2020 GPU Tier List

Whether you’re upgrading from an old card or building a new system, choosing the right GPU can be tricky. With all the options from NVIDIA and AMD, consumers have a difficult time picking exactly what card they need for the budget they have. To help you narrow down your choices, we created a list of all GPUs from both companies, consisting of three generations of GPUs.

Author’s Note: This guide assumes that the GPU is the limiting factor of your system. We’ll be updating this list as NVIDIA’s new 3000-series cards are released.

	NVIDIA	AMD
720p Low	GT 1030 (GDDR5 variant)	RX 550
720p High 1080p Low	GTX 950 GTX 1050	RX 460 RX 560
1080p Medium	GTX 960 GTX 1050ti GTX 1650
1080p Medium-High	GTX 970 GTX 1060 (3GB)	RX 470 RX 570
1080P High	GTX 1060 (6GB) GTX 980	RX 480 RX 580
		RX 590 RX 5500 XT
	GTX 1660
1080p high refresh rate 1440p Medium-High	GTX 980 Ti GTX 1070 GTX 1660 Ti	RX Vega 56
1440p High	GTX 1070 Ti RTX 2060
1440p high refresh rate 4K Medium	GTX 1080 RTX 2060 Super	RX 5600 XT RX Vega 64 RX 5700
	RTX 2070
4K High	RTX 2070 Super GTX 1080 Ti	Radeon VII RX 5700 XT
	RTX 2080
4K Ultra	RTX 2080 Super
	RTX 2080 Ti

The list is arranged from weakest to strongest, and cards that perform within 10% of each other are grouped in one cell. On the left-most column is a rough guide to the card’s performance levels. For example, when we say 1080p High, we mean the card can play most games in 1080p high settings around 60FPS. Going down the list means that it can output more FPS, provided you’re not bottlenecked elsewhere. The high refresh rate tag, on the other hand, means that it’s capable of outputting more than 60FPS. We erred on the side of caution here, taking into account the most demanding games today. Older games are typically easier to run and would require weaker GPUs.

Again, this is just a rough guide to help you with your purchase decisions. As always, check the benchmarks to better understand the capabilities of the card before pulling the trigger.

4 Comments

Sleepereye says:

5 years ago

the GTX super cards are missing on the list. We need to update those to replace the vanilla 1650 and 1660
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james says:

5 years ago

good start tho i don’t think the RX5600 XT and GTX 1660Ti are in the 1440p tier because of their 6GB vram buffer.

then the RTX 2070, 2070 Super, RX5700 and 5700xt cards 1440p as the RTX 2080, 2080 Super and 2080 Ti are the only GPUs that can give reasonable performance in 4k.

also, instead of just grouping the GPUs in performance tiers, why not also provide data? benchmark results in 1080p, 1440p, and 4k resolution. which brings in the question, how did you come up with this GPU tier list?
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wakin says:

5 years ago

huy give credit sa source
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twothumbsup says:

5 years ago

this is a useful guide for people like me who is planning to get one but not familiar with current gpu models. easy comparison with different gpus. thanks
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