video card for watching videos

[Jim]

I have an Nvidia Geforce GT 520.  I can't spend more than $150, but 
would like to keep it lower if possible.

On 4/24/20 8:19 AM, Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> You haven't said what you want to spend, or what you currently have ?
>
> This link compares Nvidia vs AMD video cards and groups them in tiers 
> so you can see the counterparts
> https://www.logicalincrements.com/articles/graphicscardcomparison
> I prefer AMD, on the 580 vs 5600 I think the new draws less power and 
> is faster, if you can spend about $100 more
> this link compares the two
> https://www.gpucheck.com/compare/amd-radeon-rx-580-vs-amd-radeon-rx-5600-xt/intel-core-i7-7700k-4-20ghz-vs-intel-core-i7-8700k-3-70ghz/
>
> On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 4:18 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss 
> <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org 
> <mailto:plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>> wrote:
>
>     I'm looking for a new video card.  I'll use it mainly for watching
>     videos.  I'm looking for something that will play h265 video and
>     not bog
>     down my system.  What should I look for in a video card? thanks
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