*** GPU Hierarchy ***

[Armageus]

NVIDIA	AMD	INTEL	Tier - Suggested Resolution/FPS
RTX 4090			Tier A - "Elite Tier"
RTX 4080 Super RTX 4080	RX 7900XTX RX 7900XT		Tier B
RTX 4070Ti Super RTX 3090Ti RTX 4070Ti	RX 6950XT RX 7900 GRE		Tier C
RTX 3090 RTX 4070 Super RTX 3080Ti RTX 3080 (12GB) RTX 4070 RTX 3080	RX 6900XT RX 7800XT RX 6800XT		Tier D
Titan RTX RTX 3070Ti RTX 3070 RTX 2080Ti Titan V	RX 7700XT RX 6800 RX 6750XT		Tier E - 4K 60fps / 1440P 144fps PS5 Pro Equivalent (speculated)
RTX 2080 Super RTX 4060Ti RTX 3060Ti Titan Xp RTX 2080	RX 6700XT RX 7600XT		Tier F
Titan X (Pascal) GTX 1080Ti RTX 4060 RTX 2070 Super	RX 6700 RX 7600 RX 6650XT Radeon VII	Intel Arc A770 *	Tier G - 1080P 144fps XBOX Series X Equivalent
	RX 5700XT RX 6600XT	Intel Arc A750 *	Tier H
RTX 2070 RTX 3060 RTX 2060 Super			Tier I PS5 Equivalent
GTX 1080 RTX 2060 RTX 3060 (8GB)	RX 6600 RX 5700 RX Vega 64	Intel Arc A580 *	Tier J - 1440P 60fps / VR Gaming
GTX 1070Ti	RX 5600XT		Tier K
GTX 1070 GTX 1660Ti	RX Vega 56		Tier L
RTX 3050 GTX 1660 Super			Tier M
GTX Titan X (Maxwell) GTX 980Ti GTX 1660	RX 590		Tier N - 1080P 60fps - Recommended Entry Level
GTX 1650 Super GTX 980 GTX 1060 6GB GTX 690 GTX 780Ti	RX 5500XT RX 6500XT RX 580 RX 480 R9 390X R9 Fury X		Tier O Xbox One X
GTX 1060 3GB GTX Titan (Kepler) GTX 970	R9 Fury R9 Fury Nano R9 390 R9 290X RX 570		Tier P Xbox Series S Equivalent
GTX 1650	RX 6400 R9 290 RX 470	Intel Arc A380 *	Tier Q - 900P 60fps
GTX 780	HD 7990 R9 380X R9 280X HD 7970 Ghz		Tier R PS4 Pro Equivalent
GTX 770 GTX 1050Ti GTX 1630 GTX 680 GTX 960 GTX 670	HD 7970 R9 285 R9 380	Intel Arc A310 *	Tier S - 720P 60fps
GTX 760 GTX 1050 GTX 660Ti GTX 950	HD 7950 R9 280 R9 270X		Tier T
GTX 660 GTX 650Ti Boost GTX 750Ti	HD 7870 R9 270 RX 560 R7 370 RX 460 R7 265 R7 260X HD 7850 HD 7790		Tier U Xbox One S Steam Deck
GTX 650Ti GTX 750 GT 1030	RX Vega 11 (Integrated) RX 550 R7 360 HD 7770 Ghz R7 250X	Intel Iris Pro 6200 (Broadwell Integrated)	Tier V PS4 XBOX One Nintendo Switch
GTX 745 GTX 650 GT 740	RX Vega 8 (Integrated) R7 250 HD 7750	Intel UHD Graphics 770 (Alder-lake Integrated)	Tier W
GT 640 GT 635 GT 730	Ryzen 7000 2CU (Integrated) HD 7730 R5 240	Intel UHD Graphics 750 (Rocket-lake Integrated)	Tier X
GT 630 GT 720 GT 710			Tier Y
GT 620 GT 705 GT 610			Tier Z

