Best Low Profile Graphics Cards - Buyer's Guide

January Edition

This list is based on extreme research and passion for powerful low profile videocards. I use one of these cards (750Ti) on a daily basis for my use.I purposefully omitted numbers and benchmark for simplicity. You don’t need to go anywhere else and look for numbers. You’ll find these are the best cards (reference) for your need and money. This list is based on my honest research and not opinion based.

Please note

1. The gaming cards are here labeled as 'gaming' if its good for gaming.and if its not good for gaming, its labeled as 'Not for gaming'.

Why choose low profile video card?

People do have different purposes and based on that purpose we sorted out the best low profile cards based on the following criteria. These cards are low profile, budget friendly, Eco-friendly and low noise and don’t need external six pin connector. It works on your 10 year old crappy psu. And lasts 2-4 years till your next upgrade.

What’s cool with this list?

1. Plug n Play!
2. Best price performance ratio
3. Budget friendly  $30 - $200
4. 4K playback support
5. Best for HTPC Builds
6. Best for Home Theatre.
7. Graphics card without external power cord
8. Don’t need auxiliary power connectors or any other power connector
9. Best for office use
10.Low Profile 1080P gaming on MED- HIGH Settings (you can see word ' Gaming' if it's good for gaming)

Best low profile video cards for Gaming

GTX 1050Ti 4GB LP 

Great news as we anticipated! MSI revealed the low profile 1050TI. If anyone looking for the best low profile out there this one is the one to get.


GTX 1050 2GB LP 


Nvidia 750Ti

There's still no sign of 460 low profile. There was 950, but it's restricted to Japan and not available anywhere else. GTX 1050 price is a little bit high. so, i'm leaving this camp here in case 

Gigabyte Graphics Cards GV-N75TOC-2GL

MY 750Ti - but not low profile!

Is this card good for you?

1. Plug n Play!
2. Best price performance ratio
3. Budget friendly
4. 4K playback support
5. Best for home theater.
6. Graphics card without external power source
7. Don’t need auxiliary power connectors
8. Best for office use
9. Low Profile 1080P gaming on MED- HIGH SETTINGS

Don't know which to buy? Check out 750Ti vs. RX 460 

Best VideoCard for Home Theater - "NOT FOR GAMING!"

EVGA GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5 64bit DVI/HDMI/VGA Low Profile Graphics Card

1. Plug n Play!
2. Best price performance ratio
3. Budget friendly
4. 4K playback support
5. Graphics card without external power source
6. Don’t need auxiliary power connectors
7. Best for office use

Best video card for Basic use - "NOT FOR GAMING!"

MSI ATI Radeon HD6450 1 GB DDR3 VGA/DVI/HDMI Low Profile PCI-Express Video Card R6450-MD1GD3/LP

1. Plug n Play!
2. Best price performance ratio
3. Budget friendly
4. Graphics card without external power source/
5. Don’t need auxiliary power connectors
6. Best for office use

Meets all your basic needs at an affordable price! That's it folks. Cya next month