10 most powerful video cards

Currently, AMD and NVidia staged a real race on the video card market. Most of the market falls on the "green", occupying about 75% of all sales and range. It is worth noting that both companies only produce platforms and chips, and distributors are engaged in the distribution of Gygabite, Palit, Sapphire, etc. All is not well in rivalry in price categories. If both companies have similar models in the budget and middle segment, then NVidia is in the top in the top and AMD cannot reach them even with the new Vega 64 or Radeon VII. Slightly losing in performance, the "red" decided to go the other way, selling their products at lower prices and periodically introducing technologies that have little effect on price increases.

Talking about saving in the top segment is stupid. People who have the opportunity to purchase the most powerful video cards automatically stop saving, getting extremely powerful, and sometimes excessively powerful products. Most of the performance tests are conducted in game benchmarks or synthetic tests. We have selected for you the top 10 most powerful graphics cards for desktops and laptops based on the characteristics, performance in tests and games.

Top 10 most powerful video cards

10 MSI RADEON RX VEGA 64

From the second to the last place, the RX VEGA 64 collapsed. Contrary to the general opinion that this is the best AMD top in the world, it’s not worth thinking about, because it is the middle segment. However, the filling is one of the most modern maps. The presence of 4096 universal processors operating at a frequency of 1247 MHz (in Boost mode 1546 MHz) and the type of memory - HBM2 have a great effect on performance. This new memory format has replaced GDDR5 and is characterized by a low frequency (in this case 1890 MHz) with a very wide bus - 2048 bits, which allows us to keep up with the "green"

It loses 1080 Ti, it feels good in Full & Quad HD, but barely copes with 4K. Once again, the Achilles' heel was power consumption of 240 W, high temperatures due to the turbine, and power supply via the 8 + 8 pin connector

9 PNY GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

Due to technical progress, the GTX 1070 Ti is gradually being lowered from the category of pretop models into the middle segment. Immediately it should be said that this video card can not be called budget, affordable, etc. The price for this graphic solution in Russia starts from 27,000 rubles. But if the goal is to achieve a comfortable game in QHD resolution, then hope for an economy option is simply meaningless.

The card has 8 gigabytes of GDDR5 video memory, a 256-bit bus, and a good overclocking potential per core, capable of reaching 2 GHz with maximum overclocking. On all models, without exception, there are digital connectors for connecting monitors, without which, in fact, it would have been impossible to carry out a scan in 1440p.For gamers, the 1070 is a worthy decision that is not a sin to spend money even when the RTX 2070 exits. Its performance margin is still enough to play at high settings in QHD. The power consumption reaches 150 W, but the cooling system calmly copes with them, which is why the card still remains “cold”.

8 PNY Quadro P6000

This card is a computer Frankenstein, as it is based on the NVIDIA Pascal architecture. From the ports for the screen it has only DVI-D and 4 pieces of the Display Port. The effective memory frequency is 9000 MHz, and the video memory capacity is 24 GB. Compared to Maxwell 2 architecture, there is no significant improvement in performance. If you work in a resolution of up to 4K and have a 4000 thousandth series of models, then there’s no point in upgrading you.

On performance loses 1050. One turbine cools the card, starting to roar at elevated speeds, but not fully cope with its tasks. In general, this model is generally not for games, but for 3D object modeling and rendering. You can not use it in mining, which greatly reduces the number of potential consumers.

7 GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX 1080 TI

The medal of the most powerful card in the world was given by the legendary GTX 1080 Ti, which lost ground after the release of the RTX line. Its processor still operates at a frequency of 1569 MHz and in boost accelerates to 1683 MHz. Video memory is more than enough - 11 GB with a 352-bit bus. It supports all possible technologies, like CUDA (v. 6.1), Vulkan, etc. As for heating, there is no need to worry - 75 degrees is the maximum temperature at full load in very "heavy" tasks.

Computer games do not cause any problems with GTX 1080 Ti. Currently, the GPU easily copes with Full HD and QHD resolution for any graphics settings. The only exceptions are the most recent projects, where it is already desirable to move on to the next series. In 4K Ultra HD, most games come with at least 40 frames. On average, this figure is 68-74 FPS. And DIRT Rally does produce up to 130 frames with anti-aliasing turned on. The main claim to the model was its price. In the light of recent events, the price for it fell to 55 thousand rubles, and on the secondary market you can find good models with a price of 35 thousand.

