Best Graphics Card Under £500
The graphics cards you can buy new for £500 or less, ranked by estimated performance. Each price is the cheapest in-stock price we found among the UK shops we check, as of 21 October 2026. Delivery is extra at some shops.
Most performance per pound on this list: PNY GeForce RTX 5060 VCG50608DFXPB1, 0.43 points per £10 at £399.95.
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MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB VENTUS 2X OC PLUS Graphics Card, White
Estimated score 21 of 100, 0.42 per £10
£499.99 at Currys; also AWD-IT £507.95, CCL Computers £731.99
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Palit GeForce RTX 5060 Ti DUAL 8GB GDDR7 Graphics Card - NE7506T019P1-GB2062D
Estimated score 20 of 100, 0.42 per £10
£479.99 at CCL Computers; also Scan £489.49, AWD-IT £509.99
The cheapest of 2 cards with this chip and memory at £500 or less.
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PNY GeForce RTX 5060 VCG50608DFXPB1
Estimated score 17 of 100, 0.43 per £10
£399.95 at Overclockers UK
The cheapest of 13 cards with this chip and memory at £500 or less.
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Asus DUAL NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 OC V2 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card - 90YV0GB2-M0NA10
Estimated score 14 of 100, 0.36 per £10
£386.97 at AWD-IT; also CCL Computers £423.99, Scan £439.99
The cheapest of 2 cards with this chip and memory at £500 or less.
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5050 8 GB Low Profile OC Graphics Card, Black
Estimated score 12 of 100, 0.38 per £10
£319.99 at Scan; also Overclockers UK £379.99, Currys £380.99
The cheapest of 10 cards with this chip and memory at £500 or less.
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ASUS Dual Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card - DUAL-RTX3050-O8G-V2
Estimated score 8 of 100, 0.22 per £10
£364.99 at CCL Computers; also Box £366.63, AWD-IT £368.95, Scan £379.99
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Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX 6GB GDDR6 Graphics Card - NE63050018JE-1072F
Estimated score 5 of 100, 0.22 per £10
£229.99 at CCL Computers; also AWD-IT £256.95
The cheapest of 6 cards with this chip and memory at £500 or less.
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PNY NVIDIA RTX A1000 8GB Professional Graphics Card - Bulk Pack - VCNRTXA1000-SB
Estimated score 3 of 100, 0.08 per £10
£399.98 at Novatech; also Overclockers UK £499.99, AWD-IT £519.99
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Asus GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5 Low Profile Graphics Card - GT730-SL-2GD5-BRK
Estimated score 1 of 100, 0.13 per £10
£76.95 at AWD-IT; also Scan £79.99, Ebuyer £79.99, Box £79.99
How we rank
Highest estimated performance score first, the cheaper card winning a tie. The score is worked out from shader count and boost clock, adjusted for memory bus width; it is an estimate from specifications, not a benchmark we ran. Cards with the same chip and memory are one entry, shown at the cheapest of them.
Only graphics cards with a photo, a full spec table and a new, in-stock price read in the last two weeks are considered, so a part that is sold out everywhere drops off until a shop has it again. Refurbished and used stock is left out. Prices change through the day: check the shop before you buy. We may earn commission when you buy through a link on a product page; it never changes the order here.