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Bank of America Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature vs Premium Rewards

Both are Bank of America cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.

Best card by category Card terms as of Oct 29

Everything else

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature 1.6% 1x base rate
  2. Premium Rewards 1.5% 1.5x base rate

Dining

  1. Premium Rewards 2.0% 2x
  2. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature 1.6% 1x base rate

Gas

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature 3.1% 2x
  2. Premium Rewards 1.5% 1.5x base rate

Streaming

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature 3.1% 2x
  2. Premium Rewards 1.5% 1.5x base rate

Phone & internet

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature 3.1% 2x
  2. Premium Rewards 1.5% 1.5x base rate

Flights

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature 4.7% 3x
  2. Premium Rewards 2.0% 2x

Hotels

  1. Premium Rewards 2.0% 2x
  2. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature 1.6% 1x base rate

Public transit

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature 3.1% 2x
  2. Premium Rewards 1.5% 1.5x base rate

Rideshare & taxis

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature 3.1% 2x
  2. Premium Rewards 1.5% 1.5x base rate

What the numbers are doing

Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature tops everything else at 1.6% only because this table values its points at 1.55 cents each. Value them at one cent and Premium Rewards wins that category instead.

Where they differ: Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature takes everything else, gas, streaming and phone & internet, plus 3 more; Premium Rewards takes dining and hotels.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseAtmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature1.6%
DiningPremium Rewards2.0%
GasAtmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature3.1%
StreamingAtmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature3.1%
Phone & internetAtmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature3.1%
FlightsAtmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature4.7%
HotelsPremium Rewards2.0%
Public transitAtmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature3.1%
Rideshare & taxisAtmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature3.1%

Content preview. Apple Wallet controls the layout; visible categories vary by device. Categories that rank the same as Everything else are left off; every other category is in pass details.

Every category, every card

Everything else

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature — 1.6%
  2. Premium Rewards — 1.5%

Dining

  1. Premium Rewards — 2.0%
  2. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature — 1.6%

Gas

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature — 3.1%
  2. Premium Rewards — 1.5%

Streaming

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature — 3.1%
  2. Premium Rewards — 1.5%

Phone & internet

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature — 3.1%
  2. Premium Rewards — 1.5%

Flights

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature — 4.7%
  2. Premium Rewards — 2.0%

Hotels

  1. Premium Rewards — 2.0%
  2. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature — 1.6%

Public transit

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature — 3.1%
  2. Premium Rewards — 1.5%

Rideshare & taxis

  1. Atmos Rewards Ascent Visa Signature — 3.1%
  2. Premium Rewards — 1.5%
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