Although the mining boom has already passed, video cards are still one of the most expensive computer components. It is not surprising that you will have to approach the choice of a video card very responsibly.
And to make it easy for you to navigate in the whole 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.
Specifications:
- 8192 MB GDDR6 VRAM
- core / memory frequency: 1605/14000 MHz
- SLI / CrossFire support
- HDMI, DisplayPort x3
- support for DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
One of the best graphics cards for a gaming PC is technically a mid-range offer, between the base 5700 and 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition.
It takes full advantage of the latest RDNA architecture update and the capacious 8GB GDDR6 for performance that surpasses Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2060 Super.
In general, the 5700 XT is a fantastic card if you want to get stable 60 FPS with QHD resolution on the best monitor of 2019.
pros: An excellent combination of price and performance, efficient new RDNA architecture.
Minuses: Heats up and makes noise in games.
9. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
The average price is 51,389 rubles.
Specifications:
- 8192 MB GDDR6 VRAM
- core / memory frequency: 1515/14000 MHz
- NVLink support
- HDMI, DisplayPort x3, USB Type-C
- support for DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
This video card is capable of providing a smooth frame rate at 4K with maximum detail settings. It is as quiet as possible for a powerful gaming video card, in addition, when idle, the fans turn off.
A feature of this model is support for Ray-Tracing (ray tracing). It essentially imitates the work of real rays of light, 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 advantage of the RTX 2080 is deep learning super-sampling (DLSS). He mainly uses AI to smooth out irregularities in games. This works just as well, if not better than traditional anti-aliasing, but without significant performance degradation.
pros: backlight with a large number of colors, the kit includes a bracket so that the rather heavy video card does not sag under its own weight.
Minuses: together with an arm takes 4 slots, high price.
8. AMD Radeon VII
The average price is 51,995 rubles.
Specifications:
- 16384 MB HBM2 VRAM
- core / memory frequency: 1400/2000 MHz
- SLI / CrossFire support
- HDMI, DisplayPort x3
- support for DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
Radeon VII is the first GPU manufactured using 7nm lithography according to AMD's bold statement. 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 production process often contain a fair amount of marketing.
In the case of Radeon VII, this is good progress, but not a revolution in the world of video cards. And this is not enough to put Radeon VII first in the ranking of the best video cards of 2019, especially for such a high price.
AMD doubled the number of HMB2 memory stacks, so you get 16 GB and an enormous bandwidth of 1 TB / s. And, considering the huge amount of VRAM, games at 4K resolution go flawlessly. The only problem is that not many people play 4K games, and 8K is so cool that we won’t consider it.
Together with the video card, you get a remake of Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry 5 and The Division 2.
pros: The first graphics processor, made by 7-nm process technology, a large amount of video memory.
Minuses: It’s expensive, very heavy and you can’t do without additional fasteners.
7. Nvidia Titan X (Pascal)
The average price is 79,990 rubles.
Specifications:
- 12 GB video memory
- GPU frequency base / overclocked 1417/1531 MHz
- SLI / CrossFire support
- HDMI, DisplayPort x3, DVI-I
- support for DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
This is one of the fastest and most powerful Nvidia graphics cards that you can purchase for your PC. It is based on the Pascal architecture and is about 25% faster than the GTX 1080, and 60% faster than the older GeForce GTX Titan X (Maxwell).
The card comes with a whopping 12 GB of GDDR5X memory. GDDR5X is even faster than GDDR5 memory, and is used only 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.
On this card you can play all the latest games with 4K resolution and Ultra settings at a speed of 50 - 60 frames per second or more.
pros: not very hot, quite quiet.
Minuses: high price.
6. Nvidia Titan XP
The average price is 89 990 rubles.
Specifications:
- NVIDIA GeForce TITAN Xp Graphics Card
- 12288 MB GDDR5X video memory
- core / memory frequency: 1582/11400 MHz
- SLI / CrossFire support
- HDMI, DisplayPort x3
- support for DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
"Big Dad" among all video cards and one of the most powerful video 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 a resolution of 4K.
Titan XP is based on the Pascal architecture and comes with a whopping 3840 CUDA cores and 12 GB of GDDR5X video memory. It has a maximum power consumption of 250 watts and requires a good power supply (at least 600 watts) for its operation. The card is available only 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.
