U.S. Bank Altitude Go Visa Signature vs Shield Visa
Both are U.S. Bank cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Altitude Go Visa Signature 1.0% 1x base rate
- Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate
Dining
- Altitude Go Visa Signature 4.0% 4x, capped
- Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate
Groceries
- Altitude Go Visa Signature 2.0% 2x
- Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate
Gas
- Altitude Go Visa Signature 2.0% 2x
- Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate
Streaming
- Altitude Go Visa Signature 2.0% 2x
- Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate
Flights · portal
- Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center 4.0% 4%
Hotels · portal
- Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center 4.0% 4%
Car rental · portal
- Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center 4.0% 4%
What the numbers are doing
Altitude Go Visa Signature's 4x on dining runs out: it applies to the first $2,000 of dining spend a quarter, and everything past that earns 1x.
Where they differ: Altitude Go Visa Signature takes everything else, dining, groceries and gas, plus 1 more. Shield Visa wins nothing outright in this wallet.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Altitude Go Visa Signature1.0% |
| Dining | Altitude Go Visa Signature4.0% |
| Groceries | Altitude Go Visa Signature2.0% |
| Gas | Altitude Go Visa Signature2.0% |
| Streaming | Altitude Go Visa Signature2.0% |
| Flights · portal | Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center4.0% |
| Hotels · portal | Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center4.0% |
| Car rental · portal | Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center4.0% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Altitude Go Visa Signature — 1.0%
- Shield Visa — 0.0%
Dining
- Altitude Go Visa Signature — 4.0%
- Shield Visa — 0.0%
Groceries
- Altitude Go Visa Signature — 2.0%
- Shield Visa — 0.0%
Gas
- Altitude Go Visa Signature — 2.0%
- Shield Visa — 0.0%
Streaming
- Altitude Go Visa Signature — 2.0%
- Shield Visa — 0.0%
Flights · portal
- Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 4.0%
Hotels · portal
- Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 4.0%
Car rental · portal
- Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 4.0%
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