If you are anything like us, you want to play games with the best graphics possible without sacrificing frame rate.  The question we all have then regarding GW2 is, "What graphics card do I need to play Guild Wars 2 on the highest settings and still get a good frame rate?" If you are just concerned with minimum system requirements, those are pasted belo...

If you have been gaming for any period of time, you have probably run into issues with your graphics card.  Some of you may not have even realized the computer problems you had were caused by your graphics card or its drivers. This entry provides some knowledge on common graphics card troubleshooting and repair techniques. If you can build your own computer, you probably already know most everything in this guide.  To best troubleshoot graphics card issues, it is...

While we throw the terms GPU, graphics card, and video card around interchangeably -- there are actually hundreds of thousands of graphics / video cards by now, and maybe only a few thousand GPUs since the days of early gaming and Wolfenstein 3D.  A graphics card is built or comprised of a GPU, and the primary GPU manufacturers are AMD (formerly ATI) and NVIDIA.  The primary graphics cards manufacturers...

This guide is for all the people out there that want to purchase a graphics card, but aren't exactly sure how to pick the "perfect" one.  Maybe you are upgrading, buying a graphics card as a gift for a child or friend, or even building a new PC -- this guide will help insure you get the one you need. When it comes to purchasing a graphics card, the first thing you want to do is narrow down which ones are compatible with the computer its going to live ...

With Christmas quickly approaching, I wanted to take a moment to look at and discuss some of the best graphics cards going into 2012.  It is unfortunate news that neither the AMD Radeon HD 7000 series OR the NVIDIA GTX 600 series will be released in Q4 as originally slated, but thus is the way the development world goes, especially in this market.  Personally, I'd rather have the release take longer and end up with a better product and drivers, but th...

19 February 2012:
We have been getting numerous requests for SLI / Crossfire support and the ability to compare overclocked GPU specs (memory speed, clock speed) -- so as of today, the compare graphics cards tool now has an advanced options bar that will let you estimate Crossfire / SLI performance, as well as overclocked performance of all of the GPUs in our database.

19 December 2011:
We have just added the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series to the database, so you can get an idea of how the new line will compare with AMD Radeon HD 7000 series cards as well as last years best graphics cards. Some of the specifications may be subject to change as release draws near. We will make every attempt to insure the accuracy of the data. Please let us know if you find an error in the specifications for any of the GPUs. We plan to add the mobile version of the GPUs soon.

14 December 2011:
We now have a blog here at Graphics Card Benchmarks! We will be posting articles and news related to GPUs and Graphics Cards frequently starting this week. Head on over and check out our first post "The Best Graphics Card: Top 10 Graphics Cards in Q1 2012".

We also just fixed a major bug in the graphics card comparison tool where the graphs and table were not displaying some of the older GPUs data. We apologize for any inconvenience that may have caused.

13 December 2011:
We have just added a new section to the site called "Top 50 Best Graphics Cards of 2012". We want to maximize exposure, and for whatever reason, more people search for "best graphics cards" than "graphics card benchmarks". So, to make it easy on the average Joe, we have created a single page containing graphs and tables containing everything anyone should need to know about the best graphics cards going into 2012. While we still think the compare graphics cards tool is the coolest thing invented since toilet paper, some people just like to see everything on a nice, easy to read graph. Hurray for the best of both worlds! As always, please let us know if you run into problems or have suggestions.

8 December 2011:
So it looks like the new site design is doing very well. We've managed to cut the bounce rate in half and double the page views, so glad to see everyone appears to be able to utilize the graphics card tools better.

We are currently looking into useful ways to grow and expand the Graphics Card Benchmarks site, so if you have ideas or suggestions about what you would like to see, new tools, changes to existing tools, or anything else, please email us at "inbox@GraphicsCardBenchmarks.com" with your suggestions and feedback.

5 December 2011:
We have just finished a complete site redesign which is hopefully easier to navigate. The site has expanded from a single page database-dump style format out to multiple pages and tools. We have made it simpler to compare any two graphics cards (or run a graphics card comparison of up to 10 graphics cards) for those looking to make purchasing decisions. It is also much simpler now to create custom graphs and tables that display graphics card benchmarks and hardware specifications. In addition, we have revamped the in game FPS (frame rate) tool that will estimate the framerate you will get with another graphics card. It now displays FPS differences instead of raw FPS. Aside from the site redesign, we are also experimenting with some WebGL benchmarking utilities (check it out on our menu) that will allow users to benchmark their GPU on the web.

We recently added the un-released ATI Radeon HD 7000 cards to our database, so you will be able to see how they should perform pre-release. These cards will show up on the graphs and in the graphics card tables. We are trying dilligently to get the NVIDIA GTX 600 series as well.

Unlike other sites that display graphics card and GPU data, our graphics card comparison and performance charts are based off of mathematical linear regression AND aggregate benchmark data. Certain hardware specifications unique to each and every GPU are published by the manufacturer, and we utilize advanced mathematical models (fit to aggregate benchmark data) to accurately determine the performance of each card based upon this information. Because we use mathematics, we can accurately predict the performance of one card relative to another, and even estimate a GPUs performance before it is ever put into a system and benchmarked.

We utilize database driven charts and graphs to display the graphics card comparison data all in a single place. We have tried to create an intuitive, interactive, and fun graphics card hub for those seeking information about anything GPU or graphics card related. At this time, we allow for the dynamic comparison of two GPUs (graphics card engines) and display a comprehensive table of the latest desktop graphics cards (GPUs) as ranked by our algorithm. We have performed a plethora of spot checking as to the validity of the algorithm, and have found that well performed benchmarking shows that our model holds true the majority of the time. That said, there will be discrepencies comparing our numbers directly to some benchmarks, as there are discrepencies comparing benchmarks to other benchmarks (system hardware, software, and driver differences). Our model does not take into account system bottlenecks, a given software application, or drivers. We do not compare branding here, such as Sapphire, eVGA, MSI, and other makes of GPUs where manufacturers may have overclocked beyond factory specifications or otherwise altered the factory GPU. We display the GPU data as released by ATI and NVidia before the vendors get their hands on them.

This site is free to use and free to link to. However, if you take screenshots, save the graphs, or take the data from our tables -- please link the screenshots/data back to the site or give credit where it's due. The performance data is all copyrighted, as is the algorithm from which the performance indices were generated.