Best GPU for 3440x1440@144Hz

[qwertysam]

I found a similar thread here, but a lot has happened in 8 months, so I figured I should seek more recent & relevant advice.

 

I have an i5-6600K paired with a GTX 1060 3GB running a 1920x1080@60fps display. My plan is to upgrade to a 3440x1440@144Hz monitor, though I am unsure of how I should reflect those changes in my GPU and CPU. I'd like to upgrade my CPU in the future, as it doesn't seem to be a bottleneck to me at all right now, but I am open to suggestions. Some games that I play are Overwatch, Dead By Daylight, Minecraft, The Forest, and I'm looking to start playing GTA V as well. I can run games at medium settings around 40-60fps, but I'd like to start using medium-high settings.

 

My question is; what is a good GPU to pair with this monitor? I've been comparing the AMD 5700 XT and RTX 2070S. I'd like to know if it's honestly worth it for me to fork out the money to NVIDIA for something to adequately drive my monitor. (I am not too interested in ray-tracing, and not particularly interested at the moment in making use of the tensor cores. CUDA is nice, but AMD utilizes OpenCL, which to my knowledge provides the same capabilities?)

 

Should I be looking at an RTX 2080 or even an 2080S? Radeon VII? Or will a 5700 XT or RTX 2070S be enough?

 

P. S. I am using Linux, so the AMD drivers are FOSS and come with the kernel, whereas the NVIDIA drivers are proprietary and require manual updates. This isn't a big selling point, but it's still somewhat meaningful if things are close.

 

Thanks!

[Corrupt_Liberty]

It really depends on what games you're going to be playing.  With Triple-A titles you're going to be hard pressed to hit 100 FPS @ 1440p UltraWide with even a 2080 Super.  I'd get the absolute best you can afford and worry about pushing your monitor to its limits at the next upgrade cycle.  

[AndrewB121]

For the games you play you should be fine with either the 5700XT or the 2070 Super.

[jones177]

I used a GTX 980 ti, GTX 1080, GTX 1080 ti and a 2080 ti with a 3440 X 1440 monitor.

I play mainly AAA open world eye candy games so frame rate are not as high that they would be in competitive games.

 

The 980 ti was great at 1440p 60hz but failed at 1440 ultra wide with frame rate in the 50s. It is about the same power as your current GPU but with twice the vram.

The GTX 1080 put all the frames over 60 so it was a win for its time.

The GTX 1080 ti put most games over 80fps. This is close to the performance of the GPUs that you are comparing.

The RTX 2080 ti got over 100 in most but non at 144fps. 

 

The only setup I ran that got over 144fps at 3440 X 1440 was two GTX 1080 tis in SLI and that was only in games that supported SLI. A single GTX 2080 ti does not come close.

 

For CPUs I used an i7 2600k, I7 6700k, i7 8700k and a i7 8086k with a 3440 X 1440 monitor.

The two 6 core CPUs were a lot smoother than the 4 cores but only the i7 2600k had a slight bottleneck that was too small to be an issue.  I would get the monitor and GPU first and see what your current CPU can do on the titles mentioned.

 

I recommend getting as much GPU power as you can afford. Value is meaningless when even the top tear cards don't come close to averaging 144fps at that resolution in AAA games.

 

 

 

[hollyh88]

4 hours ago, qwertysam said:

I found a similar thread here, but a lot has happened in 8 months, so I figured I should seek more recent & relevant advice.

 

I have an i5-6600K paired with a GTX 1060 3GB running a 1920x1080@60fps display. My plan is to upgrade to a 3440x1440@144Hz monitor, though I am unsure of how I should reflect those changes in my GPU and CPU. I'd like to upgrade my CPU in the future, as it doesn't seem to be a bottleneck to me at all right now, but I am open to suggestions. Some games that I play are Overwatch, Dead By Daylight, Minecraft, The Forest, and I'm looking to start playing GTA V as well. I can run games at medium settings around 40-60fps, but I'd like to start using medium-high settings.

 

My question is; what is a good GPU to pair with this monitor? I've been comparing the AMD 5700 XT and RTX 2070S. I'd like to know if it's honestly worth it for me to fork out the money to NVIDIA for something to adequately drive my monitor. (I am not too interested in ray-tracing, and not particularly interested at the moment in making use of the tensor cores. CUDA is nice, but AMD utilizes OpenCL, which to my knowledge provides the same capabilities?)

 

Should I be looking at an RTX 2080 or even an 2080S? Radeon VII? Or will a 5700 XT or RTX 2070S be enough?

 

P. S. I am using Linux, so the AMD drivers are FOSS and come with the kernel, whereas the NVIDIA drivers are proprietary and require manual updates. This isn't a big selling point, but it's still somewhat meaningful if things are close.

 

Thanks!

either 2070 super or 2080/2080s. Nothing below. 5700xt isnt as good as a 2070 super so you will have a worse experience. especially at such displays. avoid radeon 7. too much of a hassle. 

yes you will have to do it manually. but such a screen needs more performance. 

[qwertysam]

Thanks for the input

For what I want to achieve, I think I'll be looking towards saving up for an RTX 2080, 2080 Super, or even a 2080 Ti if I'm feeling like my wallet is too heavy.

[hollyh88]

1 hour ago, qwertysam said:

Thanks for the input

For what I want to achieve, I think I'll be looking towards saving up for an RTX 2080, 2080 Super, or even a 2080 Ti if I'm feeling like my wallet is too heavy.

no problem
i personally bought a rtx 2070 super will be using that for my 32 1440p 144hz screen.

you would however want to at least have a 2080s. but.. a 2070 super can be oce'd to beat a 2080 and come VERY close to a 2080 super.its just that your monitor will need more horsepower than a regular 1440p screen. so i would stick with the 2080/s. whichever one you can buy