For pushing polygon counts and crunching numbers for simulations, you want to have a capable GPU. So what have business buyers chosen for those tasks? We look at the best selling video cards broken down by sales volume and revenue.

The last time we looked at the best-selling video cards in the middle of the year, we took only sales revenue into account. This time, we’re sorting them into two lists, one based on sales revenue and another on volume.

These are the key takeaways and interesting trends we noticed:

Plenty of buyers choose the GTX 970 with it showing up in first place on both lists.

NVIDIA dominates both lists, with no AMD video cards showing up in the top five.

In regards to video RAM, 4 GB seems to be the most popular configuration.

The Titan X is the most expensive video card, costing over $1000. Unsurprisingly, it does not show up on the list ranked by units sold.

Speaking of units sold, the Quadro line shows up prominently, taking three of the five spots.

The least expensive video card is the PNY Quadro K620 2 GB with a price of $160 and it is the only card under $200.

The average price of the video cards ranked by volume is $385.70.

Top Five Video Cards Ranked by Sales (Total Revenue)

GPU Maxwell GM204-200 Clock Speed 1165 MHz (Base), 1317 MHz (Boost) Cores 1664 Ports 1 x Dual-link DVI-I1 x Dual-link DVI-D1 x HDMI 2.01 x DisplayPort 1.2 Rating 4/5 Eggs Price $345

GPU Kepler GK104GL Clock Speed 780 MHz Cores 1344 Ports 2 × DisplayPort1 × DVI-I Rating 4/5 Eggs Price $784

GPU Maxwell GM200-400 Clock Speed 1127 MHz (Base), 1216 MHz (Boost) Cores 3072 Ports 1 x DVI-I1 x HDMI3 x DisplayPort Rating 5/5 Eggs Price $1030

GPU Maxwell GM204-400 Clock Speed 1266 MHz (Base), 1367 MHz (Boost) Cores 2048 Ports 1 x DVI1 x HDMI3 x DisplayPort Rating 5/5 Eggs Price $510

GPU Maxwell GM200-310 Clock Speed 1102 MHz (Base), 1190 MHz (Boost) Cores 2816 Ports 1 x Dual-link DVI-I1 x HDMI 2.03 x DisplayPort 1.2 Rating $660 Price 5/5 Eggs

Top Five Video Cards Ranked by Volume (Units Sold)

GPU Maxwell GM204-200 Clock Speed 1165 MHz (Base), 1317 MHz (Boost) Cores 1664 Ports 1 x Dual-link DVI-I1 x Dual-link DVI-D1 x HDMI 2.01 x DisplayPort 1.2 Rating 4/5 Eggs Price $345

GPU Maxwell GM206-300 Clock Speed 1279 MHz (Base), 1342 MHz (Boost) Cores 1024 Ports 1 x Dual-Link DVI-I1 x HDMI 2.03 x DisplayPort 1.2 Rating 5/5 Eggs Price $210

GPU Maxwell GM107GL Clock Speed 1000 MHz Cores 384 Ports 1 × DisplayPort1 × DVI Rating 4/5 Eggs Price $160

GPU Kepler GK104GL Clock Speed 780 MHz Cores 1344 Ports 2 × DisplayPort1 × DVI-I Rating 4/5 Eggs Price $784

GPU Maxwell GM107GL Clock Speed 1266 MHz Cores 640 Ports 2 × DisplayPort1 × DVI Rating 5/5 Eggs Price $429

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