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What GPU should I upgrade to from a 3060 ti with $400-500?

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Budget (including currency): $400-500 USD

Country: United States

 

Looking to upgrade my GPU, trying to keep it around $400-$500.

 
I don't have a preference towards AMD or Nvidia, I don't really care about ray tracing, and I game at on a 1440p 144hz monitor, I use Windows and will be used for gaming and VR gaming. 
I'm open to used and new options, and I am located in the US.

 

Here is my current build:
CPU: Intel Core i9-10850K
RAM: T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200
MB: ASUS PRIME Z490-A ATX LGA1200
GPU: MSI RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC BV - 8GB GDDR6
PSU: EVGA 1000W Modular Power Supply

 

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can get a 7800xt at that price cap, not much for a meaningful upgrade at the price point coming from 3060ti, I mean there are a few and they will technically be faster but only a handful of frames better really, unless your okay with second hand, then your options open up a little more

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 ~Extra L3 cache is exciting, every time you load up a new game or program you never know what your going to get, will it perform like a 5700x or are we beating the 14900k today? 😅~

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Used rtx 3080, new 4070, used rx 6900/6950xt or new 7800xt.

 

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1920x1440@65Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1920x1440@64Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS MEKA PRO with Cherry MX Red switches
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Is the 3060ti not providing enough performance?

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Feel free to ask any questions regarding my comments/build lists. I know a lot about PCs but not everything.

PC:

Ryzen 5 5600 |16GB DDR4 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1080 ti

PCs I used before:

Pentium G4500 | 4GB/8GB DDR4 2133Mhz | H110 | GTX 1050

Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz / OC:4Ghz | 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz / 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1050

Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz | 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1080 ti

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Personally, I'd save up until you can afford a 7900 XT or 4070 Ti Super

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If you wanna do your own research look at https://gamersnexus.net/gpus/best-worst-gpus-2023-gaming-100-2000-video-cards#best-300-to-400 and https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html . In your stated price range (excluding used) here are some options https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare/4917vs4898vs4318/Radeon-RX-7800-XT-vs-GeForce-RTX-4060-Ti-16GB-vs-GeForce-RTX-3060-Ti I'd say the real performance gains will be modest at best.

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1 hour ago, massignite said:

Budget (including currency): $400-500 USD

Country: United States

 

Looking to upgrade my GPU, trying to keep it around $400-$500.

 
I don't have a preference towards AMD or Nvidia, I don't really care about ray tracing, and I game at on a 1440p 144hz monitor, I use Windows and will be used for gaming and VR gaming. 
I'm open to used and new options, and I am located in the US.

 

Here is my current build:
CPU: Intel Core i9-10850K
RAM: T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200
MB: ASUS PRIME Z490-A ATX LGA1200
GPU: MSI RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC BV - 8GB GDDR6
PSU: EVGA 1000W Modular Power Supply

 

Thanks!

What games do you play specifically? A 3060ti is still great for 1440p rasterization, so depending on what games you actually play will be whether its work replacing the 10850k instead.

Ryzen 7950x3D PBO +200MHz / -15mV curve CPPC in 'prefer cache'

RTX 4090 @133%/+230/+1000

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