Real World Speed
Performance profile from 216,396 user samples
167,107 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% MSI(1462 3170)
Worst Bench: 53% MSI(1462 3170)
Poor: 53% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 112th / 714
49,289 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 22% PwrHis(1787 3000) ≥ 4GB
Worst Bench: 17% PwrHis(1787 3000) ≥ 4GB
Poor: 17% Great: 22%
SPEED RANK: 218th / 714
Effective 3D Speed
Effective 3D Gaming GPU Speed
59.3 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+201%
19.7 %
Lighting
Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)
73.7 fps Hugely better lighting effects.
+211%
23.7 fps
Reflection
Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)
86.4 fps Hugely better reflection handling.
+222%
26.8 fps
MRender
Avg. Render target array GShader (Sphere)
75.9 fps Hugely faster multi rendering.
+194%
25.8 fps
Gravity
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy)
72.8 fps Hugely faster NBody calculation.
+169%
27.1 fps
Lighting
Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)
83.9 fps Hugely better peak lighting effects.
+210%
27.1 fps
Reflection
High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)
113 fps Hugely better peak reflection handling.
+298%
28.4 fps
MRender
Render target array GShader (Sphere)
80.6 fps Hugely faster peak multi rendering.
+195%
27.3 fps
Gravity
NBody particle system (Galaxy)
80.9 fps Hugely faster peak NBody calculation.
+167%
30.3 fps
CSGO
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
183 Fps Much Better CSGO Fps.
+64%
111 Fps
LoL
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
191 Fps Much Better LoL Fps.
+70%
112 Fps
Minecraft
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
207 Fps Hugely Better Minecraft Fps.
+88%
110 Fps
Market Share
Based on 67,420,817 GPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.2 % Hugely higher market share.
+233%
0.06 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
66 % More popular.
+29%
51 %
Age
Newest
115 Months 84+ Months More recent.
+27%
Parallax
Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)
83 fps Hugely better peak texture detail.
+119%
37.9 fps
Splatting
Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)
72.3 fps Hugely faster peak complex splatting.
+186%
25.3 fps
Parallax
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)
74.8 fps Hugely better texture detail.
+125%
33.3 fps
Splatting
Avg. Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)
65.3 fps Hugely faster complex splatting.
+184%
23 fps
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Graphics Card Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 GPU Rankings

We calculate effective 3D speed which estimates gaming performance for the top 12 games. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield value for money. Our figures are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top GPUs. [GPUPro]

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