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Ranking of the Strongest Video Cards Today: What You Need to Know

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Ranking of the Strongest Video Cards Today is easier to understand when the main concepts, benefits, limitations, and real-world uses are considered together.

This guide organizes the essential information into clear sections and adds practical context so you can make a more informed decision.

Today's article will rank all previous and current generation graphics cards by performance, including all the best graphics cards, according to data from Tom's Hardware. The GPU testing process has been improved and all benchmarks updated for 2024 for current generation AMD RDNA 2 and Nvidia Ampere GPUs, Turing and RDNA series, as well as many other generations.

The following tables only sort things by performance-based GPU gaming benchmarks, excluding price, graphics card power consumption, overall performance, and other features.

GPU Benchmark Ranking 2022

GPU Benchmark Ranking 2022 illustration

Graphics card 1080p Ultra 1080p Medium 1440p Ultra 4K Ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GA102, 10752 shaders, 1860MHz, 24GB GDDR6X@21Gbps, 1008GB/s, 450W 100.0% (132.4fps) 100.0% (180.1fps) 100.0% (113.9fps) 100.0% (75.7fps)
Radeon RX 6900 XT Navi 21, 5120 shaders, 2250MHz, 16GB GDDR6@16Gbps, 512GB/s, 300W 98.6% (130.6fps) 103.4% (186.2fps) 94.0% (107.0fps) 83.1% (62.9fps)
GeForce RTX 3090 GA102, 10496 shaders, 1695MHz, 24GB GDDR6X@19.5Gbps, 936GB/s, 350W 95.6% (126.6fps) 98.9% (178.1fps) 93.6% (106.5fps) 90.9% (68.8fps)
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB GA102, 8960 shaders, 1845MHz, 12GB GDDR6X@19Gbps, 912GB/s, 400W 94.0% (124.5fps) 99.0% (178.2fps) 91.3% (104.0fps) 87.6% (66.3fps)
Radeon RX 6800 XT Navi 21, 4608 shaders, 2250MHz, 16GB GDDR6@16Gbps, 512GB/s, 300W 94.0% (124.5fps) 100.3% (180.7fps) 88.9% (101.2fps) 77.3% (58.5fps)
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GA102, 10240 shaders, 1665MHz, 12GB GDDR6X@19Gbps, 912GB/s, 350W 93.2% (123.4fps) 97.1% (174.9fps) 90.8% (103.4fps) 87.8% (66.5fps)
GeForce RTX 3080 GA102, 8704 shaders, 1710MHz, 10GB GDDR6X@19Gbps, 760GB/s, 320W 87.8% (116.3fps) 96.3% (173.4fps) 83.9% (95.5fps) 80.1% (60.6fps)
Radeon RX 6800 Navi 21, 3840 shaders, 2105MHz, 16GB GDDR6@16Gbps, 512GB/s, 250W 84.3% (111.7fps) 96.8% (174.3fps) 76.9% (87.5fps) 66.7% (50.5fps)
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GA104, 6144 shaders, 1770MHz, 8GB GDDR6X@19Gbps, 608GB/s, 290W 78.6% (104.1fps) 90.2% (162.4fps) 72.5% (82.6fps) 61.9% (46.8fps)
Titan RTX TU102, 4608 shaders, 1770MHz, 24GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 672GB/s, 280W 75.6% (100.1fps) 87.9% (158.2fps) 70.7% (80.5fps) 63.8% (48.3fps)
GeForce RTX 3070 GA104, 5888 shaders, 1725MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 220W 75.3% (99.8fps) 87.5% (157.7fps) 68.0% (77.5fps) 57.0% (43.2fps)
Radeon RX 6700 XT Navi 22, 2560 shaders, 2581MHz, 12GB GDDR6@16Gbps, 384GB/s, 230W 72.5% (96.0fps) 88.7% (159.8fps) 61.9% (70.4fps) 50.9% (38.5fps)
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti TU102, 4352 shaders, 1545MHz, 11GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 616GB/s, 250W 72.5% (96.0fps) 84.2% (151.6fps) 66.1% (75.3fps) 58.9% (44.6fps)
