Best Graphics Cards To Buy Now June 2025 Best GPU graphics card prices continue to fall though high-end GPU prices remain a challenge we now have new mid-range and budget GPUs launching at affordable prices welcome back to PC Builder i’m Jason we’re going to take a look at the best graphics card to buy in June 2025.
From the best budget graphics card all the way up to the best 1440p graphics card and best 4K graphics card in 2025 and we’ll look at upcoming graphics card launches and sales so you can get the best value GPU. Right now if you get value out of this video please give it a like so it really helps out and of course subscribe for more cool PC content with that let’s jump into it.
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New GPU Launches: RTX 5060 & RX 9600 XT
New GPU launches in the lower mid-range segment we have the RTX 5060 8 GB along with the upcoming RX96XT 16 GB and 8 GB GPUs now the RTX 5060 8 gigabyte launched on May 19th at a $299 MSRP essentially unchanged from the RTX 4060 the RTX 5060 is 25% faster than the 4060 but that’s mostly because the 4060 used an inferior GPU die really should have been called the RTX 4050 but the 8 GB of VRAM on the RTX 5060 it essentially means it’s not going to run an increasing amount of titles at 1440p even 1080p launch volume appeared to be good for the RTX 5060.
Or maybe just demand was a lot lower and right now you can pick up a variety of models for around $300 to $320 meanwhile AMD announced the RX960 XT 16 GB and 8 GB versions for launch on June 5th for $349 for the 16 GB version $299 for the 8 GB version amd claims the RX960 XT 16 GB is slightly faster than the 560Ti 8 GB though at the time of filming we do not yet have third-party benchmarks that would be very impressive performance for a $350 GPU and be slightly faster than the RX700 XT 12 GB which you could pick up for $349 last fall but with access to FSR4 upscaling.
It’s an upgrade launch volume rumors point to it being pretty well supplied but like the RX970 XT launch I expect them all to sell out within the first hour or so so if you want one at MSRP I’d be ready on June 5th at 9:00 a.m eastern time for the 8 GB RX960 XT it is likely quite a bit faster than the 5068 GB but the limiting factor here is that 8 gigs of VRAM so just like the 5060 it is instantly in the F tier garbage bin of GPU value also in my opinion AMD should have called the 8 gigabyte version the RX960 not the XT and not followed Nvidia’s terribly deceptive naming scheme for the RTX 560 Ti amd just don’t do it.
AMD Radeon GPU Pricing Update
let’s jump into current GPU pricing for AMD Radeon GPUs note that the RX7000 series it’s largely sold out and likely will not be coming back rx970 XT and RX970 availability it’s been better than last month but still infrequent at anything approaching MSRP while we have seen several models like the Gigabyte Gaming OC the Asus Prime versions drop in at better prices around $720 we even had the ASRock Steel Legend 970 XT at $699 again briefly those listings usually only last for a couple hours.
At a time but in the past week we’ve seen them pop up just about every day in the morning at Newig before they go out of stock which does seem like stock is steadily increasing you can pick up an RX970 XT for as low as $699 with a combo deal at Newegg and even cheaper with some of the combo discounts while that’s great for system builders for those just looking for the GPU it’s been super frustrating as you either have to catch the $720 models when they do drop into stock or you have to pay closer to $800 even $850 US for a readily available in stock model similarly the RX970 nonXT can sometimes be had for as little as $649.
Like the Sapphire Pulse model now that’s still 18% over MSRP but often it sells closer to $679 or even $700 and that’s for models that are supposed to be MSRP like the Power Color Reaper 9070 not for the higherend overclocked models given how little is available below $600 US for GPUs the RX960 XT 16 GB launching at $349 will be a welcome addition especially if AMD can actually keep them in stock after the launch at anything near the MSRP meanwhile the only other AMD models that can still be found are the RX7600 XD 16 GB selling for a ridiculous $349 and the 8 GB RX7600 at $279 along with the longived budget staple RX6600 8 GB at $219
Nvidia RTX 50 Series Pricing Trends
moving over to the Nvidia RTX 50 series pricing and we do see some big changes you can finally pick up an RTX 5090 GPU for under $3,000 US in fact this morning one model dropped considerably more than that to just over $2,600 US still 32% over MSRP but is a massive drop from last month and overall it’s a good sign for the GPU market unfortunately the RTX 5080 prices it’s still stuck at just under $1,400 though we now have several models just below that $1,400 mark instead of just one but of course the 5080 remains stuck at 39% over MSRP by far the most over MSRP of any of the 50 series GPUs.
