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How we rate graphics cards

Every card on GPUTracker gets a GPUTracker Score out of 10. It answers one question: how good a buy is this card, today, at this price? It is recalculated every time a price changes, and stores and brands cannot pay to change it.

Six parts, one score

  1. Performance 30% of the score

    How fast the GPU is, as a relative index where an RTX 4090 is 100. We use a sourced benchmark figure when one is recorded for the GPU, otherwise our own estimate from published game benchmark averages. The index is placed on a log scale, so moving from a GT 730 to an RTX 3050 counts as much as moving from an RTX 4070 to an RTX 4090 – both feel like a big jump.

  2. Value for money 25% of the score

    Performance for every ₹1,000 at today’s lowest price, compared with the median gaming card on GPUTracker. A card that gives twice the typical performance per rupee scores about 7, half scores about 3. Office and workstation cards are left out of the median so they do not drag it down.

  3. Price right now 10% of the score

    Today’s price against this card’s own 90-day average: 10% below average scores 10, 10% above scores 0. A card at its lowest price in a year scores at least 9. Until we have enough price history it stays at a neutral 5.

  4. Future-proofing 15% of the score

    Video memory counts for 60% (16 GB or more scores 10, 8 GB scores 6, 4 GB scores 3). The other 40% is the generation’s feature set – upscaling, frame generation, ray tracing and AV1 encoding – from RTX 50 and Radeon RX 9000 at the top to decade-old GPUs at the bottom.

  5. Power efficiency 10% of the score

    Performance per watt of board power, using the card’s own figure when listed. An RTX 4060-class card scores about 10. Efficient cards run cooler and quieter, need a smaller power supply and cost less to run.

  6. Build & warranty 10% of the score

    Warranty (3 years or more earns most of the points), cooling (two or three fans), a factory overclock and how complete the card’s verified specifications are. It is the only part that separates two cards on the same GPU.

What the numbers mean

8.5 – 10Excellent
7.5 – 8.4Great
6.5 – 7.4Good
5.0 – 6.4Fair
0 – 4.9Basic

Basic display cards such as the GT 610, GT 710 and GT 730 score low because they are rated as graphics cards for games and everyday use. They are still the right buy when you only need extra monitor outputs.

What the score is not

  • Not a benchmark of the exact card: cards on the same GPU perform within a few percent of each other, so performance is rated per GPU.
  • Not a review score: we do not test cards in a lab. Read user reviews on each card’s page.
  • Not fixed: it moves with the price. A card can go from Fair to Great in a sale.
  • A card without a current price has no overall score – value is half of what you need to know.

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