Find a replacement for my RX480

[/\ndy]

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

 

[/\ndy]

RTX 4070 / 4070 SUPER in 4k probably you need to use DLSS

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.

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

Yeah that's a valid point, they can't be far around the corner...some good opportunities for some bargains.

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:

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.

Some good deals about on the 7800XT right now.

I'll keep an eye out, just comparing with nvidia models atm

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:

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

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

 

[/\ndy]

I've got an rtx 3080, spotted a deal on a 13900k going from a 12600k (overclocked) and picked up about 10+fps in most games I'm currently playing. So yes an 11400 is definitely going to bottleneck a current £500 GPU.

Ok fair enough. I don't want to change my whole chipset so best I can probably get would be a 11700k

 

[/\ndy]

I don't think I'd want to buy a 4060 Ti 16GB just because of those specific scenarios, I mean... I'm all in favour of buying based on your usage an all.., but at 4K I'd take the extra grunt/doubled bandwidth of the 7800 XT all day long.

The 7800xt looks a solid bet, £400 now on ocuk deal.... tempting