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best graphics card for £400?

Gibbo said:
Likely never I am afraid, I think it is generally thought it does not give a ROI, but its not a set in concrete decision but it does look unlikely to re-open I am afraid.
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I think a lot of companies are reconsidering the need to rent space for people when most things can be done remotely.
 
Uriel said:
£350 for a RX 6600 is just about the best deal I can think of on the price-performance curve that's actually available at the moment.

Well lined up @Gibbo .
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Hey Ive got a question I ordered a 3050 oc from zotac from overclockers from £340. It oversold and I've been waiting for the shipment to come through. I still think it was a good deal in the current market but everyone says i should have spent £100 more and got the 6600. Now the 6600 is £350 on overclockers this seems like a better deal as there pretty much the same price. So it makes sense for me to cancel my order and use the money to order a 6600 as its better and will probably come sooner then the 3050. I assume the 6600 is a better card then the 3050 even with dlss and ray tracing. I also use PCI 3.0 not 4.0 so. Also if i cancel the order would I get the money back in time for this sale. Or could I swap the product out for a different one, and pay the small difference of £10-£20. Whats the best course of action here?
 
RX 6600 is a considerably faster card than the RTX 3050, until you bring in ray tracing. In games that support ray tracing a RTX 3050 can outperform a RX 6600, especially if you also bring DLSS into the picture and is also dependent on what ray tracing features you enable.

For rasterisation, the RX 6600 is considerably faster.

https://www.techspot.com/review/2403-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050/#amp_ct=1644083238023&amp_tf=From %1$s&aoh=16440832084471&referrer=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://www.techspot.com/review/2403-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050/ (check out ray tracing performance section)

For a RX 6600 and an RTX 3050 at about the same price, I would take the former.
 
6600 seems a fair bit stronger overall. I think RT is a moot point at this level & as good as DLSS is, it's just upscaling. FSR is good enough & widely supported, as well as games own in-engine solutions. So yes, in your shoes, I'd cancel, get gaming sooner on a faster card & not think about it again, just enjoy your games.
 
Uriel said:
RX 6600 is a considerably faster card than the RTX 3050, until you bring in ray tracing. In games that support ray tracing a RTX 3050 can outperform a RX 6600, especially if you also bring DLSS into the picture and is also dependent on what ray tracing features you enable.

For rasterisation, the RX 6600 is considerably faster.

https://www.techspot.com/review/2403-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050/#amp_ct=1644083238023&amp_tf=From %1$s&aoh=16440832084471&referrer=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://www.techspot.com/review/2403-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050/
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Okay so for 60fps 1080p gaming which one is better for £350, like i assume the 3050 isn't gonna be a card many people use for ray tracing but does that make it more future proof or?.
I also use a PCI 3.0 I've heard amd cards are bottlenecked on pcie 3. Which one would you buy if you had to?
 
Gibbo said:
Hi there

Not that it is a 6600 XT, but this 6600 will go on weekend special at £349 tomorrow until 9am Monday:


Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 Pulse Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card @ £349.99 inc VAT



11310-01-20G, Core Clock: 2044MHz, Boost Clock: 2491MHz, Memory: 8192MB 16000MHz GDDR6, Stream Processors: 1792, DirectX 12 Support, Vulkan Support, RDNA, Freesync 2 HDR support, 3yr Warr



Only £349.99 inc VAT - Starts 9am tomorrow - ends 9am Monday or if the 500 units sell out!

ORDER NOW
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Does overclockers allow the exchange of items if the item hasn't been shipped yet. e.g my 3050 that is coming with the next shipment. As i assume the 6600 is a better card.
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A RX 6600 isn't bottlenecked on PCIe 3.0 like the RX 6500 is because of its X4 PCIe bus. The issue isn't with all AMD cards.

I finished editing the previous post after you replied. This is a nuanced issue and there isn't a straightforward answer for 1080p 60 FPS gaming. It depends what game you're running, and what settings you're running - but in most instances the RX 6600 is faster.
 
Uriel said:
A RX 6600 isn't bottlenecked like the RX 6500 is because of its X4 PCIe bus. The issue isn't with all AMD cards.

I finished editing the previous post after you replied. This is a nuanced issue and there isn't a straightforward answer for 1080p 60 FPS gaming. It depends what game you're running, and what settings you're running - but in most instances the RX 6600 is faster.
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I usually play destiny 2, halo infinite and I want to play cyberpunk this year.
 
Uriel said:
Cyberpunk is the only one of those where ray-tracing is relevant. You can see the Cyberpunk benchmark results in the Ray Tracing section of the review I posted.
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yes but would I even be running ray tracing on cyberpunk with a 3050 probably not I assume? Is dlss gonna matter at all here
 
goldenblade111 said:
I usually play destiny 2, halo infinite and I want to play cyberpunk this year.
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Cyberpunk is the only one of those where ray-tracing is relevant. You can see the Cyberpunk benchmark results in the Ray Tracing section of the review I posted.
goldenblade111 said:
yes but would I even be running ray tracing on cyberpunk with a 3050 probably not I assume? Is dlss gonna matter at all here
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With those results, I would be. But I don't get twitchy if I drop below 60fps and would rather prioritise visual effects over frame rate. You may be different. It's your decision.
 
Uriel said:
Cyberpunk is the only one of those where ray-tracing is relevant. You can see the Cyberpunk benchmark results in the Ray Tracing section of the review I posted.

With those results, I would be. But I don't get twitchy if I drop below 60fps and would rather prioritise visual effects over frame rate. You may be different. It's your decision.
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ill probably go for the 6600 if I can exchange that's the only way i could afford it
 
Nervous Mel here - built an MSI Ryzen 5 3600 pc with the MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk mb last year (or was it the end of 2020)?? Happy with it but I retained my old RX 570 graphics board as prices were SILLY!

I was going to wait to upgrade but the offer above "Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 Pulse Gaming 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card @ £349.99 inc VAT" seemed pretty good SO without doing a lot of research - I have just bought it! Have I done the right thing in terms of value for money? I could have spent days looking at options but - jumped!

Mel
 
If you have the patience with stock alerts then then a 3060ti FE for £369 is by far the best GPU for that price point.
 
Thanks Guys - feel better - guess I'll not regret it! There is ALWAYS someting a bit better for a bit more ...........
 
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