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Nvidia or AMD GPU - CPU Synergy?

Danny Dangerous
By Danny Dangerous
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I recently rebuilt my computer from the ground up, and I switched over from an Intel CPU to an AMD CPU. The last part I need to upgrade is the GPU. I was considering buying an Asus ROG STRIX Nvidia 2070 Super A8G (since O8G is impossible to find...).  I was giving it more thought tonight when I was wondering if I’m losing out on some kind of synergy by not going with an AMD GPU to go with my new AMD CPU. Am I losing out on something by not matching things up and getting an Nvidia card instead? Thanks!

 

in case it is relevant, here are my system specs.

CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X

MB: Asus Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi)

RAM: 64GB G-Skill 3200 C14

GPU: Asus RX570 (for now...)

Storage: 1TB NvMe, 1TB SSD

PSU: TT Toughpower 1300W

 

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5 minutes ago, Danny Dangerous said:

I recently rebuilt my computer from the ground up, and I switched over from an Intel CPU to an AMD CPU. The last part I need to upgrade is the GPU. I was considering buying an Asus ROG STRIX Nvidia 2070 Super A8G (since O8G is impossible to find...).  I was giving it more thought tonight when I was wondering if I’m losing out on some kind of synergy by not going with an AMD GPU to go with my new AMD CPU. Am I losing out on something by not matching things up and getting an Nvidia card instead? Thanks!

 

in case it is relevant, here are my system specs.

CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X

MB: Asus Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi)

RAM: 64GB G-Skill 3200 C14

GPU: Asus RX570 (for now...)

Storage: 1TB NvMe, 1TB SSD

PSU: TT Toughpower 1300W

 

Nothing lost by going nVidia. There is no "synergy" between them. 

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No, doesn't matter. Raw performance, generally speaking:

 

2080 TI > 2080S > 2080 > 2070S > 5700XT > 2060S > 5700 > 5600XT > 2060

 

5700XT and 2070S are the best values in the upper midrange, with the 5700XT being about 4% slower than the 2070S but costing over $100 less, but also missing RTX and NVENC.

 

2080S makes the most sense in your build, though.

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It literally does not matter.

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