Should I get the RX 5700 or the 1660 Super?

[weeblord]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler	$34.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$69.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$99.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$49.99 @ Walmart
Video Card	MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB GAMING X Video Card	$269.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	EVGA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ ModMyMods
Monitor	MSI Optix G27C4 27.0" 1920x1080 165 Hz Monitor	$178.00 @ Walmart
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1152.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-19 13:56 EST-0500

 

This is my build that I'm planning to save for, but I have the budget to go a little bit higher and get the 5700 if i wanted to. Should I? If so, then from what maker? (definitely not the msi evoke)

[Mira Yurizaki]

https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/2542?vs=2523

 

RX 5700 wins by a comfortable margin

[KaitouX]

16 minutes ago, weeblord said:

If so, then from what maker? (definitely not the msi evoke)

The cheapest, aka XFX DD Ultra, not that great but better coolers aren't really worth $30~60 price premium over it.

[weeblord]

2 hours ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

RX 5700 wins by a comfortable margin

....but is it worth the ~$75 cost over a decent 1660 super card?

I also have a monitor that supports freesync if that influences anything.

 

[melete]

4 minutes ago, weeblord said:

....but is it worth the ~$75 cost over a decent 1660 super card?

I also have a monitor that supports freesync if that influences anything.

 

Nvidia cards work on Freesync too, now, so that's not really an issue anymore.

 

RX 5700 is a solid 25% or so faster. It's also a solid 25% or so more expensive. Neither card is a bad deal, really, it's just more about what your budget is able to fit. Personally, I'd buy the best card you can reasonably afford because I've never regretted having a faster GPU.

[KaitouX]

7 minutes ago, weeblord said:

....but is it worth the ~$75 cost over a decent 1660 super card?

I also have a monitor that supports freesync if that influences anything.

 

Only you can know that, check benchmarks on various sites and decide it. Check the games you play, the resolution and setting that you want to use(and what you would want to use in the period that you will own the card) and pick the card that will match the performance that you (will) need.

 

Personally going by US prices the cheapest 1660S that I would consider is the EVGA SC Ultra for $240 while the cheapest 5700 i would consider is the XFX for $300.