Advice on Upgrading Graphics Card
Hi, I'm fairly new to gaming computer stuff, and I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card (It's a pre-built PC.) It would be a budget card, as the highest I'm willing to go for now is $300. And I'm in the United States.
I currently have an AMD Radeon RX 560. The CPU is an AMD FX-6300, if that's important to know.
For an idea of what I'm looking for, I just recently got Rage 2 and can't really play it, so I need to upgrade for that. I'm also looking at Borderlands 3 once it comes out, but I'd like to hold onto the card for a while before having to upgrade again.
I don't really need super high graphics or anything, and not expecting it with my budget. Honestly, playing at medium graphics is fine for me... Anyway, as I said, I'm fairly new, but I've been trying to look at options on my own.
I saw an AMD Radeon RX 580 on sale with Amazon, and according to some benchmarks I found online, it does seem a lot better (I also saw in recent posts that it was suggested, so is it a decent upgrade?) Other than that, there are so many that I'm not really sure what would be best. Help would be much appreciated.
Posted May 16, 2019, 12:42 AM UTC
Best cards under $300 from most to least powerful:
GTX 1660TI ~$280
GTX 1660 ~$220
RX 590 ~$215
RX 580 ~$180
RX 570 ~$130
The RX 570 is the most cost effective card followed closely by the GTX 1660. Even the RX 570 is a significant upgrade from the RX 560 without about twice the power.
Alright, thank you! I'll look into each of them to see what's best for me.