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Zandmor

Should I upgrade my GPU?

Question

Hey, so i've been coming back lately to playing AAA games lately and i've been thinking of whether or not I should upgrade my GPU, I got a new CPU earlier this year (I7 8700) and I have 16 GB of ram and I feel like my R9 390 is at this point a pretty big bottleneck so I've been thinking of upgrading it, but at the same time I heard some pretty bad stuff about the latest RTX series so I'm unsure whether I should just get one now I so I run games at 60 fps again or if I should wait for next gen?

Could anyone here help me figure out how much of an upgrade getting a GPU these days would be so I would know know if it's worth it yet to upgrade or should I just wait for the next gen?

Posted Dec 28, 2018, 4:40 PM UTC

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OdexTheFaggot•

People here complaining about the newest rtx and I'm over here with my Radeon R5 laptop graphics

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FirstTimeReditor•

Yeah RTX are pretty bad value, and seem unreliable from what I have heard. AMDs RX570/580 are going for cheap these days, but it's more of a side-grade for you. See if you can find a deal on GTX1080/1080Ti. You might also want to consider waiting for 7nm GPUs.

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ZandmorOP•

7nm

Can you explain to me about that? this is the first time I hear of 7nm GPU, is that supposed to be the next generation? Sorry, I just haven't been too updated about these things lately

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FirstTimeReditor•

7nm is a semiconductor lithography node, down from the presently available ~14nm. With a smaller node, higher performance is expected, and once the process matures, cheaper price as well. AMD is expected to release the first consumer &nm GPUs in 2019, and they are expected to be ~GTX1080 performance, but at ~RX580 prices. We don't really have any concrete data about any of this, so no point waiting if you want something ASAP, but Jan is when we expect AMD to release moreinfo.

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paypuri3 8350k @ 5ghz|1060 6gb @ 2050mhz & @ 4750mhz|DDR4 16gb @2933•

Finally, someone who doesn’t immediately believe rumors to be true

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DragynfyreCore i7-8700K, GTX 1080Ti SC, 16GB DDR4-3200, 500GB Intel 600p•

I think 1080 and 1080Ti aren’t being produced anymore so the prices suck (at least in the US and Canada). RTX 2070 and 2080 tend be cheaper nowadays.

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bigshugukR5 1500x@4GHz| MSI X370 | R9 280X Toxic | 8Gb Hyper-X•

The 390 should still be capable of handling most AAA titles at 1080p 60hz comfortably. To be honest a RX580 wouldn't be much, if any of an upgrade. It'll use less power right enough. Vega 56 or 64 would be a noticeable difference if you wish to remain with AMD alternatively GTX 1070 or above would be a noticeable upgrade if looking for higher resolutions and/or fps

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ZandmorOP•

I think at the end I'll either get a 1080 for the meanwhile until the next gen or just wait another year, I don't think I'll stay with AMD because it feels like a lot of the games I play are just much more optimized for Nvidia, and more importantly, the 390 is just so fucking loud, half the reason I want to upgrade is just so I won't hear my computer screaming at me to end its suffering while i'm trying to game.

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bigshugukR5 1500x@4GHz| MSI X370 | R9 280X Toxic | 8Gb Hyper-X•

They are a bit on the loud side lol

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wsteelerfan7i5 [email protected]|GTX 1080|16GB 3600MHz RAM||Still Waiting For Veg•

Yeah, if you're upgrading I'd go 1080/Vega 64 or maybe 1070ti if you're looking to upgrade your monitor soon. I was trying to do 1440p with a 480 and went to a 1070 and didn't improve enough (30-50% difference at 1440p means you could just be going from like 33 fps to 45). Rule of thumb for me is: a 1080 will do similar fps at 1440p to a 480/390 at 1080p. Also with a 1080 you could eventually do some couch 4k gaming if you get/have a 4k TV.

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phantom-user4670k @ 4.8 / GTX 1080 •

The 390 should be fine still for 1080p/60hz , If it was me I would likely wait to see the next gen . Even more if you only have a 60hz monitor .

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What games do you find you can't hit 60 fps ? What resolution / GFX settings ?

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From this review It is hitting 60 or better with ultra settings lowering some to high will only raise the FPS . ( https://www.techspot.com/review/1410-gtx-970-radeon-390-years-later/ )

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intortedviews•

I think

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