Latest Graphics Card Price in Nepal 2023: Budget, Gaming and Work

Most of us people in the market buy graphics cards for gaming purposes. Some professionals also buy powerful cards for engineering, editing, and professional work. There are selected users who also purchase Nvidia Quadro and Nvidia Tesla cards which are meant for serious professional work like AutoCAD, Abaqus, Ansys, Maya, etc. So there is a lot of use and demand for graphics cards in every price bracket. Thus to help everyone, we have compiled a list of top affordable budget graphics card price in Nepal and high-end gaming graphics card in Nepal from all brands.

A graphics card is very important computer hardware for gaming, editing, rendering, computing, and multimedia works. These days application of dedicated GPU is on the rise. For example, there is graphics computing and work like encoding and decoding AV1 codec. Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) also uses graphics power to enhance speed like GPGPU. Therefore, people buy cards according to their workload and demand. Most importantly people buy graphics cards according to their budget.

There are basically three types of desktop computer users who buy graphics cards. At first, we have humble people who save pocket money or ask their parents to buy the budget or cheapest graphics card in Nepal. Second, we have youths who have some savings and earnings to buy mid-range graphics cards. Then we have the third type of people who have good earnings and want to invest in their work hardware or for gaming purposes. These people buy powerful expensive gaming graphics cards. There are also organizations, offices, and institutes who do buy professional cards like Nvidia Quadro, Tesla and data center GPUs for servers.

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A graphics card is a small computer on its own. It has its own processor, memory, power controller, cooler, and everything. They are getting very powerful these days. New-generation GPUs are more power-hungry and also much faster. The new gen cards are getting more powerful because games are getting demanding and the applications are also increasing each day. These days graphics cards are used in finite element analysis (FEA), simulation, CFD, solving partial differential equations, modeling, and even cryptocurrency mining.

Budget Graphics Card Price in Nepal

We have tested and used a lot of desktop PC and laptop graphics cards till now. So we have got some idea and experience on this topic. We have experienced and played games with many video cards such as Nvidia GeForce 7200GS, 9400GT, 9500GT, GT 210, 520, 610, 820M, 755M SLI, GTX 1050 Ti, RTX 2070, GTX1080 Ti, RTX 3070 etc. Our biggest agendas were to play PC games, edit videos using Adobe Premiere Pro, and watch high-resolution videos. We also tested professional workload and it turns out that the gaming graphics cards do give good performance in professional and editing works as well.

A large number of people want to play new games in HD resolution with low to medium settings. There are also some who have PC just for work but may like to enjoy games in their leisure time. Then there are also a few people in Nepal who buy the best expensive graphics cards and desktop systems to play in high settings. But we are focusing on the budget level products in this section. These are for people who want to get the best value for their money. We are focusing on humble gamers who have small savings. So this is also a list of the cheapest graphics card price in Nepal.

In the market, you can find old GT series, GTX 10, and GTX 16 series products for your budget. You can also find higher-priced RTX 20, RTX 30, and RTX 40 series cards too. We have collected details and the price of some models in the budget segment. These are the best budget graphics cards you can buy in the market. We will start with the cheapest to help our users. So let us have a look at the collection and price of some budget range graphics cards.

All the price lists in this article have been collected from Rhythm Kala, Ocean Computer Pvt. Ltd., BigByte, Raystronics, Makuratech, and Aliteq.

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Budget Nvidia Geforce RTX 30 Series Cards

The RTX 30 series from Nvidia is a very popular series of graphics cards that was launched in 2020. The cards in this series are all based on Ampere architecture and have Ray tracing capabilities. There are upgraded features compared to RTX 20 series such as Third-generation Tensor Cores, Second-generation Ray Tracing Cores, and CUDA Compute Capability 8.6. These cards have high performance and better results in AI-related work. Many RTX 30 series products are available in Nepal but for budget here is a list of budget RTX 30 series Nvidia graphics card price in Nepal.

Models	Price
PNY GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDDR6	Rs 46,000
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GDDR6	Rs 47,000
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming OC 8G	Rs 48,000
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 8G OC	Rs 50,000

Budget Nvidia Geforce GTX 16 Series Cards

The 16 series from Nvidia is the last generation product lineup with affordable products. This lineup has products with upgrades over the 10 series Nvidia graphics cards. The 16 series came in 2019 and features Turing architecture. These cards are very popular among budget gamers because of their superior 1080p gaming power. When the price is good, these are cheap and the best graphics cards for gaming globally. So here is a list of 16 series Nvidia graphics card price in Nepal

Models	Price
Gigabyte GTX 1650 SUPER OC 4G	Rs 35,000
MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 VENTUS XS OCV2	Rs 32,000
Asus TUF GTX1650 4GD6 Gaming	Rs 31,500
Asus GTX 1650 Super Dual OC	Rs 30,500
Zotac GTX 1650 Super Twin Fan	Rs 28,000
Manli GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6	Rs 27,000
OCPC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB DDR6	Rs 26,000
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB	Rs 43,000
MSI GTX 1660 Super Ventus XS OC	Rs 41,000
OCPC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB	Rs 35,000
COLORFUL BATTLE X GTX 1660 Super 6 GB	Rs 35,000
Inno3d GTX 1660 Super Twin x2	Rs 34,000
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB	Rs 52,000
Asus TUF GTX 1660 Ti EVO 6GB GDDR6	Rs 50,000
Asus TUF GTX 1660 Ti EVO TOP Edition 6GB GDDR6	Rs 48,000

