Graphics Card Comparison Chart

Ranking graphics cards from most powerful to least.

Last updated: October 2018

The list starts with the best graphics cards first, from both NVIDIA and AMD. Wherever the two brands are essentially equivalent in power, they appear on the same row.

Please note: These graphics card rankings are approximate. Performance will vary from game to game. When possible, we suggest doing your own performance research on the games you want to play. In some games, some graphics cards will perform slightly better than cards above them, or slightly worse than cards below.

The "Notes" column give a rough idea of how well each graphics card performs with mainstream, demanding games at the given specification.

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Graphics Card Comparison

How are these graphics cards ranked?

These graphics card rankings are determined by performance in real-world PC gaming benchmarks. A benchmark is measured by the number of frames-per-second (FPS) a computer can achieve playing a certain game at a specified resolution and graphical settings.

Since most people purchase graphics cards for their gaming capability, we view real gameplay benchmarks (as opposed to synthetic benchmarking programs) as the best way to measure the performance of a graphics card. Graphics card performance can vary from game to game, but this comparison table reflects the general rankings of each card.

Our favorite sources for gaming benchmarks include TechPowerUp, TomsHardware, AnandTech, TechSpot, and many more.

Where do integrated GPUs rank?

Integrated GPUs (also known as iGPUs or APUs) are GPUs included inside your CPU. For the most part, iGPUs/APUs are very weak compared to dedicated graphics cards.

A current generation Intel integrated GPU is fine for web browsing, email, and office applications. It will even run many modern games at low settings and low resolution.

AMD's latest Ryzen APUs have the most powerful integrated GPUs, which are powerful enough to run less demanding games with graphics turned up, or modern games with graphics turned down. These are the best options for the absolute cheapest gaming builds.

Questions?

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