HN · HACKER_NEWS// 4d agoNEWS

Interactive story tracks 49 GPUs over 30 years

Every GPU That Mattered is an interactive data story from sheets.works that charts 49 graphics cards across 30 years, normalizing launch prices to 2025 dollars and pairing hardware milestones with a timeline, side-by-side comparisons, and an evolution view. It also grounds the nostalgia in current usage data with a Steam Hardware Survey snapshot, making the piece read like both a history lesson and a market reality check for PC hardware.

// ANALYSIS

Hot take: this works because it is not trying to be a full GPU encyclopedia; it is turning hardware history into a clean, opinionated narrative about how the market changed.

–The 49-card scope is big enough to feel authoritative, but still curated enough to stay readable.
–The timeline + showdown interaction gives it more utility than a static infographic.
–The inflation-adjusted pricing makes the long arc of GPU pricing immediately legible.
–The Steam usage snapshot adds a useful present-day contrast to the historical arc.
–Best fit for PC builders, hardware nerds, and anyone who cares about NVIDIA/AMD market shifts.

// TAGS

gpugraphics-cardsdata-vizpc-hardwarenvidiaamdinteractiveinfographicgaming

DISCOVERED

4d ago

2026-04-07

PUBLISHED

5d ago

2026-04-07

RELEVANCE

8/ 10

AUTHOR

jonbaer