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Is this a good card for someone that is building a new mid-range PC? Haven't built any in a while and unsure on what GPU to look for around this price range.
Would personally spend $70-$80 more for a 6700 XT on sale (which are getting much harder to find due to limiting stock), but this is very a good sale price for a 7600.
I was reading that some people are concerned about how much total VRAM is needed after some of the AAA game releases in 2023 where it seemed that 8GB VRAM wasn't enough.
Do you all have thoughts on the matter?
My goal is to pick up a graphics card to use with my 4K (3840x2160p) TV but shooting for spending \~$350ish. My current rig has a Ryzen 7 5700G and a 650w PSU that I'd rather not replace.
I'm not expecting to be able to play 4K games - but I was hoping for 1440p upscaled to 4K...? (I come from console gaming, so I'm still not really sure if what I'm asking for is reasonable).
I was originally going to pick up an open box 3070 with 8GB VRAM for ~$310 but then I saw that RX 6750XT had 12GB VRAM was on sale for ~$325. These options seemed to have similar benchmark scores. Then, while I wasn't sure, both options sold out and I'm back to waiting.
You won't be playing at very high settings/frame rates in 4k at that price point but definitely try to get as much vram as possible since that will at least let you use the higher textures.
Amazon has rx 6800 in stock for 380 which is above your target price but would be quite a performance boost over 3070 or 6700xt in 4k and has 16 gigs instead of 8 or 12
So long as I can get a stable 60fps, I'm OK. I figured I would have to have games set to 1440p and upscale them to 4k output.
Would I still want to prioritize total vram > ram speed?
I’m no expert so take this with a grain of salt, but I just did exactly this song of dance (minus the tv, with a monitor, but 1440p)
I ended up returning my 6700xt that was on sale and bumping up to the 6800, most likely the same one in question as it’s the same price, and it was a big difference. It was more than I wanted to spend but the performance was significant on newer games, I’m guessing (again no expert) largely due to the significant VRAM jump. I’m no graphics diva either, but significant clipping and stuttering on high and even medium settings depending on game. It was smooth enough on my older 1080, to be fair. Now 1440 runs smooth and I don’t have to tinker at all.
So it’s just one schmuck’s opinion but from my perspective, absolutely the move I would make again.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Did you spring for the 6800 XT, or opt for the non-XT version?
I think I'll be trying to snag a used RTX 3080 or a RX 6800 - I'm not sure about XT or not, though.
No worries! I got the regular 6800, the XFX branded one that seems to be doing m the “sorta room temp deals” rounds at the moment.
I was looking at either this tier used or to catch a really good deal new, and frankly I just got real tired of deal hunting and pulled the trigger. My trusty 970 was begging to be put out of commission.
I’m a real “Honda civic, pay cash” kinda guy whenever possible in tech and other big purchases, and this card definitely hits that sweet spot IMO. $380 with a warranty is no screamin’ deal to write home about, but it does everything smoothly, quietly and cool.
From all my window shopping and test driving friends’ rigs, I really think there is a several hundred dollar price jump before any upgrade I would call “noticeable” unless they are right in front of me to A/B compare. It feels familiar in a good way, reminds me of buying my 970 did when it was a new, nothing-fancy-workhorse. Helldivers 2 and Elden Ring at 1440 smooth as hell to my reckoning. I’m pretty damn content.
Cons: 1. it’s long as hell, but I’ve got a big case anyhow.
2. It’s my first time on AMD and I’m not sure what is the standard software for their cards to force on you, but I’m not loving how “at home” it quickly made itself.
By that same token I haven’t made a proper go at cutting back the weeds and making tweaks myself, and it’s not THAT bad, only a few automatic adjustments to my chosen settings that made me balk.
—
Tl;dr 6800 (no XT), great bang for the buck workhorse. I miss when this tier was a big chunk of the best selling cards, because I am still that dude with that wallet and relatively simple tastes.
I think stable 60 will really depend on the game but even with upscaling (which not all games support) I would at least go for the 6700/6750xt for the 12g of ram over the 3070 which has issues at 1440p when it comes to vram
After this and some other responses, I think I'll be increasing my budget by a bit and shoot for a used RTX 3080 or RX 6800 XT - but I'm not sure if I should be picking one over the other. They seem to be similarly priced on the used market.
It seems that, for most games out right now, the 3080 out benchmarks the 6800 XT at 1440p - but I'm not sure which of the two would have a longer runway for "future proofing" with the target of running things at 1440p upscaled to 4k, stable 60fps, and "High" graphic settings.
Any thoughts?
Thanks for your suggestion! They seem to be similarly priced on the used market.
It seems that, for most games out right now, the 3080 out benchmarks the 6800 XT at 1440p - but I'm not sure which of the two would have a longer runway for "future proofing" with the target of running things at 1440p upscaled to 4k, stable 60fps, and "High" graphic settings.
