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Deep down, most of us know that we suck. But a new video card ranking compiled by J3r3my on overclock.net can quantify our waste of space based upon one's video card.
My first purchase was a 121 and our own Jason Chen is still a lousy 86 (we knew it all along). But what number are you?
Hit the jump for his copy and pasted list (because it looks like the link has gone down).
1) X2800XTX
2) 8800GTX
3) 8800GTS
4) 7950GX2
5) 8800GTS 320MB
6) X1950XTX
7) X1900XTX
8) 7900GTX
9) X1900XT
10) X1900XT 256MB
11) 7900GTO
12) 7950GT
13) X1950Pro
14) 7900GT 512MB
15) X1900GT
16) 7800GTX 512MB
17) X1800XT
18) 7900GT
19) 7800GTX
20) 7900GS
21) X1800XL
22) 7800GT
23) X1800GTO
24) 7800GS
25) 7600GT
26) 7600GST
27) X1650XT
28) X850XT/XTPE
29) X800XT/XTPE
30) 6800Ultra/EE
31) 6800GT
32) 6800GS
33) X800XL
34) X850Pro
35) X1650 Pro
36) X800pro
37) X800GTO/GTO2
38) X1600XT
39) 7600GS
40) X800
41) 7300GT
42) 6800
43) X1600Pro
44) X1300XT
45) 6800XT/LE
46) 6600GT
47) X700Pro
48) 9800XT
49) 9800Pro
50) 9700Pro
51) 9800
52) 9800SE 256bit
53) S3 Chrome S27
54) X700
55) 5950Ultra
56) 9700
57) 5900Ultra
58) 5800Ultra
59) 5900
60) 5800
61) X1300Pro
62) 7300GS
63) 6600
64) 5900XT
65) X1300
66) X600XT
67) 7300LE
68) TI4800
69) TI4600
70) 9600XT
71) TI4800SE
72) 5700Ultra
73) 9500Pro
74) 9800SE 128bit
75) X600
76) 9600Pro
77) TI4400
78) 9500
79) 6600LE
80) X1300SE
81) 5700
82) 9600
83) 6200
84) TI4200
85) 5600
86) 5600XT
87) 9600SE
88) 9550
89) 5500
90) 7100GS
91) X300
92) 9550SE
93) 9200Pro
94) 9000Pro
95) 8500Pro
96) GeForce3 TI500
97) 8500
98) 8500LE
99) 5200Ultra
100) 9200
101) 9250
102) GeForce4 MX460
103) 5200
104) 9000
105) 9200SE
106) GeForce3 TI200
107) GeForce3
108) GeForce4 MX 440
109) 7500
110) 7200
111) GeForce2 Ultra
112) 7000
113) GeForce2 GTS
114) GeForce4 MX 420
115) Radeon
116) Voodoo5 5500
117) GeForce2 MX 400
118) GeForce256
119) GeForce2 MX
120) Voodoo4 4500
121) TNT2
122) Rage128 Pro
123) Voodoo3
124) TNT
125) Rage128
126) Riva128
127) Rage3D Pro
128) Voodoo Banshee
129) Voodoo2
130) Riva
131) Rage3D
132) VooDoo1
Video cards used to have way cooler names. Now they read like Star Wars robots.
Every Video Card Ranked [digg]
VGA Charts (for everything not on the list) [toms hardware]
Comments
Does once having the last on the list count for something?
I thought that my card was quite good - its virtually at the bottom of that list! (2nd last) Still works fine though.
ahhh lucky number 13...
I'm looking at the list at toms hardware, not the one above.
If I wanted to upgrade from an ATI XT600 256MB, what should I be looking at?
#25 here... Not too shabby...
The first one I ever had was a Rage128... Ah, memories.
Is this list supposed to be complete? Because I am not seeing my desktop video card, the Nvidia GeForce 6400. I do realize that the list is not going to use the card's full name, but i do not see any abbreviations such as 6400 either. Am I just being blind or is the list incomplete? Or does my card suck so much it did not even make it on the list?
31st....back of the net!
Is this list supposed to be a complete one? Because i am not seeing my desktop video card the NVidia GeForce 6400. I realize that the list probably would not use the cards full name and instead say something along the lines of '6400'. Am I blind or did the creator of this list forgot to rank a card?
My own trend is interesting...
1998
129) Voodoo2 ($250.00) played Quake 2 and 3
2001
113) GeForce2 GTS ($350.00) played Half Life and NFS 3: Hot Pursuit
2003
82) 9600 ($200) played Homeworld 2
2005
42) 6800 ($350.00) played Half Life 2 and all other games to date.
I'm looking upgrade to late this year. The game this time looks like it's going to be Supreme Commander. Since I'm finally graduating from AGP to PCIX, it means a new mobo for sure. I want to see how AMD's upcoming quad cores perform before I commit. Then of course I'll have to wait until they come within a reasonable price!
