New GPUs are coming out and there is a TON of confusion

ATI is rebranding their new cards, well just switching the numbers from 5xxx to 6xxx. It is crazy because it is already confusing trying to figure out if I want 58xxor 57xx or 47xx, and then there is NVIDIA with their 2xx or 4xx or 5xx.

Prices are the best way figure out what you might get out of the card. I have few advices for fellow confused friends, cpubenchmark.com has a section with GPU and their scores. Of course I did not forget about tomshardware, where you can find comparison charts and useful reviews. However, there are benefits to this confusion. The market will be saturated with tons of cards, and if you are not in the market for the best GPU performance-wise, you might be able to get some nice performing cards. If you are worried about investments, the 450, 460, and even 470 series have been getting cheaper day-by-day. I have snagged 450gts (nothing powerful) mainly used for high definition playback and occasional games, but when in the future if I feel like upgrading, I can just SLI (Nvidia) or crossfire (ATI) them for more power and cheaper price. In conclusion, I advise you to upgrade before the year is over. There are many good deals including Mail In Rebates, discounts, sales, etc.

Good Luck

-Dave