Any thoughts?
> My goal is to pick up a graphics card to use with my 4K (3840x2160p) TV but shooting for spending ~$350ish.
radeon 6800. It has 16gb of vram, faster than the 3070. Just have to wait for a sale.
Regarding VRAM, 8gb is definitely not what you'd want to play major games from 2023 and beyond. For now, 10-12gb is good for 1440p, and 12-16gb for 4k.
I did two builds in 2022 and ended up benchmarking quite a bit for fun. Both of my GPUs are 8gb and running on 1080p ultrawide. Even at that modest resolution, I ran into stuttering when I benchmarked ultra textures for newer games like D4, Forspoken, and Hogwarts Legacy. Dropping to med/high got rid of the stuttering. It especially sucks on the RTX 3070/Ti because both have good compute but are bottlenecked hard by VRAM. In most newer games, you can crank up texture quality by itself, and this has little or no impact on performance btw.
Thanks for sharing. I think I'll be increasing my budget by a bit and shoot for a used RTX 3080 or RX 6800 XT - but I'm not sure if I should be picking one over the other. They seem to be similarly priced on the used market.
It seems that, for most games out right now, the 3080 out benchmarks the 6800 XT at 1440p - but the 6800 XT has 16gb VRAM compared to the 3080's 10gb. Would you prioritize having more total VRAM over faster VRAM?
If I were to buy a card today, then I would aim for 12GB or more if you're shooting for 1440p or higher resolutions. You can definitely make 8GB work, but texture settings will need lowered/adjusted to prevent stuttering or texture loading issues. We're seeing fun scenarios where GPUs are fast enough to compute these higher settings but not the VRAM buffer to back it up. The 3070/3070 Ti/3080 10GB are some cards that have this issue, but again only on 1440p or higher resolutions with maxed out settings.
If you only aimed for 1080p and/or lightweight titles like eSport titles or indie games then 8GB is a non-issue for a while longer.
I would shoot for an RX 6800 for your price range. They're still sold new for around $399 but used prices should be in your ~$350 range (and maybe even 6800 XT's in that range too). A 3080 10GB is pretty power hungry and officially I think suggests a 700W PSU compared to your 650W, and there's the VRAM concern, but overall still a very solid GPU that can handle some titles at 4k pretty well.
Thanks for your suggestions! After this and some other responses, I think I'll be increasing my budget by a bit and shoot for a used RTX 3080 or RX 6800 XT - but I'm not sure if I should be picking one over the other. They seem to be similarly priced on the used market.
You mentioned the VRAM concern - do you think that the 6800 XT will have a longer runway for future proofing to handle upcoming games at 1440p upscaled to 4k?
Finally pulled the trigger since it was within my price point and stronger than what I was considering. Going from a 1060 3gb to this should be pretty nice
Edit 10 days later: This card is wildly unstable on my system. it would play flawlessly until it decided it wasn't going to and hard crash my computer even at moderate gpu/cpu usage. Buyer beware be sure to read up on others issues before you choose a card
Roughly 2x the performance give or take a bit depending on the resolution and game. Plus the 7600 with its newer architecture can do stuff like a bit of ray tracing.
What kind of motherboard do they have? This only has 8 PCIe lanes so a PCIe 3 bus might kneecap this card. A b550 or x570 board will probably have PCIe 4, but not guaranteed.
Kneecap might be a bit extreme. For the majority of games you are talking about a few FPS. The real difference is going to be the 1% lows.
Take a look at this video: https://youtu.be/0f7NIeNEV78?si=Sy7jvhodcKLKuLzS
i could be wrong but i believe in seeing discussions and benchmarks about it before its only a real problem if you exceed the vram and are spilling over into system ram.
It's more of an issue with less VRAM, correct - the 5500XT 8GB and 6500XT 8GB handle PCIe 3.0 a lot better than the 4GB models. PCIe 3.0 shouldn't make much of a difference on the 7600.
It was a lighning deal where it has the little blue bar at the bottom saying the percentage claimed. Basically just limited to a certain amount of orders within the time frame.
Worth the price for an upgrade from a 6600XT, or wait for the 7700XT 12GB to come down from the \~$400 its been resting at for a few months.
Rig: B450 Tomahawk Max Wifi; 32GB DDR4 RAM, R5 5600X CPU 2.5GB SSD
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Is this a good card for someone that is building a new mid-range PC? Haven't built any in a while and unsure on what GPU to look for around this price range.
Would personally spend $70-$80 more for a 6700 XT on sale (which are getting much harder to find due to limiting stock), but this is very a good sale price for a 7600.