Budget Nvidia Geforce GTX 10 Series Cards

This is one of the most reputed lineups from Nvidia. The 10 series of Nvidia Geforce products have Pascal architecture and they brought some of the best improvements in a long time. They brought the biggest jumps and provided the highest value for money. Even though the cards came in 2016, they are still popular. GTX 1060 and GTX 1050 Ti are the most popular of all according to the Steam hardware survey. The list in this section has many budget centric 4GB graphics card price in Nepal

Models	Price
MSI GeForce GT 1030 2GD4 LP OC	Rs 17,000
MSI GT 1030 AERO ITX 2G OC	Rs 15,000
ASUS GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 Low Profile	Rs 14,875
ZOTAC GTX 1050 Mini	Rs 20,000
Colorful Geforce GTX 1050 Ti NB 4G-V	Rs 25,500
ZOTAC GTX 1050 Ti OC Edition	Rs 24,000
MSI GTX 1050 Ti Gaming X 4G	Rs 24,000
ASUS Cerberus GTX 1050 Ti OC Edition	Rs 23,000
Inno3d GTX 1050 Ti Twin X2	Rs 23,000
EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050ti	Rs 23,000
MSI Geforce GTX 1060 Gaming X 6G	Rs 30,000
ASUS Strix Geforce GTX 1060 6GB	Rs 30,000

Budget Nvidia Legacy GPU Price in Nepal

These are very old products from Nvidia that are still available in the market. Users with very low computing demand and budget purchase these. Some of these are usually purchased by people just for home theater, video playback, and using multiple monitors. These are also some of the cheapest graphics card in Nepal. This also includes the basic 1 GB and Nvidia 2GB graphics card prices in Nepal. However, we recommend you to not buy these GPUs because they are very old and most of these are already second or even third-hand. It is far better to buy a new generation card in the secondhand market. Buy a cheaper graphics card from the previous generation, clean it, and repaste it.

Models	Price
MSI GT 210 1 GB	Rs 3,000
Biostar GT 610 2GB	Rs 6,500
Zotac GT 710 2GB Zone Edition	Rs 7,500
MSI GT 710 LP (N710GT-MD2GD3)	Rs 8,900
Biostar Geforce GT610 2GB DDR3	Rs 8,500
Zotac GT 730 4GB Zone Edition	Rs 9,500
MSI GT 730 4 GB (N730K-4GD3H/OC)	Rs 8,200
Asus GT 730 2GB GDDR5 Low Profile	Rs 8,000
MSI GT 730 2GB Low Profile (N730K-2GD3H/LP V1)	Rs 7,500
GeForce GTX 750 1 GB	Rs 7,000
GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2 GB	Rs 10,000

Budget AMD Graphics Cards Price in Nepal

We found a few AMD Radeon video cards in the Nepali market as well. However, people mostly choose Nvidia graphics cards over AMD GPU in Nepal. That is one other reason that there are fewer budget options from AMD in Nepal. Whatever the reason is, here are some of the cheapest AMD graphics card price in Nepal.

Models	Price
MSI Radeon R7 240 2GD3 LP	Rs 7,000
Biostar Radeon RX 550 4GB	Rs 18,000
MSI Radeon RX 550 Aero ITX 4G OC	Rs 20,600
Biostar Gaming Radeon RX 560 4G	Rs 23,000
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580	Rs 24,000
MSI Radeon RX 6400 Aero ITX 4GB	Rs 34,400
MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Gaming X 8GB	Rs 38,800
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT Mech 2X 4G OC	Rs 42,800
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Rs 42,000

Mid-Range Value-Oriented Graphics Cards

These are the GPUs that are most preferred by gamers who have a higher budget. People who can get these cards at a good price or MSRP can really get what they paid for. These value-oriented GPUs are made for enthusiast users and gamers who want to enjoy high frame rate 1080p and 1440p gaming. These can even provide a good 4K gaming experience for users.

Mid-Range Nvidia Geforce RTX 30 Series Cards

Models	Price
MSI RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G OC	Rs 62,000
ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6	Rs 58,000
PNY RTX 3060 12 GB XLR8	Rs 58,000
iGame GeForce RTX 3060 OC 12G-V	Rs 57,000
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle 12G	Rs 57,000
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 iChill X3 Red	Rs 56,000
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Vision OC 12G	Rs 55,000
Asus Dual GeForce RTX 3060 V2 OC	Rs 54,000
Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC 8G	Rs 82,000
MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio	Rs 80,600
MSI RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X 8G OCV1	Rs 77,800
PNY RTX 3060 Ti 8GB XLR8	Rs 74,000
Inno3d RTX 3060 Ti iChill 8GB	Rs 73,000
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	Rs 73,000
Asus ROG Strix RTX 3060 Ti V2 8GB	Rs 72,000
Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 Ti V2 OC	Rs 72,000

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Mid-Range Nvidia Geforce RTX 20 Series Cards

Models	Price
MSI RTX 2060 Ventus 12G OC	Rs 45,000
iGame GeForce RTX 2060 Ultra	Rs 40,000
Zotac GeForce RTX AMP 2060	Rs 38,000
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 OC 6G	Rs 38,000
MSI RTX 2060 Ventus XS 6G	Rs 37,800

High-End Graphics Card Price in Nepal

Many people buy low-end budget graphics cards for gaming, work, and using multiple monitors. However, some people also buy powerful, beefy, and high-end graphics cards. Powerful graphics cards are in good demand in the Nepali market. So we have created an updated list of the latest high-end best graphics card for gaming available in Nepal.

