Gaming Graphics Card Tier List

[lightcloud]

Noted

 

[tsuneo6]

Noted

my gtx 760 could run bf4 on ultra setitngs without AA/motion blur around a 60 fps with an ocasional drop on 1080p.
I thought I'd mention. this is however with an MSI card and they come with an overclock.

 

[lightcloud]

Thanks for informing us.

 

[Undying89]

I like this list. Maybe to put Tier One - Class Three R9 290X 8GB? Its the same performance as 980GTX especially on 4k resolutions.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sapphire-vapor-x-r9-290x-8gb,3977-3.html

 

[lightcloud]

Noted. But the R9 290X 8GB has a similar performance to both GTX 970 and R9 290X 4GB.

So maybe a Tier 2 Class A is a better choice in terms of benchmarks.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

IMO, we should leave custom cards, this list is (assumably) for reference cards, there are GTX 780 6GB versions, upcoming are GTX 980 8GB versions.

 

[lightcloud]

Yes this is made for reference, no SLI or Crossfire. So maybe I should leave how it was before?

 

[MeteorsRaining]

IMO yes. Because that card is OCed out of the box, which is out of the scope of this list. An 8GB version of 970 (shall it come out) will easily outpower it. Including such a card may not allow the list to reflect what it aims to, a direct and to the point comparision of reference gaming cards.

 

[lightcloud]

Thanks again.


Nice signature too.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Hehe thanks!

 

[RobCrezz]

I like this list. Maybe to put Tier One - Class Three R9 290X 8GB? Its the same performance as 980GTX especially on 4k resolutions.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sapphire-vapor-x-r9-290x-8gb,3977-3.html

What review did you read? It barely beats a 970 at 4k, not a 980..

 

[lightcloud]

That'do was what I saw, it is barely comparable with a GTX 980, and even performs weaker/similar to a GTX 970 or R9 290X 4GB in some games.

But anyways, that is a card that will not go on the list and the list is mainly for reference cards.

 

[tsuneo6]

perhaps a small list for those "special" cards can be made. like that dual 760 card from asus asus rog or something?

 

[LukaBoki]

I wouldn't make a list with "special" cards,not really needed IMO.

 

[RobCrezz]

I agree, the dual GPU cards tend to perform the same a SLI/Crossfire, so not needed.

 

[tsuneo6]

not talking about the dual GPU cards especialy, just those cards that come with another 2GB or VRAM etc. shouldnt be to many, just an idea 😉
(like the discusses r9 290x 8GB and the gtx 760 4 GB etc)

 

[LukaBoki]

Joe,I'd put the GTX 980 in Tier 1 Class Two,as it is comparable with the 690 and the 7990. Opinions?

 

[zeyuanfu]

On paper, though, it has way less CUDA cores and stuff like that than the GTX 780 (Ti).
I vote for Tier 1 Class 3.

 

[tsuneo6]

agreed. and is does have better performance then the other cards in its tier

 

[MeteorsRaining]

LukaBoki, IMO no. HD 7990 and GTX 690 is more or less R9 280X CFX and GTX 770 SLI respectively. I've seen GTX 760 SLI outperform a GTX 780 Ti, so GTX 770 SLI shall outdo the 980 by a considerable margin. The difference won't be drastic, 10-20% gain, but that's what separates the GTX 980 from 970 so

 

[LukaBoki]

I'd still stay with my Tier 1 Class 2,as if you're gonna be gaming,CUDA cores don't really matter.Maybe a tiny bit,but VRAM and memory bandwidth are more important.

 

[LukaBoki]

According to this list,it falls in between.
http://tpucdn.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_970_STRIX_OC/images/perfrel_1920.gif

 

[zeyuanfu]

Tier 1 class 4?

 

[lightcloud]

This will take time as there are so many cards to compare with.

As far as I know, the GTX 970 performs between the GTX 980 and a GTX 780. So maybe a Tier 1 Class 4 can be created but I will still think about that, because I cannot just classify it as an enthusiast card.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

IMO, GTX 970 is not enthusiast class, as they should 'easily max out latest titles' (and most intensive) with comfortable (50+) FPS on FHD. I have more than one example where it fails, Crysis3 for instance.