I'm in Morocco and I'm planning to build my first gaming PC this summer. I want it to last a few years, and while I'm leaning towards an AMD GPU due to some recent issues with NVIDIA, they're often out of stock or too pricey here. I've narrowed it down to four options after doing some price conversions from MAD to USD:
- MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC Plus 16G: $665
- Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WINDFORCE 16G: $670
- Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WINDFORCE OC 16G: $700
- PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB: $720
I plan to pair the GPU with a Ryzen 7 7000 CPU. The games I'm looking to play include Apex Legends, Cyberpunk 2077, Metro Exodus, Hunt Showdown 1986, and Elden Ring. Which GPU should I go for?
2 Answers
I would recommend going for the 7800 XT. It typically performs better than the 5060 Ti models.
Honestly, I don't see why you'd want the OC version. The clock speeds are nearly identical, and in past generations, Gigabyte's 2-fan cooling solutions have been quite noisy and not super effective. You might want to skip it.
Would the MSI VENTUS OC be a better choice then? It’s basically the same price and it's not by Gigabyte.
I've checked out some benchmarks, and it looks like the performance is pretty close between them. The 7800 XT might shine in some games but not in others. I'm also curious about reliability since I've heard that NVIDIA cards have had driver issues lately. Any truth to that?