People use these fast cards for professional work, editing, engineering purposes, and even bitcoin mining. So these are not for budget users. These cards are power-hungry and they can have some requirements. So do understand GPU hardware requirements properly before purchasing one.

There are many things to consider while buying a new card. Most importantly, do understand one fact that there is a price point threshold below which cards don’t provide high value for money paid. So it is better to save money and buy a better card than to waste on a low-end card that doesn’t provide reasonable performance. But these days, many budget cards provide good performance per dollar so be careful while choosing a GPU for your need.

Powerful Nvidia Geforce RTX 40 Series Cards

Models	Price
PNY GeForce RTX 4090 24GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO	Rs 2,85,000
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDRR6X 384-Bit	Rs 2,78,000
ZOTAC GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4090 TRINITY OC 24GB	Rs 2,65,000
Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24G	Rs 2,54,000
PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16GB Triple Fan	Rs 2,10,000
ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4080 16GB	Rs 1,97,000
Gigabyte RTX 4080 16GB GAMING OC	Rs 1,94,000
MSI RTX 4080 GAMING X TRIO Graphics Card 16GB	Rs 1,93,000
MSI RTX 4070 Ti VENTUS 3X 12G OC	Rs 1,60,000
ZOTAC GAMING RTX 4070 Ti Trinity	Rs 1,41,000
Gigabyte RTX­­ 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G	Rs 1,34,000
PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB XLR8	Rs 1,26,000

Powerful Nvidia Geforce RTX 30 Series Cards

Models	Price
PNY GeForce RTX 3070 8GB XLR8	Rs 90,000
MSI RTX 3070 Ventus 2X 8G OC	Rs 87,000
MSI RTX 3070 Ventus 3X OC	Rs 87,000
MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio	Rs 86,400
MSI RTX 3070 Gaming Z Trio	Rs 86,400
Palit GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Pro	Rs 84,000
Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 V2 OC	Rs 82,000
Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 3070 Master	Rs 82,000
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Trinity	Rs 99,000
Zotac GAMING GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	Rs 98,000
MSI RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC	Rs 95,800
MSI RTX 3070 Ti Gaming X Trio 8G	Rs 95,600
MSI RTX 3070 Ti Suprim X 8G	Rs 95,600
Zotac Geforce Rtx 3070 Ti Gaming Trinity	Rs 93,000
Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC	Rs 93,000
Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070Ti	Rs 93,000
MSI RTX 3080 Ventus 3X 10G OC	Rs 1,10,600
MSI RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio 10G	Rs 1,05,600
MSI RTX 3080 Gaming Z Trio 10G	Rs 1,04,000
MSI RTX 3080 Supreme X Trio 10G	Rs 1,02,000
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti OC	Rs 1,40,000
ASUS ROG-STRIX RTX 3080Ti	Rs 1,40,000
MSI RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3X 12G OC	Rs 1,35,000
MSI RTX 3080 Ti Gaming X Trio 12G	Rs 1,35,000
MSI RTX 3080 Ti Suprim X 12G	Rs 1,30,000
MSI RTX 3090 Ventus 3X 24G OC	Rs 2,40,000
MSI RTX 3090 Suprim X 24G	Rs 2,50,000

Powerful Nvidia Geforce RTX 20 Series Cards

Models	Price
Zotac GeForce RTX 2070	Rs 60,000
MSI RTX 2070 Ventus 8G	Rs 60,000
iGame GeForce RTX 2070 Super Vulcan X OC	Rs 72,000
MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio	Rs 75,000
MSI RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio	Rs 95,000
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 O8G	Rs 90,00
iGame GeForce RTX 2080 Super	Rs 1,20,000
iGame GeForce RTX 2080 Super Vulcan X OC	Rs 1,18,000
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Super	Rs 1,10,000
Gigabyte Geforce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC	Rs 1,75,000
MSI RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X Trio 11G	Rs 1,65,000
Zotac Gaming Geforce RTX2080 Ti	Rs 1,60,000
Asus ROG STRIX RTX 2080 Ti	Rs 1,60,000

Powerful AMD Graphic Card Price in Nepal

Models	Price
MSI Radeon RX6700 XT Mech 2X 12G OC	Rs 75,000
MSI Radeon RX6800 Gaming X Trio 16G	Rs 85,000
Gigabyte Radeon RX 6900 XR	Rs 1,70,000
Asus TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	Rs 1,85,000
Asus ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6900XT	Rs 1,90,000
MSI Radeon RX6900XT Gaming X Trio 16G	Rs 1,90,200

Specifications Overview of the Graphics Card Models

We want to provide some information about these cards so that you can get a good idea. We especially want to list out the specifications. This helps to make even wiser decisions. It is very important because names and prices can be deceiving. Many graphics cards have similar names, but their performance difference can be large. Just listing out the graphics card price in Nepal may not be enough. So to provide highlights of the hardware, we have details of some of the products.

