Soleron on 11 July 2008
| Card name | Lowest price | Performance | Performance/$ |
| Geforce 8800GT | $129 | 56.9 | 0.44 |
| Geforce 8800GTX | EOL | 58.9 | N/A |
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Geforce 8800GT SLI |
$258 | 107 | 0.41 |
| Geforce 9800GTX | $197 | 66.6 | 0.34 |
| Geforce 9800GTX+ | N/A | 69.2 | N/A |
| Geforce 9800GX2 | $385 | 116.5 | 0.30 |
| Geforce GTX260 | $330 | 69 | 0.21 |
| Geforce GTX280 | $499 | 96.7 | 0.19 |
| Radeon HD 3870 | $99 | 64.6 | 0.65 |
| Radeon HD 3870 X2 |
$339 | 62.6 | 0.18 |
| Radeon HD 4850 | $165 | 86.8 | 0.53 |
| Radeon HD 4870 | $299 | 107.7 | 0.36 |
These are the latest I could find.
Here are the lowest prices after MIR (newegg.com), their performance in bioshock, and calculated price/performance.
Bioshock is GPU limited, so any new $100+ dual-core or better CPU will do.
Best choice less than $100: HD 3870
Best choice less than $150: HD 3870
Best choice less than $200: HD 4850
Best choice $250 or above: HD 4870
Best choice $350 or above: 9800GX2
