Question GPU switch out, potentially

[greigm78]

Not thrilled with Sapphire Pulse 5700 XT, thinking of reverting to nVidia. Play Wildlands, The Division 2 and Borderlands 3 at 1440p 144hz.
Question is, should I go 2070 or 2070 Super?

Discuss

 

[COLGeek]

What about the 5700 XT do you not like?

What are the specs for the rest of the system (make/model of all components)?

 

[sizzling]

For 1440p 144Hz you want as much gpu power as your budget will allow.

However what is the problem with the 5700XT?

 

[greigm78]

What about the 5700 XT do you not like?

What are the specs for the rest of the system (make/model of all components)?

Get micro stutter, drivers are crap, card is noisy under load. Just don't think AMD have got it quite right yet.
System is;
Ryzen 5 3600X (stock) Hyper 212 Pro Black
MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge WiFi
16Gb Corsair RGB Pro 3600
Sapphire Pulse 5700XT
2 x WD SN500 NVMe drives
2Tb Toshiba P300 7200 SATA HDD
Corsair RM850
Thermaltake Level 20 MT Case

 

[greigm78]

For 1440p 144Hz you want as much gpu power as your budget will allow.

However what is the problem with the 5700XT?

See above. Also periodically getting black screen crashing.

 

[greigm78]

For 1440p 144Hz you want as much gpu power as your budget will allow.

However what is the problem with the 5700XT?

Pulled the trigger on a MSI 2070 Super Gaming X. Most card I could get for my £500 budget.
Will sell on the 5700XT and get a little back.

 

[sizzling]

Pulled the trigger on a MSI 2070 Super Gaming X. Most card I could get for my £500 budget.
Will sell on the 5700XT and get a little back.

Looks good. Enjoy it, I am sure you will.
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_rtx_2070_super_gaming_x_review,23.html

 

[greigm78]

Looks good. Enjoy it, I am sure you will.
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_rtx_2070_super_gaming_x_review,23.html

Excellent link. I look forward to my PC not sounding like its in take off mode when playing Wildlands. The 5700XT was regularly hitting 77 degrees which meant 100% fans which were not quiet.

Mainly I look forward to no black screens and micro stutter.

 

[greigm78]

So update on this. 2070 Super arrived today. Just had a 2 hour Wildlands session. Exactly the same settings as the RX 5700 XT was running at, what a difference;
FPS Avg:
2070S - 100 -110 constant
5700 XT - 60-70 (sometimes jumped up to 80)

Temp:
2070S - Maxed out at 66 Celcius
5700 XT - Sat at 77 Celcius constantly

Noise:
2070S - hardly hear the fans, I know they are there but barely
5700 XT - Sounded like a jet engine constantly.

Overall I think my choice has been justified. Much better FPS and that is on Very High @ 1440p 144Hz.
I kept having to dial back to High on the 5700 XT.

I might have been unlucky and got a faulty card, but I am loving the Gaming X 2070 Super.