RTX 4090 and RTX 4080

The RTX 4090 is the highest-end and most expensive graphics card from Nvidia that was launched in 2022. More than a gaming card, it is a professional card for developers, AI programmers, streamers, encoders, editors, and engineers. It is a very powerful card with special features such as NVIDIA DLSS 3 and power enough for 8K HDR Gaming.

RTX 4080 is one of the high-end graphics gaming cards of the 40 series. This card is meant for 4K high fps gaming and 8K gaming as well. This beefy card can consume about 320W of power and provide blazing-fast performance in multiple applications. In terms of price, the MSRP of RTX 4080 is $1199, and of RTX 4090 is $1599.

	RTX 4090	RTX 4080
Memory	24 GB GDDR6X	16 GB GDDR6X
Bus Width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Cuda Cores	16384	9728
Core Frequency	2235 MHz	2205 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	1008 GB/s	716.8 GB/s

RTX 3090

This is the new top-end card of the Ampere generation. RTX 30 series cards come with new improvements and upgrades. According to reviews, the performance uplifts are substantial. This is one of the biggest generation leaps from Nvidia after 10 series Pascal cards. The GeForce RTX 3090 is coined as “BFGPU” by the company, and they are marketing this for 8K gaming. It is in the level of Titan cards that are made for professional workloads. The new 2nd gen RTX architecture provides faster Ray tracing and AI performance.

There are many new technologies like GDDR6X VRAM, PCIe 4.0, 3rd gen Tensor cores, Nvidia Reflex, HDMI 2.1, and AV1 codec. Below we have some specs of this flagship RTX 3090 graphics card.

Memory	24 GB GDDR6X
Bus Width	384 Bit
Cuda Cores	10496
Core Frequency	1395 MHz
Bandwidth	936 GB/s

RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3080

The Ti series of the RTX 30 series was launched a bit later. Usually Ti series offers better specifications and power. The RTX 3080Ti launched late and came with higher memory, bigger bandwidth, more CUDA cores, a higher base clock, and better performance. The 3080 Ti actually comes with a higher price as well. It has an MSRP of $1199 which is much higher than that of the RTX 3080.

RTX 3080 is one of the best value-oriented high-end graphics cards of this generation. It is priced at $699 in the USA but costs much more in Nepal and many other countries. This card costs a fraction of the price of RTX 2080 Ti and performs better than that. Nvidia is selling this as a 4K gaming card. Well, RTX 3080 is pretty good for 4K gaming, but it is amazing for 1440p at a high refresh rate. This is also very powerful for creative workloads like video editing, rendering, and streaming.

	RTX 3080 Ti	RTX 3080
Memory	12 GB GDDR6X	10 GB GDDR6X
Bus Width	384 Bit	320 Bit
Cuda Cores	10240	8704
Core Frequency	1670 MHz	1440 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	912.4 GB/s	760 GB/s

RTX 2080 Ti

RTX series uses Turing architecture. There are many models from Nvidia for the normal consumer market. There is a normal version and a Super version for 20 series cards. For 2080 Ti there is no Super edition. This $1200 beast is for demanding graphics editors and hardcore gamers. It is an expensive consumer-level product and not a workstation product. However, we can use this for some engineering applications as well. RTX 20 series actually introduced RT cores, Tensor cores, DLSS, concurrent processing, and Ray Tracing. The 2080 Ti was apex product to experience these features.

Memory	11 GB GDDR6
Bus Width	352 Bit
Cuda Cores	4352
Core Frequency	1350 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	616 GB/s

RTX 2080 Super and RTX 2080

2080 is a top-end consumer product for enthusiasts and gamers. The Super version of 2080 came a bit later and brought performance uplifts to compete with AMD’s offerings. Both of these are fantastic options for 1440p high refresh rate gaming. These can also do 4K gaming and video editing. The Super edition comes at a very similar price and offers better results. So we also recommend purchasing the new model. But in the case of Nepal, get the one that fits your budget.

	RTX 2080 Super	RTX 2080
Memory	8 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR6
Bus Width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Cuda Cores	3072	2944
Core Frequency	1650 MHz	1515 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	495.9 GB/s	448 GB/s

RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3070

The RTX 3070 Ti is one of the best value high end graphics cards for 1440p and 4K gamers. It has 6144 Cuda cores, 8GB of VRAM, Ampere architecture, Resizable BAR support, and NVIDIA DLSS. The MSRP of the 3070 Ti is $599 which is $100 for than the non-Ti version. The price places this product in the good value card section for the US market. However, things are different for Nepal.

