Changing from RX 7700 XT to an RTX 3070
Posted by vision_san@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 6 comments
My current PC is a gaming beast. It has an RX 7700 XT, 2x16 GB DDR5 6000 MHz, R5 7600X, way too much storage space and extremelly good ventilation. I am very proud of it.
My issue is that Radeon isn't exactly the greatest when it comes to anything other than gaming, and I've noticed that a lot lately. CAD, editing software and even emulation suffers a lot compared to my weaker RTX 3050 + R5 5600H laptop.
I want to fix that but don't really have the money to fully upgrade to, say, a 5070. I have been offered a trade for a 3070 and it doesn't look all that bad besides the VRAM decrease from 12 GB to 8 GB.
Do you think it's a good desl for what I need or should I wait more?
Big-Salamander-2158@reddit
It Will be better for CAD, but in general it’s a downgrade. So you’re making someone else very happy with that trade, if that person only games.
vision_san@reddit (OP)
Is it mostly because of the VRAM or because of the GPU chip itself?
Big-Salamander-2158@reddit
Both. Amd sucks in professional workloads, but gaming performance wise, the 7700xt is about 10% faster and its 12gb is less limited than the 8gb on the 3070.
So you personally will probably see an improvement on your workloads, but you’re trading for a slower card with less vram, so the trade is not in your favour and I would not say it’s a good deal. A 3070ti would at least be similar performance wise, just less vram.
Silly-Conference-627@reddit
I would go for at least a 4070 with 12GB VRAM.
The 3070 is notorious for being limited by the 8GB
vision_san@reddit (OP)
Yeah, but the only offer I got for that 4070 was my 7700+$100, and I really don't have that money right now :(
Either way, I don't mind not using RTX or Very High/Ultra settings.
Is it reasonable to expect 1080p at Very High or 1440p at High from the 3070?
Current_Direction775@reddit
Performance-wise, going from a AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT to a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is more of a sidegrade than an upgrade for gaming, and the 8GB VRAM downgrade is definitely something to think about long term.