Intel Arc B580, RTX 5050, RTX 5060: Which one should I buy?
Posted by Creepy-Gas7208@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 26 comments
I'm building my first PC. I've bought everything except the graphics card. I bought everything from Amazon US. The Intel graphics card is tempting because of its VRAM and slightly more affordable price, although the 5050 is in a similar price range, while the 5060 is a bit more expensive. I've heard that Intel drivers are good with modern games, but they can have issues with older games, like GTA IV (although that one is poorly optimized), L4D2, Portal 1 and 2, etc. So I'm not sure whether to buy the Intel or Nvidia card.
Components I've bought:
- Ryzen 5 9600X
- TUF B650 Plus motherboard
- 650W power supply
I hope you can help me make a purchase I won't regret, please 🙏
Flaky_Ad_3590@reddit
Drop the 5050. B580 is awesome, take that over the "base" version of 5060.
5060 16GB or 9060 XT 16GB would be bit better than B580.
Creepy-Gas7208@reddit (OP)
I suppose it's because AMD and Intel technologies are better developed, but my budget is $350 and with taxes the 8GB 5060 comes in at over $350, although I could try to stretch it by about $30 more. The 16GB versions with taxes cost over $500, which is very expensive.
SatisfactionKlutzy18@reddit
You could get a 3080 10gb for around that price and it wipes the floor with any of the gpu’s mentioned here. It regularly goes for about 350 on eBay
No-Preparation4073@reddit
While I have a 3080 (and a 3060... and... well anyway), I can say I cannot recommend at this point. Anything under the 5 series now is starting to miss out on the Nvidia developments like fake frames and whatnot.
We are stuck for a while, things are not going to move. I am not thinking we will see rtx-6xxx cards for a while if ever. So 5 series is the place to land, love it or hate it.
SatisfactionKlutzy18@reddit
Valid, but what comes to mind here is the 3080 is about 50-60% more performance than many of the cards listed and although it has 10gb of VRAM, that’s still better than 8gb. It also has can use DLSS 3.7 and DLSS4 (better upscaler but a bit of a smaller boost with 3000 series than newer ones) which are still really good upscalers.
If I were on a really tight budget I would take a 3080 any day over a b580 or 5060. But I would repast it and ensure it can from a reputable source.
No-Preparation4073@reddit
I don't disagree. More a question of what you want. I have a 3080 now, and I would replace it at a drop of a hat with the 5070ti if I could find one for a price lower than my left nut.
Flaky_Ad_3590@reddit
Except no warranty for used part of several hundred $. But otherwise 3080 is one of the last good cards. Fried mine 😄 , replaced it with 9060 XT 16GB.
Flaky_Ad_3590@reddit
Best bang for buck is B580 easily. I made A770 and B580 machines for my sons and both are very happy with the performance.
Though, if you have 1080 screen, the 8GB VRAM is not an issue.
beirch@reddit
There is no 5060 16GB; the 5060 8GB is the only version of the 5060.
You're thinking of the 5060 Ti.
Flaky_Ad_3590@reddit
That I was. But result is the same, right?
coolboy856@reddit
No, 5060 Ti is complete dogshit, don't recommend that to anyone.
The 5060 is perfectly fine, there are just about 27 people in the world who *need* more than 8GB of VRAM on 1080p.
peterparker9894@reddit
Get something with more than 8GB vram preferably something like a 9060xt 16GB would only recommend the 5060ti 16gb if it's significantly cheaper than the regular 9070 which in most countries it's not and the 9070 is like way faster than the 5060ti even faster than the 5070.
coolboy856@reddit
5060 or 9060 XT 8gb.
Stop listening to these clowns yelling about b580 unless it's actually at a good price.
Reggitor360@reddit
B580.
f1rstx@reddit
Get 5060
IrrelevantTale@reddit
5060 for the best performance. B580 for best price.
star5328@reddit
Dlss is just way better than fsr. Xess is in between. I'd probably take the b580 or find something used. I got an EVGA rtx 3070 ftw3 used for $215 a few months ago.
kmkm2op@reddit
I think you're slightly out of date. With fsr4.1, amd has basically caught up to dlss4 with subjective strengths and weaknesses, although it's still a little behind dlss4.5. Xess is still decent but slightly worse than dlss3. What intel has is a solid mfg that is decently close to nvidia's implementation which amd does not have. Amd's fg has frame pacing issues only fixed with vsync/forced vsync in drivers. Although there is the rare case where optiscaler is required to fix frame pacing but it is foolproof and optiscaler customisability is nice.
bringbackcayde7@reddit
rtx 5060 for $329 is the best option
Creepy-Gas7208@reddit (OP)
What do you think about VRAM? Many say that 8GB isn't enough, not today, but in the near future it might be.
ZeisHauten@reddit
Is 6700XT out of your options? B580 will be your best choice so far. I usually shy away from any Nvidia products unless I need an NVENC for video decoding and other things. Ray-tracing is just overrated for me since I play on a fast pace 99% of the time.
Creepy-Gas7208@reddit (OP)
Now that I see it, it could be a good option, although I don't know how safe it is to buy from Amazon Renewed; there are many graphics cards to test and I don't think they're checked in the best way.
Roda_Leon@reddit
5060 for that sweet sweet dlss
Creepy-Gas7208@reddit (OP)
I played it on a laptop with a 4060, but DLSS doesn't appeal to me much; I'm happy as long as the graphics don't look like cardboard cutouts. But as I said, Nvidia has more refined technologies.
EiffelPower76@reddit
B580
ADo_9000@reddit
9060xt 8gb
I don't like that it only has 8gb, and i don't like the price it's at, but it is probably one of the best options excluding the used market.