Mr bear last month the RTX 5070 Ti was kind of coming in and out of stock under $900 US similar to what’s happening right now with the RX970 XT but this month we now have several RTX 570 Ti models below $850 and as low as $824 now that’s still 10% above the MSRP but is a substantial price drop from last month as more GPUs come into stock in the US and this has been one of the more popular 50 series GPUs meanwhile the RTX 5070 12 GB price it’s been stubborn at just over $600 but we now see a larger amount of models available for that price it’s still 10% over its $549 MSRP but.
It’s also among the closest to actually reaching the MSRP meanwhile pricing on the RTX 560Ti 16 gigabyte was $479 down from 529 last month with the RX960XT 16 GB launching on June 5th I’m hopeful we’ll see price drops on the RTX 5060Ti 16 GB down to that $429 MSRP meanwhile after most of the MSRP models of the RTX 5060 sold out on launch day we do have some coming back into stock today at the $299 MSRP now that’s either because there’s a ton of supply of those things or demand is incredibly weak given how weak supply has been by Nvidia I suspect it’s the 8 GB of VRAM keeping buyers away
Intel ARC GPU Market Check
looking quickly at Intel GPU pricing and we do see another glimmer of good news not only have the ARC B580 12 GB and the ARC B570 10 GB held their pricing they are now continuously in stock now whether that’s due to increased supply or decreased demand it’s hard to tell but I’m hoping that competition drives these prices closer to their original MSRPs meanwhile budget gamers rejoice as the ARK A750 is back at $199 and I’ve even seen occasional listings of the ARK A580 around $180 though stock remains really thin.
Tariff Impact on GPU Supply
And of course it wouldn’t be a 2025 GPU market update without an update on Terrace one thing that might be having an impact on GPU prices right now is the gap between the initial liberation day tariff announcement and the exclusion of semiconductors from those tariffs about 2 weeks later basically companies held off shipping things during this period or they shipped them to other markets like Europe and Asia then they ramped back up after those tariffs were excluded on semiconductors now this shipment gap about two weeks it’s likely hitting GPU.
RTX 5070 Pricing & RTX 5060Ti Expectations
Its $549 MSRP but it’s also among the closest to actually reaching the MSRP meanwhile pricing on the RTX 560Ti 16 gigabyte was $479 down from 529 last month with the RX960XT 16 GB launching on June 5th I’m hopeful we’ll see price drops on the RTX 5060Ti 16 GB down to that $429 MSRP meanwhile after most of the MSRP models of the RTX 5060 sold out on launch day we do have some coming back into stock today at the $299 MSRP now that’s either because there’s a ton of supply of those things or demand is incredibly weak given how weak supply has been by Nvidia I suspect it’s the 8 GB of VRAM keeping buyers away.
Intel ARC GPU Market Update
Looking quickly at Intel GPU pricing and we do see another glimmer of good news not only have the ARC B580 12 GB and the ARC B570 10 GB held their pricing they are now continuously in stock now whether that’s due to increased supply or decreased demand it’s hard to tell but I’m hoping that competition drives these prices closer to their original MSRPs meanwhile budget gamers rejoice as the ARK A750 is back at $199 and I’ve even seen occasional listings of the ARK A580 around $180 though stock remains really thin.
Tariff Impact on GPU Supply Chain
And of course it wouldn’t be a 2025 GPU market update without an update on Terrace one thing that might be having an impact on GPU prices right now is the gap between the initial liberation day tariff announcement and the exclusion of semiconductors from those tariffs about 2 weeks later basically companies held off shipping things during this period or they shipped them to other markets like Europe and Asia then they ramped back up after those tariffs were excluded on semiconductors now this shipment gap about two weeks it’s likely hitting GPU availability about right now so it is possible that once we get through this kind of rough patch in the US GPU availability might increase quite a bit in mid to late June.
Best Graphics Cards Under $200 (June 2025)
All right let’s start off with the best graphics card under $200 in June 2025 well let’s call it around $200 US looking only at brand new models i will bring back the use section in a future episode i just wasn’t able to do it for this one the good news is that if you can find an RX A750 for $199 it isn’t a bad choice and it’s at least slightly faster than the RX6600 most of the time and quite a bit faster in some select titles now the trade-off here is that sometimes you’ll wait a little longer for a driver for a new release game so despite the slower performance those of you who just want it to work all the time should absolutely spend about $20 more and grab the RX6600 now whatever you do avoid the RTX 3058 gigabyte which is considerably slower and costs just as much and do not buy any of those 6 gigabyte trash GPUs.
