The Data Drop #043

Every GPU
That Mattered

49 graphics cards. 30 years. From Quake to Cyberpunk.

GPUs

Years

92B

Transistors (peak)

Launch price 2025 dollars

Scroll

The Timeline

Drag, click an era, or use the arrows. 49 cards across 30 years.

Pioneering Era 1996-1999 The birth of consumer 3D acceleration 1/49

Pick any two GPUs. See how they compare.

GPU 1

GPU 2

Every GPU plotted by year and transistor count. Click any dot to explore.

NVIDIA

AMD / ATI

3dfx

Intel

Steam Hardware Survey, March 2026

The flagship costs $1,999. The most popular card costs $329.
RTX 3060 at 4.1% vs RTX 5090 at 0.42%.

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