RTX 3070 is the new value-oriented graphics card for mainstream players. The RTX 3070 competes with the older RTX 2080 and puts itself as a 1440p gaming card. It is can play games at a 1920×1080 high frame rate with ease. This can also push 4K games in high settings. However many people are choosing this to play new titles on 1440p ultra-high presets. The RTX 3070 launch MSRP is $499 for Founder’s edition but the price in Nepal is much higher.

	RTX 3070 Ti	RTX 3070
Memory	8 GB GDDR6X	8 GB GDDR6
Bus Width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Cuda Cores	6144	5888
Core Frequency	1770 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	608.3 GB/s	448.0 GB/s

RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2070

The Super versions of cards are beefed up and improved versions. They come around the same price and also offer good benefits. As we are saying, the names might be similar, but the differences are quite substantial. As far as possible, buy the Super version of Nvidia products in this Turing family. The RTX 2070 Super is very powerful, and it is a top-end product. This can push games with Ray Tracing to very good FPS.

	RTX 2070 Super	RTX 2070
Memory	8 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR6
Bus Width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Cuda Cores	2560	2304
Core Frequency	1605 MHz	1410 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	448 GB/s	448 GB/s

RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3060

These two are actually upper-budget level cards for the USA market. However, due to unreasonable pricing practices in Nepal and other countries, both of these are in the mid-range market. RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti are cards meant for high setting 1080p gaming and 1440p gaming. The Ti model of 3060 is good in terms of CUDA cores and higher memory bandwidth but it has lesser video RAM.

	RTX 3060 Ti	RTX 3060
Memory	8 GB GDDR6	12 GB GDDR6
Bus Width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Cuda Cores	4864	3584
Core Frequency	1670 MHz	1780 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	360.0 GB/s

RTX 2060 Super and RTX 2060

The normal Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060, 1660, and 1660 Ti lie in the entry to the mid-level segment. But the RTX 2060 and 2060 Super lie in the mid to high range segment. This is because the RTX 2060 Super is about the same level as Geforce GTX 1070. The difference between RTX 2060 Super and normal 2060 is in every part. The super version has more memory, bandwidth, cores, and a higher clock. This means much better performance in every task. The RTX 2060 cards are very popular in the mid-range.

Many people use these for their performance they provide for the price. In the international or mainly the US market, it is very good. However, in Nepal, it is quite costly.

	RTX 2060 Super	RTX 2060
Memory	8 GB GDDR6	6 GB GDDR6
Bus Width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Cuda Cores	2176	1920
Core Clock	1470 MHz	1365 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	448 GB/s	336 GB/s

Geforce RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti

These are Ampere-based cards that are meant for budget series users. Nvidia currently has RTX 3050 for desktop users at $250 MSRP but in Nepal, they sell at very high prices. Similarly, RTX 3050 Ti is also an entry-level gaming GPU but it was initially launched for laptops or notebooks. These cards perform far better than older entry or 50 range products such as GTX 1050 or GTX 1650.

Specs	RTX 3050	RTX 3050 Ti
Memory	8 GB GDDR6	4 GB GDDR6
Bus Width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Bandwidth	224 GB/s	192 GB/s
Base Clock	1552 MHz	1222 MHz
Cuda Cores	2560	2560

GeForce GTX 1660 and GTX 1660 Ti

These are the famous top-budget range of video cards in the international market. In the USA, they have very good MSRP pricing and the value proposition is amazing. In Nepal, India, and other Asian markets, the price is higher. Despite the cost, these are taken as the best-value product. GTX 1660 is a 16 series card, and it can push lots of games to more than 60 fps in 1080p in mid-to-high settings. The 1660 Super version is the 16 series successor, and it comes with even better improvements. Then there is the GTX 1660 Ti which is the top-level card for the upper-budget segment. Let us see their differences.

Specs	GTX 1660	GTX 1660 Ti
Memory	6 GB GDDR5	6 GB GDDR6
Bus Width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Bandwidth	192 GB/s	288 GB/s
Base Clock	1530 MHz	1500 MHz
Cuda Cores	1408	1536

GeForce GTX 1650 Super and GTX 1650

The 1650 lineup is very popular in the entry-level market for its price and performance. These cards are the successor of the GTX 1050 series. These Turing based cards come with performance uplifts at the same price and give better 1080p performance in newer titles. It is a go-to option for many people in a budget build. We also like the GTX 1650 cards a lot for their price-to-performance ratio.

	GTX 1650 Super	GTX 1650
Memory	4 GB GDDR6	4 GB GDDR5/GDDR6
Bus Width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	128 GB/s/ 192 GB/s
Base Clock	1530 MHz	1485 MHz/1410 MHz
Cuda Cores	1280	896/896

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and GTX 1050

These are some of the best cards to buy in the market from the 10 series. Both of these GPUs can provide an exciting and respectable 1080p gaming experience. Players can get around 40-60 FPS at mid to high settings even with the latest titles. Our recommendation is GTX 1050 if you have less money, and Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050 Ti if you can afford it. We have used GTX 1050 Ti for 4K video editing in Premiere Pro and After Effects as well in our office.

The 1050 Ti can do excellent gaming. Its 4 GB VRAM is beneficial compared to the 2 GB VRAM of 1050. These days games demand higher video memory. So better to buy the model with higher memory to get all that frame buffer. We enjoyed playing Need For Speed Payback, Call of Duty: WWII, Battlefield 1, and Devil May Cry 5 on the GTX 1050 Ti.