Best Graphics Cards Under $300-$350 (June 2025)
Moving over to the best graphics card under $300 in June 2025 and I’m going to extend this a bit to $350 so you can also see where the 960 XT 16 GB model lands and the best GPUs from the lower bracket as well this is a rough price range and all these GPUs have drawbacks the 8 gigabyte GPUs including the upcoming 960 XT 8 gigabyte which I don’t have here but it should outperform the RTX 560 they’re all terrible buys i do want to like the ARC B580 12 GB but it does have a CPU overhead issue my advice here is to have at least a Ryzen 7600 or an i5 13600 K class of CPU for it maybe a 5700 X3D and it’s too expensive if the RX96 XT 16 GB exists around $350 the RV570 doesn’t offer any real value for only 20 bucks less and we lose 2 gigs of VRAM the 7600 XT 16 GB is just too expensive for the performance.
Final Recommendation: RX 9600 XT 16GB
My advice here either grab an Arc B580 for 299 or find an extra 50 bucks and get the RX 96 XT 16 GB which by my projections is going to be 30% faster than the 5060 with 16 gigs of VRAM remember these are projections for the 960 XT.
Best GPU Under $500 (June 2025)
If performance deviates significantly from what I’m showing here all right let’s move over to the best GPU under $500 US now I’ve also left in the ARC 580 so you can see the performance difference here but I have left off the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB GPU because it is total trash at nearly $400 so just don’t buy it so right now you can either spend $479 to get the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB that isn’t terrible if the RX960X 16 GB were like to sell out or be out of stock or something but honestly unless the 960 XD 16 GB falls completely flat on its face in terms of performance or there’s some horrible flaw with it.
That’s discovered in reviews it is hard to see why you would pick anything else in this price range now we did a best RX960 XT PC build video that you can check out and we were able to get those great builds starting at only $750 for an insane level of performance of course if the 5060 Ti 16 GB price were to fall closer to its MSRP around $429 the 960X were to sell above its MSRP of $3.49 then maybe I consider it but otherwise I’d spend that money elsewhere.
Best GPU Under $700 (1440p Gaming)
All right getting the best GPU under $700 US and these are really the best 1440p GPUs in the mid-range right now given the current pricing i know some will be tempted by the RTX 5070 12 GB that is only about $120 more than the 560 Ti 16 GB but it is quite a bit faster at 1440p but for $650 right now again if you can find them in stock which at the time of filming they are actually in stock the RX970 nonXT 16 GB model it’s a huge step up at $649 and you do get 16 gigs of VRAM
As well if you do decide to go with the RTX 570 I don’t think it’s a bad purchase and as long as you aren’t expecting like super high-end ray tracing at 1440p which you shouldn’t because it’s only got 12 gigabytes of VRAM then I think you’ll overall be happy with this buy will the RTX 570 be relevant for ultra to high details at 1440p in every single new release AAA title in the future that does remain a question with 12 gigs of VRAM that’s why I do lean closer to the 9070 on this but again 9070 is more expensive so if you want the 5070 go ahead and grab it.
Best GPU Under $1000 (Premium Tier)
All right let’s take a look at the best graphics card under $1,000 in June 2025 really between $700 and $1,000 now this is essentially a showdown between the RTX 570 Ti 16 GB versus the RX970 XT 16 GB at over $100 difference my personal opinion grab the RX970 XT 16 GB use that money on something else knowing the rasterization performance is within about 5% and FSR4 is very good and AMD does appear to be accelerating game adoption for it but it’s contingent on picking up either a combo with the RX970 XT to get the lower price or snagging one on a restock drop which can be a pain
So I wouldn’t fault anybody for picking up the RTX 5070Ti it’s a great GPU and the price is significantly improved down to $825 as long as that price holds and of course doesn’t go back up to over $900 if the cheaper models do sell out again of course DLSS4 is also fantastic and has wider support right now to me the 5070Ti it’s the true 80class GPU of the 50 series the same thing went for the RTX 4070Ti Super last generation.
Ultimate High-End GPU: RTX 5090
All right moving over to the best GPU 2025 in June for any price really it comes down to whether or not you want to buy the RTX5090 the price it’s way better than it was last month at least if you can pick up one for about $2,600 for that price you get about 50% more performance and we are talking about another level that seems unlikely to be Eclipse until we get an RTX 6090 in a couple years from now that’s if Nvidia is still making gaming GPUs by then seeing as how much money they’re making on AI right now i just can’t make an argument for the RTX 5080 it’s roughly 15% more performance for almost double the price of the RX970 XT just seems kind of silly and most folks probably could not tell the difference between the two in a blind gaming test so in my opinion even if you must have Nvidia it’s either the RTX 570Ti or the RX970 XT or you go all the way to the RTX 5090.
