Question Is there any reason i should switch out of my RTX 2070S? If so what to...

[Totinos]

Hello everyone,
About a quarter into this year i switched a couple of components from my prebuilt i got from Corsair; Two components to be exact (CPU and Motherboard). Ever since then i've noticed better performance from what i have switched too, but now closing in at the end of the year and looking at what is to come (Monster Hunter Wilds, S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart Of Chernobyl and more). I'm growing eager to upgrade my pc further.

My main curiosity lays within my GPU. From previous forums I've read about the RTX 2070S it's still an average GPU; Though now having this pc for about 3-4 years and switching my CPU and Motherboard already i'm trying to find a GPU that can withhold yet another 3-4 years if not longer.

Current PC Specs:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800x3D

Motherboard - Asus ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming WiFi II

CPU (Cooler) - Corsair ICUE LINK H100i

RAM - Corsair Vengeance Pro 32 GB DDR4

Storage - Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB

GPU - NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2070 Super

Case - Corsair iCue 220T ATX Mid Tower

PSU - Corsair RM750 (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold

P.S I don't necessarily have a particular budget on the GPU, just hoping to get a more clear understanding of what i should be shooting for.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

don't necessarily have a particular budget on the GPU, just hoping to get a more clear understanding of what i should be shooting for.

what resolution are you looking to use,
what in-game settings are you looking to use,
what sort of FPS are you hoping to achieve?

the most demanding games using the highest possible settings at higher resolutions while still maintaining a high FPS would need the highest-end cards available with the latest technology available.

 

[geofelt]

Some games are graphics limited like fast action shooters.
Others are cpu core speed limited like strategy, sims, and mmo.
Multiplayer tends to like many threads.

You need to find out which.
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To help clarify your CPU/GPU options, run this test:

a) Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
This makes the graphics card loaf a bit.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.

 

[LinuxDevice]

Some games are now actually needing more VRAM, e.g., most video cards of the past have at least 8 GB of VRAM; now some games are starting to need the 11 or 12 GB VRAM. If you are working with a game actually needing more VRAM, and if your GPU has only 8 GB of VRAM, then that might be a reason to upgrade (I think lower settings can reduce VRAM requirements though).

Some games might want so very recent release of DirectX, and if your GPU is very old (a 2070 is not old enough to count for this), then you'd have a mandatory upgrade.

 

[Totinos]

Some games are now actually needing more VRAM, e.g., most video cards of the past have at least 8 GB of VRAM; now some games are starting to need the 11 or 12 GB VRAM. If you are working with a game actually needing more VRAM, and if your GPU has only 8 GB of VRAM, then that might be a reason to upgrade (I think lower settings can reduce VRAM requirements though).

Some games might want so very recent release of DirectX, and if your GPU is very old (a 2070 is not old enough to count for this), then you'd have a mandatory upgrade.

If i were to get a 12 GB VRAM card, is there one you could point out to me? (If greater than 12gb, i wouldn't mind some honorable mentions. ) Thank you

 

[LinuxDevice]

If i were to get a 12 GB VRAM card, is there one you could point out to me? (If greater than 12gb, i wouldn't mind some honorable mentions. ) Thank you

Even if you don't purchase from Newegg, I'm going to suggest they have a really useful place to search. They have a filter for GPU size. Check this:
11, 12, 16, 20, 24 GB search

I think NVIDIA might use VRAM more efficiently, but it won't make a huge difference.

You'll see some workstation graphics for people running CAD or training AI models have average performance, but a lot of VRAM, and end up selling for higher prices just because a need for VRAM cannot be fixed with swap or more system RAM, and those people need an enormous amount of VRAM. Gamer video cards are coming out now with 11 and 12 GB a lot of the time. The 24 GB VRAM GPUs tend to border between gaming and usefulness of AI training. If you don't have a game which uses that much, then it won't help you to have more (but there is a pretty big risk these days that VRAM recommended is going up; something like Star Citizen already should use an 11 or 12 GB GPU).

A lot of integrated graphics on laptops is actually without its own VRAM, and shares system RAM, which is much slower.

 

[Joseph_138]

I would move up to at least a 12gb 3080, or a 4080 at this point, to stay relevant.