	GTX 1050 Ti	GTX 1050
Memory	4 GB GDDR5	2 GB GDDR5
Bus Size	128 Bit	128 Bit
Bandwidth	112.1 GB/s	112.1 GB/s
Base Clock	1291 MHz	1354MHz
Cuda Cores	768	640

GeForce GT 1030

The Geforce 1030 is a very good option for gamers on a tight budget. This card can provide great 720p gaming and a decent 1080p gaming experience. It consumes less power and can be found in low profiles as well. It means we can use it for pre-built systems as well. This is a very good option for students and people who want a budget-oriented card that can really deliver good results. It can decode H.265 4K video smoothly and it supports up to 3 monitors. We recommend getting GT 1030 if you want good results for the least money. Below this, we don’t recommend anything for now.

Memory Size	2 GB GDDR5	2 GB SDDR4
Memory Bandwidth	48 GB/s	16.8 GB/s
Base Clock	1468 MHz	1379 MHz
Cuda Cores	384	384
Bus Width	64 Bit	64 Bit

GeForce GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti

These are legendary graphics cards that can still pull off great gaming. They can run almost all games in medium to high settings for 720p. You can enjoy smooth 4K playbacks, faster video rendering, and a pleasant gaming experience. These came in 2014, and they were a big hit. The GTX 750 Ti was king of mid-range, just like the 1050 Ti was when it came. Many people still use this to play many games at 720p. It can easily play games such as GTA V, Witcher 3, Dirt 3, and Call Of Duty Ghosts in low settings in 1366×768.

	GTX 750	GTX 750 Ti
Memory Size	1 GB GDDR5	2 GB GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth	80 GB/s	86.4 GB/s
Base Clock	1020 MHz	1020 MHz
Cuda Cores	512	640
Bus Width	128 Bit	128 Bit

GeForce GT 710 and GT 730

Both of these are from 2014, and they have different variants. It means they come in different memory sizes. There are differences in other capabilities as well. The Geforce 710 is a basic card just like GT 210 with few improvements. The 710 is a bit new, so it can be preferred instead of the 210. But the Nvidia Geforce 730 is a bit powerful in comparison.

Geforce GT 630 was the previous market leader in this segment. However, it has been completely replaced. The GT 730 is quite good and it can play games like Witches 2 at mid-setting. GTA IV and GTA V are also possible with low to mid settings. The GT 730 can also play Witcher 3 at low, medium settings with a good processor. There is a performance difference between different models with different memory. So be careful while choosing and buy the best as far as possible.

	GT 710	GT 730
Memory Size	1 GB / 2 GB DDR3	1 GB / 2 GB / 4 GB DDR3
Memory Bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	22.4 GB/s
Base Clock	954 MHz	700 MHz
Cuda Cores	192	384
Bus Width	64 Bit	128 Bit

GeForce GT 210

This was launched in 2009 and it is more than 10 years old. Just like the Core 2 Duo, it is still in circulation due to its price. I also used it in 2010 and played games such as Call of Duty MW3, Battlefield 3, and Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. It was quite decent for that time, but now it is quite old. If you just want a video card for monitor output or want multiple monitors. Then and only then do we advise you to buy this. Else it is not recommended.

For specifications, GT 210 has 1 GB DDR3 memory with a 64-bit bus. It has 16 Cuda cores, a 520 MHz core clock, and 6.4 GB/s bandwidth. These days onboard graphics or iGPU are better than this. The new Intel UHD and Iris graphics are much better than these old cards. So our advice is to stay away from GT 210 now.

Memory Size	512 MB/ 1 GB DDR3
Memory Bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
Base Clock	520 MHz
Cuda Cores	16
Bus Width	64 Bit

AMD Radeon R7 240

This is a card from 2013 and it is based on the Oland architecture. This is a low-powered graphics card from AMD meant for low-power computers, HD gaming at low settings, and home theater PC. These are quite fit for using multiple monitors and decoding 4K videos.

Memory Size	2 GB DDR3
Memory Bandwidth	28.80 GB/s
Base Clock	730 MHz
Stream Processors	320
Bus Width	128 Bit

AMD Radeon RX 550 and RX 560

The Radeon RX 550 is an entry-level graphics card from AMD, while the RX 560 is a mid-range one. These are quite different because their architecture is also different. Thus we get very different performance results in games. The 550 is cheaper and is a good choice for people on a tight budget.

	RX 550	RX 560
Architecture	Lexa	Polaris
Memory	2 GB GDDR5	4 GB GDDR5
Bus Width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Bandwidth	112 GB/s	112 GB/s
Base Clock	1100 MHz	1175 MHz
Stream Processors	512	1024

AMD Radeon RX 6400 and RX 6500XT

The Radeon RX 550 is an entry-level graphics card from AMD, while the RX 560 is a mid-range one. These are quite different because their architecture is also different. Thus we get very different performance results in games. The 550 is cheaper and is a good choice for people on a tight budget.

