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U.S. Bank Altitude Connect Visa Signature vs Shield Visa

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 Connect Visa Signature 1.0% 1x base rate
  2. Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate

Dining

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 2.0% 2x
  2. Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate

Groceries

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 2.0% 2x
  2. Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate

Gas

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 4.0% 4x, capped
  2. Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate

Streaming

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 2.0% 2x
  2. Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate

Flights

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 4.0% 4x
  2. Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate

Flights · portal

  1. Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center 4.0% 4%

Hotels

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 4.0% 4x
  2. Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate

Hotels · portal

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5x
  2. Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center 4.0% 4%

Car rental · portal

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5x
  2. Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center 4.0% 4%

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.

Where they differ: Altitude Connect Visa Signature takes everything else, dining, groceries and gas, plus 3 more. Shield Visa wins nothing outright in this wallet.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseAltitude Connect Visa Signature1.0%
DiningAltitude Connect Visa Signature2.0%
GroceriesAltitude Connect Visa Signature2.0%
GasAltitude Connect Visa Signature4.0%
StreamingAltitude Connect Visa Signature2.0%
FlightsAltitude Connect Visa Signature4.0%
Flights · portalShield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center4.0%
HotelsAltitude Connect Visa Signature4.0%
Hotels · portalAltitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center5.0%
Car rental · portalAltitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center5.0%

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 Connect Visa Signature — 1.0%
  2. Shield Visa — 0.0%

Dining

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 2.0%
  2. Shield Visa — 0.0%

Groceries

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 2.0%
  2. Shield Visa — 0.0%

Gas

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 4.0%
  2. Shield Visa — 0.0%

Streaming

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 2.0%
  2. Shield Visa — 0.0%

Flights

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 4.0%
  2. Shield Visa — 0.0%

Flights · portal

  1. Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 4.0%

Hotels

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 4.0%
  2. Shield Visa — 0.0%

Hotels · portal

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%
  2. Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 4.0%

Car rental · portal

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%
  2. Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 4.0%
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