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U.S. Bank Altitude Connect Visa Signature vs Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite

Both are U.S. Bank 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. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · Mobile wallet 3.0% 3x base rate
  2. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 1.0% 1x base rate
  3. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite 1.0% 1x base rate

Gas

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 4.0% 4x, capped
  2. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · Mobile wallet 3.0% 3x base rate
  3. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite 1.0% 1x base rate

Travel

  1. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite 3.0% 3x
  2. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · Mobile wallet 3.0% 3x base rate
  3. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 1.0% 1x base rate

Flights

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 4.0% 4x
  2. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite 3.0% 3x
  3. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · Mobile wallet 3.0% 3x base rate

Flights · portal

  1. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5x

Hotels

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 4.0% 4x
  2. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite 3.0% 3x
  3. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · Mobile wallet 3.0% 3x base rate

Hotels · portal

  1. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · U.S. Bank Travel Center 10.0% 10x
  2. Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5x

Car rental · portal

  1. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · U.S. Bank Travel Center 10.0% 10x
  2. Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5x

What the numbers are doing

Altitude Connect Visa Signature's 4x on gas runs out: it applies to the first $1,000 of gas spend a quarter, and everything past that earns 1x.

The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Altitude Connect Visa Signature $0 and Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite $400 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.

Where they differ: Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite takes everything else and travel; Altitude Connect Visa Signature takes gas, flights and hotels.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseAltitude Reserve Visa Infinite · Mobile wallet3.0%
GasAltitude Connect Visa Signature4.0%
TravelAltitude Reserve Visa Infinite3.0%
FlightsAltitude Connect Visa Signature4.0%
Flights · portalAltitude Reserve Visa Infinite · U.S. Bank Travel Center5.0%
HotelsAltitude Connect Visa Signature4.0%
Hotels · portalAltitude Reserve Visa Infinite · U.S. Bank Travel Center10.0%
Car rental · portalAltitude Reserve Visa Infinite · U.S. Bank Travel Center10.0%

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. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · Mobile wallet — 3.0%
  2. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 1.0%
  3. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite — 1.0%

Gas

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 4.0%
  2. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · Mobile wallet — 3.0%
  3. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite — 1.0%

Travel

  1. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite — 3.0%
  2. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · Mobile wallet — 3.0%
  3. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 1.0%

Flights

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 4.0%
  2. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite — 3.0%
  3. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · Mobile wallet — 3.0%

Flights · portal

  1. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%

Hotels

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 4.0%
  2. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite — 3.0%
  3. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · Mobile wallet — 3.0%

Hotels · portal

  1. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 10.0%
  2. Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%

Car rental · portal

  1. Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 10.0%
  2. Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%
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