	RX 6400	RX 6500XT
Architecture	RDNA 2.0	RDNA 2.0
Memory	4 GB GDDR6	4 GB GDDR6
Bus Width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Bandwidth	128 GB/s	143.9 GB/s
Base Clock	1923 MHz	2310 MHz
Shading Units	768	1024

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Older and Popular Video Cards

People still buy older models because they can still get their work done with them. Some people just need a card to connect a monitor with HDMI. Some just buy for home media and entertainment setup. While some use them for setting up multiple monitors. Still, these products can give good performance for gaming in lower resolution. Therefore some old products are still in circulation.

1) Geforce GT 520: This is the next stop after GT 210. It has updated specs and better power. We managed to play Witcher 2 in low settings with this graphics card on our desktop. It looks just like the other entry-level cards in terms of design.

2) Geforce GT 610: It is a bit updated next-generation version of the GT 520. The performance is just a bit more than its predecessor. We actually suggest always getting the newer generation if possible.

3) Nvidia Geforce GTX 550 Ti: The 500 series of Nvidia was very popular in the market. This was a champion of 2011. It is also mid-level hardware but now it is obsolete. The GTX 550 Ti has 1 GB GDDR5 VRAM and 192 Cuda Cores. It is still selling on many Chinese websites with fake names and model numbers.

RTX vs GTX

The name RTX and GTX may sound similar but there are some basic differences. First of all the RTX series is the latest and GTX is series is old. The second major difference is the availability of Ray Tracing on the RTX series. The new RTX cards have new GDDR6X memory, Tensor cores, DLSS, and Ray tracing features, making them different from the GTX series. The performance is also better compared to the 20, 16, and 10 series predecessors.

The major focus of new-generation cards is ray tracing and the use of AI. DLSS is a new feature on the RTX series that uses which actually improves gaming performance. This is not available in older GTX products. Compared to the GTX series, the new RTX series offer AI features, tensor cores, and faster architecture.

Most people usually hear RTX and GTX but Nvidia actually has professional products as well. Anyone who needs to do workstation tasks such as CAD, CAE, and simulation should consider getting Nvidia Quadro because they are specially made for such work demands. GPGPU is available in Quadro series products for graphics computing.

Do read our article on PC building to pair the best PC for yourself. We don’t have an official Nvidia Tesla and Quadro supply in the Nepali market. Quadro is mostly purchased by placing an order according to Ocean Computer.

Use of Graphics Cards in Gaming, Editing, and Professional Work

The above-given list includes the latest list of the most powerful video cards in the Nepali market. These are flagship graphics cards from various companies in Nepal. They are very expensive and power-hungry. Mostly extreme gamers, streamers, video editors, photo editors, 3D animators, engineers, simulators, digital artists, FEM experts, CFD experts, and professionals buy these cards. All of these cards are actually gaming cards except for Quadro. The Quadro cards have ECC memory and higher FP64 performance while normal consumer cards have less FP64 performance. These days many people use these powerful cards for cryptocurrency-related works as well. So we can take these GPUs as the best graphics card for mining too.

MSI, Gigabyte, Asus, Zotac, PNY, and Inno3D are some of the popular vendors in Nepal. These companies have a lot of variants of the same card and they have different price tags as well. Usually, the variants differ in series, design, and cooling.

In our list, we have some of the best graphics cards for gaming in Nepal that come at a mid-range budget. Actually, many of the given graphics cards are mid-range according to USA price and their price in Nepal is very high. So we are ranking them according to their performance compared to other lower-end or entry-level budget cards. Many of these products are cheaper outside but in Nepal, we have to work with what we have got.

Analysis of graphics card price in Nepal? Why are video cards so expensive?

Almost everyone asks the reason why the graphics card price in Nepal is so high. This question is genuine and everyone asks. Nobody likes the highest cost. Not even the sellers and distributors. Firstly the landing cost is high for countries like Nepal and India. If the cost is unreasonably high, people don’t buy and start finding alternatives. Most people buy from foreign or have their friends buy it from abroad. This causes fewer sales in the Nepali market. As a result, companies, and retailers raise the MRP to make more profit as far as possible from each sale.

If a company can’t make a lot of profit from a large sales volume, it tries to make the most profit from the smaller sales volume it has. Thus the product gets expensive in certain regions. This is why electronics are cheaper in the USA and other European countries compared to Nepal and other Asian countries. Sometimes chip shortages, supply chain issues, and scalpers also add to this problem.

It is our understanding, and we got this idea from a few other market experts too. The distributors also tell that the price of these cards is marked higher by the company itself. Then comes import duty, transportation, distribution, taxes, margins, profits, and retail costs. So all of this causes graphics cards to be expensive.

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Hardware Requirements for Dedicated GPU

Compatibility is a big question for many people and we want to clarify a few things. At first, we should be clear that there is almost no such compatibility issue between a specific processor, motherboard, or graphics card. This means almost any graphic card works on any processor or board. For example, you can use an RTX 4090 with a first-generation Intel Core i3 as well. However, there is a big condition and that is performance. Graphics cards should work but performance is heavily impacted due to processor, power, features, and PCI Express limitation.