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GA104, 4864 shaders, 1665MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 200W 69.1% (91.5fps) 83.1% (149.7fps) 61.2% (69.7fps)  
GeForce RTX 2080 Super TU104, 3072 shaders, 1815MHz, 8GB GDDR6@15.5Gbps, 496GB/s, 250W 64.1% (84.9fps) 76.5% (137.8fps) 57.0% (64.9fps) 45.6% (34.5fps)
GeForce RTX 2080 TU104, 2944 shaders, 1710MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 215W 62.1% (82.2fps) 73.9% (133.1fps) 54.8% (62.4fps)  
Radeon RX 6600 XT Navi 23, 2048 shaders, 2589MHz, 8GB GDDR6@16Gbps, 256GB/s, 160W 59.1% (78.2fps) 76.0% (136.8fps) 48.2% (54.9fps)  
GeForce RTX 2070 Super TU104, 2560 shaders, 1770MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 215W 57.7% (76.4fps) 68.9% (124.1fps) 50.4% (57.4fps)  
Radeon RX 5700 XT Navi 10, 2560 shaders, 1905MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 225W 55.7% (73.7fps) 69.9% (125.8fps) 46.8% (53.3fps) 38.6% (29.3fps)
GeForce RTX 3060 GA106, 3584 shaders, 1777MHz, 12GB GDDR6@15Gbps, 360GB/s, 170W 53.0% (70.2fps) 66.0% (118.8fps) 46.2% (52.6fps)  
Radeon VII Vega 20, 3840 shaders, 1750MHz, 16GB HBM2@2.0Gbps, 1024GB/s, 300W 52.6% (69.7fps) 63.3% (114.0fps) 46.5% (53.0fps) 41.5% (31.4fps)
GeForce RTX 2070 TU106, 2304 shaders, 1620MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 175W 51.3% (67.9fps) 61.5% (110.7fps) 44.8% (51.0fps)  
Radeon RX 6600 Navi 23, 1792 shaders, 2491MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 224GB/s, 132W 50.4% (66.7fps) 65.4% (117.8fps) 40.5% (46.1fps)  
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GP102, 3584 shaders, 1582MHz, 11GB GDDR5X@11Gbps, 484GB/s, 250W 50.3% (66.5fps) 61.4% (110.6fps) 44.1% (50.3fps) 39.0% (29.5fps)
GeForce RTX 2060 Super TU106, 2176 shaders, 1650MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 175W 49.1% (65.1fps) 58.8% (105.9fps) 42.4% (48.2fps)  
Radeon RX 5700 Navi 10, 2304 shaders, 1725MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 180W 49.0% (64.8fps) 61.8% (111.3fps) 41.4% (47.2fps)  
Radeon RX 5600 XT Navi 10, 2304 shaders, 1750MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 336GB/s, 160W 43.9% (58.1fps) 55.8% (100.6fps) 36.9% (42.0fps)  
Radeon RX Vega 64 Vega 10, 4096 shaders, 1546MHz, 8GB HBM2@1.89Gbps, 484GB/s, 295W 42.9% (56.8fps) 52.4% (94.3fps) 36.5% (41.6fps) 31.0% (23.5fps)
GeForce RTX 2060 TU106, 1920 shaders, 1680MHz, 6GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 336GB/s, 160W 41.7% (55.2fps) 53.8% (96.8fps) 34.0% (38.7fps)  
GeForce GTX 1080 GP104, 2560 shaders, 1733MHz, 8GB GDDR5X@10Gbps, 320GB/s, 180W 40.1% (53.1fps) 50.0% (90.0fps) 34.6% (39.4fps)  
GeForce RTX 3050 GA106, 2560 shaders, 1777MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 224GB/s, 130W 38.8% (51.4fps) 49.6% (89.4fps) 33.0% (37.6fps)  
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GP104, 2432 shaders, 1683MHz, 8GB GDDR5@8Gbps, 256GB/s, 180W 38.6% (51.1fps) 47.6% (85.8fps) 33.3% (37.9fps)  
Radeon RX Vega 56 Vega 10, 3584 shaders, 1471MHz, 8GB HBM2@1.6Gbps, 410GB/s, 210W 38.2% (50.6fps) 46.9% (84.4fps) 32.5% (37.0fps)  
