GPU Names Explained - RTX, GTX, RX...

GPU names aren't always the easiest things to understand, so here's a video explaining all the current ones!
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GPU Names Explained - RTX, GTX, RX...
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[@JamesslashTry]

If you didn't know GT"S"= Giga Texel Shader GTX= Giga Texel shader eXtreme RTX= Ray Tracing shader eXtreme RX= Radeon Experience TI= Titanium GT= Graphics Technology Max-Q= Maximum Quotient Vega= AMD's version of Integrated GPU Intel HD graphics= Integrated GPU of Intel CPUs and grades i guess GS

[@heroine6940]

This is the real answer I want to hear =] But what about GSO and GS from older generation? Are these have special meaning or just gibberish?

[@fronteee]

Isn't RX just next number after R9 graphics but in Roman numerals?

[@JamesslashTry]

@@fronteee no dude

[@JamesslashTry]

@@heroine6940 gso means get sh** on jk it has no meaning i think but its just for the low end version of the cards

[@kokyixuan]

what about max-Q

[@adamka3219]

I m still waiting for the grtx 6969 super omege ultra titan extreme ti

[@numetalmarkchavez24]

@バンシーブランク nice.

[@ShxdowLIVE]

Murloc_Gaming they alr have the 5000 etc lmao

[@NotrapiPhone]

WTF 😞😤😤😤😤😤😤

[@masboi3627]

EPICO ;)

[@someguywithmtndew5691]

i want the ati radeon hd 6969

[@samotr7713]

what i thought it was: RTX: Ray Tracing GTX: Gay Tracing

[@durustoyuncu7283]

bruh

[@user-xn4yu5rn9q]

SamoPlush. Gaydar

[@addiil]

Hahahhahaahahahahhah

[@lgamer8422]

Nvidia cards in the middle east

[@henriklmao]

Same 😂

[@Dexduzdiz]

I really needed this, I left my gaming days back over 15 years ago. Now I'm 30 I wanna get back into it lol I got no idea where to start.

[@TheWoWBane]

Don't. Modern games suck for the most part

[@TheWoWBane]

@conner pimmoelDo you think the overall quality of games has gone up the last 10-15 years? I don't think so! Yes there are still some good games, but they are far and few between the piles of shit

[@manuelsousa]

Nudge Jesper is full of crap. Well of course games have changed and are worse in terms of storytelling, but there are still great games that surprise. Man, if you’re using your sister’s laptop, I assume that it isn’t a high end one. Good games that don’t require to much power, are Minecraft, League of Legends (although I hate it), the old GTAs from GTA 3 to San Andreas, Cuphead, The Witcher 2, Assassins Creed I, II, Revelations and Brotherhood and some more. Some old games like Quake and Unreal Tournament never get old, Doom is also pretty good.

[@swarley2500]

@@TheWoWBane Of course with more games means that there are more trash games, but that also means there are more good games.

[@TheWoWBane]

@@swarley2500 Most AAA are anti-consumer garbage, not worth it. Most indie games are too ambitious, over promise and under deliver. End of story.

[@cuppajoe2]

This, THIS, is what i needed

[@brin6494]

Exactly

[@AnEnemyAnemone1]

0:23 “...GTX cards and RTX cards, both of which are followed by 4 numbers” Me with my 750Ti: 😯

[@danielnery4054]

guess you have to think about it as 0750Ti lol

[@AnEnemyAnemone1]

Daniel Nery just got my new build put together today with a 1660 super, but I’m still using a 60hz monitor from the early 2000’s. Building this has been really expensive during coronavirus times, supply chains being interrupted and all. A decent g-sync monitor is half as expensive as the rest of my build 🤯

[@danielnery4054]

@@AnEnemyAnemone1 tell me about it... I need to buy a new motherboard and a gpu and the prices are insane here in Brazil.

[@AnEnemyAnemone1]

Daniel Nery ah, I imagine it’s even worse in Brazil. I hope you are at least able to get a GPU with 4 digits :D

[@kishan2153]

@@AnEnemyAnemone1 I'm trying to buy a 750ti with no 6pin but I can't find any 😭

[@m3ng252]

We’re probably gonna see some QTX in the future, “Q” for Quantum.

[@andreipop6678]

Q for quirky

[@_sylSYLsyl_]

Stx s for shit to replace the gt 1030

[@sharansailesh]

I'll screenshot this for the future!

[@F17A]

And what’s the T?

[@_sylSYLsyl_]

@@F17A ?

[@bigbaddylifts60]

“Both are followed by 4 numbers” GTX 650: am I a joke to you?