Buy Now or Wait? Market Outlook
Okay let’s play everyone’s favorite game should you buy now or should you wait well outside the US in most of the world many of these GPUs are fully in stock and they’re at MSRP sometimes even below MSRP in the US GPUs have been under supplied and prices remain significantly above MSRP for most models those seem to be connected as a lot of GPU supply initially bound for the US market was diverted to other markets due to the trade war but with the exclusion of semiconductors from tariffs I do expect GPU shipments to the US to start to normalize and prices to start to creep down but that’s mostly on the higher end of the market for those looking for a mid-range or mainstream
GPU like the RX96 XT 16 GB at MSRP I would certainly be ready to buy one on June 5th at 9:00 a.m eastern time those looking at price points in between I’m not sure how much cheaper the 570 is going to get in the medium term and we all know that waiting can be a major headache as well of course if you’re building a brand new system we recently went over that 2025 is a great time to build a PC as prices for literally every other component are at historic lows so much so that it makes up for spending more on the GPU right now so if you’re building a new system from scratch I’d pull the trigger right now.
FAQs: Best Graphics Cards to Buy in June 2025
Q1: What’s the best GPU under $200?
A:
*”The good news is that if you can find an RX A750 for $199 it isn’t a bad choice… slightly faster than the RX6600 most of the time. The trade-off: sometimes you’ll wait longer for new game drivers. Despite slower performance, those who want it to work all the time should spend ~$20 more for the RX6600. Avoid the RTX 3050 8GB (slower, same price) and all 6GB ‘trash GPUs.'”*
Q2: Should I buy an 8GB GPU like the RTX 5060 or RX 9600 XT 8GB?
A:
*”The 8GB GPUs […] are all terrible buys. Just like the RTX 5060, [they’re] instantly in the F-tier garbage bin of GPU value.”*
Why? Limited VRAM struggles at 1440p (and even 1080p in newer games).
Q3: What’s the best GPU in the $300–$350 range?
A:
“Either grab an Arc B580 for $299 or find an extra $50 for the RX 9600 XT 16GB (projected 30% faster than RTX 5060 with 16GB VRAM). Avoid the RX 7600 XT 16GB ($349 – too expensive) and RV570 (loses 2GB VRAM for only $20 less).”
Q4: Is the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB worth $479?
A:
*”Unless the RX 9600 XT 16GB falls flat performance-wise or has a major flaw, it’s hard to see why you’d pick anything else. If the 5060 Ti 16GB drops to $429 MSRP and the 9600 XT sells above $349, maybe consider it. Otherwise, spend that money elsewhere.”*
Avoid: RTX 5060 Ti 8GB – “total trash at nearly $400.”
Q5: Best GPU under $700 for 1440p gaming?
A:
*”The RX 9700 non-XT 16GB ($649) is a huge step up. The RTX 5070 12GB ($650) is faster but has only 12GB VRAM – questionable for future 1440p AAA titles. If you buy the 5070, don’t expect high-end ray tracing. Lean toward the 9700 if budget allows.”*
Q6: RTX 5070 Ti ($825) vs. RX 9700 XT ($699–$720): Which to choose?
A:
*”Grab the RX 9700 XT 16GB – use the $100+ savings elsewhere. Raster performance is within ~5%, FSR4 is excellent, and AMD is accelerating game adoption. But if you find a 5070 Ti combo deal or restock at $825, it’s a great GPU (true ’80-class’ performance) with wider DLSS4 support.”*
Q7: Is the RTX 5090 worth $2,600?
A:
*”For $2,600 (down from >$3,000), you get ~50% more performance – unlikely to be eclipsed until RTX 6090. The RTX 5080 is not recommended: 15% more performance for nearly double the RX 9700 XT’s price. If you need Nvidia, choose RTX 5070 Ti, RX 9700 XT, or go all-in on the 5090.”*
Q8: Should I buy now or wait for price drops?
A:
*”Outside the US, GPUs are often at/below MSRP. In the US, tariffs diverted supply, keeping prices high. With tariffs now excluded, expect shipments to normalize and prices to creep down (especially high-end). For mid-range GPUs like RX 9600 XT 16GB ($349 MSRP), buy at launch (June 5, 9 AM ET). If building a full system, pull the trigger now – other components are at historic lows.”*
Q9: How did tariffs affect GPU prices?
A:
*”A 2-week gap between tariff announcements and semiconductor exemptions caused companies to halt US shipments (diverting to Europe/Asia). This shipment gap is likely hurting US availability now. Expect improved supply by mid-to-late June.”*
Q10: Where can I find GPU deals?
A:
*”All GPUs discussed are linked in the video description, including combo deals (e.g., RX 9700 XT as low as $699 with combos). Check pricing/availability in your market!”*
Conclusion & Resources
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