Spoiler: notes

- "Elite Tier" is a money no object, absolute no compromise top choice (including new feature support like raytracing)
- I've attempted to take both Raster and Raytracing performance into account, although it's often incredible difficult to balance with NVIDIA cards generally faster at Raytracing, and AMD cards normally offering more raster performance
- Towards the top of the able, the gap between tiers is a lot more variable - there may only be 5% between bottom cards of one tier, and the top card from the tier below, but yet could be 20% between the top and bottom performing cards within the same tier - It's incredibly difficult to average performance out and balance this out! (Older cards were a lot more obvious, as had bigger jumps in performance, and less models/variants)
- Intel ARC Performance is incredibly variable to different games / driver versions and likely to improve going forward

Spoiler: changelog

06/05/22 - Added Missing RX590, R9 Fury X/Fury/Fury Nano cards, removed separate 4GB/8GB RX 480 Entries
08/05/22 - Added Additional Tier underneath Elite Tier, 6900XT/6800XT/3080Ti/3080 moved here
09/05/22 - Added Missing Shop Links, Added RTX 3080 (12GB)
10/05/22 - Added 6950XT/6750XT/6650XT
07/04/22 - Added GTX1630
23/08/22 - Added 6700 Non-XT
13/10/22 - Added RTX 4090, Intel Arc A770/A750, Intel UHD770/UHD750
02/11/22 - Added Intel Arc A380, added Intel Arc Shop Links
16/11/22 - Added RTX4080 as Tier B, moved RTX3090 down a tier
05/12/22 - Added RTX3060 (8GB)
12/12/22 - Added RX7900XTX/RX7900XT
29/12/22 - Added missing shop link for non-XT 6700 and GT710, added spaces to RX 7900XTX and RX 7900XT names
04/01/23 - Added 4070Ti - shop link yet to be added as don't think group exists yet
05/01/23 - 4070Ti shop link added
16/01/23 - Tweaked 4070Ti position
11/04/23 - Tweaked 6750XT position
12/04/23 - 4070 Added, 4070Ti position tweaked, Suggested Resolutions updated to account for more demanding games
24/05/23 - 4060Ti Added, Intel Arc A750 and A770 positions Tweaked, RX 7600 Added
25/05/23 - Added RX7600 shop link, removed a few defunct NVIDIA shop links
28/06/23 - Added 4060
21/08/23 - Added Ryzen 7000 2CU (Integrated)
06/09/23 - Added 7700XT/7800XT
19/10/23 - Added Intel Arc A580, tweaked positions of Intel A380 (down 1) and A750 (up 1), split Intel into another column
17/01/24 - Added 4070 Super
24/01/24 - Added 4070Ti Super
31/01/24 - Added 4080 Super, removed defunct shop links
27/02/24 - Added 7900 GRE
29/03/24 - Added missing 7600XT
13/09/24 - Added PS5 Pro - provisionally at Tier E
15/11/24 - Added Intel Arc A310

 

[Armageus]

The above table is a rough guide to show how different GPU models stack up from both of the main vendors and between different generation (e.g. is a top end card from a couple of generations ago, still better than a brand new low end card)

It's based on the table from https://www.logicalincrements.com/articles/graphicscardcomparison, (which in itself was based on https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html) but since we've had the forum software updated, I though it better to have our own copy that has been and will continue to be tweaked if people find it useful.

I've removed everything pre Geforce 600 series / Radeon 7xxx series, as even these are both 10 years old at this point, and whilst some of the models still have the raw horsepower to play the latest games, the drivers are not being updated.

In addition I've linked most of the current products to the OcUK store pages

If you've got any suggestions, or even if you've found it useful, please leave a comment or a like

 

[Armageus]

onenote if i may. I'd probably combine the L and M tiers as there's not much difference between them and not all that many cards.

Yep that's a good call - updated

 

[Armageus]

Probably safe to say AMD will have a Tier A GPU with the 6950 XT soon

You need to add the 6950XT to the top tier. It also apparently beats the 3090Ti in time spy.

