Will I regret a 9060 XT instead of spending extra for a better card?
Posted by rice_caresser@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 101 comments
Currently running: i5-10600K, GTX 1060 6GB, 32GB DDR4 @2666MHz, 500w PSU. It does a decent job at 1080p because I don't play many demanding games. However I bought a 4K monitor, for general productivity as well as gaming, and realised this GPU is not cutting it at all.
I could make do with a marginally better but much newer GPU, because then I'd be able to play in 1080p with integer scaling, which I can't do at the moment. But if I have to get a newer GPU, then I think I might as well get something that can handle 4K or at least 1440p with upscaling.
The significant issue is that any large upgrade would need a PSU upgrade as well. A 9060 XT will be possible to swap in without doing so, so I could spend roughly £320. Whereas if I get a 9070 XT, for example, it would cost more like £700 in total.
I don't play a lot of new games; the most demanding titles I expect to play on it are Elden Ring and Doom Eternal, and I would like to play these in native 4K. On my current 1060, Doom Eternal is perfectly playable at native 4K medium settings but I like 1440p which gets about 90fps. However I've seen benchmarks for Elden Ring (haven't actually played it yet) and they look poor on the 9060 XT. Other game examples: Minecraft, Hollow Knight Silksong, Dolphin Emulator (Metroid Prime atm, NFS Most Wanted), MGSV, Sonic Unleashed.
The less intense games are my argument for why a 9060 XT would probably be sufficient. I do think it would be overkill (but funny) to use a current-gen 4K-capable card to play Final Fantasy VII. But then I can also see how I might regret it if I want to play more demanding games down the line. However in the case of Elden Ring, it would be fairly cheaper for me to buy a 9060 XT and then a PS5 just to play that.
And then if I get a much better GPU I should probably upgrade my CPU as well. I've had this PC for 8 years and none of the internals are the same as they originally were.
Thanks for reading, any advice is appreciated.
Smart_Net_5313@reddit
What did you end up going with?
Carlao-santos@reddit
I have an RX 9060 XT 16Gb Gigabyte, I don't know why but I have a lot of serrations, even with games on ultra. Sometimes I think it's a defect or just an AMD thing. I wonder if I see this
ThreatPriority@reddit
serrations ?
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iGigaflop@reddit
I know this is old but going from a 1060 to a 9060xt would be a nice upgrade. While I have a 4090, Nitro 7900xtx and 9070xt. Just did a SFF build with a asus dual 9060xt 16gb and im really happy with its performance. And I use it with my egpu dock and legion go 2. I wanted amd just for steamos
sourcide@reddit
prices just shot up on the 90 series amds, hope you got it since this post
Rurumo666@reddit
You won't regret a 9060xt 16gb, but also don't forget the 9070 non-xt, also a very good card and less power hungry than the xt version.
Groucho853@reddit
Could you please explain the difference to me? I assume the XT is better because of the letters, but is it simply the addition of some ray tracing gizmo?
I’m very illiterate when it comes to hardware
Acanthaceae-Mission@reddit
get the 9070... its in between the 9060xt and 9070xt it runs on lower power requirements from the 9070xt
if budget allows... 9060xt is solid thou
JerryTzouga@reddit
It has higher power consumption and more cores that together they enable the XT to have about 10% more performance overall.
Groucho853@reddit
Hmmmm thanks. I’m mainly into RTS games, so while I’m confident in getting one of the 9800 X3D processors, I’m wondering if skimping slightly on the graphics card and just getting a 9070 instead of an XT
JerryTzouga@reddit
Well it’s a 10% ish performance improvement, it all comes down to its cost and things get really hot I have to say with a 304W so I just have it to max out at 260W with negligible performance loss but much better temps
Magma_30@reddit
I'm using 9060xt, in most of the cases it runs verg well at 1080p ultra to 2k high so im assuming with tech like fsr it can do somewhat 4k with reasonable settings. Currently for productivity it performs well enough in 3d softwares and videk editing as well as can use for some llm on your pc work however nvidia has still vendor locked llms and advantages in 3d software so if productivity is very key nvidia would be helpful but with my budget 9060xt made sense and thus far its been good.
