Sadly, my 980 TI just blew up. I took it apart and I think it's one of the VRAM has totally burned out, there's a big old black mark and burning smells. So unfortunately I need a new GPU.
I've always had NVIDIA in the past, but I'm willing to do AMD. I principally run Linux, but do dual boot for some Windows gaming. I do need VR support for my index. I've never done ray tracing, think it might be fun to try but not necessary.
It's been a long time since I bought a GPU, so I'm not super up to date on everything right now, so I'm hoping for some advice. I was hoping to wait another year or two before upgrading, but I guess I need something now. I have a 6700k processor on Asus Maximus hero viii.
Honestly I probably just want to replace something roughly compatible to what I had, but maybe it is time to just upgrade to something much better. Usually I try to buy a decent GPU so it can last for many years instead of frequently upgrading. So I'm torn if I should just get something old and uses that would work for a year or two, or if I should now just bite the bullet and buy a upper mid to lower top tier GPU now. If I had to I could stretch a budget into the 1500 usd range, but it really bothers me that cards have been getting getting that expensive so I would prefer to keep it down more in 200-800 range. I have 1440p monitor, but I'm also ok with 1080 gaming.
I'd appreciate any thoughts, or advice from those more up-to-date on recent GPUs. Thanks
A 7800XT is able to drive a 4k monitor at 50-60FPS on average, ultra details.
At 1440p you can expect 80-100+ fps on average, again ultra details. Both without Ray Tracing.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-7800-xt-review/3
If you're OK with lowering some details to high, or using FSR, a 7800XT should be more than enough for 1440p gaming. Of course it depends on what games you play and your preferences, but I don't think you need a 7900XT, let alone a XTX, unless you want RT or maxed settings 120+ fps.
I saw someone else suggest a 2060; I have a Super and it's not really fit for 1440p modern gaming, unless you feel like playing at low/medium details and are OK with 50-60fps and no RT (again, depending on games, of course).