It seems like the gist is: if you don't have with RT then it doesn't matter which card you get; if you do game with RT then go RTX because AMD RT is a generation behind.
That's the thing, how much RT do I need in a game? With Cyberpunk, I can live w/o it. I'm generally pleased with the my 2060, so that just goes to show you how hard I'm pushing the GPU and the types of games I'm playing. Hell, I just looked up my motherboard and I'm rocking PCI gen 3, not even gen 4. I don't want a GPU upgrade to suddenly turn into a money pit, i.e., upgrade my motherboard, and cpu, case, cooler etc.
I know there's a lot of hate with nvidia, and deservedly so, but I do think DLSS is a superior technology then FSR. The input lag with framegen would annoy me, so I don't think that's a thing I would want.
Oh you are on PCIe Gen 3? I would probably stay away from the
Oddly enough I have a mostly built PC unused using a Gigabyte X570 motherboard that is PCI 4.0 (AMD cpu). I think I may dust that off, put a M.2 SSD into it and see how that goes.
Regarding pricing, that reasonably goes for most companies nowadays. The pandemic especially has fueled (an excuse for) companies to press profit margins to the bleeding edge.
It really is all a matter of perspective. The 4060 is basically as fast as a 2080, with DLSS 3 and a cheaper MSRP (and lower TDP). That isn't a bad thing, it just seems like not as big of a jump as folks were hoping for.
I'm actually upgrading my Ryzen machine right now. I just installed 64GB of ram this past weekend. I'm hoping to snag a 5600X3D from microcenter this weekend, and next month I'm going to upgrade the GPU. Given the small case, and restricted air flow, I am leaning towards the 4060, but I'll not take the plunge until next month at the earliest.
Historically they had been giving large increases in performance for the “same” price. Now we do get a performance improvement but the prices are also going up (let’s ignore how the 3060 was actually more expensive than the 4060).
The games nvidia played muddied the waters as well. The 4060, as you mentioned is really a 50 series card in terms of specs and is slower then a 3060-ti. The 4080 12GB that was unceremoniously unlaunched after a huge amount of backlash.
No question, I'm no nvidia fanboy but I'm not really liking what AMD is offering plus for the price of the 7600, I'm getting a slower GPU. I could get the 6700XT but I'm not sure my tiny case, and power supply would handle that. Also I'm having an issue with buying last generation, if I'm going to spend money, I want current gen
That resolution do you game at (and what games do you play)? I wonder if an Arc A770 would be a better choice. It comes with more RAM and is as fast or faster than the 4060 in a lot of newer titles.
Mostly 1440p, though I'll select 1080p for performance sake.
Yeah, I was kicking that card around, but I really don't trust intel in supporting the platform, they've done a horrible job rolling out the ARC series cards, and to be honest performance on the Arc GPU is still all over the place. Some games have great FPS, others unnervingly have horrible FPS.
Yeah, from what I have read Intels driver support is fine but there is no telling how long they will actually support the hardware, especially since they have done separate (dedicated) graphics since the i740 (I am 100% ignoring DG1).
Yep, I play older games mostly myself. I'm looking for an upgrade due to Starfield coming out, though the irony is that AMD and Bethesda signed an exclusive so, we'll most likely not even have DLSS offered. Maybe I'll re-evaluate the 7600 again ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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