Lisuan has achieved what seemed impossible with its first consumer gaming GPU: the LX 7G100 sold out its initial batch after reaching approximately 30,000 reservations. This occurred shortly after the company released new WHQL drivers for Windows and an official optimization guide for 40 games. The news is significant not because the card is competitive with NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel, but because it demonstrates that China now has a domestic gaming GPU capable of running modern games functionally from day one. However, there is still a long way to go in terms of driver development.
The Lisuan LX 7G100 utilizes a proprietary TrueGPU architecture manufactured domestically, featuring a chip built on a 6nm node, paired with 12GB of GDDR6 memory and support for modern APIs such as DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL 4.6, and OpenCL 3.0. On paper, Lisuan presented it as a Chinese alternative for gaming, and the company even suggested performance close to that of a GeForce RTX 4060 in certain synthetic benchmarks. However, independent testing has significantly tempered those expectations. There is still work to be done on the driver front. Nevertheless, selling out the entire batch of graphics cards clearly indicates that Chinese users are willing to pay for a ‘lesser product’ in exchange for supporting their national industry.
Lisuan LX 7G100 Promises Accelerated Support to Increase Adoption of its First Gaming GPU
To begin, the company has released an official guide with recommended settings for 40 games, including 29 DirectX 12 titles, 9 DirectX 11, and 2 DirectX 9. Prominent games featured in the list include Cyberpunk 2077, Black Myth: Wukong, Horizon Forbidden West, WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, PUBG, Stellar Blade, Resident Evil 4, and GTA V. The strategy is clear: if the GPU’s driver ecosystem is not yet as mature as NVIDIA’s or AMD’s, Lisuan attempts to compensate by telling users exactly which API, graphical settings, scaling, and frame generation to use for each title.
Many recommendations rely on AMD FSR 2 or FSR 3 upscaling and Frame Generation to enhance or stabilize the experience. For instance, in Cyberpunk 2077, Lisuan suggests high or ultra graphics settings with AMD FSR 3.0 on automatic, sharpness 0.5, and FSR 3.1 Frame Generation. In Black Myth: Wukong, it recommends FSR 3, enabled frame generation, and medium/high quality. This means the card can run modern games, but in many cases, it needs to leverage upscaling and frame generation to achieve presentable results, until the drivers are further refined to reach the GPU’s true performance potential.
The other important development is the drivers. Lisuan now has its first WHQL Release v29.0.2260.76 driver available, weighing around 220 MB for the Windows operating system. WHQL certification doesn’t magically make the GPU competitive, but it is a significant step: it implies that the driver has undergone Microsoft’s validation process for Windows, which is particularly valuable for a new manufacturer in a market dominated by three well-established players.
Performance Varies Significantly Depending on the Game
In terms of actual performance, the Lisuan LX 7G100 is far from rivaling a GeForce RTX 4060. According to tests published by local outlet Chaowanke, the GPU achieved 88 FPS in Cyberpunk 2077 with FSR 3 Quality and Frame Generation, compared to 232 FPS on an RTX 4060 and 243 FPS on an Intel Arc B580. In Black Myth: Wukong, the LX 7G100 managed 56 FPS, versus 115 FPS on the RTX 4060. In Forza Horizon 5, the difference was even starker: 48 FPS on the Chinese card compared to 228 FPS on the RTX 4060.
This is the most noteworthy aspect of the news. The Lisuan LX 7G100, in real-world scenarios, is not only less powerful than a GeForce RTX 4060 but also slightly more expensive. Its price conversion is around 420 euros or 480 dollars. For this price, there are numerous alternatives from AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA, all of which are currently more powerful. Depending on the game, the RTX 4060 is between 20% and 70% faster.
The Lisuan LX 7G100 cannot be classified as a failure or a poor launch. It’s their first consumer gaming GPU, and one must start somewhere. Ultimately, the goal is not to surpass NVIDIA but to have a real domestic option. The difficult part has been accomplished: having a domestic GPU capable of running modern games with DirectX 12, Vulkan support, and WHQL drivers. From this point forward, things can only improve by enhancing driver performance and preparing for future, more powerful chips.
