[SOLVED] FE vs Aftermarket

[landonshah]

I’m looking into buying a rtx 2060 once they’re available, but now that the price between founders edition and aftermarket are the same, I was wondering what’s better? Also, is it worth it to spend more to get the 2070 or is the 2060 adequate for a few years?

 

[Snipergod87]

Unless you are looking at ray tracing (which will perform pretty badly on a 2060), look instead for the rumored upcoming 1160 which should be cheaper and not have RT cores (which are imo useless on a 2060 anyways)

Now choosing what will last you for a few years will depend on resolution and frame rate you want to play at.

 

[landonshah]

When will the 1160 come out? And I would prefer 1440p at at least 60fps but obviously I would like the most I can get

 

[King_V]

It's all just speculation so far - I don't think anyone knows for certain when, or if, the 11 series is coming out.

 

[landonshah]

But wouldn’t you want the ray tracing capability?

 

[Snipergod87]

But wouldn’t you want the ray tracing capability?

I mean if you want to play 1080p games at like 40FPS sure.

 

[landonshah]

Oh is it really that bad? Why would nvidia release a product like that? Also can you disable ray tracing in games that support it?

 

[Snipergod87]

Ray tracing is a feature you can turn on and off, to be honest even on a 2080 Ti it halves the frame rate. And the RTX 2060 has less RT cores than a 2080 Ti. The RT cores can be useful though for deep learning so this card could be good for aspiring deep learning students at a reasonable price.

 

[landonshah]

So if the ray tracing is killing your performance - just turn it off. IMO I don’t really care for better looking reflections if it kills performance, but the 2060 has a good price to performance which I like