade my graphics card but i have no idea what will work.  normally I justl go into Microcenter give them the service tag talk to them about what i would like to do and they pick out the part.  with the ways things are right now i would like to either order or just do drive up pick up.  can anyone help figure out what to purchase? Community Article Graphics card Upgrade! — Micro Center Hello Everyone! So i upgraded my tower about 2 years ago without a GPU but i did refresh everything else. ( PSU, Motherboard, RAMM, etc.). Community Article Graphics Card with HDMI — Micro Center Hi, i'm looking a not so expensive graphics card that comes with an hdmi port for a Dell Inspiron 3668, please assist, thanks! Community Article [CLOSED] Share your PC Building Horror Story and enter to win a 3070 Graphics Card! — Micro Center Ever had a water-cooling system break in your PC? A graphics card catch fire? Did you touch all the CPU pins? Or maybe you just used the wrong RAM? Community Article Graphics Card Alternative — Micro Center I had been waiting a month to get an rtx 3060 for my first build but I wasn't able to get one as everywhere sold out in seconds. Community Article Updated Graphics Card — Micro Center Hi, I am looking for some help trying to upgrade my graphics card. I currently have a Radeon R7 450 in my Dell Optiplex 7050. Community Article Upgrade Graphics card — Micro Center Good afternoon all. My first post here I bought a used HP Elitedesk 800 G5 SFF i7-9700 16 GB RAM.

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