Best PCI Graphics Card for Older PCs & Troubleshooting in 2024

You won’t see too many PCI Slots in motherboards nowadays because it has been replaced by PCI Express slot which is much faster. PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) was the most common interface in older days to connect or add additional components to your motherboard but nowadays it has lost its significance because of the faster PCI Express slot and USB 3.0 ports.

Today all modern days Graphics cards use PCI Express x16 slot which offers much higher bandwidth compared to older AGP and PCI slots. It is very difficult to find PCI Graphics Cards nowadays because they are really outdated. They are only useful for people who want to update or replace the integrated graphics of their older PCs or want to run multiple monitors. PCI Graphics Cards may also prove useful in troubleshooting your display if your main graphics card goes down or has some issues starting up.

PCI Graphics Cards generally come with 512MB or lesser memory which I think is more than enough for normal tasks and regular display. Just to tell you, do not ever think of playing a game on these PCI graphics cards as they are very weak, but on some good PCI Graphics Cards, you might be able to play Max Payne, Max Payne 2, and Counterstrike. Here in this post, I am going to provide you the list of top PCI graphics cards that are still available today.

Note: These are all PCI Graphics Cards and Not PCI Express ones. They go into the PCI Slot of the motherboard.

Check out: Best AGP Video Cards for Older AGP Slot Motherboards

Best PCI Graphics Cards Available Today

Here is the list of good PCI Video Cards that are still available in the market today. You can use them in your older computer as onboard graphics replacement or for troubleshooting purposes.

Generic ATI Rage XL 8MB PCI VGA Video Card

This is the most basic and ancient video card you can get for your older PC. This PCI video card is based on the ATI Rage XL chipset and comes with 8MB video memory. This can be a good card for really old PCs and for troubleshooting purposes because other than that it has no use.

Generic-ATI-Rage-XL-8MB-PCI-VGA-Video-Card

The GPU of this low-profile graphics card does not even have a heatsink. It is a DirectX 6 card and you don’t have to install any kind of driver to make this card work. This PCI video card comes with a single VGA port.

Generic ATI Rage XL PCI VGA Card Specifications
GPU ATI Rage XL
Memory 8MB
Interface PCI
Output Ports VGA

Buy Generic ATI Rage XL PCI VGA Card

VisionTek ATI Radeon 7000 64 MB DDR2 PCI Graphics Card

This is another low-profile PCI graphics card that is based on the older ATI Radeon 7000 chipset. It comes with 64MB DDR2 memory which is not much but is enough to make your display work. It supports dual monitors and Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. The card supports DirectX 7 API.

VisionTek-ATI-Radeon-7000-64-MB-DDR2-PCI-Graphics-Card

The card can reach a maximum resolution of 2048 x 1536 which is think is great for such an older card. This card is good for an older PC whose display has gone bad or you want to upgrade it to something slightly better and enable multiple monitor support.

VisionTek ATI Radeon 7000 PCI Video Card Specifications
GPU ATI Radeon 7000
Memory 64 MB DDR2
Interface PCI
Output Ports VGA,  DVI, S-Video

Buy VisionTel ATI Radeon 7000 PCI Video Card

ATI Radeon X1300 256MB DDR2 PCI Card

Here we have another ATI Radeon PCI graphics card but this one is more powerful than the two listed above. This PCI graphics card is based on the ATI Radeon X1300 GPU and comes with 256MB DDR2 memory. This is again a low-profile graphic card and has got DVI and TV-out / S-Video display ports. The maximum resolution supported by this PCI video card is 2048 x 1536 pixels. It is a DirectX 9 card and supports Windows Me/XP.

ATI-Radeon-X1300-256MB-DDR2-PCI-Graphics-Card

ATI Radeon X1300 256MB DDR2 PCI Specifications
GPU ATI Radeon X1300
Memory 256MB DDR2
Interface PCI
Output Ports DVI, S-Video

Buy ATI Radeon X1300 PCI Graphics Card

EVGA GeForce 6200 512 MB DDR2 PCI Graphics Card

This is the most powerful PCI graphics card on this list. Here we have EVGA GeForce 6200 PCI graphics card that comes with 512MB DDR2 memory. Unlike other cards, this is not a low-profile graphics card but a full-sized card. This card comes with passive cooling with a smaller heatsink.

