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Effective Speed 
+83%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 347,679 user samples
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108,168 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% EVGA(3842 2981) ≥ 4GB
Worst Bench: 54% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
Poor: 54% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 48th / 621
239,511 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 45% EVGA(3842 2966)
Worst Bench: 35% Nvidia(10DE 0000) ≥ 4GB
Poor: 35% Great: 45%
SPEED RANK: 89th / 621
Effective 3D Speed
Effective 3D Gaming GPU Speed 		74.3 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+83% 		40.5 %
Average User Bench 
+88%
Parallax
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 		233 fps Hugely better texture detail.
+88% 		124 fps
MRender
Avg. Render target array GShader (Sphere) 		163 fps Hugely faster multi rendering.
+101% 		81.2 fps
Gravity
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy) 		214 fps Much faster NBody calculation.
+78% 		120 fps
Splatting
Avg. Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm) 		149 fps Hugely faster complex splatting.
+86% 		80.3 fps
Peak Lab Bench 
+93%
Parallax
Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 		269 fps Hugely better peak texture detail.
+89% 		142 fps
MRender
Render target array GShader (Sphere) 		179 fps Hugely faster peak multi rendering.
+108% 		86.2 fps
Gravity
NBody particle system (Galaxy) 		241 fps Hugely faster peak NBody calculation.
+84% 		131 fps
Splatting
Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm) 		168 fps Hugely faster peak complex splatting.
+89% 		88.7 fps
Game FPS 
+53%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		183 fps Much Better Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fps.
+32% 		139 fps
Fortnite
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		105 fps Much Better Fortnite fps.
+41% 		74 fps
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		70 fps Hugely Better PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fps.
+83% 		38 fps
Grand Theft Auto V
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		64 fps Much Better Grand Theft Auto V fps.
+52% 		42 fps
League of Legends
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		192 fps Much Better League of Legends fps.
+56% 		123 fps
Overwatch
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		104 fps Much Better Overwatch fps.
+48% 		70 fps
Battlefield 1
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		74 fps Much Better Battlefield 1 fps.
+54% 		48 fps
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		60 fps Much Better The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt fps.
+65% 		37 fps
DOTA 2
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		136 fps Much Better DOTA 2 fps.
+63% 		83 fps
Minecraft
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		228 fps Better Minecraft fps.
+24% 		184 fps
World of Warcraft
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		74 fps Much Better World of Warcraft fps.
+47% 		50 fps
World of Tanks
Avg. FPS @ 1080p on Max 		108 fps Much Better World of Tanks fps.
+67% 		65 fps
Value & Sentiment 
+55%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.55 % 1.3 % Hugely higher market share.
+136%
Value
Value For Money 		35.2 % 48.4 % Much better value.
+37%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		96 % Slightly more popular.
+14% 		84 %
Price
Price (score) 		$500 $198 Much cheaper.
+60%
Nice To Haves 
+66%
Age
Newest 		59 Months 55 Months Slightly more recent.
+7%
Lighting
Locally-deformable PRT (Bat) 		275 fps Hugely better peak lighting effects.
+83% 		150 fps
Reflection
High dynamic range lighting (Teapot) 		239 fps Hugely better peak reflection handling.
+93% 		124 fps
Lighting
Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat) 		236 fps Much better lighting effects.
+75% 		135 fps
Reflection
Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot) 		210 fps Hugely better reflection handling.
+86% 		113 fps
Conclusion 
Average Bench 74.3%
Average Bench 40.5%
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