Graphics card chart

Which graphics card is better? Each bar shows how strong a card is for games. A longer bar means a stronger card. Cards with the same bar play games about the same.

1. Graphics cardStrength for gamesGames on high
2. RTX 5090 NVIDIA 100%
3. RTX 4090 NVIDIA 100%
4. RTX 5080 NVIDIA 100%
5. RTX 4080 NVIDIA 100%
6. RTX 3090 NVIDIA 100%
7. RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA 100%
8. RTX 3080 Ti NVIDIA 100%
9. RTX 4070 Ti NVIDIA 100%
10. RTX 3080 NVIDIA 100%
11. RTX 4070 Super NVIDIA 100%
12. RTX 5070 NVIDIA 100%
13. RTX 4070 NVIDIA 99%
14. RTX 3070 Ti NVIDIA 99%
15. RTX 2080 Ti NVIDIA 99%
16. RTX 3070 NVIDIA 99%
17. RTX 5060 Ti NVIDIA 99%
18. RTX 3060 Ti NVIDIA 97%
19. RTX 4060 Ti NVIDIA 97%
20. RTX 5060 NVIDIA 97%
21. RTX 2080 NVIDIA 96%
22. RTX 4060 NVIDIA 96%
23. GTX 1080 Ti NVIDIA 95%
24. RTX 2070 Super NVIDIA 95%
25. RTX 3060 NVIDIA 95%
26. RTX 5050 NVIDIA 95%
27. RTX 2060 Super NVIDIA 90%
28. RTX 2070 NVIDIA 90%
29. GTX 1070 Ti NVIDIA 86%
30. GTX 1080 NVIDIA 86%
31. RTX 2060 NVIDIA 86%
32. GTX 1070 NVIDIA 79%
33. GTX 1660 NVIDIA 79%
34. GTX 1660 Super NVIDIA 79%
35. GTX 1660 Ti NVIDIA 79%
36. GTX 980 Ti NVIDIA 79%
37. GTX 1060 6GB NVIDIA 71%
38. GTX 980 NVIDIA 71%
39. RTX 3050 NVIDIA 71%
40. GTX 1060 3GB NVIDIA 59%
41. GTX 1650 Super NVIDIA 59%
42. GTX 970 NVIDIA 59%
43. GTX 1050 Ti NVIDIA 50%
44. GTX 1650 NVIDIA 50%
45. GTX 960 NVIDIA 50%
46. GTX 1050 NVIDIA 44%
47. GTX 750 Ti NVIDIA 44%
48. GTX 950 NVIDIA 44%
49. GT 1030 NVIDIA 23%
50. GT 710 NVIDIA 23%

"% of games on high" is how many of the 2,270 games in our list that name a recommended graphics card ask for one no stronger than this, judged at 1080p (Full HD). The processor and memory count too: Test my PC checks all three.

How to read graphics card names

• The first two numbers are the age. An RTX 5060 is newer than an RTX 4060, which is newer than an RTX 3060.
• The last two numbers are the level. 50 and 60 are everyday cards, 70 is strong, 80 and 90 are top end.
• A newer card can beat an older, higher one. On this chart an RTX 3060 sits above a GTX 1080, even though 1080 sounds bigger.
• Ti, Super and XT are a little faster than the same card without those letters.
• GTX is NVIDIA's older range, RTX its newer one. RX is AMD. Arc is Intel.
• Built-in graphics are part of the processor. They are fine for Minecraft, Roblox and older games, but a separate card is much stronger.

This is our own scale, the same one we use to match every game's requirements on this site. Treat it as a rough guide: cards one step apart play games about the same, and results vary from game to game. Not sure? Ask us and we will tell you straight.

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