GeForce GTX 1070 GP104, 1920 shader, 1683MHz, 8GB GDDR5@8Gbps, 256GB/s, 150W 33.8% (44.8fps) 35.5% (64.0fps) 34.1% (38.8fps)  
GeForce GTX 1660 Super TU116, 1408 shader, 1785MHz, 6GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 336GB/s, 125W 33.6% (44.4fps) 46.0% (82.8fps) 27.6% (31.5fps)  
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti TU116, 1536 shader, 1770MHz, 6GB GDDR6@12Gbps, 288GB/s, 120W 33.1% (43.9fps) 45.4% (81.9fps) 27.7% (31.6fps)  
GeForce GTX 1660 TU116, 1408 shader, 1785MHz, 6GB GDDR5@8Gbps, 192GB/s, 120W 30.1% (39.9fps) 41.7% (75.1fps) 25.0% (28.5fps)  
Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB Navi 14, 1408 shader, 1845MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 224GB/s, 130W 30.1% (39.8fps) 40.3% (72.6fps) 25.0% (28.5fps)  
Radeon RX 590 Polaris 30, 2304 shader, 1545MHz, 8GB GDDR5@8Gbps, 256GB/s, 225W 29.7% (39.4fps) 38.1% (68.6fps) 25.5% (29.1fps)  
GeForce GTX 980 Ti GM200, 2816 shader, 1075MHz, 6GB GDDR5@7Gbps, 336GB/s, 250W 27.1% (35.9fps) 34.7% (62.6fps) 23.4% (26.7fps)  
Radeon R9 Fury X Fiji, 4096 shader, 1050MHz, 4GB HBM2@2Gbps, 512GB/s, 275W 26.7% (35.4fps) 35.8% (64.4fps)    
Radeon RX 580 8GB Polaris 20, 2304 shader, 1340MHz, 8GB GDDR5@8Gbps, 256GB/s, 185W 26.7% (35.3fps) 34.3% (61.7fps) 22.8% (26.0fps)  
Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB Navi 14, 1408 shader, 1845MHz, 4GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 224GB/s, 130W 25.3% (33.5fps) 37.2% (66.9fps)    
GeForce GTX 1650 Super TU116, 1280 shader, 1725MHz, 4GB GDDR6@12Gbps, 192GB/s, 100W 25.1% (33.2fps) 37.7% (67.9fps) 20.2% (23.0fps)  
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GP106, 1280 shader, 1708MHz, 6GB GDDR5@8Gbps, 192GB/s, 120W 24.3% (32.2fps) 32.2% (58.0fps) 20.2% (23.0fps)  
Radeon RX 6500 XT Navi 24, 1024 shader, 2815MHz, 4GB GDDR6@18Gbps, 144GB/s, 107W 23.0% (30.4fps) 36.3% (65.4fps) 15.8% (18.0fps)  
Radeon R9 390 Grenada, 2560 shader, 1000MHz, 8GB GDDR5@6Gbps, 384GB/s, 275W 22.5% (29.8fps) 28.4% (51.2fps)    
GeForce GTX 980 GM204, 2048 shader, 1216MHz, 4GB GDDR5@7Gbps, 256GB/s, 165W 21.8% (28.9fps) 29.8% (53.7fps)    
Radeon RX 570 4GB Polaris 20, 2048 shader, 1244MHz, 4GB GDDR5@7Gbps, 224GB/s, 150W 21.4% (28.3fps) 29.8% (53.6fps) 17.5% (20.0fps)  
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB * GP106, 1152 shader, 1708MHz, 3GB GDDR5@8Gbps, 192GB/s, 120W 21.0% (27.8fps) 29.2% (52.6fps)    
GeForce GTX 1650 TU117, 896 shader, 1665MHz, 4GB GDDR5@8Gbps, 128GB/s, 75W 20.1% (26.6fps) 28.4% (51.1fps)    
GeForce GTX 970 GM204, 1664 shader, 1178MHz, 4GB GDDR5@7Gbps, 256GB/s, 145W 20.0% (26.5fps) 27.3% (49.1fps)    
GeForce GTX 780 * GK110, 2304 shader, 900MHz, 3GB GDDR5@6Gbps, 288GB/s, 230W 16.6% (22.0fps) 21.4% (38.5fps)    
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GP107, 768 shader, 1392MHz, 4GB GDDR5@7Gbps, 112GB/s, 75W 15.0% (19.8fps) 21.1% (38.0fps)    
GeForce GTX 1050 * GP107, 640 shader, 1455MHz, 2GB GDDR5@7Gbps, 112GB/s, 75W 11.2% (14.8fps) 16.5% (29.8fps)    
Radeon RX 560 4GB Baffin, 1024 shader, 1275MHz, 4GB GDDR5@7Gbps, 112GB/s, 60-80W 11.2% (14.8fps) 17.7% (31.8fps)    
Radeon RX 550 4GB Lexa, 640 shader, 1183MHz, 4GB GDDR5@7Gbps, 112GB/s, 50W Not tested 10.9% (19.6fps)    