EVGA-GeForce-6200-512-MB-DDR2-PCI

This card comes with 4 processing cores and it supports a maximum analog resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a maximum digital resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It comes with DVI, VGA, and S-Video ports and supports Windows XP / Vista (both 32-bit & 64-bit versions). It can also work with Windows 7 without any issue. You can download the Windows 7 drivers for it from the EVGA or GeForce Official website. It requires a 300W power supply for its working which may seem a little on the higher side for an older card. Highly Recommended by me.

EVGA GeForce 6200 512Mb DDR2 PCI Specifications
GPU GeForce 6200
Memory 512 MB DDR2
Interface PCI 2.1
Output Ports VGA, DVI

Buy Geforce 6200 PCI Graphics Card

Final Words

Well, in the end, I would say that if you are looking for a good PCI graphics card then these are the best ones available today. You can use these PCI video cards for your older computer and for troubleshooting purposes. If you have any queries regarding them then you can ask me by leaving a comment below.

(*This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission if you choose to purchase through the links I provide (at no extra cost to you). Thank you for supporting the work I put into this site!)

73 Comments

  1. Matthew March 11, 2019
    • Akshat Verma March 11, 2019
  2. Clarence April 15, 2019
    • Akshat Verma April 15, 2019
    • Tom June 8, 2019
  3. Clarence April 15, 2019
  4. Tom June 8, 2019
    • Akshat Verma June 8, 2019
  5. Daniel St John October 1, 2019
    • Akshat Verma October 1, 2019
  6. Shubham Jain October 15, 2019
    • Akshat Verma October 15, 2019
  7. Peter December 24, 2019
  8. Thomas Duncan January 30, 2020
    • Akshat Verma January 30, 2020
  9. Thomas Duncan January 30, 2020
    • Akshat Verma January 30, 2020
  10. Thomas Duncan January 30, 2020
    • Akshat Verma January 30, 2020
      • Thomas Duncan January 30, 2020
  11. Julian July 26, 2020
    • Akshat Verma July 26, 2020
    • G hood December 13, 2020
  12. Julian July 28, 2020
    • Akshat Verma July 28, 2020
      • Julian July 28, 2020
  13. Tony Bhogal August 17, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 17, 2020
  14. Tony Bhogal August 18, 2020
  15. Tony Bhogal August 18, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 18, 2020
  16. Tony Bhogal August 18, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 18, 2020
  17. Tony Bhogal August 18, 2020
  18. Tony Bhogal August 18, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 18, 2020
  19. Tony Bhogal August 18, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 18, 2020
  20. Tony Bhogal August 18, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 18, 2020
  21. Tony Bhogal August 18, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 18, 2020
  22. Tony Bhogal August 18, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 18, 2020
  23. Tony Bhogal August 18, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 18, 2020
  24. Tony Bhogal August 18, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 18, 2020
  25. Tony Bhogal August 18, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 18, 2020
  26. Tony Bhogal August 18, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 18, 2020
  27. Tony Bhogal August 20, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 20, 2020
  28. Tony Bhogal August 22, 2020
    • Akshat Verma August 22, 2020
  29. Tony Bhogal August 23, 2020
  30. Meredith Meredith September 15, 2020
    • Akshat Verma September 15, 2020
    • Meredith Meredith March 27, 2022
      • Akshat Verma March 27, 2022
  31. Willem H Rook October 20, 2020
  32. JohnG December 9, 2020
    • Akshat Verma December 9, 2020
  33. John Gottschalk December 9, 2020
    • Akshat Verma December 9, 2020
  34. John Gottschalk December 9, 2020
    • Akshat Verma December 9, 2020
  35. Shelly March 20, 2021
    • Akshat Verma March 21, 2021
  36. Paddy March 21, 2021
    • Akshat Verma March 21, 2021
  37. Robert Henry December 4, 2021

Reply Cancel Reply

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.