New monitor (1080p, 1440p) and New GPU advice?

Vanilla

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Hi all, i've been using the same Vega64 for over 5 years. I think it's time to upgrade my GPU and monitor to get with all this jazz around higher refresh rates. I'm using a work monitor as a main so it's not a gaming one!

I'm really not up to date with the best kit and what the sweet spots are today so appreciate any advice.

Monitor: P2723DE, 5ms, 60Hz (work monitor)
GPU: AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Vega64 8GB

  1. Total budget about £500-550
  2. I typically game at 1080p but I think a move to 1440p is justified.
  3. Looking for a 27" monitor, open to a little bigger
  4. Need at least 1 x PCI-e to connect to work laptop
  5. I've never used or taken advantage of things like G-Sync or freesync or whatever but aware I have to match the GPU to monitor (if this is still a thing)
  6. Small note: I may go micro ATX in the future so keen
Other system:

CPU: AMD 3600
Mobo: MSI B450M
Ram: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit
PSU: EVGA Supernova 750w G2
Case: Corsair Carbide Air 540
 
Is your budget for both monitor and graphics?

Ideally, I'd want a 9060 XT 16GB as a minimum for 1080p moving to 1440p, but that's not going to leave you a lot for the monitor.
 
Tetras said:
Is your budget for both monitor and graphics?

Ideally, I'd want a 9060 XT 16GB as a minimum for 1080p moving to 1440p, but that's not going to leave you a lot for the monitor.
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Yes it's £500 for both.

I was looking at the 7700XT just now but it looks like the 9060XT is about the same price but better.

Is AMD the sweet spot for price/performance today? I can probably stretch another £100 on the budget so £600-650 total
 
Vanilla said:
I was looking at the 7700XT just now but it looks like the 9060XT is about the same price but better.
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Yeah, the 7700 XT is obsolete now, you'd buy the 9060 XT for FSR4 and the extra memory.

Vanilla said:
Is AMD the sweet spot for price/performance today? I can probably stretch another £100 on the budget so £600-650 total
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5060 Ti is overall a better card (performance, upscaling, stock efficiency), but more expensive.
 
Tetras said:
Yeah, the 7700 XT is obsolete now, you'd buy the 9060 XT for FSR4 and the extra memory.


5060 Ti is overall a better card (performance, upscaling, stock efficiency), but more expensive.
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Ah I see so 9060 16GB vs 5080 16GB. They don't seem that far apart price wise, 5060 £20-30 more
 
Vanilla said:
Ah I see so 9060 16GB vs 5080 16GB. They don't seem that far apart price wise, 5060 £20-30 more
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Depends on the model, I think the 9060 XT 16GB has been as low as £300 for the reaper and the 5060 Ti around £370 for the Ventus. They're both what I'd call basic/base model cards.

9070 suggested by mickyflinn is a class above if you're prepared to pay it.
 
Thanks both for you advice. Went with those both, ordered and coming tomorrow.

Monitor didn't have PCI-e but not really an issue, i'll go back to DP for gaming system and HDMI for work laptop!
 
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Only a small boost in the end!
 
Vanilla said:
Only a small boost in the end!
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only glanced at the images but read your post and was about to start a reply with 'have you tried this/that/the other' - i'm glad i actually looked back at the image scores before typing that reply :cry:
yea, only a 'small' bump in perf i suppose, probably barely noticeable :p:cry:

enjoy the new gpu and monitor.
 
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