2070 or?

[Heroin]

Hi, just looking for some advice on a GPU, I was initially looking at waiting and possibly picking up the 2060 when it is released but have decided to spend a little extra so was looking into getting a 2070.

I have however read on a ton of threads that the increases from 10xx cards are minimal and people are advising just to get last gen cards. After looking though it seems unless I go used, 2070 isn’t beat by a 10xx Card that is cheaper to buy, only more expensive 10xx cards.

So should I buy a 2070 or? And if so should I be buying one that has a stock overclock or just a stock model and apply to overclock myself? Since the price different can be near on £100 in some cases for what seems like a software tweak with no hardware changes?

Will be playing between 1080p and some 4K if the card can support it at 60fps+ such as older or more basic games etc!

I also don’t want to be spending any more than 2070 money, as I was only originally looking at 2060 pricing etc.

Thanks in advance!

P.s I current have no graphics card, so it’s not a question of what upgrade I’m going to be getting, but I do have a GTX1080 laptop and would more than likely want to be playing at better or at least equal graphical settings.

 

[LePhuronn]

Vega 64 and do some power tweaks? Save a bit of immediate money on the card and a chunk of money on Freesync monitors instead of G-Sync.

 

[Elfmeister.]

I was in the same boat and reading your 2nd paragraph basically sums up my thoughts on the matter.

I bought a factory overclocked model, MSI Gaming Z as I felt it had better cooling, materials and build quality. I got it for £550 on sale with Battlefield V and £40 worth of steam vouchers, which I sold on to recoup some costs.

It's a great card which boosts to well over it's rating out the box, no tinkering, just works, on average it sits at 1950mhz which I thought was impressive.

If you can get one for under £500 I'd consider it an option for you, otherwise I'd look at the MSI Ventus but be aware that, that model doesn't have an USB-C port, which is priced at about £460.

As someone else mentioned in these forums, the 2070 isn't a bad card, it's badly priced. If you find value in it, I'm sure you'll be happy.

 

[JediFragger]

2070 performs roughly the same as a 1080 give or take.

I’d personally get a £450ish one and tweak it myself tbh.

 

[rolypolyman]

Sorry, but it beats the 1080 mostly to be accurate.

 

[Brazo]

2070 performs roughly the same as a 1080 give or take.

I’d personally get a £450ish one and tweak it myself tbh.

It’s smack bang between a 1080 and 1080ti. I suspect this time next year it will be ahead of the 1080ti.

 

[Shaz12]

2070 is faster than 1080 and taking nvidia’s planned obsolescence into account by next year it will be miles ahead.

 

[JediFragger]

It’s smack bang between a 1080 and 1080ti. I suspect this time next year it will be ahead of the 1080ti.

Yeah, older games I've seen it dip below even a 1080, and newer ones get close to a 1080Ti. Varies.