When will you be adding INTEL gpu's

Cards can only be added to the table when they are actually released and independently benchmarked

6900XT isn’t considered Tier A worthy?

I’d put the 6900xt in tier A.

Is the 3080 better than/equal to the 6900XT?

Do think the 6900xt should be in tier a tbf but what exactly is the criteria of tier a?

I used the LogicalIncrements table as a starting point and they'd ranked the 6900XT in a 2nd tier.

Personally I think Tier A should be the absolute top "elite" tier products that will generally be fastest overall and supporting all "cutting edge" technologies i.e. Including have good Ray tracing performance

Woohoo! my 780Ti hits the minimum specs.

VRAM aside it's still a capable card in terms of raw horsepower - it may just need texture detail and a couple of other settings lowering to maintain a 60fps framerate at 1080P. I certainly wouldn't want to spend the kind of money that a 1650 or 6500XT commands for negligible improvements.

Rtx 3070 needs demoting. No way that's playing anything other than minesweeper at 4k 60fps. Runs out of vram at 4k all the time too.

It's still a very capable 1440p/144fps cad though, and in non-vram limited scenarios (i.e. lower a couple of settings), noticeably quicker than anything in the tier below. VRAM alone shouldn't be a deciding factor.

The b in general is over crowded. A 6800 isnt really near a 6800xt or 6900xt either.

Probably fair - Happy to move the 6800 down if other people agree

Also a 12gb 3080 is basically same performance as a 3080ti and the 3090 and 3090ti are the only cards that support sli. So they should really be in a tier of there own, not with the 3080ti.

SLI is irrelevant these days - I'd even argue that the GTX690 / Radeon 7990 should be rated lower, as in terms of reliable performance, most of the time they'd be using a single GPU and perform lower.

Then splitting the 7970 and 7970ghz between 2 different tiers seems silly.

There's actually a decent performance uplift between the two when talking about the "stock" versions of both cards - something like 15%, so I'd stand by their slightly different positions

 

[Armageus]

I think you're being a little unfair on the 6900XT it's an absolute beast in normal rasterization but it's your table.

Nah it's not my table (I don't even own anything better than Tier L )

I'd hope it's "Our" Table, and it's main use really is to help show rough relative performance to assist people with upgrades and the like.

I certainly don't want it to turn into bickering, especially over topics such as VRAM , but open to sensible discussion, and happy to adjust positions of cards if the majority agree

 

[Armageus]

NVIDIA	AMD	Tier - Suggested Resolution/FPS
GTX 1080 RTX 2060	RX 6600 RX 5700 RX Vega 64	Tier G
GTX 1070Ti	RX 5600XT	Tier H
GTX 1650	RX 6400 R9 290 RX 470	Tier N
GTX 780	HD 7990 R9 380X R9 280X HD 7970 Ghz	Tier O PS4 Pro Equivalent

I think these Tiers can realistically be merged? G+H, N+O?

 

[Armageus]

"Elite Tier" did raise a smile. Possibly bad value for money (FPS/£) tier instead?
Useful quick reference though, cheers.

I think either is fair - if money is no object and you want best performance in the majority of situations, Tier A is what you would recommend

 

[Armageus]

The raytracing debate needs moving to it's own thread - this isn't the place

 

[Armageus]

6900 XT in the same tier as the 3070, let alone Ti? Oh boy, is this thread sponsored by Userbenchmark?

Nope, I've made it perfectly clear that the starting point was the table that logical increments used.

I've not heard anything convincing though that would make me think 6900XT should be a top tier card?
The only arguments so far have relied on how irrelevant Raytracing is, despite the elite tier clearly being aimed at those who absolutely want the best, and can support all of the latest cutting edge tech.

If I had to recommend a money no object PC to someone, would I pick a 6900XT knowing that it underperforms in ray tracing?



