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Effective Speed 
+90%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 234,616 user samples
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71,964 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 88% EVGA(3842 2983)
Worst Bench: 65% Nvidia(10DE 0000) ≥ 4GB
Poor: 65% Great: 88%
SPEED RANK: 29th / 597
162,652 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 45% EVGA(3842 3968) ≥ 4GB
Worst Bench: 28% Zotac(19DA 1375) 2GB
Poor: 28% Great: 45%
SPEED RANK: 66th / 597
Effective 3D Speed
Effective 3D Gaming GPU Speed 		75.7 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+90% 		39.9 %
Average User Bench 
+93%
Parallax
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 		237 fps Hugely better texture detail.
+93% 		123 fps
MRender
Avg. Render target array GShader (Sphere) 		165 fps Hugely faster multi rendering.
+107% 		79.9 fps
Gravity
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy) 		218 fps Hugely faster NBody calculation.
+85% 		118 fps
Splatting
Avg. Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm) 		150 fps Hugely faster complex splatting.
+88% 		79.6 fps
Peak Overclocked Bench 
+94%
Parallax
Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 		272 fps Hugely better peak texture detail.
+90% 		143 fps
MRender
Render target array GShader (Sphere) 		180 fps Hugely faster peak multi rendering.
+109% 		86.3 fps
Gravity
NBody particle system (Galaxy) 		246 fps Hugely faster peak NBody calculation.
+88% 		131 fps
Splatting
Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm) 		169 fps Hugely faster peak complex splatting.
+90% 		89 fps
Game FPS 
+57%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		184 fps Much Better Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fps.
+32% 		140 fps
Grand Theft Auto V
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		64 fps Much Better Grand Theft Auto V fps.
+53% 		42 fps
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		71 fps Hugely Better PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fps.
+98% 		36 fps
Overwatch
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		103 fps Much Better Overwatch fps.
+48% 		70 fps
League of Legends
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		196 fps Much Better League of Legends fps.
+43% 		138 fps
Fortnite
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		105 fps Much Better Fortnite fps.
+67% 		63 fps
Battlefield 1
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		76 fps Much Better Battlefield 1 fps.
+55% 		49 fps
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		61 fps Much Better The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt fps.
+65% 		37 fps
DOTA 2
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		143 fps Much Better DOTA 2 fps.
+50% 		95 fps
World of Warcraft
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		74 fps Much Better World of Warcraft fps.
+38% 		53 fps
World of Tanks
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		108 fps Much Better World of Tanks fps.
+62% 		66 fps
Battlefield 4
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		99 fps Much Better Battlefield 4 fps.
+68% 		59 fps
Value & Sentiment 
+53%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.71 % 1.86 % Hugely higher market share.
+162%
Value
Value For Money 		61.6 % +2% 60.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		94 % Slightly more popular.
+9% 		86 %
Price
Price (score) 		$500 $198 Much cheaper.
+60%
Nice To Haves 
+69%
Age
Newest 		50 Months 46 Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
Lighting
Locally-deformable PRT (Bat) 		284 fps Hugely better peak lighting effects.
+87% 		152 fps
Reflection
High dynamic range lighting (Teapot) 		240 fps Hugely better peak reflection handling.
+94% 		124 fps
Lighting
Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat) 		242 fps Hugely better lighting effects.
+82% 		133 fps
Reflection
Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot) 		214 fps Hugely better reflection handling.
+93% 		111 fps
Conclusion 
Average Bench 75.7%
Average Bench 39.9%
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