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Performance ratings

Calculations are based on gaming, 3DMark and Unigine test results. The calculation method is described here.

You may have noticed our ratings have changed a bit. Now we only have two: capability and usability. The capability rating compares each graphics card with GeForce GT 430 which is considered a baseline, or 100%. The rating is based on both synthetic and gaming results and shows, as the name implies, what a product is capable of.

The usability rating is obtained by dividing each card's capability rating by its price. It basically shows whether a given product is over or underpriced, considering what it can do, and thus how reasonable it is to buy it.

Below are two tables sorted by different ratings.

Sorted by capability (high to low)


# Card Capability rating Usability rating Approx. price, USD
01 GTX 680 SLI 2x2048MB, 1000-1100/6000 1030 82 1262
02 GTX 690 2x2048MB, 914-1014/6000 1010 86 1179
03 HD 7970 CF 2x3072MB, 925/925/5500 1000 85 1170
04 GTX 680 2048MB, o/c 1090-1190/6300 760 120 631
05 GTX 670 2048MB, o/c 1160-1260/6200 730 139 524
06 HD 7970 3072MB, o/c 1100/1100/5800 720 123 585
07 GTX 680 2048MB, 1000-1100/6000 720 114 631
08 GTX 670 2048MB, 915-1030/6000 680 130 524
09 HD 7970 3072MB, 925/925/5500 640 109 585
10 HD 7950 3072MB, o/c 925/925/5500 630 125 504
11 HD 7870 2048MB, o/c 1150/1150/5500 580 155 373
12 HD 7950 3072MB, 800/800/5000 560 111 504
13 GTX 580 3072MB, 783/1566/4040 550 101 543
14 GTX 580 1536MB, 775/1550/4000 540 116 465
15 HD 7870 2048MB, 1000/1000/4800 520 139 373
16 HD 7850 2048MB, o/c 1020/1020/5600 500 181 277
17 GTX 570 1280MB, 732/1464/3800 470 143 328
18 GTX 560 Ti 448 1280MB, 732/1464/3800 460 160 288
19 HD 6950 2048MB, 800/800/5000 440 123 358
20 HD 7850 2048MB, 860/860/4800 440 159 277
21 GTX 560 Ti 1024MB, 822/1644/4000 400 163 245
22 HD 6870 1024MB, 900/900/4200 370 197 188
23 GTX 560 1024MB, 810/1620/4000 360 201 179
24 HD 6850 1024MB, 775/775/4000 320 206 155
25 HD 7770 1024MB, o/c 1120/1120/5200 310 197 157
26 HD 7770 1024MB, 1000/1000/4500 280 178 157
27 HD 7750 1024MB, o/c 950/950/5000 260 220 118
28 HD 6770 1024MB, 850/850/4800 250 223 112
29 GTX 550 Ti 1024MB, 900/1800/4000 240 197 122
30 HD 7750 1024MB, 800/800/4500 220 186 118
31 HD 6750 1024MB, 700/700/4600 200 202 99
32 HD 6670 1024MB, 800/800/4000 160 178 90
33 GT 640 2048MB, 900/1800/1782 160 152 105
34 GTS 450 1024MB, 783/1566/1400 130 143 91
35 HD 6570 1024MB 650/650/2000 120 182 66
36 GT 630 2048MB, 800/1600/1334 100 143 70

Sorted by usability (high to low)


# Card Usability rating Capability rating Approx. price, USD
01 HD 6770 1024MB, 850/850/4800 223 250 112
02 HD 7750 1024MB, o/c 950/950/5000 220 260 118
03 HD 6850 1024MB, 775/775/4000 206 320 155
04 HD 6750 1024MB, 700/700/4600 202 200 99
05 GTX 560 1024MB, 810/1620/4000 201 360 179
06 HD 7770 1024MB, o/c 1120/1120/5200 197 310 157
07 HD 6870 1024MB, 900/900/4200 197 370 188
08 GTX 550 Ti 1024MB, 900/1800/4000 197 240 122
09 HD 7750 1024MB, 800/800/4500 186 220 118
10 HD 6570 1024MB 650/650/2000 182 120 66
11 HD 7850 2048MB, o/c 1020/1020/5600 181 500 277
12 HD 7770 1024MB, 1000/1000/4500 178 280 157
13 HD 6670 1024MB, 800/800/4000 178 160 90
14 GTX 560 Ti 1024MB, 822/1644/4000 163 400 245
15 GTX 560 Ti 448 1280MB, 732/1464/3800 160 460 288
16 HD 7850 2048MB, 860/860/4800 159 440 277
17 HD 7870 2048MB, o/c 1150/1150/5500 155 580 373
18 GT 640 2048MB, 900/1800/1782 152 160 105
19 GTX 570 1280MB, 732/1464/3800 143 470 328
20 GTS 450 1024MB, 783/1566/1400 143 130 91
21 GT 630 2048MB, 800/1600/1334 143 100 70
22 HD 7870 2048MB, 1000/1000/4800 139 520 373
23 GTX 670 2048MB, o/c 1160-1260/6200 139 730 524
24 GTX 670 2048MB, 915-1030/6000 130 680 524
25 HD 7950 3072MB, o/c 925/925/5500 125 630 504
26 HD 7970 3072MB, o/c 1100/1100/5800 123 720 585
27 HD 6950 2048MB, 800/800/5000 123 440 358
28 GTX 680 2048MB, o/c 1090-1190/6300 120 760 631
29 GTX 580 1536MB, 775/1550/4000 116 540 465
30 GTX 680 2048MB, 1000-1100/6000 114 720 631
31 HD 7950 3072MB, 800/800/5000 111 560 504
32 HD 7970 3072MB, 925/925/5500 109 640 585
33 GTX 580 3072MB, 783/1566/4040 101 550 543
34 GTX 690 2x2048MB, 914-1014/6000 86 1010 1179
35 HD 7970 CF 2x3072MB, 925/925/5500 85 1000 1170
36 GTX 680 SLI 2x2048MB, 1000-1100/6000 82 1030 1262

Top solutions like Radeon HD 79xx, Radeon HD 69xx, and GeForce GTX 570/580/670/680/690 should only be considered in terms of their capability ratings, because they are made for enthusiasts willing to spend no matter how much to get the best performance.

In relation to other graphics cards, price plays a more important role, and the lower the product category the more critical the price is. The first four places are still occupied by Radeon products.

As of early June 2012, Radeon HD 6750/6770/7750/6850 are the best buy, offering the highest usability.

We express gratitude to KFA2, XFX, Leadtek, TUL (PowerColor), Chaintech, Zotac, EVGA, MSI, Gainward, NVIDIA, HIS, AMD, Sapphire Technology, ASUS.

The PSU has been provided by TAGAN, the monitor has been provided by NVIDIA.


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