Specifications:
- 8192 MB GDDR6 VRAM
- core / memory frequency: 1785/14000 MHz
- NVLink support
- HDMI, DisplayPort x3
- support for DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
Ray tracing technology looks great, but not everyone can afford to lay out 50 thousand rubles or more for a video card. It is here on the scene that the Nvidia RTX 2070 Super appears, which offers excellent performance, and does not force you to sell a kidney to pay for the purchase.
The 2070 Super will allow you to enjoy games in 4K resolution if you want to switch the graphics settings to medium or high, and play at 60fps with QHD resolution. It goes without saying that if you have an incredibly high level of monitor or TV updates, you can squeeze very high rates at 1080p Ultra.
pros: performance is close to the RTX 2080, not as large as most competitors.
Minuses: noisy, you need a case with good ventilation, since the cooling of this model is mediocre.
4. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
The average price is 59,480 rubles.
Specifications:
- 11264 MB GDDR5X video memory
- core / memory frequency: 1506/11016 MHz
- SLI / CrossFire support
- HDMI, DisplayPort x3
- support for DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
1080 Ti does exactly what Nvidia claims: it outperforms the GTX 1080 by more than 30 percent on average. According to PCgamer test results, the biggest advantage is noticeable in The Division, where Ti is 42% faster.
But does this mean that 1080 Ti is capable of pulling any current game with 4K ultra settings and 60+ fps? Not. Because there are still monstrous games like Deus Ex, which even with very high settings go with only 43 frames per second. And Ghost Recon Wildlands, at least right after launch, produces only 37 frames per second on 1080 Ti at 4K with graphics settings on Ultra.
Nevertheless, the GTX 1080 Ti shows decent performance for its money. If the Titan X is a card worth 80 thousand rubles, available only directly from Nvidia or through some suppliers, then the GTX 1080 Ti is a card worth less than 60 thousand rubles, and it is supplied through all the usual partners for the sale of video cards Nvidia.Asus, EVGA , Gigabyte, MSI, PNY, Zotac and others. This means more competition, tailor-made cooling solutions and a greater variety of prices.
pros: factory overclocking, efficient cooling system, low noise in the load.
Minuses: you have to pay for high performance, and a lot.
3. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
The average price is 57,660 rubles.
Specifications:
- 8192 MB GDDR6 VRAM
- core / memory frequency: 1845/15500 MHz
- NVLink support
- HDMI, DisplayPort x3, USB Type-C
- support for DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 5 monitors
The top 3 best graphics cards for games and work are opened by a model that supports ray tracing and provides a smooth game with a resolution of 4K.
A quick look at its specification will show only a slight improvement over the original: a slightly larger number of CUDA cores and faster video memory (VRAM) with a bandwidth of up to 15.5 Gbit / s, compared to 14 Gbit / s in standard RTX 2080. Theoretically 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 significantly more accurate and even easier to use than many others.
FrameView not only shows you the frame rate, frame time, GPU load and its temperature, but also tells you how much power your video card consumes, without relying on expensive external equipment or unreliable third-party software.
For most gamers who are trying to play the latest computer games, this may not be very useful. However, this can come in handy when you are either trying to fix potential problems, or trying to overclock a video card to get the maximum potential.
pros: Great performance in 1440p and 4K games.
Minuses: Minimum performance increase over RTX 2080.
2. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
The average price is 78,990 rubles.
Specifications:
- 11264 MB GDDR6 VRAM
- core / memory frequency: 1350/14000 MHz
- NVLink support
- HDMI, DisplayPort x3, USB Type-C
- support for DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
This is the best card in the RTX 20 series and the second most powerful video card for games. It is built on the architecture of the Turing GPU with a 12-nm process technology, supports real-time ray tracing, AI and Deep Learning.
The card is about 30% faster than the GTX 1080 Ti, and can work with almost any AAA game with maximum 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.
Specifications:
- 24 GB GDDR6 VRAM
- core / overclocked core frequency: 1350/1770 MHz
- memory frequency: 1750 MHz
- NVLink support
- HDMI, DisplayPort x3, USB Type-C
- support for DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
- work with 4 monitors
Leaving AMD a chance in first place, Nvidia is confidently leading with its best and most powerful graphics card. It is based on the Turing architecture, delivers 130 Teraflops and offers the full power of 576 tensor cores.
At the same time, Titan RTX is not much ahead in comparison with the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, so for gamers the advantages will not outweigh the huge difference in price. But for tasks related to artificial intelligence, deep learning, data processing and analysis, this card is the best fit.
pros: A large amount of video memory, supports real-time AI and ray tracing technologies.
Minuses: hard to find for sale in Russia, very expensive.
