Graphics card upgrade

[Lilninjsways]

So If i get an 8gb (which doubles what i have now) vram graphics card 1. Whats a card u would recommend  i need something under $500 usd 2. if i get a 8gb would u recommend me getting one with my ryzen 3 1300x? 3. do you think it would still go around 60 fps or higher if i get a higher resolution than 1080p? ive stuck with 2-4 gb graphic cards forever and want to see an boost in my games graphics and fps i dont know anything about performance higher than a 4gb thats why im asking for help... if you do help thank you!

[RollTime]

If you use proper grammar on this forum you will garner many more responses. With that said, VRAM is *far* from the only factor affecting performance. If you want a real answer:

What games are you playing?

At what resolution?

Just generally give us more information.

[Brennan Price]

VRAM itself will not increase FPS. 8GB VRAM (over 4GB VRAM) is something a user will buy if they want max settings at 1440p, potentially on ultra wides and up to 4K, if a 4GB VRAM card was used on these resolutions it may stutter, therefore more VRAM is needed but only then is more VRAM needed or required.

 

What monitor are you currently using or want to use when you have a new GPU?

What is your current GPU?

What games are you trying to play?

 

If you are using a 1080p monitor with a 4GB VRAM card then you will most likely be fine for many more years to come, but if you bought an 8GB VRAM card for 1080p then you'd see no benefit tbh.

[Lilninjsways]

1 minute ago, RollTime said:

If you use proper grammar on this forum you will garner many more responses. With that said, VRAM is *far* from the only factor affecting performance. If you want a real answer:

What games are you playing?

At what resolution?

Just generally give us more information.

yea i know sorry about that  i am slightly tired haha my main games are: the witcher 3, battlefield 1, darwin project, destiny 2, far cry 5,  honestly a huge variety of games but most of them if i try to get a little higher to make my game look better it'll stutter not hitting my 60 fps mark i like (especially far cry 5) i just always see "vram usage" in the settings and thats why im looking at VRAM i want to boost my resolution up to what i can (something more than 1080p)

[Lilninjsways]

5 minutes ago, Brennan_Price said:

VRAM itself will not increase FPS. 8GB VRAM (over 4GB VRAM) is something a user will buy if they want max settings at 1440p, potentially on ultra wides and up to 4K, if a 4GB VRAM card was used on these resolutions it may stutter, therefore more VRAM is needed but only then is more VRAM needed or required.

 

What monitor are you currently using or want to use when you have a new GPU?

What is your current GPU?

 

If you are using a 1080p monitor with a 4GB VRAM card then you will most likely be fine for many more years to come, but if you bought an 8GB VRAM card for 1080p then you'd see no benefit tbh.

i am using a 1080p 60 hz monitor but i want to boost it up to what i can ( i do want to boost my graphics settings) i dont necessarily need an fps boost (except for far cry 5) i want to just have my games look better since i always hear people saying how beautiful higher resolution and graphics are and like ive said ive stuck with 720p to 1080p ever since ive been gaming on pc im not sure what monitor i would want i would just know what i would be good with ( i definitely want a boost in resolution)

[Brennan Price]

5 minutes ago, Lilninjsways said:

i am using a 1080p 60 hz monitor but i want to boost it up to what i can ( i do want to boost my graphics settings) i dont necessarily need an fps boost (except for far cry 5) i want to just have my games look better since i always hear people saying how beautiful higher resolution and graphics are and like ive said ive stuck with 720p to 1080p ever since ive been gaming on pc im not sure what monitor i would want i would just know what i would be good with ( i definitely want a boost in resolution)

If you are just using 1080p then 8GB VRAM is not needed. I could recommend and 6GB GTX 1060 for far cry 5 at 1080p but considering any card that has 8GB VRAM is well above your current budget then I don't think you should move to a higher resolution for now, especially not on your current budget. 

[Lilninjsways]

2 minutes ago, Brennan_Price said:

If you are just using 1080p then 8GB VRAM is not needed. I could recommend and 6GB GTX 1060 for far cry 5 at 1080p but considering any card that has 8GB VRAM is well above your current budget then I don't think you should move to a higher resolution for now, especially not on your current budget. 

well that budget is for just the graphics card at the moment also what about a rx 580? (also i messed up on the original post it should of been $500

[RollTime]

16 minutes ago, Lilninjsways said:

yea i know sorry about that  i am slightly tired haha my main games are: the witcher 3, battlefield 1, darwin project, destiny 2, far cry 5,  honestly a huge variety of games but most of them if i try to get a little higher to make my game look better it'll stutter not hitting my 60 fps mark i like (especially far cry 5) i just always see "vram usage" in the settings and thats why im looking at VRAM i want to boost my resolution up to what i can (something more than 1080p)

If you're buying a 1440p monitor and plan to use high to max settings, then 8gb might be worth it. Otherwise, no.

