[SOLVED] 2060 vs 5700

[Mynamejheff]

Im looking to buy a graphics card for my pc. And im looking to get a good graphics card for 1080p 144hz monitor. And the best options i have come up with are the rtx 2060 and the rx 5700. (They are the same price in my country both made from normal companies).
PSU:
CORSAIR ATX 2.4 CX550M 550W CP-9020102-EU

RAM:
G.SKILL FLARE X FOR AMD 16GB 3200MHZ CL16 DDR4 KIT OF 2 F4-3200C16D-16GFX


CPU:
AMD RYZEN 5 3600 3.6GHZ 32MB BOX 100-100000031BOX


MOBO:
ASROCK AB350M-HDV R4.0

 

[Phaaze88]

Is the RX 5700 you have in mind the one with the blower cooler(has a single fan)?

 

[Mynamejheff]

Yeah but those were supposed to be terrible so i was looking at the powercolor red devil one but thats a bit out of my budget.

 

[Phaaze88]

You are correct. The reference model is hot and loud.
If the aftermarket cooler models of the RX 5700 are out of your budget, then I'd suggest going with the RTX 2060.

 

[PacccLeader]

the 5700 would be better, the 2060 performs like a 1660 but with a tad of ray tracing and many people say the 2060 is just stupid. the 5700, on the other hand, offers so much power and gaming capabilities it can hit 144fps no problem, so i say spend a bit extra for the red devil. So, unless you want to Heavily and I mean HEAVILY overclock the 2060 than get the 5700 red devil.

 

[Mynamejheff]

But i got a 550 watt psu and the 5700 reccomended is like 700w

 

[Phaaze88]

But i got a 550 watt psu and the 5700 reccomended is like 700w

https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/amd-radeon-rx-5700
They purposefully exaggerate that. Your PC won't typically draw nearly that much unless you do a multi gpu setup.

You can get an estimate yourself how much power the PC will draw at peak loads like so:
8-pin sockets are set for 150w
6-pin = 75w
Motherboard pcie = 75w
So
Ryzen 3600 = 150w(peak)
RX 5700 = 300w*
Add like 50 - 100w for everything else
= 550w*
Again, typical use will not even see that power draw. Full system stress tests and some benchmarkers will.

 

[Rdslw]

https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/amd-radeon-rx-5700
They purposefully exaggerate that. Your PC won't typically draw nearly that much unless you do a multi gpu setup.

You can get an estimate yourself how much power the PC will draw at peak loads like so:
8-pin sockets are set for 150w
6-pin = 75w
Motherboard pcie = 75w
So
Ryzen 3600 = 150w(peak)
RX 5700 = 300w*
Add like 50 - 100w for everything else
= 550w*
Again, typical use will not even see that power draw. Full system stress tests and some benchmarkers will.

another thing is that reputable PSU's can take a lot more that they are meant to be used. CX550M is solid, you will not see issues up to 600W. STILL this is not recommended as it will mean early death of the PSU.
then they state the PSU for graphic cards they take into consideration that

1. You might have crappy PSU which can take less than the sticker say
2. Recommended is usually the max power usage*1.2(save margin) + some kind of monster cpu like thread rippers.

 

[Phaaze88]

another thing is that reputable PSU's can take a lot more that they are meant to be used. CX550M is solid, you will not see issues up to 600W. STILL this is not recommended as it will mean early death of the PSU.
then they state the PSU for graphic cards they take into consideration that

1. You might have crappy PSU which can take less than the sticker say
2. Recommended is usually the max power usage*1.2(save margin) + some kind of monster cpu like thread rippers.

Not sure how AMD does it's measurements, but Nvidia doesn't do it with monster 200w+ Threadrippers:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/rtx-2080-ti/ (specs tab) At the bottom of that, at point #3:
"Recommendation is made based on PC configured with an Intel Core i7 3.2 GHz processor. Pre-built system may require less power depending on system configuration."

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...or-8m-cache-3-20-ghz-4-80-gt-s-intel-qpi.html
The 3.2Ghz I7 in question, which does not draw as much power, as say, a TR 1950x, and certainly draws more than a Ryzen 3600.

This is almost made moot with some partner models having significantly higher power limits.