Real World Speed
Performance profile from 836,651 user samples
834,238 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 54% MSI(1462 3160)
Worst Bench: 43% MSI(1462 3160)
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
SPEED RANK: 132nd / 714
2,413 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 56% MSI(1462 5080) ≥ 4GB
Worst Bench: 44% Sapphire(1DA2 E457)
Poor: 44% Great: 56%
SPEED RANK: 128th / 714
Effective 3D Speed
Effective 3D Gaming GPU Speed
49.1 % 50.3 % +2%
Lighting
Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)
60.4 fps +0% 60.2 fps
Reflection
Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)
70.3 fps 75.2 fps Slightly better reflection handling.
+7%
MRender
Avg. Render target array GShader (Sphere)
66.6 fps 110 fps Much faster multi rendering.
+65%
Gravity
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy)
61.2 fps 67.2 fps Slightly faster NBody calculation.
+10%
Lighting
Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)
67.8 fps 68.1 fps +0%
Reflection
High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)
94.9 fps Better peak reflection handling.
+19%
79.8 fps
MRender
Render target array GShader (Sphere)
69.7 fps 118 fps Much faster peak multi rendering.
+69%
Gravity
NBody particle system (Galaxy)
66.5 fps 73.1 fps Slightly faster peak NBody calculation.
+10%
Market Share
Based on 67,420,609 GPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.02 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,175%
0.08 %
Value
Value For Money
58.2 % 85.2 % Much better value.
+46%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
70 % Much more popular.
+52%
46 %
Price
Price (score)
$200 $140 Cheaper.
+30%
Age
Newest
115 Months 26+ Months Much more recent.
+77%
Parallax
Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)
67.7 fps 133 fps Hugely better peak texture detail.
+96%
Splatting
Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)
58.3 fps Much faster peak complex splatting.
+71%
34.1 fps
Parallax
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)
61 fps 124 fps Hugely better texture detail.
+103%
Splatting
Avg. Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)
53.6 fps Much faster complex splatting.
+69%
31.7 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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