[@Xanthopathy]

0650*

[@Chiken1]

Thank you so much, this is so easy to understand

[@mohsin1950]

subbed. simple. no peculiar term used, easy to understand. nice presentation. carry on.

[@crystalfemmes7253]

Finally a video that explained the model numbers. I'm still~ a little lost now as to what I need for my gaming setup, but I'm in a much better place understanding which is "better" than the other. Much appreciated!

[@JamesJohnsonFisch]

Why do you have so few views, likes and subscribers? Good Video quality, good audio, good visual effects, good voice and generally good content. Keep it up bro!

[@dy7296]

Noted: In the RX series, - The two digit number of the variants is the old style of naming, and for example the rx 550, 560, ...., 590 is basically similar to the prev gens, which is the 4th gen. - The triple digit number of the variants is the new type of naming, so that you can differentiate between them.

[@iconsoul1753]

More precise and to the point. Well explained mate.

[@blobfishchin]

This was an incredibly good explanation, well done!

[@randywetzler5976]

Nicely done! I haven't built a new computer in like 15yrs. Getting ready for a new purchase or build so this is great info.

[@arhalimi5883]

Dear Andrew .. tQ very much for your explaination on the nomenclature of the GPU's .. your explanation is very clear, made clearer with the consistent graphics that came along .. i am currently building the specs for a games PC for my daughter and your video has helped a lot - again tQ - from Malaysia. stay home, stay safe Mr Host

[@AlekosMazzolotti]

Very well edited and explained content, thank you! Got me subscribed by the first 20 seconds of video.

[@prod.halfnhalf]

This guy is possibly making this the simplest I have heard so far and in only a couple minutes. nice job 👍

[@k_geokin]

even though this video is 2 years old, i still found it very helpful (after watching several other 15+ minute videos) THANKSSSS

[@owuzone]

Wow! Thanks for putting in the time. **Double Thumbs Up**

[@bazzti6645]

A double thumbs up = zero thumbs up

[@alolanjojo8153]

This has been the best explanation I've seen , thank you for the clarification

[@monkeyAj2010]

that was really helpful, thanks to you i finally understand those numbers

[@rounakpremchandani1548]

Bro you explained me everything in a simple way, thank you so much for this video

[@waltz9230]

Incredibly useful video, thanks! :)

[@gr3my]

Thank you so much, this is SUPER helpful!

[@AubreeGames]

This was great and helpful. Thank you!

[@lizvielevangelista3037]

Easy to Understand and Very helpful love you man

[@anthonycoffey816]

Im just starting to venture into PC gaming & have no clue what im looking at with all these different types of components. This helped tremendously.

[@morrissuah9587]

Its a year later so how do you think you've advamded

[@CoreComedy1]

This was extremely helpful, thank you!

[@filipthedev4159]

Thank youu! Very simply explanied

[@sfrichy]

Very Helpful. Thank you.

[@jesss7930]

Really helpful, thanks!

[@kobel1564]

This actually helped alot I couldn’t wrap my head around the numbers when looking to buy parts for my first build

[@kriss4230]

Very easy to understand! Liked.

[@colinwendt9992]

Thank you for this. I feel like I need a manual just to know how to comparison shop GPUs.

[@SkreenGG]

Great video and well explained

[@waseqk4703]

This was sooooo very helpful for a noob like me, you’re awesome man!!

[@gabrieleliaskaznadji9945]

This video is exactly what I was looking for!

[@SuperBravo45]

Thank god for this video! I didn’t fully understand; especially since I’m a very budding gamer, despite having been gaming for a long time.

[@trentuptheroad667]

great video although it would of been nice if you covered the MX series and explained maxQ but really good vid

[@Fluskar]

extremely helpful, thanks!

[@Yas_Sin]

Great video , thanks ! can you do a future in depth one about how the graphics card communicates with the cpu ? thanks again

[@TechteamGB]

I will look into it!

[@Fuyukori]

Great video, now i finally know what these names and numbers are hahaha now i know what to do when getting a new laptop 😀

[@Parry-gamer]

U really helped man thanks

[@kongekvitou4757]

This is so much helpful

[@PansexualPancakes2]

Duuude, thank you @w@ I had a good enough knowledge of these names to help me get the kind of GPU I want, but I've always liked to learn more about something I like, in order to fully understand it; thank you so much for this!

[@ricenoodles8024]

Great explanation on graphics cards, thank you

[@Gwam_Ham]

thanks for explaining this, I went from a console gamer to a full on pc gamer 2 months ago and had no idea what I was buying except that the parts were commpatable with each other. I got a EVGA RTX 3050 graphics card with a Tuf gaming b560m w/ wifi motherboard and i couldn't be happier.

