There's no two ways around it. When it comes to deciding what your next graphics card is going to be, it can be one hell of a challenge to sort through all the information out there. From architectures to manufacturing processes, Nvidia vs. AMD vs. Intel, RTX Off or On, it's, well, a lot. If all you really want are those GPU benchmarks, I totally get it.
To be frank, it's too much, although I highly respect the great folk out there that have dedicated their lives to reporting on some of the latest and greatest tech and PC hardware (in fact, I've done and continue to do my fair chunk of that too). Many of those articles are getting to the point of being quite impenetrable these days, certainly if you just want a quick glance at the performance numbers.
if all you really want are those GPU benchmarks, I totally get it.
Instead of technical jargon, architectural design layouts, and everything else in between proving us worthy of Google's mighty SEO, here the only thing you'll find is a selection of gaming benchmark charts at as many resolutions as we could test.
There's a total of five games on display here at each resolution. Cyberpunk 2077, Total War: Warhammer 3, Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition, and Black Myth Wukong. The only figure we're reporting on is average frames (although you can find all of the individual runs and details here if you'd like to get into the nitty-gritty).
Over time I may update this list of games to include a few extras, plus a resolution or two (I'm desperate to get 3440x1440 in for the ultrawide bros out there). But that's it; we have separate articles for those interested in power draw and temps, plus synthetic workloads and AI performance as well.
If you're curious about how I run these benchmarks or are just keen to benchmark your own system, you can also find a full guide on how to run these tests yourself at home, on your own system, here as well.
As an aside, I'm also going to be recommending a few cards below that represent the best value at each resolution. This is a quantifiable metric, based on the number of fps each GPU can generate per dollar at each resolution. I'll update that monthly as well, so it's entirely dependent on market forces rather than being tied into whatever Green, Red, or Blue decided was the RRP at the time of release.
With that, enjoy, discuss, any questions fire away below, and I'll do my best to get back to you.