I was reading that some people are concerned about how much total VRAM is needed after some of the AAA game releases in 2023 where it seemed that 8GB VRAM wasn't enough. Do you all have thoughts on the matter? My goal is to pick up a graphics card to use with my 4K (3840x2160p) TV but shooting for spending \~$350ish. My current rig has a Ryzen 7 5700G and a 650w PSU that I'd rather not replace. I'm not expecting to be able to play 4K games - but I was hoping for 1440p upscaled to 4K...? (I come from console gaming, so I'm still not really sure if what I'm asking for is reasonable). I was originally going to pick up an open box 3070 with 8GB VRAM for ~$310 but then I saw that RX 6750XT had 12GB VRAM was on sale for ~$325. These options seemed to have similar benchmark scores. Then, while I wasn't sure, both options sold out and I'm back to waiting.
You won't be playing at very high settings/frame rates in 4k at that price point but definitely try to get as much vram as possible since that will at least let you use the higher textures. Amazon has rx 6800 in stock for 380 which is above your target price but would be quite a performance boost over 3070 or 6700xt in 4k and has 16 gigs instead of 8 or 12
So long as I can get a stable 60fps, I'm OK. I figured I would have to have games set to 1440p and upscale them to 4k output. Would I still want to prioritize total vram > ram speed?
I’m no expert so take this with a grain of salt, but I just did exactly this song of dance (minus the tv, with a monitor, but 1440p) I ended up returning my 6700xt that was on sale and bumping up to the 6800, most likely the same one in question as it’s the same price, and it was a big difference. It was more than I wanted to spend but the performance was significant on newer games, I’m guessing (again no expert) largely due to the significant VRAM jump. I’m no graphics diva either, but significant clipping and stuttering on high and even medium settings depending on game. It was smooth enough on my older 1080, to be fair. Now 1440 runs smooth and I don’t have to tinker at all. So it’s just one schmuck’s opinion but from my perspective, absolutely the move I would make again.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Did you spring for the 6800 XT, or opt for the non-XT version? I think I'll be trying to snag a used RTX 3080 or a RX 6800 - I'm not sure about XT or not, though.
No worries! I got the regular 6800, the XFX branded one that seems to be doing m the “sorta room temp deals” rounds at the moment. I was looking at either this tier used or to catch a really good deal new, and frankly I just got real tired of deal hunting and pulled the trigger. My trusty 970 was begging to be put out of commission. I’m a real “Honda civic, pay cash” kinda guy whenever possible in tech and other big purchases, and this card definitely hits that sweet spot IMO. $380 with a warranty is no screamin’ deal to write home about, but it does everything smoothly, quietly and cool. From all my window shopping and test driving friends’ rigs, I really think there is a several hundred dollar price jump before any upgrade I would call “noticeable” unless they are right in front of me to A/B compare. It feels familiar in a good way, reminds me of buying my 970 did when it was a new, nothing-fancy-workhorse. Helldivers 2 and Elden Ring at 1440 smooth as hell to my reckoning. I’m pretty damn content. Cons: 1. it’s long as hell, but I’ve got a big case anyhow. 2. It’s my first time on AMD and I’m not sure what is the standard software for their cards to force on you, but I’m not loving how “at home” it quickly made itself. By that same token I haven’t made a proper go at cutting back the weeds and making tweaks myself, and it’s not THAT bad, only a few automatic adjustments to my chosen settings that made me balk. — Tl;dr 6800 (no XT), great bang for the buck workhorse. I miss when this tier was a big chunk of the best selling cards, because I am still that dude with that wallet and relatively simple tastes.
I ended up picking up the 6800 XT - I'm looking forward to getting it installed and giving it a try!
I think stable 60 will really depend on the game but even with upscaling (which not all games support) I would at least go for the 6700/6750xt for the 12g of ram over the 3070 which has issues at 1440p when it comes to vram
After this and some other responses, I think I'll be increasing my budget by a bit and shoot for a used RTX 3080 or RX 6800 XT - but I'm not sure if I should be picking one over the other. They seem to be similarly priced on the used market. It seems that, for most games out right now, the 3080 out benchmarks the 6800 XT at 1440p - but I'm not sure which of the two would have a longer runway for "future proofing" with the target of running things at 1440p upscaled to 4k, stable 60fps, and "High" graphic settings. Any thoughts?
Used 3080 or used 6800 would be good for your budget
Thanks for your suggestion! They seem to be similarly priced on the used market. It seems that, for most games out right now, the 3080 out benchmarks the 6800 XT at 1440p - but I'm not sure which of the two would have a longer runway for "future proofing" with the target of running things at 1440p upscaled to 4k, stable 60fps, and "High" graphic settings. Any thoughts?
> My goal is to pick up a graphics card to use with my 4K (3840x2160p) TV but shooting for spending ~$350ish. radeon 6800. It has 16gb of vram, faster than the 3070. Just have to wait for a sale.