No-Inevitable3584@reddit
the problem is that you got a 4k monitor ... i stayed away from 4k monitors
its like a marketing trick to keep you enslaved with costly upgrades
1440p is the most someone should go
dragon_halberd_fan@reddit
Hello, what did you end up going with? I'm in a similar situation (I only play less demanding games like you mentioned, Elden Ring, Silksong, Terraria, etc.) and I'm debating between a 9060xt for $300 or 9070 for $500 since I just upgraded to a 1440p monitor
Dennygreen@reddit
is now a good time to buy a 9060xt 16gb or is the price going to go down within the next 3 months?
NoIdeaWhatToPut--_--@reddit
The best time is whenever you can afford it. Dont bet on prices going down. We've been saying that prices would go down since 2019, and since than pc gaming has only gotten more expensive.
kurukiddo@reddit
ram prices :(
Elysium_nz@reddit
Doubt very much it’s going down, especially since the 9000 series cards are getting good reviews and being well received by people. Also depends on where you live too as here in NZ Radeon cards are cheaper than their NVIDIA equivalent.
Dennygreen@reddit
yeah that's what I'm figuring too.
I'll maybe pick one up in the next couple weeks
johnnycarrotheid@reddit
It's the few months pre-christmas.
Stock and prices always go a bit wonky as home pc builders buy everything up to churn out the "Gaming PC's" for selling on Marketplace etc
It's Amazon day in a couple weeks, might get a deal but personally I doubt it very much. I got the Sapphire 9060xt 16gb for £319 a couple months ago, and on there stock is out till end of October.
Can't see prices going down before Xmas, might dip after Xmas.
Or wait till February when the kids change their mind with the PC and want to sell it for a PS5/Xbox. Watch Marketplace, it always happens 🤣
Splatoonkindaguy@reddit
It’s gonna be winter so prob will go up
Shiny_personality@reddit
I play newly released AAA games in mostly ultra setting and 1440p without any trouble with this gpu. I am really happy with it. Don't know about 4k
ProfessorLeading@reddit
thank you, that's all I needed to read!
vlhube71@reddit
It sounds like you are already regretting it.
The 9060xt is a solid card. 4k is demanding on cards higher up the tier also depending on the quality settings. That said, you don’t play new AAA games so I wouldn’t sweat it. By the time you do, sounds like you’re going to be ready for an upgrade, and yeah, your whole system will need an overhaul.
rice_caresser@reddit (OP)
I know a 9070 XT would be better for "future proofing" but I really cannot justify it when my current use case is predominantly Minecraft.
vlhube71@reddit
A 9070xt would not be ideal for you at all. Your specs are way too low and you’ll at minimum need to replace your PSU. You’ll be CPU bound so the 9070xt will be wasted. By the time you upgrade the rest of your system and play AAA titles, you’ll still likely want a new video card.
Yes, a 9070xt or 5070ti would be “nicer” picks but it’ll be wasted in your use case. You pretty much admitted that so no, no regrets about the 9060xt.
luashfu@reddit
Hm idk about upgrAding rest of system wanting new video card at that point but everything else sounsd right u/vlhube71 !!!
Benedict Chen!!!!
ReallyCoopedUp@reddit
Just get what you need now, then upgrade when you need it
nesnalica@reddit
to give you some comparison.
the 9060XT beats a 2080Ti. the 2080Ti was the first GPU to cost more than $1000 back when it released.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTLrS-9aTPE
Crap-_@reddit
Well no shit, a 2080ti is like 7 years old and gets matched by a 5year old 3070. I would hope it would be faster than a card over half a decade old. A better comparison would be with the 7700xt and nvidias 5060ti.
nesnalica@reddit
youre missing the point Im trying to make. no matter what generation we have.
the budget/mainstream cards like 3060, 4060, 5060 or AMDs 9060XT right now always get bad rep for being "cheap-er". and if the card is cheap a lot assume theyre bad.
a 9060XT is a massive capable card for everyone. running cyberpunk 2077 at max settings? hell yes! everyone who is willing to spend money is always scared that their PC will run bad. Im just trying to show that their PC with a 9060XT is already better than 50% of all steam users.
there are still people using a GTX 1060 or 1050Ti today.
