What are the pros and cons of using the Power BI New Card Visual vs multiple single card visuals?

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The new Card visual is a massive improvement for performance. Every single visual on a page generates at least one DAX query. By consolidating 15 single cards into one "Card (new)" visual, you are potentially reducing the query count from 15 down to just 1 or 2. This significantly reduces the "Visual Display" time in the Performance Analyzer. Beyond performance, it offers much better control over layouts, internal spacing, and conditional formatting for "Accent bars." It’s much easier to maintain one visual than trying to align 15 separate ones perfectly on a grid.

   Answered 2025-04-10 by Kimberly Wright

It sounds efficient, but does the new card visual support the same level of granular conditional formatting for each individual metric as the old single cards did?

   Answered 2025-04-14 by Jason Miller

• Yes, Jason, it actually offers even more! You can select "All" or a specific series (metric) in the formatting pane. This allows you to set different colors, labels, and even custom SVG icons for each specific value within the same card container. It took me a few minutes to find the dropdown menu in the "Callout values" section, but once you find it, it's far more flexible than the old method. It’s a total game changer for KPI dashboards.

     Commented 2025-04-18 by Sandra Bullock

One downside is that you can't currently "Group" cards as easily as you could with individual ones if you want them to behave differently during cross-filtering.

   Answered 2025-04-22 by Anthony Davis

• That's a fair point, Anthony. However, for a static KPI header, the performance gains and the clean alignment outweigh that specific limitation for most of my projects.

     Commented 2025-04-25 by Kimberly Wright