Picking a graphics card is mostly a question of what you are driving. The resolution and refresh rate of your monitor decide how much work the card has to do every second, and that matters far more than where a card sits in a product line.
Start with your monitor, not the card
A card that is overkill for your screen simply renders frames the display cannot show. If you play at 1080p on a 144Hz panel, the goal is holding a high frame rate in the games you actually play, not the largest number of gigabytes you can afford.
- 1080p: a mid-range card is usually plenty, and the money is better spent on a faster panel
- 1440p: the sweet spot for most builds, and where a step up in GPU pays off visibly
- 4K: demanding, and the one case where the top tier genuinely earns its price
Check the practical constraints
More builds are ruined by physical fit than by choosing the wrong model.
- Length: measure the space in your case before ordering, not after
- Power: check the recommended supply wattage and the connectors your PSU actually has
- Slots: a thick card can cover the slot beneath it
- Outputs: confirm the card has the connector your monitor uses, at the refresh rate you want
Do not forget the rest of the machine
A fast card behind an older processor will be held back at lower resolutions, where the CPU does proportionally more of the work. If you are upgrading a machine that is several years old, it is worth considering the platform as a whole rather than the card alone.
If you are unsure what fits your build, bring the specification to us or send it over on WhatsApp and we will tell you honestly whether an upgrade is worth it.
Graphics cards in stock at Coreflux
Most cards we stock are NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series:
- 1080p and 1440p: GIGABYTE RTX 5060 Ti EAGLE OC 8G or, for more memory, the RTX 5060 Ti AERO OC 16G
- High-refresh 1440p: GIGABYTE RTX 5070 Ti GAMING OC 16G
- 4K: GIGABYTE RTX 5080 WINDFORCE OC SFF 16G or the RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC 32GB
See the full range in graphics cards, and check the motherboard guide if you are building a new PC.
Frequently asked questions
Which graphics card do I need for 1440p gaming?
An RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is a sensible starting point for 1440p at medium-to-high settings; an RTX 5070 Ti suits high refresh rates at 1440p.
Will a new graphics card fit my PC?
Check three things: your power supply's wattage and connectors, the card's length against your case, and a free PCIe x16 slot. Each card's product page lists its size and power needs.