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2080ti replacement/upgrade suggestions (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/buildapc

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My 2080ti died today. I haven't been keeping up with PC hardware, what are some good replacements/upgrades? I game at 1440p and I'd like to be able to go max settings at 60fps.

From my quick research it seems like the 4070 super (or super ti) is good but I'm also curious what AMD is offering. My budget is pretty flexible but ideally id like to keep it around 1250 CAD

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[–] Limonene 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The current series of AMD GPUs is the Radeon RX 7000 series.

The flagship card is the RX 7900 XTX, nominally $1000 USD. There are multiple graphics cards manufacturers that make these cards, and at least one (PowerColor) has a 7900 XTX card for $850 USD ($1190 CAD). PowerColor is not bad, and I'd probably buy that one if I needed a top quality card. The more reputable brand, Asus, has a 7900 XTX card for $1030 USD ($1442 CAD).

My current best video card has a RX 6950 XT chip. This was the highest grade chip in the RX 6000 series, but I got it after the RX 7000 series came out, so it was only $630 USD. It's currently available for $550. It is pretty good, and can do most games at 1080p on "ultra", and some games on 4k. Usually, CPU or SSD speed (or software quality) make a bigger difference in frame rate for me.

If you plan to game on Linux, I strongly recommend avoiding Nvidia cards, due to lack of good drivers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I see, I've managed to find a 7900xtx for the same price as a 4070 ti super. Would you say that's a better purchase? I don't use Linux for gaming.

[–] daddybutter 4 points 2 weeks ago

7900 XTX is a step up from the 4070 Ti Super in raster performance. If you don't care about ray tracing and you don't need Nvidia specific stuff like nvenc or cuda, the 7900 would be the better buy if they're the same price.

[–] Limonene 1 points 2 weeks ago

I would trust the post by daddybutter on this, since I'm less familiar with Nvidia's products. My favorite benchmark site ranks them as pretty similar.