Question at 180$, is the rtx 3050 8gb a good upgrade from a gtx 1070?

[jordanbuilds1]

finding these things at 180 bucks usd, are they a good deal for esports gaming a 1080p in 2024?

 

[Zerk2012]

finding these things at 180 bucks usd, are they a good deal for esports gaming a 1080p in 2024?

Thats a bit of a down grade not any upgrade at all.

 

[CelicaGT]

Thats a bit of a down grade not any upgrade at all.

I'd tend to agree. My 4GB laptop version (I believe it's the 65W TGP version) is roughly equal to slightly less/more than the dead GTX1070 laptop it replaced. Not something I'd spend money on as an upgrade, my case was a cheap replacement. I suppose they'd get DLSS support but that's certainly not worth $180 on its own.

 

[jordanbuilds1]

Thats a bit of a down grade not any upgrade at all.

just looking for a gpu to hop on a modern platform, ive heard that the 3050 is really good, another card i looked at was the rx 7600.

 

[geofelt]

Not sufficiently stronger.
You will be disappointed if you do not see magical results.
Check tom's gpu hierarchy chart for approximate comparisons:
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

 

[beyondlogic]

just looking for a gpu to hop on a modern platform, ive heard that the 3050 is really good.

Intel a 750 and a580 ATM are like 200-160 depending if your CPU supports Sam or resize bar

Rx 6600 isn't bad either in that price all draw similar power

 

[Zerk2012]

just looking for a gpu to hop on a modern platform, ive heard that the 3050 is really good, another card i looked at was the rx 7600.

Here -7%
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-RTX-3050-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1070/4127vs3609

Not the best site to use but gives you a quick view without a lot of research.

 

[jordanbuilds1]

Intel a 750 and a580 ATM are like 200-160 depending if your CPU supports Sam or resize bar

Rx 6600 isn't bad either in that price all draw similar power

cpu should support that, but with all the driver issues ive heard, ima wait til battlemage to hop on intel gpus. as for the rx 6600, thats another gpu ive looked at but i was trying to find some competitive options before i bought it.

 

[beyondlogic]

cpu should support that, but with all the driver issues ive heard, ima wait til battlemage to hop on intel gpus. as for the rx 6600, thats another gpu ive looked at but i was trying to find some competitive options before i bought it.

I mean going above that would be the 3060 12gb

 

[Joseph_138]

In raw rendering, they are about the same. 3050 does not do raytracing well, so you can't use that as a point in it's favor, but, you do get DLSS, which will give a bit of a performance boost, but I still wouldn't get a 3050 as an upgrade from a 1070. You should be looking at a 3060 12gb as a minimum for an upgrade from a 1070. Don't bother with the 8gb 3060, either, as it is barely faster than the 3050.