300ish USD GPU

[DrDerp]

TL;DR 5700XT or GTX 2060, and any reasons why to get them.
Heyo! I’ve been trying to decide which GPU I will use for my next system, but cannot decide whether I want a RTX 2060 or a RX 5700. 
I know the 5700 has objectively better performance on average but the drivers worry me, I currently use an AMD GPU and I’ve had many issues with their drivers and such. I’m not exactly brand loyal to either company, so I’ll take whatever is better.

The 2060 is also cheaper on average making better models easier to find, as I’d rather not have a toaster. While there is a 5700 model for 320, it’s not exactly the best model.

Basically, which GPU should I get in the future?

[Aaron_T]

I wouldn't have any problem buying an AMD CPU now or in the future, but I'd stick with Nvidia GPUs specifically because of the driver issues that AMD/ATI has always had. I ran their cards back in the day, terribly buggy drivers, I ran an rx580 not long ago, terribly buggy drivers.

 

Have a look at some of GamersNexus' recent AMD GPU reviews and they point out that the AMD GPU drivers still suck.

[GrockleTD]

2 minutes ago, AaronThomas said:

I ran an rx580 not long ago, terribly buggy drivers.

odd, personally never had any issues with polaris drivers

[Aaron_T]

3 minutes ago, GrockleTD said:

odd, personally never had any issues with polaris drivers

Maybe it was the platform for me. Running rx580 on x299, not sure. But I had frame stuttering issues, games running poorly, crashes to desktop.

 

When I got my rtx2080 I turned the rx580 into a crypto-mining card on a skylake pentium system and ironically had fewer issues with it then.

[Gohardgrandpa]

I never had an issue with my rx580 drivers. I upgraded to a rx5700 and had some issues but after updating chipset drivers on my motherboard I haven't had a single issue. For $300 I suggest the rx5700 non xt and flashing the xt bios on it when you get it. That's what I did with mine and its kicking ass at 1080p

[DrDerp]

18 hours ago, GrockleTD said:

odd, personally never had any issues with polaris drivers

As a current RX 570 user, I’ve had some minor issues. Though my GPU is kinda dying rn (causing Black Screens on Resolution changes, artifacting, and general instability) after only a year of getting it RMA’d.