I guess the last link covers it, but there are still some of us who remember a time BEFORE 3d video cards. So it isn't really EVERY video card just the 3d cards.
I take it back. The Tom's link is just a more detailed list of recent cards.
Oh well. Just the 3d cards then, my first video card (VGA not 3d) must be +150ish.
Heck yeah, number 25.
im number 100, but it really isnt my fault...........it is a mac mini i got for christmas 2 years ago...........not exactly customizable
number 2 here. my FIRST video card though..... probably number 84... the Ti4200. Still have it too.... although it's dead.
Number 39, but mine was damn cheap... about $140... but its 512 mb and it plays Halo with ease.
hey where's my Intel 945 express?
i get 110 fps with minesweeper.
Hmm...I don't where to find mine. 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400.
103. lame. i wanna buy #1. where can i find? tried froogle, no luck.
Sweet, #7.
119, then 82, then 31, now 15.
what about the laptop cards? I have a 9600 Pro Turbo. is this the same as a 9600 Pro?
49 really? I didn't realize i was that far back, looks like its time for an upgrade...
I went from 125 to 106 to 49 to 47 to 91 (laptop)
Every video card? Hardly... Where's the Hercules Monochrome card?
Has there actually been a "real" benchie on the 2800txt yet? I wouldn't qualify that as #1 just yet, as according to Tom's, it got pushed back until May. Damn, 56th...definitely time for an upgrade.
Yah, i agree with LeOnidas -- what's the point of listing something that hasn't been released? How can the lister know a) that it's better than the 8800, or b) that nVidia won't come out with an even better card (8900? GX2?) at about the same time?
PS: I'm at number 103...bought around January '04 for around $60. It's technically my first and only video card...but I'm not a gamer, just use it to watch HDTV.
I think lists like this are really useful -- since I'll always be buying low-end cards, it's nice to see how each new-generation low-end improves and compares to previous-generation mid-range. Of course, if there was a link to associated bench marks, as well as some info about 2D video performance (my next goal will be a video card capable of decoding 1080p H.264) that'd make me happy.
On a related issue, I quite liked taking part in the Steam surveys when I was playing HL2. It was a good way to see where my hardware fit into the distribution of other players. I was usually about the middle with the Nvidia 6600. (63 on the list)
And am with el_gordo on the upgrade path. WIll relegate my current setup into my new mythtv box, and that hardware will become a NAS.
I'm ranked #3 :D Got the card yesterday....Why is the X2800XTX Listed as number one? Its not out yet....Might as well list the Nvidia 8900GTX and the 8950GX2....
My fiencee is a #7...i think i'm an 18
I wish I could be higher but I think #39 is as far as this AGP machine is going. Nothing super duper.
I did get the 512MB version though.
Upgraded it from a #103 with 128MB.
huh. my old one-108, my new one-101... too bad i dont have more money to blow on graphics cards...
I have 2 computers with #24, one with pci-e and one agp. Guess i'm still cool.
#8 yay
#25 as well.
I had a #46 and it just broke down...now i have a #43...for u$s140, not bad
how'd they manage to rank a card that hasn't been made yet?
you know what should be #1? ATI Radeon X9950XTX. i'm sure that card will blow the x2800xtx out of the water.
Why didn't he be specific about what brands, different card makes make cards that can end up performing very differently than a card from another brand using the same chip.
yay 49 not to bad for a 3 year old card
This is missing a huge number of cards. They seem to be just from two companies too... How about my old $1400 Radius ThunderPower 30/1920?
i was a 132, then a 128, then a 77 and now i'm a 31, now i have to go buy a $600 card just to feel worthwhile, thanks guys
number 57 and i bought the card 4 years ago (i cant remember exactly, but definitly before september 2003). Man was that a good investment!
121, then 117, then the Go model Geforce 4, then 76 and now 25.
I feel old. I still remember waiting giddily by the door waiting for my TNT2 to arrive. Is that sad?
I still have a pent 2 266mhs system with 3DFX voodoo2 12mb cards in SLI.
thank 3dfx for the ORIGINAL dual video card detup.
Just picked up a #24 the other day and considering my "loaner" video card wasn't even on said list, this is a HUGE improvement. AGP IS NOT DEAD!
SCORE my voodoo 5 5500 is number 116 on the list! awesome, lol
wow i owned more of these than i thought:
131
130
128
127
126
125
121
117
91
70
28
69 baby! oh ya!
yea! #11
121... TNT2
i've got 2 of #20 (thanks to woot), so that's like better than #10 right?
12 aint so bad
I was 117 for ages, until my Geforce crapped out. hen around last Christmas I moved up to 101. In 5 years I should have a card capable of driving Half Life 2.
I have a quad-SLI with 4 #1!!!!!
not.