[@harrymatharoo1969]

Thanks for the help.

[@scottiejohnston4893]

Finally someone who explained this. Thank you so much man

[@himanshuofficialwork2089]

Best description

[@yashodraj2979]

Bro why do you have very less subscribers while you have many uploads and quality videos. Subscribed because of the consistency of your videos,.

[@rustydouglas33]

Very helpful thanks

[@markjohnson9977]

Appreciate this, want to build a PC but everything just sounds like random numbers and letters and don’t know what to make of it. I hope there’s more videos like this!

[@AGfrom83]

I'm hoping to see a cpu version of this vid right below. One time. This video was very helpful

[@MihaiStoian1]

Thank you!

[@Jasper129]

Ty for this, if you see this, could you make a video on the actual differences between the different Gens and models of Graphics Cards when it comes to performance?

[@mahmutdikcizgi9773]

Protip: RX actually means R10 (x:10 roman alphapet), it is the successor ox r9, r8 and so on, the R should stand for Radeon i guess, not sure though

[@siddhantnaik9011]

RX maybe also called as Radeon eXperience

[@B_Machine]

Great tip! Next time I go out to eat, I'll leave this one for the server. I'd feel rude not leaving a good tip, so having some handy is nice.

[@reecekrautkramer3196]

this was so useful

[@KiangKiang-bd9pu]

Thank you! 👏👏👏

[@im_not_a_smurf-974]

i appreciate this so much. im trying to build a pc and gpus names are the most confusing thing ive ever seen

[@satohu5242]

You should do more research before building one,

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

Can you do a video explaining the specs of a graphics card, what to look at/compare when you want to buy - in the most average-user-friendly way possible?

[@jazmihamizan4987]

Would be very difficult since number of cores in a GPU and its clock frequency doesn't always correspond to performance in a universal manner. Example scenario is a card with 1000 cores that runs on 1000mhz from the version 3 years ago might actually be slowee than a new card that has 800 cores and runs at 800mhz. But I'll give you a run down on what you need to look when buying a graphics card. 1) Understand what you are buying. This is often 95% depending on how much you're willing to spend on. If you're willing for 200 bucks, its on the budget level. If you're willing for 300 bucks its on the mid level and so on. 2) Names can guide you to their "level". The first half of numbers usually denotes the generation of the cards. Newer cards tend to be faster than older ones. The GTX 650 is rumored to be better than GTX 560 for example. For the standard 3-4 digit names, a 50 model is usually the budget end. This model should be able to run most games on mid to high settings, and at least can run a really demanding game at lowest quality. (also understand that older 50 model cards may not be able to cope with the demands of a more resource intensive games is some cases). The 60 models are mid-end and having one of these means you wont be expecting an upgrade in 2 or 3 generations. The 70 models are high end and should at least run nearly all games available at 1080p60 with max settings. These are good for going the long stretch. 80 models like the RTX2080 or GTX1080 are enthusiast level. Usually owned by the 1% for that 100% dominance. 3) what games are you gonna play. Open world games tend to require large amounts of VRAM so make sure you have at least 3GB of VRAM for a nice experience in open world games. Local map games can also more than 2GB when you use a higher quality texture. In general, how much VRAM needed is related to how big the game world is rendered, and how big the texture resolution are. Typically 4k gaming needs more than 6GB of VRAM 4) Power and Heat. Understand that more powerful cards demand more power from your power supply. Cards that pull more power also tend to produce more heat. This doesn't always means higher GPU temperature. This means the general amount of heat your GPU produces. TDP helps you to identify the power draw of the card, and the amount of heat you're expect to heat your room up. Make sure your power supply can handle the demand, and make sure the PC chassis and the environment can handle that amount of heat. Newer cards have better cooling and higher efficiency but keep in mind that a hot room means the cooling system doesn't hold its own weight that well. 5) how many displays do you need. If you're doing more than gaming, such as streaming or editing you will find that extra displays have great value. Most modern cards have at least 3 ports (although some may not support up to 3 displays) and 4 ports on the higher end side. Should you need more display, a second GPU is needed and you need to ensure the second GPU can coexist with the first one. Different from SLi/Crossfire 6) the only way to check the performance of a card is to test it in a benchmark. You can find many benchmarks online but keep in mind of the silicon lottery factor. These things have *billions* of transistors so its nearly impossible for any two cards to have the exact number of cards. Two cards of the exact same make can have two different benchmark scores but in most cases they are irrelevant, except when you're doing overclocking. *Please do not overclock without intense research and accepting the risk of turning your GPU into a brick*. These benchmarks scores are also indexed with their retail prices to show you you the price to performance value of the cards. TLDR; budget, gpu target range, vram demand, power and heat, number of displays, benchmarks. Look at these 6 to figure out which gpu you need. That's pretty much the most detailed i can go about explaining this topic

[@BubblegumCrash332]

Very helpful

[@adnan1alim]

A Must make video

[@jake2380]

Neat video. I like it

[@user-sp9rm7tn4o]

very cool video :)

[@ludwiglauren9550]

THANKS!!