Sufficient_Ad_6768@reddit
I'm getting called out by that 1050ti remark :d
swizzlegaming@reddit
I am the 1050-Ti user. help.
ballsdeep256@reddit
Just get a 5070ti that sounds like something you are looking for.
Enix_mo@reddit
Dude thats like 400 quid more
wazero@reddit
Honestly you should be fine. For my secondary PC at my mom's house I use a Rx 9060 xt 16gb with a Ryzen 7 7700 and 32gb of ram. Native 4k is hard to run with some games, though most games I play run well once I put fsr 4 on them. For non multiplayer games just use optiscaler in inject fsr 4 into any game that supports fsr 2 and up. Anicentgameplays on YouTube has really good and easy to follow videos on how to use it. The lastest version (0.79) of optiscaler is the one that can be use with fsr 2 games.
Electrical_Ad_1144@reddit
How many frames are you getting running on 4k on the 9060 XT?
wazero@reddit
Depends on the game. Some I can get about 40 to 60 at 1440p at high setting. With 4k some and I mean some games run decent nativity but fsr is a must. With fsr 4 balance/ performance I get 40 to 60 fps. Luckily for me my TV supports vrr/ free sync.
Electrical_Ad_1144@reddit
Damn thats a hell of a good graphics card for the price point.
rice_caresser@reddit (OP)
Thanks for this, I haven't heard of optiscaler before but it sounds like it would be great for my use case.
writesCommentsHigh@reddit
Realistically if I was you and I could afford it, I'd get a new PC if I wanted to play modern 4k games.
Most of the games you mentioned aren't really AAA graphics games.
A PS5 will have power similar to a 5060TI/9060 XT so yeah it's def the most affordable option.
I have no idea how you're getting > 60 FPS with doom eternal on a 1060 at 4k. FSR? Maybe that game is really well optimized. A 1070 would get 34-44 FPS at 4k. This link isn't clear about settings though so perhaps it's possible.
If you want to play 4k at max settings and higher FPS for modern games you need to be looking at a 9070 XT or a 5070 TI. 4k Is incredibly demanding.
For example I'm using a 5060 ti 16GB to play BG3 at 4k. I can get 100-120 FPS with smooth motion on only (frame gen) at max settings. I don't regret this purchase because I don't always play on that PC. (A 5060 ti is a step above the 9060XT and has better frame gen/DLSS)
You can split up the upgrade over time as in getting a new PSU and GPU first which seems like your plan. Keep that running until you experience a game that's CPU bound that you really want to play and at that point, upgrade the rest.
Elysium_nz@reddit
Funny thing is when my PC died recently I had to build my first PC on short notice and very tight budget and was looking at the AM5 but I was advised to go with the AM4 since they’re so cheap right now.
I ended up with a Ryzen 5600, 3000mhz ram, and 9060xt. Despite this looking old, this setup is actually running brilliantly when compared to my old Ryzen 3600 and GTX1650.
writesCommentsHigh@reddit
Of course it is. Your gpu is 7 years newer and a few steps up. 3x as fast as your old one.
rice_caresser@reddit (OP)
I get roughly 90fps in 1440p on Doom Eternal, medium-low settings. 4K is more like 40.
writesCommentsHigh@reddit
ok that adds up I think.
So yeah after sleeping on it, I still agree with my comment above.
If you want to 4k game you should be going for a higher end GPU. Especially on newer games.
Newer games seem to be way harder to run or more poorly optimized.
What monitor.are you using? The quality of the screen can also make a big impact on colors.
