It looks like Nvidia could soon have a new graphics card rival in China, as tests confirm the Lisuan LX 7G100 can actually run games. The 12GB model isn't the first attempt at a gaming GPU to come out of the region, but this card seems to boast way better support for your PC library than previous attempts at a GeForce or AMD Radeon alternative.
The Lisuan LX 7G100 performance revelations are thanks to a review by Chaowanke, with the Chinese YouTuber sharing various benchmarks for the supposed RTX 5060 rival (via Videocards). Before you get hyped for a change to the two-horse Nvidia and AMD race, I should point out that the vendor wants 3,300 RMB for the GPU, which is roughly $480.
That's too much for even a GPU that could theoretically match the RTX 4060, but the fact that there's a sizable gap between Lisuan and Nvidia's cards adds salt to the price wound. Still, the LX 7G100 represents progress within the Chinese graphics card scene, and the frame rates it produces aren't what I'd call unplayable.
Chaowanke's benchmark results show off the LX 7G100 hitting an 88fps average in Cyberpunk 2077 with medium settings at 1080p. Hardly slideshow figures, but nowhere close to the RTX 5060, which hits 232fps with Frame Generation enabled. Weirdly, the YouTuber's testing shows the Intel Arc B580 boosting fps slightly higher to around 243fps, whereas the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT sat slightly lower at 220fps.
The narrative is pretty much the same across every game tested, including Black Myth: Wukong, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and various other benchmark favorites. Rather than focusing on the obvious performance gaps, it's worth noting this is a first-generation card. Yes, it has barely any driver options and zero ray tracing support, but this model very much sets the stage for future updates and a second-generation GPU that fills in all the gaps.
Effectively, wheels are in motion for a future Nvidia GPU rival, one that is ahead of any attempts before it. That's not to say GeForce cards won't be sitting at the top in the future, it's more that China is closer to having its own gaming solution that could end up adding some much-needed competition to the market.
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