GPU ugrade from GTX1070

[turtles_vrywhr]

So the boyfriend of a befriended streamer wants to gift her a new gpu for christmas and asked me how much he would need to spend so it would be a good upgrade from her GTX1070

Budget (including currency): that is the hardest thing. something that makes sense

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Streaming to twitch and she streams pretty much everything from indie, soulslike classics, fps to new graphically demanding titles. (she currently has problems with Sons of the Forrest)

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc):
i9-9900K
ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING
NH-D14
4x8 GB 3200 MHz corsair RAM
Zalman S5
2x 24 inch monitors (i think one of them supports 1440p and high refreshrates)
sadly thats also everything I know about the current setup for sure and since it is supposed to be a surprise its also kinda hard to ask that
So how would you upgrade from that point.

and yeah I know it is kinda hard to suggest something without a budget, so maybe just suggest something that you would get if you were in that situation.
doesn't have to be current gen or doesn't even have to be nvidia
problem for me is also that I have no clue what prices make sense for which used gpu.

[filpo]

7 minutes ago, turtles_vrywhr said:

2x 24 inch monitors (i think one of them supports 1440p and high refreshrates)

A 7800 XT or a 4070 would be a good upgrade then. Does their streaming service support AV1 encoding? If so then go for the 7800 xt. If not then the 4070

[Somerandomtechyboi]

still though maybe ask for a budget or an approx amount he wants to spend

 

In terms of used gpus

~400€ a 3080(ti)

~500-600€ a 3090

 

For new gpus

550€ a 4070

Skip the vramless 4070ti

1000-1100€ a 4080

1500-1700€ a 4090

[turtles_vrywhr]

1 hour ago, filpo said:

A 7800 XT or a 4070 would be a good upgrade then. Does their streaming service support AV1 encoding? If so then go for the 7800 xt. If not then the 4070

Afaik twitch still doesn't support AV1 and I don't know if there is even a Roadmap or something when they will implement it

[filpo]

1 hour ago, turtles_vrywhr said:

Afaik twitch still doesn't support AV1 and I don't know if there is even a Roadmap or something when they will implement it

Probably the 4070 if she wants a new gpu. And a 3080 if it’s a used one. But make sure she has an 850w or 10000w psu if she gets a 3080