Elysium_nz@reddit
If Borderlands 4 is anything to go by, I lean towards poor optimisation being the culprit for why some of today’s AAA titles run poorly.
I mean apparently Unreal 5 is supposedly not being used correctly by some devs according to people defending Unreal 5 engine.
rice_caresser@reddit (OP)
It's a Samsung Odyssey G7 4K 28". Colours are great from what I can tell, I'm using the calibration profile from RTINGS. It's my first time having a monitor with IPS and G-Sync, and I feel like I've spoiled myself because I used to find screen-tearing tolerable for years and now I can't stand it (but I still hate V-Sync more). My previous monitor, that still gets used in fairness, is a 24" 1080p 60Hz Acer, so the difference has been a huge jump.
writesCommentsHigh@reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1njafzm/upgraded_from_a_gtx_1060_to_a_4070_and_i_feel/
looks like you have a twin here
writesCommentsHigh@reddit
That's an amazing monitor compared to your PC. It's like you have the body of a Ferrari and the engine of a golf cart.
Look if you can afford a new PC and you spend a lot of time gaming, go for it. If you want to play new games on max you'll need to be at the very top end of things.
You'll definitely see a massive improvement with any GPU you buy but you'll like starting to find yourself CPU limited soon depending on the game. I had a 9900k and a 3080 ti and went to a 5080 and was limited by the CPU. This was in Monster Hunter Wilds though and that game is notoriously hard to run.
For my main PC, I personally wouldn't buy anything below an Nvidia 5070 ti for 4k gaming at max settings with the knowledge I have today. But I get stupidly annoyed when I can't crank my graphics to the max settings. I want to experience the game like the devs intended.
Elysium_nz@reddit
I don’t regret buying mine since I wanted a card that was good for mid-tier gaming since ultra graphics and Ray-tracing isn’t everything. Plus I was on a tight budget so this card was perfect.
HumanManWarrior@reddit
Hey dude. So I had your same thing. I was at Micro Center because I wanted to get a better graphics card from the XFX I had. I have an 11th GEN i7, and a B540 tomahawk. I was hesitant to get the higher card (I think it was 9070xt) or something like that. I’m running all DDR4. I have 32 GB of RAM as well. I got the 9060 XT reaper and couldn’t be happier. At 1440p I’m on high settings in space marine 2 at 100 fps. I’m learning more about PC stuff. For me, 1440p is more than awesome and love that I can play pretty much anything on high settings. Maybe make the jump to i7. My laptop has a ryzen 7 but it’s a laptop and can’t handle games like that. If you’re around a micro center, it’s worth the drive. The people there are super helpful and helped me gain some knowledge and confidence with my build. Hope this helps friend.
Aar0nGG@reddit
Elden Ring is not really a demanding game on the GPU, you can run Elden Ring at 4K Low on it. But it has some bad optimization in certain scenarios and ray tracing is worthless so don't even use it.
9060XT is perfectly fine for 1440p, just keep in mind you'll have to use Upscaling or reduce settings for some games that are more modern or badly optimized
rice_caresser@reddit (OP)
From what I've found, Elden Ring has no support for FSR/DLSS. I wouldn't mind playing on 1440p so much, but I hate how 1440p looks on a 4K display because of the bilinear filtering/upscaling. Is there a way to play games in lower resolutions but have it scale nicer? I know integer upscaling is a thing but I'm not sure if it would work for non-integer resolution changes like 1440p to 4K.
vxlkfx2@reddit
try using lossless scaling
NoIdeaWhatToPut--_--@reddit
Just get the 9060XT. If you get the 9070XT I would recommend a cpu upgrade, but I would recommend one of the ryzen cpu. If you get a ryzen cpu you're gonna need a new motherboard, and if you're going to get a new motherboard might as well upgrade to DDR5 as well. Basically the 9070XT isnt just gonna cost you a cpu upgrade, its gonna cost you an entirely new build.
