Up For Debate - Which Graphics Card Made the Biggest Impact of All Time?
A discussion on which is the best graphics card is largely futile - the raw performance of a GPU comes down to sheer numbers. The biggest and the most expensive will always be the best, even if it isn’t necessarily the wisest purchase. But what about the graphics cards that proved the most disruptive to the PC gaming industry? Graphics processing legends that offered unparalleled price to performance, shifted tens of millions of units, and heralded in an all-new era of graphics card tech. It’s time to celebrate the graphics card heroes. I’ll proffer a few of my favourites to get things going, but please share some of your favourites down in the comments section below! Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX An undisputed giant, the GeForce 8800 GTX was arguably the most enduring graphics card ever made. Up until a couple of years ago it was still pretty common to see these in GD builds, roughly a decade after its 2006 launch. The GeForce 8800 GTX was a beast, ushering in DirectX 10 and last...