[Lilninjsways]

Just now, RollTime said:

If you're buying a 1440p monitor and plan to use high to max settings, then 8gb might be worth it. Otherwise, no.

can u recommend a card and monitor?

[Brennan Price]

3 minutes ago, Lilninjsways said:

well that budget is for just the graphics card at the moment also what about a rx 580? (also i messed up on the original post it should of been $500

I would not suggest any AMD card at the moment because the prices are still too high, you would be better off (and get more performance) from using NVidia cards at the same price point. 

 

You could potentially get a GTX 1070 or Ti brand new on that budget but you'd be lucky, seriously, I would not recommend AMD atm until prices go down a lot. 

[Lilninjsways]

Just now, Brennan_Price said:

I would not suggest any AMD card at the moment because the prices are still too high, you would be better off (and get more performance) from using NVidia cards at the same price point. 

 

You could potentially get a GTX 1070 or Ti brand new on that budget but you'd be lucky, seriously, I would not recommend AMD atm until prices go down a lot. 

so a rx 580 wouldnt be good?

[Crunchy Dragon]

20 minutes ago, Lilninjsways said:

yea i know sorry about that  i am slightly tired haha my main games are: the witcher 3, battlefield 1, darwin project, destiny 2, far cry 5,  honestly a huge variety of games but most of them if i try to get a little higher to make my game look better it'll stutter not hitting my 60 fps mark i like (especially far cry 5) i just always see "vram usage" in the settings and thats why im looking at VRAM i want to boost my resolution up to what i can (something more than 1080p)

The GeForce GTX 1070Ti is just about the best you can get in your price range.

[RollTime]

1 minute ago, Lilninjsways said:

can u recommend a card and monitor?

What refresh rate? Do you want freesync/gsync?

[Lilninjsways]

1 minute ago, RollTime said:

What refresh rate? Do you want freesync/gsync?

im good with just 60 unless you think i can get more than 60 fps with the card i... and also will it benefit me greatly with freesync?gsync(someone recommended a 1070 TI) 

[Crunchy Dragon]

2 minutes ago, Lilninjsways said:

so a rx 580 wouldnt be good?

When you take into account that the fact the 1070Ti, when overclocked a bit, is essentially 1080 performance, it's more or less a no-brainer. Found some graphs showing differences between the 580 and 1080(no 1070Ti graphs for some reason):

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[Lilninjsways]

2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

When you take into account that the fact the 1070Ti, when overclocked a bit, is essentially 1080 performance, it's more or less a no-brainer. Found some graphs showing differences between the 580 and 1080(no 1070Ti graphs for some reason):

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huh will i have to manually overclock or will it come with something to overclock wit?

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Lilninjsways said:

huh will i have to manually overclock or will it come with something to overclock wit?

You'll have to manually overclock, but utilities like MSI Afterburner or EVGA PrecisionX make it really easy.

 

Practically any GPU overclocking guide will tell you how to do it, it's in some ways more simple than CPU overclocking.

[Lilninjsways]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

You'll have to manually overclock, but utilities like MSI Afterburner or EVGA PrecisionX make it really easy.

 

Practically any GPU overclocking guide will tell you how to do it, it's in some ways more simple than CPU overclocking.

okay thanks! any monitors you recommend with my 1070 TI?

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Lilninjsways said:

okay thanks! any monitors you recommend with my 1070 TI?

What resolution and refresh rate are you hoping to hit, and at what settings?

 

[Lilninjsways]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

What resolution and refresh rate are you hoping to hit, and at what settings?

 

i wanna hit mostly high-max and refresh rate im perfectly fine with 60... even tho it would be nice to hit more and resolution? what ever you think i can hit high or max settings at 60 fps or higher at 

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, Lilninjsways said:

i wanna hit mostly high-max and refresh rate im perfectly fine with 60... even tho it would be nice to hit more and resolution? what ever you think i can hit high or max settings at 60 fps or higher at 

You should be fine at 1440p, but I'm not fully aware of the 1070Ti's ability to reach 144Hz at 1440p high/max settings.

 

You'll definitely be able to hit 60fps.

[Lilninjsways]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

You should be fine at 1440p, but I'm not fully aware of the 1070Ti's ability to reach 144Hz at 1440p high/max settings.

 

You'll definitely be able to hit 60fps.

ok how much of a price difference would a 144Hz VS 60 Hz be?