[@itsaran8641]

Awsome.. Thank you ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@LouisBlanco23]

This is useful and i wanna know too what do i need when it comes to motherboards...

[@vloraberisha3354]

Super good 🙌

[@biglineman34]

Vega 7 Vega 64 "Oh I know the next one! It's Vega Cube." Vega 56. NANI?!?

[@slothloth]

*Reality is often disappointing...*

[@rave.201]

I have to memorize all this thing before headed towards a computer shop or else I might ended up with another marketing whisper all over again. Thanks mate

[@lovepeace5809]

Wow, Thank you so much 💗💐💗💐💗💐💗💐💗 I now know how to read them better than ever 😃

[@alimran7055]

This was very helpful for someone who had 0 knowledge about any GPU. When it comes to the graphics memory, how does it work according to the models? As in, will an older model give better performance than a newer model with lower memory?

[@stfu1503]

Thanks BRO

[@Keplxr]

Ti means Titanium which has weight of aluminum, strength of steel but cost of almost gold. I love my chemistry.

[@ricenoodles8024]

I love people who love Chrmistry

[@divyanshsingh5585]

I love democracy

[@shua_the_great]

@@divyanshsingh5585 I love people who love democracy

[@Crusader_Lite]

Thanks, new pc gamer here now with a bit more knowledge

[@spellcasterneo]

Thank you sir

[@kaizen1723]

This was gold! Still 🤯

[@br_tech7300]

Bro make an cpu video and🤙thnx for this video becos I have more doubt on it gpu you just cleared it👍👍👍🤗

[@omegakey9735]

I already knew all of this but I still watched this entire video

[@kem5993]

thank you :)

[@jam.7861]

Very useful video cheers, have any opinions on the Vega 64 vs GTX 1080? Looking to pick either up in the coming months but not sure which.

[@cyanide_90]

Perfectly explained 👌

[@odoctorsleepo4447]

Video Idea: what are the slots at the side of a GPU? Is my monitor really directly input to the GPU and why

[@binary_dragon_]

Thanks

[@PvNcyborg]

I was waiting for you to say “Ti is Tower Interface”

[@f_a_h_a_d__ee]

1:59, i appreciate that

[@wateredbottle2529]

Excited for the 3000 series

[@harrisedgar]

thank you...!!!

[@ResayDota]

Hoping to see next years release. QTX 2020 (Quarantine Trace Extreme)

[@greta5315]

I'm trying to build my first pc and having a hard time choosing GPU. I'm not planning on gaming or editing all the time but definitely wanna try out some games. Any recommendations?

[@Trusteft]

AMD's names are more complicated, but still not as bad as they were post 2000. They have issues with naming. Good video.

[@k.smith.6854]

Hi, just wondering as I'm currently building a pc whats better? A) i5 10400f + rx 590 & 16gb ram. Or B) i5 10400f + gtx 1660 & 16gb ram? Thanks. And nice video.

[@michaelgourlay7336]

Thanks man, i have no clue but keen to learn. I have just bought a MacBook Pro for work but i am keen to get a windows customisable tower of some kind (which i know nothing about so speak slowly :). I will hopefully just use the tower with my TV through HDMI. Any suggestions on any pre made towers that are good to buy? Mon the Scotland

[@AK-tf3fc]

"Do you have any Questions?", no after this video I have become an expert in Graphic cards tech.

[@Tetsu9701]

The last GPUs I bought were a Radeon HD3870 & a GeForce GTX 550ti after that. I still understood Nvidia & Intel naming scheme, but AMD was all over the place. Their CPU at least mirror Intels so that understandable, but their GPUs are crazy. This video helped quite a bit now that I'm planning on building a PC...if only I could find some GPUs. Bad timing on wanting to build a PC. XD

[@md.rabiulalamhridoy7391]

Confusing? --ya.. But you did it well.

[@bland9876]

What about the Titan X? Where does that card fall in line? Also I'm guessing the reason I haven't heard that word in a while is because they replaced it with "90" as in "3090"? Also my current card from AMD is labeled in task manager as an "R9 390 series" card. This leads me to believe that the X in RX is just like the iPhone X where they refuse to use "10" to represent the tenth product.