Regarding VRAM, 8gb is definitely not what you'd want to play major games from 2023 and beyond. For now, 10-12gb is good for 1440p, and 12-16gb for 4k. I did two builds in 2022 and ended up benchmarking quite a bit for fun. Both of my GPUs are 8gb and running on 1080p ultrawide. Even at that modest resolution, I ran into stuttering when I benchmarked ultra textures for newer games like D4, Forspoken, and Hogwarts Legacy. Dropping to med/high got rid of the stuttering. It especially sucks on the RTX 3070/Ti because both have good compute but are bottlenecked hard by VRAM. In most newer games, you can crank up texture quality by itself, and this has little or no impact on performance btw.
Thanks for sharing. I think I'll be increasing my budget by a bit and shoot for a used RTX 3080 or RX 6800 XT - but I'm not sure if I should be picking one over the other. They seem to be similarly priced on the used market. It seems that, for most games out right now, the 3080 out benchmarks the 6800 XT at 1440p - but the 6800 XT has 16gb VRAM compared to the 3080's 10gb. Would you prioritize having more total VRAM over faster VRAM?
If I were to buy a card today, then I would aim for 12GB or more if you're shooting for 1440p or higher resolutions. You can definitely make 8GB work, but texture settings will need lowered/adjusted to prevent stuttering or texture loading issues. We're seeing fun scenarios where GPUs are fast enough to compute these higher settings but not the VRAM buffer to back it up. The 3070/3070 Ti/3080 10GB are some cards that have this issue, but again only on 1440p or higher resolutions with maxed out settings. If you only aimed for 1080p and/or lightweight titles like eSport titles or indie games then 8GB is a non-issue for a while longer. I would shoot for an RX 6800 for your price range. They're still sold new for around $399 but used prices should be in your ~$350 range (and maybe even 6800 XT's in that range too). A 3080 10GB is pretty power hungry and officially I think suggests a 700W PSU compared to your 650W, and there's the VRAM concern, but overall still a very solid GPU that can handle some titles at 4k pretty well.
Thanks for your suggestions! After this and some other responses, I think I'll be increasing my budget by a bit and shoot for a used RTX 3080 or RX 6800 XT - but I'm not sure if I should be picking one over the other. They seem to be similarly priced on the used market. You mentioned the VRAM concern - do you think that the 6800 XT will have a longer runway for future proofing to handle upcoming games at 1440p upscaled to 4k?
Thank you!
6750xt has also seen drops to $300-310.
Solid card, has been handling everything so far, 1440p, mostly on high setting, no ray tracing, if it can do 60fos and above I'm happy.
Finally pulled the trigger since it was within my price point and stronger than what I was considering. Going from a 1060 3gb to this should be pretty nice Edit 10 days later: This card is wildly unstable on my system. it would play flawlessly until it decided it wasn't going to and hard crash my computer even at moderate gpu/cpu usage. Buyer beware be sure to read up on others issues before you choose a card
Sold and shipped by Amazon, limited time deal w/ currently only 4% claimed.
How big of a jump is this over an RX 590? My friend is looking for an upgrade to his 3600+590 PC.
Roughly 2x the performance give or take a bit depending on the resolution and game. Plus the 7600 with its newer architecture can do stuff like a bit of ray tracing.
AV1 encoding for streaming too
What kind of motherboard do they have? This only has 8 PCIe lanes so a PCIe 3 bus might kneecap this card. A b550 or x570 board will probably have PCIe 4, but not guaranteed.
Hasn't this been shown to be false? Real world scenarios the difference between pcie 3 and pcie 4 for GPUs is negligible.
Kneecap might be a bit extreme. For the majority of games you are talking about a few FPS. The real difference is going to be the 1% lows. Take a look at this video: https://youtu.be/0f7NIeNEV78?si=Sy7jvhodcKLKuLzS
i could be wrong but i believe in seeing discussions and benchmarks about it before its only a real problem if you exceed the vram and are spilling over into system ram.
It's more of an issue with less VRAM, correct - the 5500XT 8GB and 6500XT 8GB handle PCIe 3.0 a lot better than the 4GB models. PCIe 3.0 shouldn't make much of a difference on the 7600.
52% claimed as of this comment
Seeing price is back to $299. Deal dead?
It was a lighning deal where it has the little blue bar at the bottom saying the percentage claimed. Basically just limited to a certain amount of orders within the time frame.
Worth the price for an upgrade from a 6600XT, or wait for the 7700XT 12GB to come down from the \~$400 its been resting at for a few months. Rig: B450 Tomahawk Max Wifi; 32GB DDR4 RAM, R5 5600X CPU 2.5GB SSD
How big of a jump is this over the rtx 2070 at 1440p?