A Prime Day GPU deal can be a killer upgrade for an aging gaming PC and here are 11 of the best for less than $500 each

Gigabyte RX 6600 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 1,792 shaders | 2,491 MHz | $199.99 $179.99 at Newegg (save $20)
The RX 6600 is a quality 1080p GPU now that its price properly reflects its status. Not a dramatic discount for a card that fluctuates between $190 and $200, but worth considering all the same. PC gaming doesn't have to cost a fortune, you know?

RX 6600 price check:  Walmart $179.99 | Amazon $199.99 | Best Buy $199.99

ASRock Challenger Arc A750 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 3,584 shaders | 2,200 MHz boost | $199.99 $179.99 at Newegg (save $20)
The Intel discrete graphics cards have only gotten more relevant since their inauspicious launch. With successive driver releases increasing performance and now a significant price drop, the A750 is one of the most tempting budget GPUs around. 

Arc A750 price check: Walmart $179.99 | Amazon $179.99

Sapphire Pulse RX 6650 XT | 8 GB GDDR6 | 2,048 shaders | 2,635 MHz boost | $209.99 at Amazon
With stock of the RX 6600 XT starting to dwindle it seems like the faster RX 6650 XT is taking its place as one of the best budget GPUs around. It's an 8GB GPU, with effectively the same core specs as the RX 6600 XT, but with a little higher clock speed boost. We like the newer RX 7600 more, but it also costs a little more.

RX 6650 XT price check: Walmart $229.99 | Best Buy $219.99 | Newegg $219.99

Gigabyte RX 7600 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 2,048 shaders | 2,755 MHz | $279.99 $237.99 at Amazon (save $42)
As the budget baby of the RDNA 3 family, the RX 7600 faces a lot of competition. Not just from Intel and Nvidia, but from AMD's previous generation of cards too. At this price, though, it's quite a bit cheaper than the RX 6700 XT and in some games, it performs nearly as well. Not the most exciting of graphics cards, though.

RX 7600 price check: Newegg $249.99 | Walmart $254.99 | Best Buy $249.99

ASRock Challenger Arc A770 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 4,096 shaders | $279.99 $269.99 at Newegg (save $10)
You can score a whole heap of memory here for under $300. Admittedly, the rest of the Intel card isn't quite up to par with the competition from AMD and Nvidia in terms of consistency of performance. But if you need lots of memory for other reasons, this is the way to go.

A770 price check: Amazon $279.99 | Walmart $279.99

XFX Speedster QICK319 Radeon RX 6750 XT | 12 GB GDDR6 | 2,560 shaders | 2,600 MHz boost | $369.99 $289.99 at Best Buy (save $80)
Coming in at the same price as the plain ol' RX 6700 XT (which happens infrequently), this version comes with higher core and memory clocks. That generally makes for higher frame rates in games, though that does depend on what you're playing. It's worth a look, especially for all that speedy VRAM.

Price check: Newegg $339.99 | Amazon $299.99

XFX SPEEDSTER RX 6800 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 3,840 shaders | 2,190 MHz boost | $339.99 at Walmart
This graphic card was launched over three years ago but it's still very potent, especially if you're after ultra-high fps in 1080p shooter games. It has bags of VRAM on a wide memory bus, backed up with mountains of cache. Makes the 8GB GPUs look miserly in comparison.

RX 6800 price check: Amazon $349.99 | Newegg $339.99 | Best Buy $349.99

Powercolor Radeon RX 7700 XT | 12 GB GDDR6 | 3072 shaders | 2,584 MHz boost | $399.99 $369.99 at Newegg (save $30 with promo code FANDUA5672)
The Radeon RX 7700 XT might lose out to its bigger brother, but if you're building a system on a budget it still makes a great mid-range card for solid 1440p gaming. Use promo code FANDUA5672 for the full discount.

RX 7700 XT price check: Amazon $389.99 | Walmart $379.99

ASRock Challenger RX 7800 XT | 16 GB GDDR6 | 3,840 shaders | 2,475 MHz boost | $499.99 $469.99 at Newegg (save $30)
At this price point, the best card to get used to be the 6800 XT but these days we have deals like this one, where the newer 7800 XT has the same price tag. It's only a little bit faster than the card it's replaced, and admittedly it's pretty much at MSRP, but you're still getting a lotta GPU for the money. 

RX 7800 XT price check: Best Buy $479.99 | Walmart $479.99 | Amazon $469.99

PNY RTX 4060 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 3,072 shaders | 2,475 MHz | $299.99 $284.99 at Best Buy (save $5)
If you must have Ada Lovelace, Nvidia's latest gaming architecture, the cheapest way in is this RTX 4060. Faster than the RTX 3060 but the price suggests it should have been better. You do get the full DLSS 3.5 suite, though, and it's pretty decent at encoding video for streaming. Nevertheless, we prefer AMD's RX 7600 or last-gen RX 6700.

RTX 4060 price check: Walmart $299.99 | Amazon $299.99 | Newegg $293

MSI Ventus 2X RTX 4060 Ti | 8 GB GDDR6 | 4352 shaders | 2,550 MHz boost | $389.99 $344.99 at Newegg (save $45 with rebate card and promo code FANDUA5685)
The RTX 4060 Ti might have had a bit of a rocky reception with that 8GB of VRAM, but we found it performed very well in our review and it makes a very solid mid-range performer, particularly with the ability to take advantage of DLSS 3 and Frame Generation. This is a small twin-fan model that should still run cool and quiet and delivers a lot of gaming performance in a super-efficient fashion. Use promo code FANDUA5685 and the $20 rebate card for the full discount.

RTX 4060 Ti price check: Best Buy $374.99 | Amazon $369.99 | Walmart $389.99

Gigabyte RTX 4070 | 12 GB GDDR6X | 5,888 shaders | 2,565 MHz boost | $559.99 $499.99 at Newegg (save $60 with promo code FANDUA5762)
The RTX 4070 is a popular card and can be difficult to find at a discount, but it's important to remember that this price is cheaper than it was at launch. You're getting nearly RTX 3080 performance but with all those nice RTX 40 features. This Gigabyte model uses the traditional 8-pin PCIe power connector, rather than the new 12VHPWR one, which makes it far easier to install as an upgrade. Use promo code FANDUA5762 for the full discount.

RTX 4070 price check:  Best Buy $554.99 | Walmart $534.99 | Amazon $529.97