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Best Bench: 54% MSI(1462 3160)
Worst Bench: 43% MSI(1462 3160)

Poor: 43% Great: 54%

SPEED RANK: 132^nd / 713

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Best Bench: 62% PowerColor(148C 2391)
Worst Bench: 51% MSI(1462 C411)

Poor: 51% Great: 62%

SPEED RANK: 117^th / 713


Effective 3D Speed Effective 3D Gaming GPU Speed		49.1 %			56.9 %	Faster effective speed. +16%


Lighting Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)	60.4 fps		71.8 fps	Better lighting effects. +19%
Reflection Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)	70.3 fps	+3%	68.1 fps
MRender Avg. Render target array GShader (Sphere)	66.6 fps		67.7 fps	+2%
Gravity Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy)	61.2 fps		81.4 fps	Much faster NBody calculation. +33%


Lighting Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)	67.8 fps		79.8 fps	Better peak lighting effects. +18%
Reflection High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)	94.9 fps	Much better peak reflection handling. +35%	70.5 fps
MRender Render target array GShader (Sphere)	69.7 fps		71.3 fps	+2%
Gravity NBody particle system (Galaxy)	66.5 fps		90.3 fps	Much faster peak NBody calculation. +36%


CSGO Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max	156 Fps	174 Fps	Better CSGO Fps. +12%
Fortnite Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max	94 Fps	96 Fps	+2%
PUBG Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max	63 Fps	67 Fps	Slightly Better PUBG Fps. +7%
GTAV Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max	53 Fps	67 Fps	Better GTAV Fps. +27%
LoL Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max	156 Fps	169 Fps	Slightly Better LoL Fps. +8%
Overwatch Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max	97 Fps	107 Fps	Better Overwatch Fps. +10%
BF1 Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max	62 Fps	77 Fps	Better BF1 Fps. +24%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max	48 Fps	84 Fps	Much Better The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Fps. +76%
Minecraft Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max	189 Fps	195 Fps	+3%
DOTA 2 Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max	121 Fps	128 Fps	Slightly Better DOTA 2 Fps. +5%
WoT Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max	97 Fps	100 Fps	+3%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.77 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,183%	0.06 %
Value Value For Money	58.2 %		168 %	Hugely better value. +190%
User Rating UBM User Rating	70 %		77 %	Slightly more popular. +10%
Price Price (score)	$200		$80	Much cheaper. +60%


Age Newest	122 Months		72 Months	Much more recent. +41%
Parallax Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)	67.7 fps		111 fps	Much better peak texture detail. +64%
Splatting Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)	58.3 fps	Slightly faster peak complex splatting. +8%	54 fps
Parallax Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)	61 fps		99.9 fps	Much better texture detail. +64%
Splatting Avg. Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)	53.6 fps	+2%	52.7 fps

The Nvidia GTX 970 is a game changer in terms of performance per watt and value for money. The GTX 970 is based on Nvidia's ground-breaking Maxwell architecture which delivers considerable clock for clock performance gains over Kepler, its predecessor. Comparing the GTX 970 and 780 Ti shows that the two cards offer comparable performance yet the new GTX 970 costs nearly half as much! Unsurprisingly Nvidia are discontinuing the 780 Ti as it's now largely redundant. These price to performance gains typically occur once or twice a decade and although the new Maxwell architecture will improve down the line with the release of the Ti/Titan versions, at the moment the 970 offers the best value for money on the market by miles. Since this summary was originally written AMD have slashed prices and older Nvidia models (780/780 Ti/770) have also been hugely discounted. See the latest value for money rankings here. ^{[Jul '15 GPUPro]}

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AMD’s mid-range RX 590 is the latest refresh of their Polaris-based RX 580, which in turn was a refresh of the RX 480. This iteration yields 10% higher clock speeds compared to the RX 580 which is fuelled by an increased power draw from 185W to 225W. The 590 does not have a 4GB variant which is good for longevity. At launch the 590 was priced at $280, which was 20% more expensive and 7% faster than Nvidia’s then popular 6GB 1060. In today’s market the 590 can be found for little as $170. For more than 90% of gamers (≤1080p) the RX 590 (at $170) represents the best value for money available. Since the GPU is by far the most important component in a gaming PC, it is usually worth spending more on it. The next step up from a 590 would be to Nvidia’s comparable $230 1660S. The 1660S is a more refined card, less heat results in less fan noise, but both are capable of delivering silky smooth 60+ EFps in almost all of today’s popular games at 1080p with maximum details. ^{[Nov '19 GPUPro]}

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