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Find a replacement for my RX480

/\ndy

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Hi all, not posted here in a while and a little out the loop.

I have a SFF PC I built a few years back, specs as follows

I5 11400
16gb ddr4
1tb ssd
8gb rx480

I don't plan on upgrading other components, so would like a gpu to compliment my current spec and limit a bottleneck on either side.

Usage, it's connected to a 4k display but don't mind limiting to 1080p, 4k would he nice if my CPU and RAM don't hold things up

light gaming, my son uses it mostly, would like to run things like cyberpunk at 4k if poss without much trouble, not a deal breaker, would also like to be able to run minecraft with textures and Ray tracing

Budget 500 ish

Many thanks
 
If it isn't urgent to get a new GPU, I'd wait until around the time of the new Nvidia 5**** series and pickup a bargain 4 series either as retailers offload stock or from the MM
 
Your budget isn't normally large enough for a "4K card" (offers aside), but you can buy a 1440p card like the 4070/4070 Super, 7800 XT or 7900 GRE and upscale to 4K. Any of them will be a huge upgrade on what you have.

This can give you an idea what to expect:
 
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I wouldn't go too high given the rest of the system, too much potential bottlenecking, and I'd avoid AMD due to weak upscaling and overall high prices given their limitations (especially for titles like Cyberpunk).

imo this is perfect for your use case & is nicely priced atm £389.99:
www.overclockers.co.uk

Zotac GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin Edge 16GB Graphics Card

Order Zotac GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin Edge 16GB Graphics Card now online and benefit from fast delivery.
www.overclockers.co.uk www.overclockers.co.uk
 
Blackwhite said:
RTX 4070 / 4070 SUPER in 4k probably you need to use DLSS
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Thanks, I did think that DLSS would play a big part. My knowledge is limited, but even I know that AMD is far behind in terms of optimisation and game support, worth the extra money IMO.
Spudgun said:
If it isn't urgent to get a new GPU, I'd wait until around the time of the new Nvidia 5**** series and pickup a bargain 4 series either as retailers offload stock or from the MM
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Yeah that's a valid point, they can't be far around the corner...some good opportunities for some bargains.
Tetras said:
Your budget isn't normally large enough for a "4K card" (offers aside), but you can buy a 1440p card like the 4070/4070 Super, 7800 XT or 7900 GRE and upscale to 4K. Any of them will be a huge upgrade on what you have.

This can give you an idea what to expect:
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Thanks that's something to think about, as I mentioned above I'd like the benefit of DLSS even if it costs that little bit extra just for overall game support and optimisation.
Joxeon said:
Some good deals about on the 7800XT right now.
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I'll keep an eye out, just comparing with nvidia models atm
Poneros said:
I wouldn't go too high given the rest of the system, too much potential bottlenecking, and I'd avoid AMD due to weak upscaling and overall high prices given their limitations (especially for titles like Cyberpunk).

imo this is perfect for your use case & is nicely priced atm £389.99:
www.overclockers.co.uk

Zotac GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin Edge 16GB Graphics Card

Order Zotac GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin Edge 16GB Graphics Card now online and benefit from fast delivery.
www.overclockers.co.uk www.overclockers.co.uk
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Is my system really that much of a bottleneck? I figured the RAM not so much, is my CPU that bad? I thought higher resolutions placed more emphasis on the GPU. I'd like to keep my current socket unless necessary, plus cooling is a factor due to it being a SFF build, that's why I went with the 11400 - very low power requirements
 
As always, depends on game, scene, settings etc but Nvidia GPUs are hungrier for CPU than AMD so that also plays a factor. I think it's just going to get you a better balance by going with a 4060 Ti 16 GB than say a 4070 Super (which would be the next logical choice) and also >£150 cheaper. It would still be a gigantic step up from the rx480.
 
/\ndy said:
I thought higher resolutions placed more emphasis on the GPU.
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To an extent that's true, but food for thought:

/\ndy said:
Thanks that's something to think about, as I mentioned above I'd like the benefit of DLSS even if it costs that little bit extra just for overall game support and optimisation.
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Sure, but the reason I suggested that video is just because it is really good at giving you context for what is achievable at 4K with a card not intended for 4K gaming. There's a lot of cards around £400-£600, like 4070, 4070 Super, 7800 XT and 7900 GRE, so it helps give some numbers to what they're actually able to achieve.
 
I took a 7600 and even that was a noticeable performance upgrade from a 480. I think that was about £220. But I mostly play older games (as most new ones suck).

For 4k gaming on newish games you'll need to spend a lot more than 500 for it to be smooth. Visually, it's not really worth it over 1440. You'd also need to spend a LOT on a high end 4k gaming monitor for it to not to have awful response times, refresh rate and/or image quality.
 
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Poneros said:
I wouldn't go too high given the rest of the system, too much potential bottlenecking, and I'd avoid AMD due to weak upscaling and overall high prices given their limitations (especially for titles like Cyberpunk).

imo this is perfect for your use case & is nicely priced atm £389.99:
www.overclockers.co.uk

Zotac GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin Edge 16GB Graphics Card

Order Zotac GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin Edge 16GB Graphics Card now online and benefit from fast delivery.
www.overclockers.co.uk www.overclockers.co.uk
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Nicely priced? :confused: get a used 3070 for basically half that for almost identical performance
 
hornetstinger said:
I'm looking for a GPU upgrade for 1440p but I don't want to spend £400 on a one.
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New, the 6800 non-XT would be my pick (can get it for £350), though the 7700 XT was available for £300 awhile back and the 7800 XT was on offer under £400 too.

/\ndy said:
Thanks, I did think that DLSS would play a big part. My knowledge is limited, but even I know that AMD is far behind in terms of optimisation and game support, worth the extra money IMO.
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I'm not a big fan of these technologies, but I wouldn't say AMD are far behind. FSR is pretty good and the newer versions are using AI so will probably close the gap even further. FSR is generally best at high resolutions though, but that's not unique for upscaling, since the best results are when you have the higher number of pixels to play with.
 
hornetstinger said:
I'm looking for a GPU upgrade for 1440p but I don't want to spend £400 on a one.
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Depending on what you play and your expectations you might struggle with that, if you want to go new the 6750XT or possibly the 7700XT can be had for around £300 and would be my personal minimum performance threshold for 1440P.

I'd not touch a 4060ti with a barge pole either, let alone pay better part of £400 for one.
 
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Tetras said:
I'm not a big fan of these technologies, but I wouldn't say AMD are far behind. FSR is pretty good and the newer versions are using AI so will probably close the gap even further. FSR is generally best at high resolutions though, but that's not unique for upscaling, since the best results are when you have the higher number of pixels to play with.
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I mostly get on with DLSS, I've had a pretty good experience with balanced mode when couch gaming on my TV to upscale to 4K on a 4070. FSR by comparison often looks terrible to me, and performance often seems to be all over the place with newer launches.
 
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Gray2233 said:
Depending on what you play and your expectations you might struggle with that, if you want to go new the 6750XT or possibly the 7700XT can be had for around £300 and would be my personal minimum performance threshold for 1440P.

I'd not touch a 4060ti with a barge pole either, let alone pay better part of £400 for one.
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6750XT is quite a power hog :-(
 
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