What Are Graphics Card?
A graphics card is an expansion card that generates a feed of output images to a display device. Frequently, these are advertised as discrete or dedicated graphics cards, emphasizing the distinction between these and integrated graphics.
Below Are The Top Graphic Card Shops In South Africa
Where to buy a cheap graphics card in South Africa
Buying a new graphics card can be expensive, so we decided to compare GPUs from different manufacturers to determine which online store offers the best deals on AMD and Nvidia favorites.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 10-Series and Radeon RX-Series graphics cards were selected to deliver a balanced comparison across different performance and pricing brackets.
The following stores were included in the comparison:
Rebel Tech
Wootware
Evetech
Loot
Computers Only
Titan Ice
Below are the prices for various graphics cards across the different online stores.
| Graphics Card Pricing Comparison | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics Card | Rebel Tech | Wootware | Evetech | Loot | Computers Only | Titan Ice |
| Sapphire Radeon RX 480 Nitro 8GB | R4,390 | R4,421 | – | R4,818 | R4,999 | R4,949 |
| MSI Radeon RX 470 Gaming X 8GB | – | R4,971 | R3,999 | R4,524 | – | R4,499 |
| Asus Radeon RX 460 Strix 4GB | R2,517 | R2,530 | – | R2,646 | – | R2,799 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 G1 Gaming 2GB | R2,583 | R2,762 | – | R2,800 | – | R2,849 |
| Asus GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Expedition 4GB | R2,847 | R2,887 | – | R2,874 | R3,650 | R3,149 |
| MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X | R5,487 | R5,240 | R5,499 | – | R5,599 | R5,499 |
| Asus GeForce GTX 1070 Strix | R8,425 | R8,432 | – | R8,326 | R8,300 | R8,949 |
| Asus GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo | R10,561 | R10,795 | – | R10,685 | R11,600 | R11,299 |
| MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition | R12,999 | R13,834 | R13,499 | – | – | – |
Verdict
The majority of the card prices were all within several hundred rands of each other across the different stores, with only a few cases of price discrepancies large enough to make a buyer think twice.
Rebel Tech performed well in the comparison and is one of the cheapest places to buy a graphics card in South Africa.
Wootware and Evetech also offered the lowest prices on certain cards and were not far behind Rebel Tech on the remainder.
It should be noted that Evetech mainly stocks MSI graphics cards and does not list most Asus, Gigabyte, and Sapphire units.
Loot and Titan Ice had consistent prices only slightly higher than other stores across the comparison, while Computers Only listed the lowest price for a single product.
Where is the best place to buy graphics cards online?
Where to buy an Nvidia or AMD graphics card
Microcenter.
Best Buy.
Newegg (new graphic cards are sold through a daily lotto due to low stock)
Amazon (Nvidia, AMD)
Nvidia.
AMD.
Will graphics card prices drop?
We’ve been watching GPU prices fall since the start of the year, but the past few weeks suggest things could get a lot worse — for the graphics card manufacturers and GPU vendors, that is — in the near future.
GPU prices dropped 15% in May, and we’ve seen similar 10–15% drops each month for the past several months.
Are graphic cards still overpriced?
Are Graphics Cards Still Overpriced? Still, it is considerably higher than the retail price. Nvidia and AMD both started to produce GPU production increasing orders over the past few years, but graphics cards are significantly more expensive.