Graphics Performance List

[Baez]

This is a Graphics Performance Listing in order to help the members and guests here. The hopes of this list is for it to be the most valid and factual reference possible. The ranking begins with most powerful. These are solely rated based on the stock model and settings, nothing else.

Features still to be added to this thread include:

Mobile Graphics List
Future Graphics Cards
Recommended Cards


Legend:

Green - nVidia
Red - ATI
Blue - Intel
Orange - S3
Violet - 3DFX
Grey - Matrox

1. HD5970
2. GTX 480
3. HD5870
4. GTX 295
5. HD4870X2
6. GTX 470
7. HD5850
8. HD4850X2
9. GTX 285
10. GTX 280
11. HD4890
12. GTX 275
13. 9800GX2
14. GTX 260 Core 216
15. HD4870
16. HD5770
17. GTX 260
18. HD3870X2
19. 8800 Ultra
20. HD5750
21. HD4850
22. GTS 250
23. 9800GTX+
24. 9800GTX
25. 8800GTX
26. HD4770
27. 8800GTS G92
28. HD4830
29. 9800GT
30. 8800GT
31. HD2900XT
32. HD2900 Pro
33. HD3870
34. 9600GT
35. HD5670
36. 9600GSO
37. 8800GS
38. HD3690
39. HD4670
40. 8800GTS
41. HD3850
42. 7950GX2
43. X1950XTX
44. X1900XTX
45. X1950XT
46. HD4650
47. X1900XT
48. 7900GTX
49. 7900GTO
50. 7800GTX
51. 7950GT
52. X1950 Pro
53. 7900GT
54. 8600GTS
55. X1800XT
56. X1900GT
57. HD4550
58. X1950GT
59. 9500GT
60. 8600GT
61. 7900GS
62. 9400GT
63. Chrome 540GTX
64. HD4350
65. 7800GT
66. X1800XL
67. 7800GS
68. X1800GTO
69. HD2600XT
70. X1650XT
71. Chrome 440GTX
72. 7600GT
73. HD2600 Pro
74. Chrome 530GT
75. X850XT
76. X800XT
77. 6800 Ultra
78. 6800GT
79. 6800GS
80. X800XL
81. X850 Pro
82. X800 Pro
83. X800GTO
84. 8500GT
85. X1650GT
86. Chrome 430GT
87. X1650 Pro
88. X1600XT
89. 7600GS
90. HD2400XT
91. X800
92. 6800
93. X800GT
94. 7300GT
95. X1300XT
96. X1600 Pro
97. 8400GS
98. 6800XT
99. X4500
100. 6600GT
101. HD2400 Pro
102. X700 Pro
103. 9800XT
104. 5950 Ultra
105. 9800 Pro
106. X3500
107. 5900 Ultra
108. 9700 Pro
109. 5800 Ultra
110. 9800
111. X3000
112. 9800SE
113. Chrome S27
114. X700
115. 9700
116. 5900
117. 5800
118. X1300 Pro
119. 6600
120. 3000
121. 5900XT
122. X600XT
123. TI 4800
124. TI 4600
125. 9600XT
126. TI 4800SE
127. X1550
128. X1300
129. 5700 Ultra
130. 9500 Pro
131. X600
132. 9600 Pro
133. TI 4400
134. 9500
135. 6600LE
136. X1300SE
137. 5700
138. 7300GS
139. 9600
140. 7100GS
141. 6200
142. TI 4200
143. X550
144. 5600
145. 5600XT
146. 9550
147. 9600SE
148. 7300LE
149. 5500
150. X1050
151. X300
152. 7300SE
153. 9550SE
154. 9200 Pro
155. 9000 Pro
156. Parhelia
157. 8500 Pro
158. TI500
159. 8500
160. 8500LE
161. 5200 Ultra
162. 9200
163. 9250
164. MX 460
165. 5200
166. 950
167. 9000
168. 9200SE
169. 900
170. GeForce 3
171. TI200
172. MX 440
173. 7500
174. Ultra
175. GTS
176. MX 420
177. 7200
178. 256 DDR
179. Voodoo5
180. MX 400
181. 256
182. Savage 2000
183. GeForce2 MX
184. 7000
185. Voodoo4
186. G400
187. TNT2
188. Rage128 Pro
189. Voodoo3
190. Savage 4 Xtreme
191. TNT
192. Rage128
193. Savage 4
194. G200
195. Voodoo2
196. Riva128
197. i740
198. Mystique 220
199. Rage3D Pro
200. Mystique
201. Voodoo Banshee
202. Riva
203. ViRGE
204. Rage3D
205. Voodoo1
206. Trio64V+

NOTE: If a card has mutliple variations of the same model (eg. a 512MB and a 1GB version), all of the position numbers are added and divided by the number of variations to give an average rank. This is to reduce confusion when purchasing a card as the variations in all cases were not significant enough to address.

If you have any suggestions for new features or improvements feel free to post them!

[iFargle]

Wow, nice list I had no idea the 4850x2 was faster than the GTX 285!

[Druid]

I guess you never looked at the old list then. Its good that we have a version of the list stickied now.

[vernong1992]

Sweet, now all we need to do is do the laptop ones.. I can do that

I'll be putting the desktop equivalents for those when I have a bit more time though

[Baez]

Yeah I'm already working on it vern. Have it about half finished. My goal is to make this list known across the net and hopefully provide a traffic boost for this forum.

[Puddle Jumper]

The 8800gs isn't in the correct spot in the list. It is identical to the 96sp (384mb or 768mb) versions of the 9600gso and faster than the 48sp (512mb) version of the 9600gso.

I think giving all version of a card the same number may cause confusion since they all don't have the same performance (ex 4870 1gb> GTX 260 c216 > Hd 4870 512mb). You alos have some cards like the 9600gso where one version is significantly crippled, in this case the 512mb ones.

[Baez]

I weighed both of those factors Puddle in deciding to keep the variations or not. Given the fact that most members/guests looking at this are not hardcore gurus I decided to remove them.

It does make the list easier to look at and much simpler if someone were looking for a card.

[Puddle Jumper]

I can see what you mean abut it making it clearer because some cards do have to many versions that aren't very different. Plus in the case of cards like the Hd 4870 the rankings are still pretty accurate even when the versions are combined.

I still think it may be worth separating the two 9600gso's because for all intents and purposes they are two different models which don't even have the same gpu (G92 vs G94)

[Slaymate]

Counting thru the list I've owned 25 of the cards listed (some of them more than one) and a few that didn't make the list

[vernong1992]

The 8800gs isn't in the correct spot in the list. It is identical to the 96sp (384mb or 768mb) versions of the 9600gso and faster than the 48sp (512mb) version of the 9600gso.

I think giving all version of a card the same number may cause confusion since they all don't have the same performance (ex 4870 1gb> GTX 260 c216 > Hd 4870 512mb). You alos have some cards like the 9600gso where one version is significantly crippled, in this case the 512mb ones.

I thought both HD 4870's beat the C216?