Now of you're fine getting a new build than shit go for it, but im gonna assume that you arent.
rice_caresser@reddit (OP)
I've seen other comments that apparently my CPU would be a bottleneck if I upgrade. I was considering changing the CPU to an 11700K if I do, since that's the best option I could find (within reasonable cost-effectiveness) that wouldn't require replacing everything else. But yes, anything beyond that would essentially require a new build.
Spiritual_Spell8958@reddit
If you go for the 9060XT your CPU won't bottleneck you much. Especially on 4K you probably won't be bottlenecked at all.
MisawaMahoKodomo@reddit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXKyQYiLro8
This video only really covers 1440p even then most games are quite equal with a few exceptions
Spiritual_Spell8958@reddit
As you can see in this video, everything below 12600k will have some substantial bottleneck. I wouldn't look that much at avg fps, but on the 1% lows, because this is where the stuttering can happen (0.1% lows not shown).
But of course... Bottleneck doesn't mean it's not playable. It just means your FPS are lower than possible. And sometimes this can result in stuttering. But it's not necessarily happening.
I was using my 9070XT with an i7 9700k in the beginning. While I was experiencing some bottleneck (~5 FPS loss on RT, ~15-20 FPS loss in Rasterization), it never had any stuttering and was running smooth if I tweaked the settings to get over 60FPS.
MisawaMahoKodomo@reddit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXKyQYiLro8
This video might have some useful information
Although yeah a 500w PSU its possible you might have to dial down the 9070xt a bit or it might be quite near to the limit
JakeJ0693@reddit
They’re also going to need a new PSU because most of the 9070XTs recommend 850w
SKUMMMM@reddit
For Elden Ring I'd worry about the cpu more, unless you go full raytracing. In most cases I found Elden Ring had issues with lower end cpus than the gpu. Trying on a 9060xt with a 5800X3D and you still get stutters from time to time because of the engine.
Weirdly enough though, go over to Linux and it works fine in most cases.
rice_caresser@reddit (OP)
Ah I didn't think about that, is Elden Ring really that bad? Granted this was for 1080p, but I used to have an i5-4590 until about a year ago and Dark Souls III ran pretty much perfect. However DS3 with my current system, in 4K, never goes above 30fps, which is severely GPU bound in this case.
SKUMMMM@reddit
Sorry for the late reply.
Elden Ring uses the same engine as DS3 from what I can tell, but the scope for the game is way, way more extreme. I tested it on a Ryzen 3600 vs a Ryzen 5800X3D on systems with a 1660 super, a RX7800XT and a RX9060XT at 1440p. The 5800X3D system was fine with all the cards bar the 1660 super. The RX7800XT was very stable 60fps the majority of the time. On the system with a 3600 I was averaging 55fps, dropping to the low 40s at times, on the 9060 and 7800.
I've not tested at 4k (my 4k monitor is not great for games) but I can imagine the cpu still being a bottleneck for this game in particular.
FromSoft are masters of art, but their engine is held together with string, chewing gum and dreams.
-Sairaxs-@reddit
Jumping from 1080p to 4K was a really bad idea. If possible sell the monitor back and go to 1440p.
You’ll be much better off having an optimized 1440p than trying to squeeze a 9060XT in for a CPU that can’t even handle it.
You could get a 5090 and you’d see no performance gains because your build is old and bottlenecking this generation.
It’s time… say goodbye to the ancient prebuild specs you’re trying to hold onto. They’ve done a great job til now, but it’s time.
rice_caresser@reddit (OP)
Selling the monitor isn't really in my interest. It's a Samsung Odyssey G7 28", it's great for general use because I use my PC for photo and video editing, watching films etc. not just games. I'm aware the CPU is older but it still performs great, and I think I made it clear in my post that I'm not interested in maximising performance for new AAA games.
-Sairaxs-@reddit
No that wasn’t clear at all.
The list of concerns for parts is; compatibility, function, value, and performance.
You said two of them:
“I might regret it if I want to play more demanding games down the line.”
A performance concern.
“However…it would be fairly cheaper to buy a 9060 XT and then a PS5 just to play that”
“And then if I get a much better GPU I should probably upgrade my CPU as well.”
