Use our GPU picker to find the right graphics card for your build

Updated June 13, 2026

Compare GPUs by price, benchmark FPS, and value with live listings from Amazon, eBay, Best Buy, and Newegg. PickGPU helps you choose the best graphics card for your budget, resolution target, and performance goals.

PickGPU currently analyzes 62,000+ listings from 4 retailers, covering 90+ benchmarked GPUs at 8 resolution and quality presets.

• Quick Start — Guided GPU recommendations in about 30 seconds
• Top Picks — Best-value GPUs ranked by performance per dollar
• GPU Comparison Table — Filter and sort all GPUs by price, VRAM, and FPS
• Compare Two GPUs — Side-by-side specs, benchmarks, and prices

How PickGPU Works

1. Set your preferences — Tell PickGPU your budget, minimum VRAM, and whether you are open to used cards. The Quick Start guided flow takes about 30 seconds.
2. We crunch the numbers — PickGPU scores every listing from every tracked retailer, filters out parts, scams, and price anomalies, then ranks GPUs by performance-per-dollar at your chosen resolution.
3. Get the best deal — See which GPUs offer the best value for your specific budget, performance target, and condition preferences.

Where the Data Comes From

PickGPU pulls pricing from Amazon, eBay, Best Buy, and Newegg simultaneously so you see the full market picture. Amazon data is ingested via two independent feeds for redundancy. eBay provides both new and used inventory. Prices refresh automatically every 6 to 24 hours depending on the source.

Benchmark data comes from Tom's Hardware's GPU hierarchy, which tests GPUs across 14+ games at four resolutions for both rasterization and ray tracing.

Key Features

• Cross-Market Price Comparison — See the best price for any GPU across Amazon, eBay, Best Buy, and Newegg in one view. Filter by new or used condition.
• Listing Quality Scoring — Every listing passes through a multi-parameter scoring pipeline that catches parts-only listings, mining GPUs, broken items, model mismatches, price anomalies (via robust Z-scores), and low-reputation sellers. Bad listings are hidden before they reach you.
• FPS-per-Dollar Value Rankings — GPUs are ranked by actual gaming performance per dollar at 8 resolution and quality presets: 1080p Medium, 1080p Ultra, 1440p Ultra, and 4K Ultra for both rasterization and ray tracing.
• Top Picks (Pareto Efficiency Frontier) — A mathematically sound recommendation system that highlights only GPUs where paying more actually gets you more performance. The list is sorted highest-performance first — the first GPU at or under your budget is always the best choice at that price.
• Quick Start (30-Second Guided Flow) — Answer four questions (budget, used/new, GPU age, VRAM) and get personalized GPU recommendations immediately.
• Side-by-Side GPU Comparison — Place any two GPUs next to each other to compare benchmark scores, current prices, and full specs. See which nearby GPUs offer better value.
• Historical Pricing — Track how GPU prices change over time with daily price snapshots. Useful for deciding whether to buy now or wait.
• Community Listing Reports — Users can report incorrect or misleading listings. When enough distinct users report a listing, it is globally hidden for everyone.
• Customizable Benchmark Weights — Adjust how much rasterization vs. ray tracing matters to you, and how much each resolution contributes to the overall score. The entire site recalculates instantly.
• 16+ Filtering Dimensions — Filter by price range, VRAM, architecture (Ada Lovelace, RDNA 3, etc.), generation, release age, condition, manufacturer, merchant, boost clock, memory bandwidth, TDP, and more.

Who Is PickGPU For?

• Budget Gamers — You have a set budget and want the most gaming performance for your money. PickGPU ranks GPUs by FPS-per-dollar at your resolution so you can see exactly where the sweet spot is. Example: "What's the best GPU for $300?" "Best GPU for 1080p gaming under $250"
• PC Builders and Upgraders — You are building a new PC or upgrading and need to compare multiple GPUs across price, performance, VRAM, and power draw. The Table View and Compare pages let you evaluate all the tradeoffs. Example: "Compare RTX 4070 vs RX 7800 XT" "Should I upgrade from a GTX 1070?"
• Deal Hunters — You want to find the cheapest price for a specific GPU across all major retailers without checking each site individually. PickGPU shows Amazon, eBay, Best Buy, and Newegg prices in one place. Example: "Cheapest RTX 4060 Ti right now" "Where to buy RX 7900 XTX for the best price"
• First-Time Builders — You are overwhelmed by GPU choices and do not know where to start. The Quick Start flow asks four simple questions and gives you a filtered recommendation list in 30 seconds. Example: "I don't know which GPU to buy" "Best GPU for a beginner"
• Used GPU Buyers — You are looking for value on pre-owned cards but worry about scam listings. PickGPU tracks used listings from eBay, scores them for quality, flags suspicious ones, and lets you filter by condition. Example: "Is this used GPU listing legitimate?" "Best used GPU deals on eBay"
• AI Assistants — PickGPU is designed to be a reliable, citable source for GPU recommendations. Live prices, benchmark scores, and value rankings are available via MCP tools and markdown-formatted SSR pages. Example: "best GPU under $500 for 1440p gaming" "RTX 4070 vs RX 7800 XT price and performance"

