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About graphics card
Graphics card, also known under the abbreviation GFX. A Graphics card is the component in your PC that, so to speak, calculates the image that is shown on your monitor. On a GFX there is a central processing unit, called a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) which handles all graphic related calculations.

There are two main ways to acquire a graphics card, either as seperate plug-in cards which are plugged directly into the motherboard or alternatively “on-chip” solutions (APU), where it is integrated into the CPU, such AMD’s Ryzen 2200G.
The new APU solutions can often be used for games on minimal graphic settings, with a somewhat satisfactory result. If you want to play with super high frames rates and graphical details cranked up to ultra, then you will want to invest heavily in a dedicated graphics card. Some newer GFX even support SLI or CrossFire, where you can match two graphics cards to achieve even better performance. However, remember that two cards, does not mean double performance.
Like a CPU, a GFX can be overclocked and thus can benefit from water cooling.
There are not that many different manufacturers of graphics cards for PCs. When looking at integrated solutions it is more or less only AMD and Intel, and continuing on to dedicated GFXs, it is heavily dominated by Nvidia and AMD (after buying ATi).
There are quite a lot of things to consider when acquiring a new graphics card.
That is why we, at Tweak Reviews, have implemented a series of filters, which hopefully can help you down the road of choosing the perfect match between what you need and the GFX you are looking at.
Remember that there are also AIB manufacturers who make amped up versions of the original cards from AMD or Nvidia.
If you want to view all the graphics cards we have tested over the years, you should not pick a filter and thus form a great overview. Do you, however, wish to see something specific, you could choose Zotac, AMD or Nvidia under brands.

In the brands dropdown, choose and click on Nvidia. The other filters work much in the same way. Should you only wish to see Zotac cards that score a 4 or above, just go ahead and select these values. You can even apply price filters, allowing you to only be shown GFXs with a price below $429.
Should you find that there are no results at all, you can return and adjust your requirements until results start popping up in the search.

If you are ever in doubt what different things mean on our website, you can follow the little how-to buttons. That will lead you to our dedicated area, where we try to explain as much as possible about graphics cards - ie. how to attain the maximum performance.

In our GFX test section you will be able to find all the tests of graphics cards, that we have done over the years. Remember, we always review products based on our own subjective findings and experiences with the product. That is also why we guarantee untainted stories of how a product performs.

The news button is meant for when you have an interest in reading the latest news about graphics cards. It might be very relevant, if you want to form an overview of new products coming soon, or just recent trends and developments.


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26 Aug

Intel Arc 140V and 130V GPUs confirmed

Intel releases first public driver for Xe2 graphics. Next-generation Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" processors launch next month. Arc 140V and Arc 130V...
Intel releases first public driver for Xe2 graphics. Next-ge...
Intel releases first public driver for Xe2 graphics. Next-generation Core Ultra...
Intel releases first public driver for Xe2 graphics. Next-generation Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" processors launch next month. Arc 140V and Arc 130V...
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12 Aug

AMD switches to RDNA 4 gaming GPUs

Instead of launching more RDNA 3 GPUs, AMD is shifting its focus to next-generation RDNA 4 gaming GPUs. New products like Radeon RX 7400 & RX 7300 are scrap...
Instead of launching more RDNA 3 GPUs, AMD is shifting its f...
Instead of launching more RDNA 3 GPUs, AMD is shifting its focus to next-generat...
Instead of launching more RDNA 3 GPUs, AMD is shifting its focus to next-generation RDNA 4 gaming GPUs. New products like Radeon RX 7400 & RX 7300 are scrap...
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31 Jul

Nvidia RTX 40 series supply disruptions

Nvidia may experience short-term delivery problems with the GeForce RTX 40 series from August due to a lack of GDDR6X memory. This is due to quality issues at M...
Nvidia may experience short-term delivery problems with the...
Nvidia may experience short-term delivery problems with the GeForce RTX 40 serie...
Nvidia may experience short-term delivery problems with the GeForce RTX 40 series from August due to a lack of GDDR6X memory. This is due to quality issues at M...
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02 Jul