A value concern.
Which concern is greater to you. We aren’t you. We don’t know your finances or how you feel during enjoyment of your games.
We only know the price to performance on builds and a slight downgrade to have a complete build solves both of those concerns.
If you do not want to downgrade there’s no decision to be made. Spend the highest amount of money you can afford. Upgrade everything.
You’re at 4K res, the price tag is high.
Chromelord666@reddit
What's your budget? That's the biggest thing. Your entire rig is both ancient, and low-end on release. The CPU is a few gens old, and off-the-shelf RAM speed has more than doubled. Everything inside of the box needs an upgrade, not just the GPU.
There's a universe where you go with a last gen GPU and spend the money you would have spent, on other components.
JosephMFT@reddit
You have held out for so long with the 1060 wait a little longer and get the 9070xt
KishCore@reddit
Elden Ring is capped to 60fps - this is why benchmarks you see have it hovering around 60fps, it's not the GPU, just the game.
Ill-Branch9770@reddit
Ah but the 9070 non xt is £500
But xts are going for £630
Whiskeypants17@reddit
Your cpu is so old it will bottleneck even a $300 9060xt. Its time to upgrade my friend.
Literally about to buy one now. Is it worth $80 more to get a 5060ti? Well... If your trying to do 4k stuff then... no, you would want to spend $400 more and get a 5070 ti, or $650 more and get a 5080.
Tomshardware has a handy gpu hierarchy charts, so if you want to average 60fps in 4k is shows tbe cards that can do it.
Still check their reviews with your fav games though, as some will slightly favor amd though most will favor Nvidia.
Anyway, pick your resolution and fps, pick your gpu, and work a system backwards from there. With the way games are not cpu bound currently, today's cpus should be good for a long time.
LengthMysterious561@reddit
10600K isn't awful. They would get better performance with a new CPU, but there's no rush to upgrade.
Whiskeypants17@reddit
Here is a video showing a 10600k bottlnecking a $300 budget gpu. Same is starting for the 5600x. https://youtu.be/NqRTVzk2PXs?si=eB-VZfc_eGGQozyA
hesh582@reddit
What are you getting this from? A quick google gives me the opposite result, but I don't have any direct knowledge of it.
It's going to be pretty hard to bottleneck a 9060xt, tbh.
Extension-Bid9618@reddit
Even my 12400 is running at 90% load on the last of us 2 with 9060 xt. So when I compared it with 10600 which is 20 percent slower than my cpu. Cpu's performance lower than 12400 will struggle with 9060 xt.
BeginningProperty436@reddit
I would do it. A 9060 xt 16GB is 3 times faster than a 1060 6gb per TechPowerUp. Furthermore, the 9060xt 16gb supports FSR 4, which would help you in 4k gaming when games you play are too demandable. There might be some bottleneck with your 10600K in some games but ypu can always upgrade up to a 11700K or 11900K for better performance
k3vnbuzz@reddit
The games you've listed are not particularly demanding. A 9060 XT is like 4 times faster than your 1060 with almost triple the VRAM so the update will be massive, specially if you are going to play in 4K, but you should forget about playing native resolution in most of the new releases and this applies to any GPU you end up getting. I would put all the money you've saved going for the 9060 XT towards a newer AM5 processor, games are getting pretty CPU demanding these days.
subashaaa@reddit
I have it, works like a charm. some titles need FSR, some dont
powerplayer6@reddit
Not recommended unless you're using a 4090/5090 or similar. Accept you'll be using FSR or DLSS. 9060 XT should handle a few modern games at 4K with FSR Performance, and definitely handle your older/less demanding games as well.
I'd actually recommend the 9060/5060 tier GPUs for 1080p (FSR/DLSS), 9060XT/5060Ti tier GPUs for basic 1440p (FSR/DLSS), the 9070/9070XT/5070/5070Ti (can disable FSR/DLSS in some titles) tier GPUs for standard 1440p, and anything above for 4K.