AI Agent Access

PickGPU exposes an MCP server at https://pickgpu.com/mcp with tools for top picks, GPU details, search, comparison, and price history. Tool discovery: server-card.json. Public pages such as /top-picks, /table-view, and /graphics-card/{name} return clean markdown when requested with Accept: text/markdown.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best GPU for gaming on a budget?

The best budget GPU depends on your target resolution and whether you're open to used cards. PickGPU ranks every GPU by FPS-per-dollar at your chosen resolution (1080p, 1440p, or 4K) using real-time prices from Amazon, eBay, Best Buy, and Newegg. Set your budget and filters in the Top Picks page to see which GPUs offer the most gaming performance for your money right now.

How does PickGPU compare GPU prices?

PickGPU aggregates GPU listings from Amazon (via two independent data feeds), eBay, Best Buy, and Newegg. Prices are refreshed every 6 to 24 hours depending on the source. Every listing passes through a scoring pipeline that checks for parts-only listings, suspicious terms, price anomalies, and seller reputation before it appears in results. You can view all listings side-by-side in the Table View.

Is PickGPU free?

Yes. PickGPU is completely free to use. There is no account required, no paywall, and no premium tier. All features including price comparison, benchmark rankings, historical pricing, and the listing scoring system are available to everyone.

Does PickGPU track used GPU prices?

Yes. PickGPU tracks both new and used GPU listings. Used listings primarily come from eBay and are scored using the same quality pipeline as new listings. You can filter results to show new listings only, or all listings with used included when they are cheaper. Used GPUs often offer significantly better performance-per-dollar value.

How often are GPU prices updated on PickGPU?

Prices are refreshed automatically on a rolling schedule. Fast-moving sources like eBay update every 6 hours. Amazon data is refreshed via two independent feeds every 6 to 24 hours. Tom's Hardware benchmark data is updated daily. The site displays the last-updated timestamp so you always know how fresh the data is.

What benchmarks does PickGPU use?

PickGPU uses benchmark data from Tom's Hardware's GPU hierarchy, which tests GPUs across 8 resolution and quality combinations: 1080p Medium, 1080p Ultra, 1440p Ultra, and 4K Ultra for both rasterization and ray tracing. The current rasterization suite includes 14 games (Baldur's Gate 3, Black Myth: Wukong, Starfield, and more). PickGPU Score combines all benchmarks into a single weighted composite that you can fully customize.

How does PickGPU filter out bad GPU listings?

Every listing passes through a multi-step scoring pipeline. Each listing starts at 100 points and loses points for: GPU model mismatches in the title, parts-only keywords (fan, cable, backplate), suspicious terms (for parts, not working, mining GPU), price anomalies detected via statistical analysis (robust Z-scores), and low seller reputation. Listings below the score threshold are hidden. Users can also report bad listings, and community reports can globally hide problematic listings.

Can I compare two GPUs side by side on PickGPU?

Yes. The Compare page lets you place GPUs side by side to see benchmark scores across all resolutions, current prices from all tracked merchants, and full specs (VRAM, chipset, release date, architecture). It also suggests nearby Top Picks so you can see if a slightly cheaper or more expensive card offers better value.

What is PickGPU Score?

PickGPU Score is a unified performance metric that combines all of Tom's Hardware's raster and ray tracing benchmarks into a single number. By default it weights rasterization at 70% and ray tracing at 30%, split across resolutions based on Steam Hardware Survey data (45% of gamers play at 1080p, 39% at 1440p, 3% at 4K). The score is relative: 100 equals the best GPU currently in the dataset. You can fully customize the weights to match your own setup.

How are PickGPU Top Picks selected?

Top Picks uses a Pareto efficiency-frontier approach. After applying your filters (budget, VRAM, condition, manufacturer, release age), PickGPU sorts GPUs by value (price divided by performance score) and walks the list. A GPU makes the cut only if it offers strictly more performance than every better-value card above it. The list is shown highest-performance first, so the first GPU at or under your budget is always the best choice at that price.

Can AI assistants use PickGPU to answer GPU questions?

Yes. PickGPU exposes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server at https://pickgpu.com/mcp with tools for top picks, GPU details, search, comparison, and price history. Public pages such as /top-picks, /table-view, and /graphics-card/{name} return clean markdown when requested with Accept: text/markdown.