Your GPU history tree and potential next card

[Trick]

More or less how I started (though C64 -> A500 -> A1200). As amazing as some GPUs have been since I got into PCs in the mid-90s, I think the original A500 chipset is still (in my mind) the graphics that were most ahead of their time.

yup, the ST and then the Amiga were the stuff a kid dreamed about in the late eighties. I was also bowled over by the Acorn Archimedes (especially the A3000 in ‘89) and it’s Lander demo in 1987.

As amazing as later Amiga games plus the MD and SNES were, I don’t think I was quite as wowed again until I saw Ridge Racer on the PS1 in 1995 and then GLQuake and Tomb Raider running on a Voodoo1 in early 1997.

 

[Hades]

More or less how I started (though C64 -> A500 -> A1200). As amazing as some GPUs have been since I got into PCs in the mid-90s, I think the original A500 chipset is still (in my mind) the graphics that were most ahead of their time.

Same here although mine went VIC20 -> C64 -> A500 -> A1200

 

[ZXSpekky48k]

Vic 20 - radar rat race FTW! 48k spectrum -> A500 Amiga -> pcs - after desperately eyeing up X-Wing which totally lived up to expectations

 

[dvinell]

Vic20
C64
C128
C128D
Olivetti 286
HiGrade 386
NoName 486 - Matrox Millenium
Some sort of Pentium - 3dFX Voodoo card
i7-3820 - NVidia GTX 670
i7-3820 - AMD Radeon HD7990
i9-10850k - Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 6800
i9-10850k - Asus TUF OC Gaming AMD Radeon 6900 XT (died within 14 days)
i9-10850k - XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT Merc319 Black Limited Edition

 

[Alan McFall]

ATI - card remember which
+Vodoo
Voodoo 2
Geforce2 MX220
Geforce 4600 TI
7800 GTX
8800 GTS- 640
6870
7870
7950
GTX 970
3060 TI

Future card = best price/performance available

 

[Tripnologist]

GeForce 2 Pro
GeForce 4 Ti 4600
GeForce 6800 Ultra
GeForce 8800 GTX
Radeon 5850
GTX 670
GTX 980 Ti
RTX 3090

 

[nutsnut]

Radeon 3650
Radeon 4970
Nvidia GTX260
Nvidia GTX460 SLI
AMD 7970
AMD7970 Xfire
Nvidia GTX1070
AMD Vega64
AMD 5700XT
AMD 6800XT

Don't know what is next, but i have no allegiances to either manufacture.

 

[philmo]

ZX80 (with 16k ram pack)
ZX81 - also with oh so important ram pack
C64
C128
Amiga
1991 486 pc (can’t recall spec)
3 more PC’s most recent i5-3570k & GTX670 (updated to GTX 1660 super)
Now about to build i5-12600k with new GPU when /if pricing reality bites or I don’t for once miss a 3070 on Telegram.

 

[timread]

Pre-PC era 1990s:
ZX Spectrum 48k
ZX Spectrum +3
Apple Mac Color Classic
PC era:
1997 - 2D card + 3dfx Voodoo
1998 - Matrox + 3dfx Voodoo 2
2000 - Creative 3D Blaster Annihilator Pro GeForce DDR
2003 - ATI Radeon 9500 Pro
2005 - Nvidia 6800GT
2007 - BFG 8800GTS OC2
2008 - BFG 9800GT OC 1GB (warranty replacement for 8800GTS)
2012 - Gigabyte GTX 670 Windforce 3X
2019 - Gigabyte GTX 1660Ti Windforce OC
2022 - Sapphire Radeon RX6600

I'll wait for the dust to settle in the next year or two before I upgrade the RX6600. No particular allegiance to Nvidia or AMD and I'm interested if Intel's Arc and future GPUs will shake up the market. Buying the RX6600 was the best option in the current market to pass on my GTX1660Ti for use in my son's i5 2500K/P8Z68V-ProGen3 gaming PC, which is currently running the GTX670 and showing its age.

 

[welshrat]

ATARI 800XL
Amiga 500
Amiga 1200
3DFX Voodoo 3
NVIDIA MX400
HUUUUGGGGGE BREAK With PS2 and PS3
NVIDIA GTX560ti
NVIDIA GTX570
NVIDIA GTX670
AMD RX7950
AMD RX290
NVIDIA GTX970
AMD RX 480
AMD VEGA 56
AMD RX6800

Next Card most likely AMD !!

