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GPUs spec trends (2026)

We looked at every gpu in our catalogue with a known release date (118 devices across 2018–2025) and averaged the headline specs by launch year, using verified specs only. (Averages reflect the devices we track, not the entire market.)

G3D Mark
+98%
14,120 → 27,978 (2018–2025)
FP32
+516%
8.4TFLOPS → 52TFLOPS (2018–2025)
VRAM
+122%
7GB → 16GB (2018–2025)
Bandwidth
+104%
381GB/s → 777GB/s (2018–2025)
TDP
+27%
218W → 277W (2018–2025)

Average g3d mark by year

201814,120
201913,981
202017,575
202116,329
202218,093
202320,968
202426,086
202527,978

Average fp32 by year

20188.4TFLOPS
20199.3TFLOPS
202016.3TFLOPS
202113.2TFLOPS
202220.2TFLOPS
202321.1TFLOPS
202420.6TFLOPS
202552TFLOPS

The full picture

YearDevicesG3D MarkFP32VRAMBandwidthTDP
2018514,1208.4TFLOPS7GB381GB/s218W
20191913,9819.3TFLOPS11GB488GB/s164W
20201217,57516.3TFLOPS12GB530GB/s260W
20211816,32913.2TFLOPS13GB441GB/s173W
20222718,09320.2TFLOPS13GB481GB/s201W
20231520,96821.1TFLOPS11GB389GB/s173W
20241326,08620.6TFLOPS19GB373GB/s244W
2025927,97852TFLOPS16GB777GB/s277W

Method: mean of each spec across the catalogue devices released that year (years with fewer than 5 tracked devices are omitted). Specs are validated from manufacturer sources; see how we score. Analysis by the Let’s Compare Data Engine.

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