Although the mining boom has already passed, video cards are still one of the most expensive components in a computer. It is not surprising that the choice of a video card will have to be approached very responsibly.
And to make it easy for you to navigate in all the variety of their prices and characteristics, we have compiled a rating of the best video cards of 2019 in terms of performance. It is based on the results of passing the Master Lu benchmark.
10.AMD Radeon RX 5700XT
The average price is 30,400 rubles.
Characteristics:
- 8192 MB GDDR6 Video Memory
- core / memory frequency: 1605/14000 MHz
- SLI / CrossFire support
- HDMI connectors, DisplayPort x3
- DirectX 12 support, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
One of the best graphics cards for a gaming PC is technically a mid-range offering, between the base 5700 and 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition.
It takes full advantage of the latest RDNA architecture update and a capacious 8GB GDDR6 for performance that outperforms Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2060 Super.
Overall the 5700 XT is a fantastic card if you want a stable 60 FPS at QHD resolution at best monitor of 2019.
pros: Excellent price / performance ratio, efficient new RDNA architecture.
Minuses: very hot and noisy in games.
9.Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
The average price is 51 389 rubles.
Characteristics:
- 8192 MB GDDR6 Video Memory
- core / memory frequency: 1515/14000 MHz
- NVLink support
- HDMI connectors, DisplayPort x3, USB Type-C
- DirectX 12 support, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
This graphics card is capable of delivering smooth 4K frame rates with maximum detail settings. It's as quiet as possible for a powerful gaming graphics card, and the fans turn off when idle.
A feature of this model is support for Ray-Tracing (ray tracing). It essentially mimics the way real rays of light work, making them much more realistic and visually stunning. Here's a demo of ray tracing in Metro: Exodus to help you understand how it works and what it means for games.
Another benefit of the RTX 2080 is Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS). It mainly uses AI to smooth out roughness in games. This works as well, if not better, than traditional anti-aliasing, but without significant performance degradation.
pros: backlighting with a large number of colors, a bracket is included so that a rather heavy video card does not sag under its own weight.
Minuses: occupies 4 slots with bracket, high price.
8. AMD Radeon VII
The average price is 51,985 rubles.
Characteristics:
- 16384 MB HBM2 video memory
- core / memory frequency: 1400/2000 MHz
- SLI / CrossFire support
- HDMI connectors, DisplayPort x3
- DirectX 12 support, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
The Radeon VII is the first GPU manufactured using 7nm lithography, as AMD boldly claims. At first glance, this is a big leap from the previous 14nm technology (as well as 12nm and 16nm). However, the numbers used for the manufacturing process often contain a fair amount of marketing.
In the case of the Radeon VII, this is good progress, but not a revolution in the world of video cards. And that's not enough to push the Radeon VII to the top spot in 2019's best graphics cards, especially for such a high price tag.
AMD has doubled the number of HMB2 memory stacks, so you get 16GB and a whopping 1TB / s bandwidth. And given the sheer amount of VRAM, 4K games run flawlessly.The only problem is that not many people play 4K games, and 8K is so cool that we will not consider it.
Along with the graphics card, you get a remake of Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry 5 and The Division 2.
pros: First GPU based on 7nm process technology, large amount of video memory.
Minuses: expensive, very heavy and indispensable without additional fasteners.
7. Nvidia Titan X (Pascal)
The average price is 79,990 rubles.
Characteristics:
- video memory 12 GB
- Base / overclocked video chip frequency 1417/1531 MHz
- SLI / CrossFire support
- HDMI, DisplayPort x3, DVI-I connectors
- DirectX 12 support, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
This is one of the fastest and most powerful Nvidia graphics cards you can buy for your PC. It is based on Pascal architecture and is about 25% faster than GTX 1080 and 60% faster than older GeForce GTX Titan X (Maxwell).
The card comes with a whopping 12GB of GDDR5X memory. GDDR5X is even faster than GDDR5 memory and is only used in a few top-end graphics cards.
It goes without saying that this model supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, Vulkan, G-Sync, Ansel, PhysX, SLI and offers the best virtual reality (VR) experience.
This card lets you play all the latest games in 4K resolution and Ultra settings at 50-60fps or more.
pros: not very hot, quite quiet.
Minuses: high price.
6. Nvidia Titan XP
The average price is 89,990 rubles.
Characteristics:
- NVIDIA GeForce TITAN Xp graphics card
- 12288 MB GDDR5X VRAM
- core / memory frequency: 1582/11400 MHz
- SLI / CrossFire support
- HDMI connectors, DisplayPort x3
- DirectX 12 support, OpenGL 4.5, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
"Big Daddy" of all graphics cards and one of the most powerful graphics cards in the world. This model will surely appeal to fans of virtual reality and gamers who want to play modern games at maximum graphics settings and at 4K resolution.
The Titan XP is based on the Pascal architecture and comes with a whopping 3,840 CUDA cores and 12GB of GDDR5X video memory. It has a maximum power draw of 250W and requires a good PSU (at least 600W) to operate. The card is only available in the Founders Edition model and only from Nvidia.
pros: extreme performance.
