I'm building my first PC and initially thought about getting an RTX 5070, but it's way out of my budget at around $600. I'm now considering the RTX 4070 (12GB) and the RTX 5060 Ti. They both fit my budget of $300 - $500. If there weren't any GPU shortages, I would have definitely gone for the RTX 5070, but here we are! Which of these two options is better?
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By the way, what CPU are you planning to pair with that? Just curious if you’re overspending on that and could adjust to get the 5070 instead.
The RTX 4070 pulls an average of 84 FPS at 1440p, while the 5060 Ti (8GB) averages 76 FPS. For 1080p or 1440p gaming, I'd stick with the 4070. But if you're looking to game at 4K, the 5060 Ti with 16GB VRAM might be better since 12GB can fall short at that resolution.
I'm getting an i7 12700k, which is around $590. My total budget is $1000-$1200.