Hey everyone! I recently upgraded to a Ryzen 7 5700X3D and now I'm on the hunt for a new GPU. I usually play Baldur's Gate 3, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and occasionally dive into Red Dead Redemption 2, Dragon Age: Veilguard, and Assassin's Creed Odyssey/Valhalla.
I'm hoping to spend around $300 to $450 for an upgrade that makes sense. I'd prefer an AMD Radeon card since I'm more familiar with their drivers and updates, unless you think NVIDIA/Intel is a better option. I'd like at least 12GB of VRAM.
Here's a quick look at my current build:
- **CPU:** AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8-Core, 16-Thread
- **Motherboard:** Gigabyte X570 Gaming X
- **GPU:** XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT
- **RAM:** Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200
- **Power Supply:** Gigabyte G750H 80 Plus Gold
Also, I've never really played with upscaling or ray tracing, so I'm mostly after better graphics settings without a drop in frame rate or screen tearing. Let me know if you need more info! Thanks in advance!
2 Answers
For your price range, I'd recommend either the RTX 5060ti 16GB or the RX 9060xt 16GB. The 9060xt is a great value and usually hovers around MSRP, just about $370. It performs similarly to the 5060ti but slightly lags in ray tracing. Expect it to offer about 80% better performance than your current GPU, nearly doubling your frame rates!
The 5060ti is also viable but it's about $430 right now. It excels at ray tracing and has better support for NVIDIA’s upscaler, although AMD has made strides in this area too. If you’re not too concerned about ray tracing, I'd lean towards the 9060xt!
Given your budget, the RTX 5060ti 16GB or RX 9060xt 16GB are two solid options. NVIDIA's tech is more widely supported by games, while AMD is still catching up.
Not trying to be brand loyal here, but I think the 5060ti is a better all-around card, especially outside of gaming!
Thanks! I'm not brand loyal either; just went with what I knew when setting up my first build, haha!
Oh, I meant to say that I'm not really into upscaling and ray tracing. I’ll add that in my post too!