Minuses: extreme price.
5.Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super
The average price is 37,593 rubles.
Characteristics:
- 8192 MB GDDR6 Video Memory
- core / memory frequency: 1785/14000 MHz
- NVLink support
- HDMI connectors, DisplayPort x3
- DirectX 12 support, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
Ray tracing technology looks great, but not everyone can afford to shell out 50 thousand rubles or more for a video card. This is where the Nvidia RTX 2070 Super comes in, offering superior performance and won't force you to sell your kidney to pay for your purchase.
The 2070 Super lets you enjoy 4K gaming if you want to switch graphics settings to medium or high, and play at 60fps in QHD resolution. It goes without saying that if you have an incredibly high refresh rate for your monitor or TV, you can squeeze out very high rates at 1080p Ultra.
pros: Performance close to RTX 2080, not as large as most competitors.
Minuses: noisy, you need a case with good ventilation, as the cooling of this model is mediocre.
4.Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
The average price is 59,480 rubles.
Characteristics:
- 11264 MB GDDR5X VRAM
- core / memory frequency: 1506/11016 MHz
- SLI / CrossFire support
- HDMI connectors, DisplayPort x3
- DirectX 12 support, OpenGL 4.5, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
The 1080 Ti does exactly what Nvidia claims to do: it beats the GTX 1080 by more than 30 percent on average. PCgamer's benchmarks show the biggest advantage is in The Division, where Ti is 42% faster.
But does that mean the 1080 Ti is capable of handling any current game at 4K ultra and 60+ fps? No. Because there are still monstrous games like Deus Ex, which even with very high settings only run at 43 frames per second. And Ghost Recon Wildlands, at least immediately after launch, only hits 37fps on a 1080 Ti at 4K with graphics settings set to Ultra.
Still, the GTX 1080 Ti delivers decent performance for the money. If the Titan X is a $ 80,000 card only available directly from Nvidia or through some vendors, the GTX 1080 Ti is a sub $ 60,000 card and it ships through all of Nvidia's regular graphics card partners Asus.EVGA, Gigabyte, MSI, PNY, Zotac and others. This means more competition, customized cooling solutions and more price variety.
pros: Factory overclocked, efficient cooling system, low noise under load.
Minuses: high performance comes at a price, and a lot.
3.Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
The average price is 57,660 rubles.
Characteristics:
- 8192 MB GDDR6 Video Memory
- core / memory frequency: 1845/15500 MHz
- NVLink support
- HDMI connectors, DisplayPort x3, USB Type-C
- DirectX 12 support, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 5 monitors
The top 3 best graphics cards for gaming and work are opened by the model that supports ray tracing and ensures smooth gaming at 4K resolution.
A quick glance at its spec will show only a slight improvement over the original: slightly more CUDA cores and faster video memory (VRAM) with up to 15.5 Gbps bandwidth, compared to 14 Gbps in the standard RTX 2080. In theory This should help improve performance, especially in games and applications that use memory bandwidth.
A significant advantage of the RTX 2080 Super is the FrameView software, which is much more accurate and even easier to use than many others.
FrameView will not only show you frame rates, frame times, GPU utilization and temperature, but it will also tell you how much power your graphics card is using without relying on expensive external hardware or unreliable third-party software.
For most gamers trying to play the latest PC games, this may not be very helpful. However, it can come in handy when you are either trying to troubleshoot potential problems or trying to overclock your graphics card to get the maximum potential.
pros: Excellent 1440p and 4K gaming performance.
Minuses: Minimum performance gain over RTX 2080.
2.Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
The average price is 78,990 rubles.
Characteristics:
- 11264 MB GDDR6 VRAM
- core / memory frequency: 1350/14000 MHz
- NVLink support
- HDMI connectors, DisplayPort x3, USB Type-C
- DirectX 12 support, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
It is the best card in the RTX 20 series and the second most powerful graphics card for gaming. It is built on a 12nm Turing GPU architecture, supports real-time ray tracing, AI and Deep Learning.
The card is about 30% faster than the GTX 1080 Ti and can run almost any AAA game at max graphics settings at 4K and 60 FPS on average.
pros: excellent cooling, top performance.
Minuses: noisy.
1. Nvidia Titan RTX
The average price is 221,990 rubles.
Characteristics:
- 24GB GDDR6 VRAM
- core frequency base / overclocked: 1350/1770 MHz
- memory frequency: 1750 MHz
- NVLink support
- HDMI connectors, DisplayPort x3, USB Type-C
- DirectX 12 support, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
Leaving AMD no chance for first place, Nvidia is confidently leading the way with its best and most powerful graphics card. It is based on the Turing architecture, provides 130 Teraflops of performance and offers the full power of 576 Tensor Cores.
At the same time, the Titan RTX is not far ahead of the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, so for gamers, the benefits will not outweigh the huge price difference. But for tasks related to artificial intelligence, deep learning, data processing and analysis, this map is perfect.
pros: Large video memory, supports AI and real-time ray tracing technologies.
Minuses: difficult to find on sale in Russia, very expensive.