I'm in the Philippines and want to upgrade my PC. I can buy either an RX 6700 XT or an RTX 3070 for about $245, which is right at my $250 budget. I mainly play at 1080p, including Marvel Rivals and various AAA games, and I also use the computer for graphic design and occasional light video editing such as short reels with minimal effects. I don't do 3D rendering.
My current system is a Ryzen 5 5600G, RX 6500 XT, 32GB DDR4-3200 memory, an ASUS Prime A520M-K motherboard, and an FSP HV Pro 500W power supply. I plan to replace the power supply before installing the new graphics card, possibly with a SAMA B750 or Cooler Master MWE Bronze 650W. Which GPU would be the better choice for my use case?
3 Answers
The RTX 3070 is usually the faster and more feature-rich card, but its 8GB VRAM is the main drawback. At 1080p, that generally isn’t a dealbreaker if you adjust texture settings, while the 6700 XT becomes more appealing if you may move to 1440p later. Whichever you choose, replacing the 500W power supply first is a good idea; a quality 650W unit should be sufficient.
At 1080p, I’d lean toward the RTX 3070 if you’re comfortable lowering textures in some demanding games. It tends to be faster overall and has stronger upscaling and driver features. The 6700 XT is still excellent, especially because its 12GB of VRAM gives it more breathing room.
For 2D design work and ordinary gaming, you don’t really need CUDA or OptiX, so the RX 6700 XT is a strong choice. It has more VRAM, which helps with higher texture settings and may age better in newer games. The RTX 3070 generally has better upscaling, ray tracing, and software support, though, so either card can work well at 1080p.
Would CUDA or OptiX matter for occasional light video editing? I’d mostly be making short reels around 20 seconds long with minimal effects.
When people say the RTX 3070 has better software, are they mainly talking about drivers, upscaling, and creator-app support?