1) Power Supply

In this article, we have both budget GPU price in Nepal and power gaming cards as well. So we have to address the requirements for both. Some of the budget-oriented and entry-level graphics cards just take power from the motherboard’s PCI Express X16 slot and may not need an external power connector. However, some cards or powerful models like factory overclocked OC models from some manufacturers need an 8 Pin PCI power connector or more.

In the case of the new generation power-hungry gaming GPU, we need a lot of power. The cards can draw above 75 watts and go more than 500 watts as well. So we need more than one 8-pin PCI-E power connector or GPU power connector. Some cards can even demand 4 numbers of 8-pin PCI-E connectors. Some might even demand a new PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR or power supply. So do consider these facts on the power supply.

2) PCI Express (PCIe)

The graphics card is installed in a full-size PCI Express X16 slot. This slot has remained unchanged physically for a long time. Therefore any GPU can be installed but its real specification can hamper performance by a huge scale. The PCI express in the computer compatibility is dependent on the processor and motherboard. New generation boards with new processors have the latest version of PCI express hardware and chipset. Those are fast and they decide the speed you get from your GPU.

The processor has a limited number of PCIe lanes and the main x16 slot has 16 lanes which is the maximum in the consumer motherboard. So at first always put your graphics card in the top slot because the lower ones are mostly x8 or x4 slots and the performance can be hampered due to the lack of lanes or bandwidth.

Secondly, be sure that the PCI Express Gen is your graphics card. For example, the GTX 1050 Ti is a PCI Express Gen 3 card RTX 3050 is a PCI Express Gen 4 card. So there is a difference but not in sense of compatibility. You can actually use both of these cards in motherboards with any PCI Express generation. What I mean is that you can plug the RTX 3050 into an older board with PCI Express Gen 1 or you can plug the GTX 1050 Ti into a new board with PCI Express Gen 5 as well.

However, there is a case where putting a new card on a really old board can impact performance. Moreover just using a new card in the previous PCI express slot can also cause some performance penalties. But most of the time even the new generation card can’t saturate the bandwidth of the older generation PCIe slots.

There has been a case of AMD RX 6500 XT which has a PCI Express Gen 4 x4 bus interface which means it has 4 lanes instead of 16 like x16. Therefore to get the full performance you need to have PCI Express 4 motherboard. The PCIe Gen 4 x16 capacity is 32 GB/s while the PCIe Gen 3 x16 capacity is 16 GB/s. This means PCIe Gen 4 x4 capacity is 8 GB/s while the PCIe Gen 3 x4 capacity is 4 GB/s.

This is a big difference in power. If the RX 6500 XT had been x16 PCIe Gen 4, then older boards with PCIe Gen 3 would have been capable to do 16 GB/s and a card of that level wouldn’t saturate that so there won’t have been a performance difference. However, at x4 of PCIe 3.0, 4GB/s is critical. This was a very selected case but we need to be aware of these too.

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3) Processors

New, powerful, and faster processors have higher speeds to send data faster to the GPU while older processors can’t do that. The mismatch of power can cause CPU bottlenecks. Therefore we should be careful while pairing processors and graphical cards. We can run powerful and expensive gaming graphics cards in low-end processors. But during gaming sessions, we can see the difference in performance for powerful and entry-level processors. It is better to pair high-end processors with high-end graphics cards.

4) Smart Access Memory and Resizable BAR

These are a very new technology in the GPU industry. It is related to the processor and graphical cards. In the past, processors or CPUs could only access a small part or about 256 MB of VRAM which was a limitation. Now the Smart Access Memory (SAM) or AMD or Resizable BAR of Nvidia allows full access of memory to the processor. This provides speed and computational benefits to the system. This is not a requirement for graphics cards for it sure does help to achieve higher performance. For example, the new Intel ARC A770 benefitted more from the resizable bar.

Suggestion and Conclusion

We know that graphics card improves gaming performance, work performance, rendering speed, and video playback. It can also provide more outputs for different displays. In many tests, video editors have found that having a graphics card improves performance by a huge margin. If gaming is your primary goal, then we always recommend you invest in good graphics cards because only that can make a big difference.

For budget, some suggestions are GTX 1660 Ti and GTX 1660 Super for high frame rate superior 1080p and 1440p gaming. Similarly, our choice is GTX 1650 Super or GTX 1050 Ti for the best performance 1080p gaming. These work great on any type of system and provide superb value. Then there is RX 6400, RX 570, and RX 560 as well from AMD for 1080p gaming at high settings. Finally, GT 1030 is also a very good choice for budget consumers with less budget.

In the case of 8K gaming and 4K ultra settings at higher FPS, RTX 4090 is the choice. This is a super luxury and high end card with a lot of memory and power. RTX 3090 can also be used for performing highly demanding professional work.

For the 4K Gaming at high frame rates, there is RTX 4080, RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 3080, and RTX 2080 Ti. These are powerful products for people who want a superior level of raw performance. These graphics cards can provide higher performance for gaming and professional workloads.

In case you want to achieve decent 4K gaming and 1440p high frame rate gaming then there is RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 3070 Ti, RTX 3070, and RTX 2080 Super. For people who are into high refresh rate monitors and 1080p high FPS gaming, RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 2070 Super, and RTX 3060 are also great options.