9800 XT was, methinks, the first ($/€)500 AMD card ever and I remember it was the thing to have in 2003. If I remember correctly, there was a HL2 bundle with some manufacturers. Longevity wise it doesn’t come close to the modern cards but back then it was a beast that served me until the pci-e switch.

I feel proud to have owned R9-280X (HD 7970). Imo, it (HD 7970) was the best card.

Surprised to not see the 390 on here. I remember back when the 970 drama went down you basically got the same performance and double the VRAM.

5700xt should have been on the list, aged so well….