6 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2060

It is ridiculous to say, but according to tests, this computer card goes flush or even bypasses 1080 Ti, and at a price it is cheaper. Vega 64 also remains behind, which makes the “red” nervously scratch their heads and invent a new model. She also breathes in the back of her older brother - RTX 2070. In general, we face a new middling with the capabilities of the tops. The heat output here is 160 W, which is almost identical to that of 1070, which means that any 2060 with two turntables will fit for use. All of them are quiet and relatively cold, in addition, they chase well. There is no sense in three-fan models, and mini versions and variants with a turbine also have the right to life.

Which distributor to choose is up to you. Palit or GIGABYTE, in this case there is not much difference. Versions of Strix can be considered redundant. It is necessary to bypass the Storm X with factory overclocking - hot, demanding more money, but no use. Currently, it is already equipped with some laptops by ASUS.

5 Power Color Radeon VII

Why VII? The easiest answer is to give a new technology, namely, the 7-nanometer process technology, according to which the most powerful card in the world from AMD was made. But is it enough to press the giant RTX 2080? Chip Vega 20 was 1.5 times smaller and got more transistors. At the same time, the GDDR memory, replaced by the new HBM2, went into oblivion. The company carried out large-scale work to optimize the graphics pipeline, increasing the speed of work in 3D rendering. Improved FMA execution speed - a key point for basic computing tasks.

The new technical process allowed us to increase the graphics clock frequency to 1800 MHz during overclocking.According to the manufacturer, the performance increase will be 25% compared to Vega 64. The video memory is also impressive - 16 GB, which will serve as an excellent reserve for the future, because the world of computer 4K gaming is rapidly developing.

4 Gygabite GeForce RTX 2070 Ti

New technologies have given not only up to 25% performance advantages over 1070, but also had a beneficial effect on temperature and silence during operation. In order for noise to appear, the card needs to be loaded with 80-100 percent, otherwise silence awaits you and 45 degrees during work or play. The average heat pack is 160-170 watts. The amount of video memory is 8 GB, the card can be overclocked to 1740 MHz turbocharger.

Now let's talk about not the most pleasant things. On paper, this is one of the best maps to date. However, even with a powerful connection with the processor and RAM, there may be drawdowns and friezes. Another drawback was a large percentage of factory marriage and the appearance of artifacts a couple of weeks after use. This is indirectly related to imperfect RTX technology, which serves as a source of problems. It is recommended to purchase a card in specialized stores where you can get a guarantee for 3-4 years.

3 NVidia GeForce Titan V

Another technological monster from the "green" has a huge memory bus of 3027 bits, 12 GB of video memory and 5120 universal processors. The company remained true to its traditions, releasing the Titan V in reference style with a turbine as a cooling system. There is no word about games on the official product page - the device was created exclusively for solving professional tasks. For fast data exchange, not GDDR5 or even GDDR6 is used, but HBM2, which instantly provides the operator with the processed information.

Individual attention deserves the appearance. It is very unusual and the color in hue is more like platinum.

2 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

NVidia’s RTX series has RT-cores that allow real-time ray tracing. The technology at the beginning of 2019 is available only in several large projects - Metro: Exodus, Battlefield 5. In total, there are about 20 games supporting this technology. bits, and the frequency of the memory itself is characterized by a frequency of 14140 MHz. It is worth noting that this option is the golden mean on the market, since there is an option from ASUS that costs about 106 thousand rubles and is cheaper, but also less quality Palit for 80 thousand rubles.

The power here is needed horseish - 2 8-pin connectors will have to be connected to a power supply unit with a minimum capacity of 750 watts, and even better in general to buy a BP-shnik for 1 KW. In Quad HD resolution, a card paired with a powerful processor will provide +100 FPS on ultra settings in all modern games and there will be enough stock for at least 2 years. As for the RTX technology, in Battlefield 5, when it is activated, the number of frames will fall by half, but the picture itself will become much more realistic, albeit in fine detail. Notebook lovers will have to pay about 300 thousand for the right to have a model with this card.

1 NVidia Titan RTX

The new leader will provide performance of 13 thousand teraflops and carries on board 24 GB of new-generation GDRDR video memory with 576 tensor cores. The closest competitor, the 2080 Ti, has a total of 544. Previously, the Titan series was positioned as products for performing serious calculations and mathematical calculations, after which it was reclassified as a “super-top” game segment. However, there was a return to basics and the card was again issued as a professional.

However, no one forbids to feel like the king of 4K gaming and enjoy the new ray tracing, having laid out over this 270,000 rubles. The cooling system is designed in the same way as in other reference video cards of the 20 series.To summarize, Titan RTX is not a replacement for TitanV due to lower performance in double-precision calculations, but the huge amount of video memory available is clearly not for games. It is not recommended to buy this model for games, since the increase compared to 2080 Ti is only 10%, while the price is 2-2.5 times higher.

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