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Effective Speed 
+87%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 275,753 user samples
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80,617 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% MSI(1462 3176) ≥ 4GB
Worst Bench: 61% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
Poor: 61% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 32nd / 599
195,136 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 44% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB
Worst Bench: 32% Gigabyte(1458 36AC) ≥ 4GB
Poor: 32% Great: 44%
SPEED RANK: 68th / 599
Effective 3D Speed
Effective 3D Gaming GPU Speed 		75.2 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+87% 		40.2 %
Average User Bench 
+91%
Parallax
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 		236 fps Hugely better texture detail.
+90% 		124 fps
MRender
Avg. Render target array GShader (Sphere) 		165 fps Hugely faster multi rendering.
+104% 		80.7 fps
Gravity
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy) 		217 fps Hugely faster NBody calculation.
+82% 		119 fps
Splatting
Avg. Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm) 		151 fps Hugely faster complex splatting.
+88% 		80.2 fps
Peak Overclocked Bench 
+94%
Parallax
Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 		271 fps Hugely better peak texture detail.
+92% 		141 fps
MRender
Render target array GShader (Sphere) 		182 fps Hugely faster peak multi rendering.
+110% 		86.5 fps
Gravity
NBody particle system (Galaxy) 		243 fps Hugely faster peak NBody calculation.
+85% 		131 fps
Splatting
Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm) 		167 fps Hugely faster peak complex splatting.
+87% 		89.1 fps
Game FPS 
+57%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		185 fps Much Better Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fps.
+32% 		140 fps
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		70 fps Hugely Better PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fps.
+93% 		36 fps
Grand Theft Auto V
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		64 fps Much Better Grand Theft Auto V fps.
+55% 		42 fps
Fortnite
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		102 fps Much Better Fortnite fps.
+70% 		60 fps
League of Legends
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		195 fps Much Better League of Legends fps.
+42% 		137 fps
Overwatch
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		104 fps Much Better Overwatch fps.
+49% 		70 fps
Battlefield 1
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		75 fps Much Better Battlefield 1 fps.
+53% 		49 fps
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		61 fps Much Better The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt fps.
+66% 		37 fps
DOTA 2
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		141 fps Much Better DOTA 2 fps.
+47% 		96 fps
World of Warcraft
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		74 fps Much Better World of Warcraft fps.
+40% 		53 fps
World of Tanks
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		109 fps Much Better World of Tanks fps.
+68% 		64 fps
Battlefield 4
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		102 fps Much Better Battlefield 4 fps.
+72% 		59 fps
Value & Sentiment 
+47%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.64 % 1.55 % Hugely higher market share.
+142%
Value
Value For Money 		61.2 % +1% 60.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		99 % More popular.
+15% 		86 %
Price
Price (score) 		$500 $198 Much cheaper.
+60%
Nice To Haves 
+67%
Age
Newest 		52 Months 48 Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
Lighting
Locally-deformable PRT (Bat) 		277 fps Hugely better peak lighting effects.
+83% 		151 fps
Reflection
High dynamic range lighting (Teapot) 		235 fps Hugely better peak reflection handling.
+90% 		124 fps
Lighting
Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat) 		238 fps Hugely better lighting effects.
+80% 		132 fps
Reflection
Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot) 		211 fps Hugely better reflection handling.
+88% 		112 fps
Conclusion 
Average Bench 75.2%
Average Bench 40.2%
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