When it comes to a smooth gaming experience, much of the work needed to deliver this is put in by a good Video Card. Sure, the RAM also have a say alongside the CPU performance, but there’s nothing more important than the fine and detailed rendered graphics of the game that makes it worth playing and easier to get into the action of it.

The best gaming video cards are usually top-notch technology that comes at a high price. But if you truly are passionate about videogames then you might overlook such high prices and turn to the innovative, sometime hard-to-believe feats a video card can punch.

The Radeon HD 5770, codenamed Juniper, is one notable mention in any list of best gaming video cards. Putting two of these together in CrossFire will result in an exceptional gaming experience. It has a 40nm processor, 1600 (2 x 800) universal shaders, 80 texture units (2 x 40) and a Memory Bus of 128-bit. All this along a Core speed of 850 MHz, a Memory speed of 1200 MHz (4800 effective), DirectX 11 support and integrated bitstreaming high-definition audio content from Blu-Ray movies make this video card one other would envy you for.



Even though it’s in a far higher price range than the one mentioned before, the Radeon HD 5970 is truly a monster among its kind, considering this is one of the fastest rendering hardware available out there for the standard PC. The 40nm processor supports 3200 universal shader, 160 texture units, 64 ROPs and a 256-bit Memory Bus. Its Core Speed is 725 MHz and has a Memory Speed of 1000 MHz. Also, it supports DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5.0. As I’ve mentioned before, this card is an outstanding feat when it comes to gaming video cards. But the price range is anywhere from 600$ to 700$, depending on the vendor.

If you want to go even further then that, then you’re stepping unto grounds that don’t hold account whatsoever for prices, energy consumption or heat caused by the video cards. The very best gaming video cards out there are Two GeForce GTX 480 1536MB in SLI.



Unlike the others mentioned above, this one has DirectX 11, CUDA™, and  NVIDIA® PhysX® technologies support and a 32x Anti-aliasing Technology.  One has a Graphics Clock of 700 MHz and a Processor Clock of 1401 MHz,  with a Texture Fill Rate of 42 billion per second! The Memory Clock is  at 1848 MHz with a Standard Memory Config of 1536 MB GDDR5. The Maximum  Digital Resolution is at 2560x1600 and its Maximum VGA Resolution at  2048x1536. Put two of these together and you’ll have no problem  whatsoever with this card in the near future, even though the price can  easily go up to 800$ - but it’s an investment you should be willing to  make if you’re crazy about games. But then again – you’ll have to ignore  the fact that your room might get warmer, and your electrical bill  slightly more expensive. But who cares about these things when you start  getting into the action of the game with those smooth edges, bright  blush colors and that perfect shadow always following you around.