 

[PeegeeTips]

Matrox G200 / 3DFX Voodoo 2 8MB (technically the folks PC)
Geforce 3
GeForce 6600 GT
GeForce 7800 GT
GeForce 7950 GT (passive)
GeForce 9800 GX2
Radeon HD 5870 (Sapphire 2GB)
Radeon HD 7970 (MSI Lightning)
Radeon RX Vega 64
Radeon RX 6800 XT

 

[NinjaCool]

Pre PC:
Sega Master System+
Commodore C64 (Bought far later into the PC age)
Amiga 500 1MB (Batman Pack)
Amiga 1200 4MB (Magic Pack)
Amiga CD32 (Expanded with 8MB, HD, Diskdrive)

PC:
S3 Trio32 1MB (Was in my first PC in 1996)
3dfx Voodoo Graphics 4MB
3dfx Voodoo Banshee 16MB
3dfx Voodoo 3 2000 16MB
Geforce 3 Ti200 64MB
GeForce 4 MX440 SE 64MB (For parents PC)
Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB
Radeon X800XT 256MB (IceQII cooler)
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB OC
Radeon 4770 512MB (2x CrossFire)
GeForce GTX 670 2GB OC
Geforce GTX 1070 8GB OC
Geforce RTX 3070Ti 8GB

Next card will likely be my first none monolithic GPU, so a Multi-Chip-Module (MCM)-based GPU from either AMD or Nvidia.

 

[bris]

Pre PC my gaming days go all the way back to pong.

had every console and handheld device ever produced, just wish I kept all the early ones with some of the games I had because they are now worth a fortune.

 

[LaurenceGough]

EVGA Nvidia Geforce GTX 650 Ti Boost SC 2GB >
Asus STRIX GTX 960 2GB >
Now looking for anything with 8GB of RAM or more of around RTX 3070 speed/wattage (Intel, AMD or Nvidia) that is at RRP or below (RTX series been out some time now!).

I am never one to overpay for something so I will just wait and enjoy other hobbies. Shame my 5800X and other new CPU parts are severely bottlenecked...

 

[mcast123]

2007 GTS 8800
2014 GTX 970
2021 RTX 3070
2028 ? 9070

 

[ChocAndGray]

I currently have a 3090. My last PC before I sold it and went to consoles was an 8700k 1080Ti build.

My next card is likely going to be whatever flagship Nvidia produce unless AMD really turn it around. I just think Nvidia are far too strong compared to Intel and CPU's.

 

[Devrij]

I really can't remember that far back, but I'll have a go

Amd 3580
4850
5850
6950 xfire
R290 xfire
980ti
3080

And I am not even thinking next card yet. The market is insane now so I'll give this card another couple years.

 

[Darujhistan]

580
v56
3060Ti
6700XT

6700XT ended up costing me virtually nothing after selling 3060ti. When factoring in V56 sale, i've had a free upgrade + a little on top, so I've made out like a bandit this gen.

This Sapphire card is great and i'm keeping it for as long as I can, going to get as much life out of AM4 as I possibly can, going to upgrade CPU next, 5600X or 5800X - if PC gaming continues down the path it is on, then I'm out, I'll keep system together to run old games, Grand Strategy games, MMO's etc and buy a console.

I won't be able to turn the GPU market in my favour again, so I'm going to make the most out of the free upgrade. Normally I would be going to AM5 next Autumn - but nah...I'm keeping my money.

 

[CuriousTomCat]

BInatone Pong console
ZX Spectrum +2 128k
Sega Master System
Super Nintendo
Amiga A1200
Sega Mega Drive
Xbox

3DFX Voodoo 2
Nvidia TNT2
Geforce2 MX
Radeon 9500 (softmoded to 9700)
Radeon 5770
Vega 56
Radeon 5850

Next card will probably be a Radeon 6600 or Intel Arc

 

[Yaayuh!]

Voodoo 3 3000
nVidia GeForce 256 DDR
Voodoo 5 5500
ATi Radeon 9600
nVidia FX5*** (forget which)
nVidia 6600GT
nVidia 9300GT
ATi HD3870 (Sapphire Atomic HD3870)
ATi HD4870 (Palit HD 4870 Sonic Dual)
nVidia GTX470
nVidia GTX580 (ASUS Matrix Platinum)
AMD 7970 (ASUS Matrix Platinum)
AMD 7970 2x (ASUS Matrix Platinum in Crossfire)
nVidia GTX690
nVidia GTX980Ti
nVidia GTX1080Ti
nVidia RTX3080


Updated as I stumbled upon a picture of an old PC and noticed the GPU was the the Palit Sonic Dual version of the 4870 good times.