Top performing graphics cards for different price ranges january 2009

Please find below the best performing graphics card for your money according to latest releases and game lovers.Thi is especialy for indian gamers.Best Pci express cards for rs 2000, rs 3000,rs 4000,rs 5000,rs 7000,rs 8000,rs 10000,rs 12000,rs 13000 are listed below for readers advantage.Pls note that most of the above top cards are AMD radeon cards since they perform well than Nvidia.Equivalent Nvidia toppers will be listed in headings.

Best PCIe Card For 5000 INR:

Radeon HD 3870 or GeForce 9600 GT
Codename:
RV670
Process:
55 nm
Universal Shaders:
320
Texture Units:
16
ROPs:
16
Memory Bus:
256-bit
Core Speed MHz:
775
Memory Speed MHz:
1,125 (2,250 effective)
DirectX/Shader Model:
DX 10.1/SM 4.0

Best PCIe Card For 5750 INR:

Radeon HD 4830 or GeForce 9800 GT (aka 8800 GT 512 MB)
Codename:
RV770LE
Process:
55 nm
Universal Shaders:
640
Texture Units:
32
ROPs:
16
Memory Bus:
256-bit
Core Speed MHz:
575
Memory Speed MHz:
900 (1,800 effective)
DirectX/Shader Model:
DX 10.1/SM 4.0

Best PCIe Card For 3250 INR:

Radeon HD 4650
Codename:
RV730
Process:
55 nm
Universal Shaders:
320
Texture Units:
32
Raster-Operation Processors (ROPs):
8
Memory Bus:
128-bit
Core Speed MHz:
600
Memory Speed MHz:
500 (1000 effective)
DirectX/Shader Model:
DX 10.1/SM 4.0

Best PCIe Card For 4000 INR:

Radeon HD 4670 GDDR3
Codename:
RV730
Process:
55 nm
Universal Shaders:
320
Texture Units:
32
ROPs:
8
Memory Bus:
128-bit
Core Speed MHz:
750
Memory Speed MHz:
1,000 (2,000 effective)
DirectX/Shader Model:
DX 10.1/SM 4.0

Best PCIe Card For 7000 INR:
Good 1920x1200 performance in most games, some with lowered detail
Radeon HD 4850 512 MB
Codename:
RV770
Process:
55 nm
Universal Shaders:
800
Texture Units:
40
ROPs:
16
Memory Bus:
256-bit
Core Speed MHz:
625
Memory Speed MHz:
993 (1,986 effective)
DirectX / Shader Model:
DX 10.1/SM 4.0

Best PCIe Card For 8400 INR:
Good 1920x1200 performance in most games, some with lowered detail
Radeon HD 4850 1 GB
Codename:
RV770
Process:
55 nm
Universal Shaders:
800
Texture Units:
40
ROPs:
16
Memory Bus:
256-bit
Core Speed MHz:
625
Memory Speed MHz:
993 (1,986 effective)
DirectX/Shader Model:
DX 10.1/SM 4.0

Best PCIe Card For 10000 INR:

Radeon HD 4870 512 MB or GeForce GTX 260
Codename:
RV770
Process:
55 nm
Universal Shaders:
800
Texture Units:
40
ROPs:
16
Memory Bus:
256-bit
Core Speed MHz:
750
Memory Speed MHz:
900 (3,600 effective)
DirectX/Shader Model:
DX 10.1/SM 4.0

Best PCIe Card For 12500 INR:

GeForce GTX 260+ or Radeon HD 4870 1 GB
Codename:
GT200
Process:
65 nm
Universal Shaders:
216
Texture Units:
72
ROPs:
28
Memory Bus:
448-bit
Core Speed MHz:
576
Memory Speed MHz:
999 (1,998 effective)
DirectX/Shader Model:
DX 10/SM 4.0

Best PCIe Card For 25000 INR:
Good 2560x1600 performance in most games, some with lowered detail
Radeon HD 4870 X2
Codename:
RV770
Process:
55 nm
Universal Shaders:
1,600
Texture Units:
80
ROPs:
32
Memory Bus:
256-bit
Core Speed MHz:
750
Memory Speed MHz:
900 (3,600 effective)
DirectX/Shader Model:
DX 10.1 / SM 4.0


Best PCIe Card For 15000 INR:

2x Radeon HD 4850 512 MB in CrossFire Configuration (Or Radeon 4850 X2 1 GB)
Codename:
RV770
Process:
55 nm
Universal Shaders:
800
Texture Units:
40
ROPs:
16
Memory Bus:
256-bit
Core Speed MHz:
625
Memory Speed MHz:
993 (1986 effective)
DirectX/Shader Model:
DX 10.1/SM 4.0


Best PCIe Card For 17000 INR:
Good 1920x1200 performance in most games, 2560x1600 in most titles with some lowered detail
2x Radeon HD 4850 1 GB in CrossFire Configuration (Or Radeon HD 4850 X2 2 GB)
Codename:
RV770
Process:
55 nm
Universal Shaders:
1,600
Texture Units:
80
ROPs:
32
Memory Bus:
256-bit
Core Speed MHz:
750
Memory Speed MHz:
900 (3,600 effective)
DirectX/Shader Model:
DX 10.1/SM 4.0