Which GPU to buy for 1080p 144Hz+ esports games?

[MadOrc]

I'm looking to buy a new GPU in the next two weeks mostly for playing esports games (i.e. CSGO, Overwatch, R6) at 1080p low. 144Hz is a must, and I'm willing to pay more for 240Hz play and/or a longer lifespan.

 

What GPU would be a good buy? No hard budget, I'm mostly looking for good value at any price point.

Thanks :)

[steelo]

6 minutes ago, MadOrc said:

I'm looking to buy a new GPU in the next two weeks mostly for playing esports games (i.e. CSGO, Overwatch, R6) at 1080p low. 144Hz is a must, and I'm willing to pay more for 240Hz play and/or a longer lifespan.

 

What GPU would be a good buy? No hard budget, I'm mostly looking for good value at any price point.

Thanks

A RX5700 or RX5700XT should be more than enough provided your CPU isn't bottle necking the GPU.

[MadOrc]

1 minute ago, steelo said:

A RX5700 or 5700xt should be more than enough. What is your CPU?

Was eyeing those, they look pretty good.

 

I'm planning to use the GPU in an external enclosure connected to a laptop (which I haven't bought yet). So, the CPU probably will be serviceable but not incredibly strong.

[steelo]

25 minutes ago, MadOrc said:

Was eyeing those, they look pretty good.

 

I'm planning to use the GPU in an external enclosure connected to a laptop (which I haven't bought yet). So, the CPU probably will be serviceable but not incredibly strong.

I have a RX 5700 and it's a pretty strong GPU and haven't had any issues...to be honest, even a RX 5600xt would get you 144 hz on low settings. 

 

Very important though...what CPU do you plan on using? If your CPU can't feed your GPU fast enough, you won't get 144 hz no matter what card you use...

[-rascal-]

If you're shooting for 1080p 144Hz+ on Low settings, then something like a RX 5500 XT / 5600 XT would do, especially in games like CS:GO / OverWatch / R6 Siege. RX 5700 / XT can easily run those games on High-Ultra 1080p 144Hz+.

 

I've got a RX 5700 XT, and OverWatch floats around ~230 FPS (?) Max'ed out at 1080p.

(I'm just using 1080p 144Hz anyways).

 

I haven't been on R6 Siege since like early 2019, though ... hackers just threw me off...and haven't been on since.

Love the game, though...might jump back on eventually...

(Hence the Buck icon ahahaha)

[Aht0]

Vega 64, not the newer RX5xxx series. Vega's are more mature tech,  still have plenty of power (running 1440p 144hz screen with one) and have far less issues than RX5k series.

[steelo]

1 minute ago, Aht0 said:

Vega 64, not the newer RX5xxx series. Vega's are more mature tech,  still have plenty of power (running 1440p 144hz screen with one) and have far less issues than RX5k series.

If he can find one for a reasonable price...

[MadOrc]

6 minutes ago, steelo said:

I have a RX 5700 and it's a pretty strong GPU and haven't had any issues...to be honest, even a RX 5600xt would get you 144 hz on low settings. 

 

Very important though...what CPU do you plan on using? If your CPU can't feed your GPU fast enough, you won't get 144 hz no matter what card you use...

I'm planning on buying a Surface Book 3 or similar laptop, which has an i7 1065G7. I don't know exactly how good that is, but it should be enough, no?

[MadOrc]

6 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

If you're shooting for 1080p 144Hz+ on Low settings, then something like a RX 5500 XT / 5600 XT would do, especially in games like CS:GO / OverWatch / R6 Siege. RX 5700 / XT can easily run those games on High-Ultra 1080p 144Hz+.

 

I've got a RX 5700 XT, and OverWatch floats around ~230 FPS (?) Max'ed out at 1080p.

(I'm just using 1080p 144Hz anyways).

 

I haven't been on R6 Siege since like early 2019, though ... hackers just threw me off...and haven't been on since.

Love the game, though...might jump back on eventually...

(Hence the Buck icon ahahaha)

230fps sounds really nice, I'll def look into it. And, I think R6 has gotten better about hackers recently, I'd recommend giving it another go

[steelo]

12 minutes ago, MadOrc said:

I'm planning on buying a Surface Book 3 or similar laptop, which has an i7 1065G7. I don't know exactly how good that is, but it should be enough, no?

Those have 1660ti's, I believe...yeah, that would be overkill for what you want. I'd be more worried about the thermals on it though.

[-rascal-]

2 minutes ago, MadOrc said:

I'm planning on buying a Surface Book 3 or similar laptop, which has an i7 1065G7. I don't know exactly how good that is, but it should be enough, no?

 

The Base clock is pretty low, 1.3GHz/1.5GHz, given the chip having a 15W TDP, makes sense.

If you can keep the temperatures in check, and keep it in boost for long periods, it should be okay.

 

According to how the Turbo Boost profile works...

• Up to 3.9 GHz when 1-core is active
• Up to  3.8 GHz when 2-cores active
• Up to 3.5GHz when 3 or 4-cores active

 

1 minute ago, MadOrc said:

230fps sounds really nice, I'll def look into it. And, I think R6 has gotten better about hackers recently, I'd recommend giving it another go

 

Keep in mind, this is with a i7-8086K running at all-core 5.1 GHz.

I might...really tempting... 

 

The last time I played, hacking was to a point where our entire team was dying at our spawn, with Pulse 1-hitting us with a pistol from across the map.

Or dying 1-hit from the other side of the wall or from the ceiling / ground.