Turbanator182@reddit
I upgraded from a 3060 12gb to a 9060xt 16gb recently and it’s been running my games great at 1440p. Sure some games need their settings set to high for native +80fps, but fsr4 upscaling - quality or balanced - really gets those frames up to 100+
I play games like TLOU remastered which is graphically heavy and I can manage 80+ fps easy with fsr4 at ultra settings. I’m also on AM4 chipset looking to delay that AM5 upgrade as long as I can. Also have a dinky 550w PSU that came stock with a prebuilt lol
Swimming-Shirt-9560@reddit
Same, from 3060 to 9060xt 16gb, it can handle everything i play 1440p with FSR4 quality, i thought i was gonna miss dlss, but to my surprise, FSR4 and optiscaler did a really good job, i think in theory 4k with FSR4 performance is doable with this card, but at lowered/adjusted settings and perhaps some framegen, but yeah it's best for 1440p with it's 128 bit bus
EchoOneFour@reddit
For 4k i would get a whole platform upgrade unfortunately, your system is just too old.
And if you want to play natively at 4k and not have all the settings on low a 9070xt/5070ti is gonna be the minimum you need.
autotom@reddit
Are you aware of DLSS4?
Netrunner011@reddit
You can play every game at medium to high settings, and if it's a newer game, use FSR4 performance. I personally think there is not a single game that this GPU won't run well. It's about finding the right settings. If you are going to go with youtube and reddit advice, then anything less than 9070XT or 5070Ti is worthless. It's about setting the right expectations for yourself. Ultra graphics settings are almost pointless to use except textures, and so is raytracing in all but a handful of games.
Jaives@reddit
i bought a 9060xt. i'm actually regretting my 6750xt which still retails for more than the 9060xt. i can't even resell it at a 30% discount.
Nikita041815@reddit
for now the smart move is to get a 9060xt also an 850 watts psu. then later on slowly upgrade your mobo and cpu then up to you what's the next to upgrade after that.
flushfire@reddit
Just get a 5060 Ti.
rice_caresser@reddit (OP)
I completely forgot to mention any consideration for the Nvidia cards, this is a good point. However the 5060 Ti isn't worth it to me for the performance given the price increase, and then the 5070 has LESS VRAM somehow. So I've got AMD in my head.
laffer1@reddit
It will probably be fine with fsr but you would need to use it in a lot of newer titles I suspect. The 9060xt is great at 1440p. (I have one)
flushfire@reddit
Normally I'd agree with you, I have a 9060 XT after all. But as I see it the 5060 Ti is the cheapest option that will solve your dilemma. Upscaling? Nvidia is currently better at it and has more support. Elden Ring issue? Doesn't have it. Don't need to upgrade your PSU either.
Danknugz666@reddit
Horrible advice for someone talking about wanting to play games in 4k. 8GB VRAM doesn't cut it even at 1440p in a lot of games.
flushfire@reddit
Who said anything about 8GB?
OP's only issue with the 9060 XT is the poor Elden Ring performance, which the 5060 Ti does not have.
theRealtechnofuzz@reddit
5060Ti (16gb)
JavbaHat@reddit
What idiots everyone on this Reddit is - they put minuses where they should put + 5060 is much better than 9060 ... ))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqRTVzk2PXs
Edens_Gloom@reddit
You don't really need to jump immediately to a 9070xt, you could also just look at the 9070 non xt or the 5070 depending on which one is cheaper. Also don't sleep on upscaling, in a lot of situations it is incredibly good and the drawbacks are unnoticeable. I use it in every game just for the sake of reducing power usage and hopefully increasing the lifespan of my GPU
Embarrassed_Swing_33@reddit
You will, i can tell you just by how you created this
JavbaHat@reddit
For a 4k monitor you can buy any 5070 or 5070ti video card, your processor will load them in 4k, but in 1440 resolution the 5060ti will already be excessive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqRTVzk2PXs
9okm@reddit
You can easily look up 4k benchmarks for those games.