Laptop GPU Tier List (2006–2026)
Mobile graphics chips from 2013 to 2026, ranked by relative performance. Ranked by TweakGearPro's relative performance index (0–100).
| Rank | Part | Year | Brand | Architecture | Key spec | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GeForce RTX 5090 (Laptop) | 2025 | NVIDIA | Blackwell | 10.8k shaders / 24 GB | 86 High-end |
| 2 | GeForce RTX 4090 (Laptop) | 2023 | NVIDIA | Ada Lovelace | 9.7k shaders / 16 GB | 82 High-end |
| 3 | GeForce RTX 5080 (Laptop) | 2025 | NVIDIA | Blackwell | 7.7k shaders / 16 GB | 80 High-end |
| 4 | GeForce RTX 4080 (Laptop) | 2023 | NVIDIA | Ada Lovelace | 7.4k shaders / 12 GB | 76 High-end |
| 5 | Radeon RX 7900M | 2023 | AMD | RDNA 3 | 4.6k shaders / 16 GB | 75 High-end |
| 6 | GeForce RTX 5070 (Laptop) | 2025 | NVIDIA | Blackwell | 4.6k shaders / 8 GB | 71 Upper mainstream |
| 7 | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (Laptop) | 2022 | NVIDIA | Ampere | 7.4k shaders / 16 GB | 70 Upper mainstream |
| 8 | GeForce RTX 4070 (Laptop) | 2023 | NVIDIA | Ada Lovelace | 4.6k shaders / 8 GB | 68 Upper mainstream |
| 9 | GeForce RTX 5060 (Laptop) | 2025 | NVIDIA | Blackwell | 3.8k shaders / 8 GB | 66 Upper mainstream |
| 10 | GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop) | 2021 | NVIDIA | Ampere | 6.1k shaders / 8 GB | 65 Upper mainstream |
| 11 | Radeon RX 6800M | 2021 | AMD | RDNA 2 | 2.6k shaders / 12 GB | 64 Upper mainstream |
| 12 | GeForce RTX 4060 (Laptop) | 2023 | NVIDIA | Ada Lovelace | 3.1k shaders / 8 GB | 62 Upper mainstream |
| 13 | GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop) | 2021 | NVIDIA | Ampere | 5.1k shaders / 8 GB | 61 Upper mainstream |
| 14 | Radeon RX 6700M | 2021 | AMD | RDNA 2 | 2.3k shaders / 10 GB | 59 Upper mainstream |
| 15 | Radeon RX 7600M XT | 2023 | AMD | RDNA 3 | 2.0k shaders / 8 GB | 59 Upper mainstream |
| 16 | GeForce RTX 4050 (Laptop) | 2023 | NVIDIA | Ada Lovelace | 2.6k shaders / 6 GB | 56 Upper mainstream |
| 17 | GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop) | 2021 | NVIDIA | Ampere | 3.8k shaders / 6 GB | 55 Upper mainstream |
| 18 | Radeon RX 6600M | 2021 | AMD | RDNA 2 | 1.8k shaders / 8 GB | 54 Mainstream |
| 19 | GeForce RTX 2080 (Laptop) | 2019 | NVIDIA | Turing | 2.9k shaders / 8 GB | 53 Mainstream |
| 20 | GeForce RTX 2070 (Laptop) | 2019 | NVIDIA | Turing | 2.3k shaders / 8 GB | 49 Mainstream |
| 21 | GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop) | 2016 | NVIDIA | Pascal | 2.6k shaders / 8 GB | 47 Mainstream |
| 22 | GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop) | 2021 | NVIDIA | Ampere | 2.6k shaders / 4 GB | 45 Mainstream |
| 23 | GeForce RTX 2060 (Laptop) | 2019 | NVIDIA | Turing | 1.9k shaders / 6 GB | 44 Mainstream |
| 24 | Radeon RX 5600M | 2020 | AMD | RDNA 1 | 2.3k shaders / 6 GB | 44 Mainstream |
| 25 | GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) | 2016 | NVIDIA | Pascal | 2.0k shaders / 8 GB | 42 Mainstream |
| 26 | GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop) | 2021 | NVIDIA | Ampere | 2.0k shaders / 4 GB | 42 Mainstream |
| 27 | GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) | 2016 | NVIDIA | Pascal | 1.3k shaders / 6 GB | 34 Entry |
| 28 | GeForce GTX 980M | 2014 | NVIDIA | Maxwell | 1.5k shaders / 4 GB | 23 Entry |
| 29 | GeForce GTX 1050 (Laptop) | 2017 | NVIDIA | Pascal | 0.6k shaders / 4 GB | 22 Entry |
| 30 | GeForce GTX 970M | 2014 | NVIDIA | Maxwell | 1.3k shaders / 3 GB | 20 Entry |
| 31 | GeForce GTX 960M | 2015 | NVIDIA | Maxwell | 0.6k shaders / 2 GB | 15 Legacy / basic |
| 32 | GeForce GTX 860M | 2014 | NVIDIA | Maxwell | 0.6k shaders / 2 GB | 14 Legacy / basic |
| 33 | GeForce GT 940M | 2015 | NVIDIA | Maxwell | 0.4k shaders / 2 GB | 8 Legacy / basic |
Methodology
- Specs: vendor datasheets and the TechPowerUp database, retrieved 2026-08-21.
- Tier = TweakGearPro relative performance index (0–100), an estimate from public benchmarks; real performance varies by workload, drivers and cooling.