Here is a list of current desktop graphics cards stacked up against each other in a list. This list shows the top graphics cards you can get, with the highest performing at the top and the lowest performing at the bottom.
Performance is measured in a variety of methods. Benchmarks are taken from multiple reviews and sources and compared between the graphics cards. Specifically, we look at performance values in 3DMark and various current generation games to see where they sit in the list. If a card has a good rating in 3DMark, but falls behind other cards while gaming, we would take values from the games rather than 3DMark.
All graphics cards are measured under stock clocks and VRAM values are stated. Workstation graphics cards, limited/special edition graphics cards and mobile graphics are not included in this list.
List last updated: 27th February 2010
Nvidia graphics cards are in green
ATI graphics cards are in red
Graphics cards with dual-GPUs are notated with a #
Rankings:
- Radeon HD 5970 2048MB #
- GeForce GTX 295 1792MB #
- Radeon HD 5870 1024MB
- Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB #
- Radeon HD 5850 1024MB
- GeForce GTX 285 1024MB
- GeForce GTX 275 896MB
- Radeon HD 5830 1024MB
- Radeon HD 4890 1024MB
- GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB
- Radeon HD 4870 1024MB
- Radeon HD 5770 1024MB
- Radeon HD 5750 1024MB
- GeForce GTS 250 1024MB
- Radeon HD 4850 512MB
- Radeon HD 4770 512MB
- GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
- Radeon HD 4830 512MB
- Radeon HD 5670 512MB
- GeForce GT 240 512MB
- GeForce 9600 GT 512MB
- Radeon HD 4670 512MB
- GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB
- Radeon HD 5570 1024MB
- GeForce GT 220 512MB
- Radeon HD 4650 512MB
- GeForce 9500 GT 512MB
- Radeon HD 5450 1024MB