2022 GPU Ray Tracing Performance Benchmark Rankings

2022 GPU Ray Tracing Performance Benchmark Rankings illustration 2

Graphics card 1080p Medium 1080p Ultra 1440p Ultra 4K Ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GA102, 10752 shader, 1860MHz, 24GB GDDR6X@21Gbps, 1008GB/s, 450W 100.0% (118.2fps) 100.0% (84.4fps) 100.0% (57.2fps) 100.0% (29.1fps)
GeForce RTX 3090 GA102, 10496 shader, 1695MHz, 24GB GDDR6X@19.5Gbps, 936GB/s, 350W 91.7% (108.4fps) 89.7% (75.7fps) 88.7% (50.8fps) 87.2% (25.4fps)
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GA102, 10240 shader, 1665MHz, 12GB GDDR6X@19Gbps, 912GB/s, 350W 89.3% (105.6fps) 87.6% (73.9fps) 86.0% (49.2fps) 84.6% (24.7fps)
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB GA102, 8960 shader, 1845MHz, 12GB GDDR6X@19Gbps, 912GB/s, 400W 88.5% (104.7fps) 85.8% (72.4fps) 83.7% (47.9fps) 81.4% (23.7fps)
GeForce RTX 3080 GA102, 8704 shader, 1710MHz, 10GB GDDR6X@19Gbps, 760GB/s, 320W 81.5% (96.3fps) 78.5% (66.3fps) 76.3% (43.7fps) 72.2% (21.0fps)
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GA104, 6144 shader, 1770MHz, 8GB GDDR6X@19Gbps, 608GB/s, 290W 66.3% (78.4fps) 63.0% (53.1fps) 59.2% (33.9fps)  
Radeon RX 6900 XT Navi 21, 5120 shader, 2250MHz, 16GB GDDR6@16Gbps, 512GB/s, 300W 63.0% (74.5fps) 59.0% (49.8fps) 55.2% (31.6fps) 51.7% (15.1fps)
Titan RTX TU102, 4608 shader, 1770MHz, 24GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 672GB/s, 280W 62.5% (73.9fps) 58.2% (49.1fps) 55.4% (31.7fps) 52.5% (15.3fps)
GeForce RTX 3070 GA104, 5888 shader, 1725MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 220W 62.1% (73.4fps) 58.7% (49.6fps) 54.9% (31.4fps)  
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti TU102, 4352 shader, 1545MHz, 11GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 616GB/s, 250W 59.2% (70.0fps) 55.1% (46.5fps) 52.0% (29.7fps)  
Radeon RX 6800 XT Navi 21, 4608 shader, 2250MHz, 16GB GDDR6@16Gbps, 512GB/s, 300W 59.0% (69.7fps) 54.6% (46.1fps) 51.3% (29.4fps) 48.2% (14.0fps)
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GA104, 4864 shader, 1665MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 200W 55.2% (65.3fps) 51.3% (43.3fps) 47.8% (27.4fps)  
