Should I Upgrade My GPU?

[FaTaLMercenery]

I'm still relatively new when it comes to building computers and selecting which parts to use in my build. So currently my build is:

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

CPU Cooler: NZXT X72 Kraken

MOBO: MSI X570-A PRO

GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 64 8GB OC

RAM: 32GB(4x8GB) G.Skill TridentZ RGB 3200MHz CL16

Storage: 2TB Samsung 660p M.2 NVMe SSD and 2TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5" HDD

PSU: Corsair RMx 850W

Case: NZXT H710i

 

I built this computer with very little knowledge of building a computer at the time, August 2019. Knowing now that the Radeon Vega 64 is not really a great GPU, albeit not the worst one out there, I am already looking to upgrade it. My current situation leads me to several choices.

 

1. Go all out and get a 2080 Ti (specifically this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J6NWT79?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1), but I don't know if it offers enough performance for the price compared to other options.

 

2. Go for a 2080 Super for around half the price

 

3. Stay AMD and go with either a 5600 XT or 5700 XT for way cheaper but probably sacrifice performance as well as lose Ray Tracing Capabilities.

 

4. Wait until NVIDIA and AMD announce their next lineup of GPUs

 

Obviously I would love to get a 2080 Ti, I mean, who wouldn't? But like I said, is it worth the premium cost?

[Ryzen4Life]

Don't. Invest in mabye a watercooling solution (unless it costs as much as a new gpu) and overclock that bad boy to high hell. Squeeze every ounce of performance out of it as it's a incredibly powerful gpu but has TERRIBLE cooling

[Bean Cooling]

14 minutes ago, FaTaLMercenery said:

I'm still relatively new when it comes to building computers and selecting which parts to use in my build. So currently my build is:

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

CPU Cooler: NZXT X72 Kraken

MOBO: MSI X570-A PRO

GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 64 8GB OC

RAM: 32GB(4x8GB) G.Skill TridentZ RGB 3200MHz CL16

Storage: 2TB Samsung 660p M.2 NVMe SSD and 2TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5" HDD

PSU: Corsair RMx 850W

Case: NZXT H710i

 

I built this computer with very little knowledge of building a computer at the time, August 2019. Knowing now that the Radeon Vega 64 is not really a great GPU, albeit not the worst one out there, I am already looking to upgrade it. My current situation leads me to several choices.

 

1. Go all out and get a 2080 Ti (specifically this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J6NWT79?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1), but I don't know if it offers enough performance for the price compared to other options.

 

2. Go for a 2080 Super for around half the price

 

3. Stay AMD and go with either a 5600 XT or 5700 XT for way cheaper but probably sacrifice performance as well as lose Ray Tracing Capabilities.

 

4. Wait until NVIDIA and AMD announce their next lineup of GPUs

 

Obviously I would love to get a 2080 Ti, I mean, who wouldn't? But like I said, is it worth the premium cost?

A lot of productive applications for some reason really leverage the vega architecture.

[FaTaLMercenery]

1 minute ago, Ryzen4Life said:

Don't. Invest in mabye a watercooling solution (unless it costs as much as a new gpu) and overclock that bad boy to high hell. Squeeze every ounce of performance out of it as it's a incredibly powerful gpu but has TERRIBLE cooling

This is definitely something I could look into, but I just have a few issues with this:

 

1. I have never done custom water cooling before(it is something I am very interested in). I have only used the AIO for my cpu.

 

2. I would have to take apart my GPU to put a water block on it and this makes me very nervous.

 

3. I have no idea how to overclock(I'm sure I could figure it out), but this version of the Vega 64 is already an OC edition, so I doubt I could push it further.

 

Obviously correct me if I am wrong on any of these points, but I will still look water cooling as I would at some point love to do that.

[FaTaLMercenery]

1 minute ago, DGC said:

A lot of productive applications for some reason really leverage the vega architecture.

Could you explain this? What kinds of productive applications? Are you referring to stuff like video editing?

[Bean Cooling]

9 minutes ago, FaTaLMercenery said:

Could you explain this? What kinds of productive applications? Are you referring to stuff like video editing?

There are many, but my main example is cad, Vega is very efficient in those workloads, more efficient than other amd cards, I found an article if you would like to read it. (I fugged up, this was the wrong article) This is the right article, in many cases it does get bested, but in others it really rubs shoulders with beefier cards like the 1080 ti.

Edited March 20, 2020 by DGC
added a new article that was correct

[Ryzen4Life]

You could hire a professional like amazons program to upgrade pcs though it's a total sham. Companies never push their cards more than 300mhz from the factory so even with AMDs or EVGAs GPU overclocking software you could probably still really push it and still be on the safe side. You could also follow one of the countless watercooling tutorials from Linus, Bitwit, JayzTwoCents or any specific one for a Vega 64 on YouTube 

[dizmo]

None of the above.

Wait and see what Nvidia's 3000 series is like, and if you want to go with AMD, see if they sort their driver issues.

It's a stupid time to buy a top tier GPU.

[tdkid]

if you want then you can trade GPUs with me. mine is a AMD radeon HD 6770 (still think yours is the worst).

 

since your computer was built in 2019 and you are asking if you should upgrade then I am guessing you are doing it just because you want to and not because of bad performance with the card.

 

the next gens from Nvidia and AMD are more than likely not going to be out for another year as the "release" date some people have been mentioning is more than likely just the announcement that they are going to be making those series of cards and then its still months or a year for them to hit the shelves because all the sellers all over the world have to order them for their stock which takes a while.

[pstarlord]

A Vega 64 is still a VERY VERY capable GPU for any title released if your doing 1080p gaming and even 1440p gaming.  (I'd highly suggest the Gamer's Nexus video tutorial on overclocking/undervolting Vega, you can really tune them if you know what you're doing, getting fantastic performance from them. 

 

I was running a Vega 56 for a long time, getting fantastic results.  I actually sold it to a friend who has the same CPU as you, on an X570 mobo, and he's loving it.  100+ fps on most games at 1080p.

 

Now, if you want to do higher FPS at 1440p, then maybe upgrade, or if you want to do 4k gaming, then you'd need an upgrade as well.