France suspects Nvidia of breaking the law

French competition authorities are considering antitrust proceedings against Nvidia, the world's leading maker of AI and graphics chips, following a nine-month...
French competition authorities are considering antitrust pro...
French competition authorities are considering antitrust proceedings against Nvi...
French competition authorities are considering antitrust proceedings against Nvidia, the world's leading maker of AI and graphics chips, following a nine-month...
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27 Jun

AMD Announces Neural Texture Block Compression

After revealing alternatives to NVIDIA's DLSS Super Resolution and DLSS Frame Generation, the red team has announced an alternative to NVIDIA's Neural Texture C...
After revealing alternatives to NVIDIA's DLSS Super Resoluti...
After revealing alternatives to NVIDIA's DLSS Super Resolution and DLSS Frame Ge...
After revealing alternatives to NVIDIA's DLSS Super Resolution and DLSS Frame Generation, the red team has announced an alternative to NVIDIA's Neural Texture C...
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24 Jun

Is Nvidia DLSS 4 Coming?

Many people have speculated about the future of DLSS. What new features will NVIDIA introduce? We now have an idea of what to expect. During a Q&A session,...
Many people have speculated about the future of DLSS. What n...
Many people have speculated about the future of DLSS. What new features will NVI...
Many people have speculated about the future of DLSS. What new features will NVIDIA introduce? We now have an idea of what to expect. During a Q&A session,...
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19 Jun

Nvidia's Jensen Huang Makes $4 Billion in a Day

Nvidia became the first computer chip company to hit a $3 trillion market cap in May of this year. CEO Jensen Huang is now the world's 11th richest, according t...
Nvidia became the first computer chip company to hit a $3 tr...
Nvidia became the first computer chip company to hit a $3 trillion market cap in...
Nvidia became the first computer chip company to hit a $3 trillion market cap in May of this year. CEO Jensen Huang is now the world's 11th richest, according t...
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About graphics card
Graphics card, also known under the abbreviation GFX. A Graphics card is the component in your PC that, so to speak, calculates the image that is shown on your monitor. On a GFX there is a central processing unit, called a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) which handles all graphic related calculations.

There are two main ways to acquire a graphics card, either as seperate plug-in cards which are plugged directly into the motherboard or alternatively “on-chip” solutions (APU), where it is integrated into the CPU, such AMD’s Ryzen 2200G.
The new APU solutions can often be used for games on minimal graphic settings, with a somewhat satisfactory result. If you want to play with super high frames rates and graphical details cranked up to ultra, then you will want to invest heavily in a dedicated graphics card. Some newer GFX even support SLI or CrossFire, where you can match two graphics cards to achieve even better performance. However, remember that two cards, does not mean double performance.
Like a CPU, a GFX can be overclocked and thus can benefit from water cooling.
There are not that many different manufacturers of graphics cards for PCs. When looking at integrated solutions it is more or less only AMD and Intel, and continuing on to dedicated GFXs, it is heavily dominated by Nvidia and AMD (after buying ATi).
There are quite a lot of things to consider when acquiring a new graphics card.
That is why we, at Tweak Reviews, have implemented a series of filters, which hopefully can help you down the road of choosing the perfect match between what you need and the GFX you are looking at.
Remember that there are also AIB manufacturers who make amped up versions of the original cards from AMD or Nvidia.
If you want to view all the graphics cards we have tested over the years, you should not pick a filter and thus form a great overview. Do you, however, wish to see something specific, you could choose Zotac, AMD or Nvidia under brands.

In the brands dropdown, choose and click on Nvidia. The other filters work much in the same way. Should you only wish to see Zotac cards that score a 4 or above, just go ahead and select these values. You can even apply price filters, allowing you to only be shown GFXs with a price below $429.
Should you find that there are no results at all, you can return and adjust your requirements until results start popping up in the search.

If you are ever in doubt what different things mean on our website, you can follow the little how-to buttons. That will lead you to our dedicated area, where we try to explain as much as possible about graphics cards - ie. how to attain the maximum performance.

In our GFX test section you will be able to find all the tests of graphics cards, that we have done over the years. Remember, we always review products based on our own subjective findings and experiences with the product. That is also why we guarantee untainted stories of how a product performs.

The news button is meant for when you have an interest in reading the latest news about graphics cards. It might be very relevant, if you want to form an overview of new products coming soon, or just recent trends and developments.


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