Radeon RX 6800 Navi 21, 3840 shader, 2105MHz, 16GB GDDR6@16Gbps, 512GB/s, 250W 50.4% (59.6fps) 46.6% (39.3fps) 43.6% (24.9fps)  
GeForce RTX 2080 Super TU104, 3072 shader, 1815MHz, 8GB GDDR6@15.5Gbps, 496GB/s, 250W 49.6% (58.6fps) 45.0% (37.9fps) 41.6% (23.8fps)  
GeForce RTX 2080 TU104, 2944 shader, 1710MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 215W 47.5% (56.2fps) 42.5% (35.9fps) 39.1% (22.4fps)  
GeForce RTX 2070 Super TU104, 2560 shader, 1770MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 215W 43.6% (51.5fps) 39.2% (33.1fps) 35.5% (20.3fps)  
GeForce RTX 3060 GA106, 3584 shader, 1777MHz, 12GB GDDR6@15Gbps, 360GB/s, 170W 41.2% (48.7fps) 38.3% (32.3fps) 35.1% (20.1fps)  
Radeon RX 6700 XT Navi 22, 2560 shader, 2581MHz, 12GB GDDR6@16Gbps, 384GB/s, 230W 38.8% (45.9fps) 36.1% (30.5fps) 32.6% (18.7fps)  
GeForce RTX 2070 TU106, 2304 shader, 1620MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 175W 38.5% (45.5fps) 34.9% (29.4fps) 31.6% (18.1fps)  
GeForce RTX 2060 Super TU106, 2176 shader, 1650MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 448GB/s, 175W 36.9% (43.6fps) 33.0% (27.9fps) 29.9% (17.1fps)  
GeForce RTX 2060 TU106, 1920 shader, 1680MHz, 6GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 336GB/s, 160W 31.8% (37.6fps) 26.7% (22.5fps)    
Radeon RX 6600 XT Navi 23, 2048 shader, 2589MHz, 8GB GDDR6@16Gbps, 256GB/s, 160W 30.8% (36.4fps) 28.0% (23.6fps)    
GeForce RTX 3050 GA106, 2560 shader, 1777MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 224GB/s, 130W 29.4% (34.8fps) 27.0% (22.8fps)    
Radeon RX 6600 Navi 23, 1792 shader, 2491MHz, 8GB GDDR6@14Gbps, 224GB/s, 132W 25.8% (30.5fps) 23.3% (19.6fps)    
Radeon RX 6500 XT Navi 24, 1024 shader, 2815MHz, 4GB GDDR6@18Gbps, 144GB/s, 107W 7.9% (9.4fps)      

The 2022 test system used an Alder Lake platform and processor. The following section lists the full hardware configuration.

  • Intel Core i9-12900K
  • MSI Pro Z690-A WiFi DDR4
  • Corsair 2x16GB DDR4-3600 CL16
  • Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
  • Cooler Master MWE 1250 V2 Gold
  • Cooler Master PL360 Flux
  • Cooler Master HAF500
  • Windows 11 Pro 64-bit

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