Maybe there actually needs to be a tier inserted under A, the 6900XT/6800XT moved up to that, and the 3080Ti moved down to that? Leaving the 3090Ti/3090 as elite tier (presumably with the 6950 if it arrives?), and the 6800 left matching up against 3080, 3070Ti and 3070?

Edit:
I've done it anyway - added a Tier and moved the 6900XT/6800XT/3080Ti/3080

 

[Armageus]

@Armageus Great idea to have a simple table to aid customers in selecting a GPU. I suggest you add two columns for AMD, rasterisation and raytracing, as at the moment it is very misleading for new customers looking to buy a new GPU for up to date gaming, an area where the 6900X does appear to be more on par with a 3070.

I did think about adding * disclaimers next to certain cards and having them appear in e.g. for Raytraced vs Rasterised performance, but it's a slippery slope that I don't want to go down. (Otherwise we end up with columns to specifically benefit low vram cards, cards that are specifically good at certain settings, or certain games etc.)

This should be an "at a glance" table to give a rough idea as to how different models/generations stack up overall. I think the additional tier for the 6090XT was a fair compromise - it implies that it's generally faster than the 3070ti/3070/2080ti etc, a good match compared to the 3080Ti/3080 but perhaps not quite as good overall as the 3090Ti/3090.

 

[Armageus]

I think we're straying back into general RT vs non-RT discussion

 

[Armageus]

This would be nice as a sticky.

no one reads stickies though

 

[Armageus]

Updated with Radeon RX6x50XT cards

 

[Armageus]

Can the VEGA VII be added to the list?

It already is? Tier E - Radeon VII?

 

[Armageus]

Also would be nice to fill out those lower tiers with older GPU's.

Nope - everything pre- Geforce 6xx / Radeon 7xxx series is too old to be useful (lack of VRAM and driver updates, even for the odd cards that still have comparable "brute force") and just ends up as clutter.

(It may be that I draft up a "retro" table at some point, as I hate to see information lost, and at some point even the older generations in this table will need to be pruned).

I think the top tier should be classed as 'S' tier like how a lot of hi-fi gear/headphones are ranked, currently having the likes of 3080ti's classed as 'B' tier doesn't make much sense, the 3090/3090ti really are more specialised offerings that rank above 'A', this would realign all the cards into a better ranking imo, 'A' tier 3080/ti, 'B' tier 3070/ti, 'C' tier 3060/ti etc.

S tier is popular not just in the audiophile world and shows up a ton on any given grading list, i'm surprised its not used here.For me S stands for special but it could be for superb, super etc.I can only think of "awesome" for the A tier and for E & F, well thats pretty obvious.

isn't S tier a thing from japanese RPGs and SR is the highest?

I'd still keep the letters as they are, otherwise you could end up with all sorts of things. As an example, guitar top woods can be rated as AAAAA flamed maple which is ridiculous.

With tech that moves as fast and regularly as Gpus, there's going to be constant movement too.

I think the current tier system is as easy and straightforward as you can get

 

[Armageus]

Geforce GTX1630 added

 

[Armageus]

Please can you add the RX 6700? I'm guessing tier E?

I'm guessing it will be, but I'll wait for reviews to appear

 

[Armageus]

The 6900XT needs bumping up.

The forum timespy benchmark thread gives plenty of evidence.

Nope it doesn't

If you want the absolute best performance including in ray tracing you buy a 3090 or 3090ti.
The 6950XT isn't quite there in RT but isn't far off, whilst trading blows and often winning in everything none RT.
These are the absolute best - the elite tier

The 6900xt is a little bit of step down, but still a great card

 

[Armageus]

A few benches for the 6700 are coming through now, looking spicey for the price. Will that be added soon or do you wait for specific reviewers to give out their view?

I'll wait until some of the mainstream sites get hold of one

 

[Armageus]

Updated with the 4090 and added Intel's ARC A750/A770, and UHD770/UHD750 Integrated