[SOLVED] Maybe a boring question but choosing gpu for i7 6700k

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Hello people how are ya doing ? :)
i wont be using too much of your precious time let get to it.

I have Intel i7 6700 K cpu and decent asus tuf z270 mark 1 motherboard with samsung 500 gb nvme 970 stick of memory and gskill aegis 3200 mhz 16 gb ram sticks but i also have Msi gtx 760 OC twin 2GB hawk edition gpu which is decent but old for todays standards but it was amazing back then with that 256 bit bandwidth and OC on this gpu was good but its vents are fairly weak plastic and i have changed vents 2 times cuz of one propeller falling off and then fail as a ventilator cuz it stoped working. Now my friend gave me case fan to place in replace until i buy something better.

My question is : For this Cpu which card would bottleneck as less as possible, but also wouldnt make it sweat too much and be at 100% all the time while gpu is a lot lower then that ... i am looking for a perfect match so i get the parts longevity as well as performance....

i do a lot of video editing, i like element 3D so a bit of 3d modelling, photoshop, indesign, illustrator, light games as league of legends cs go and sometimes something more demanding like nfs heat and dying light 2 and i use cubase and fl studio for music production which this setup is mainly made for making music and video editing.

i have acer predator g-sync monitor 1080P with 144 hz and oc up to 185 hz. So i would like to make best out of it.

i would only buy asus gpus cuz of better quality materials used and rings on the vents so they dont brake and i trust them the most for now.
I would like something that isnt expensive but can work for a long time and use the most out of my cpu even when i get 20% OC on 5ghz turbo boost with my noctua nd-h15 cromax black and thermal grizzly kryonaut thermal paste.

can you please give me an advice on what are best bang for the buck options for my setup and daily use. but also not to breake my budget which i wouldnt set to limit your choices, but the red zone would be more then 500 or 600 usd so gpus up to a max of 600 bucks even that is a stratch i would rather be in a 200 to 400 zone but i dont mind buying used which is like new or whatever but i would ask you for a spec choice and model and search my own country market to see whats the price for it here. I hope i get decent advices with some reasearch proofs and videos and graphs and benchmarks confirming the claims so i can be sure its a trusted info and that i wouldnt make mistake of buying that gpu since im gonna be using it for next 10 years of my loan that im taking... gotta think smart ... thanks :)
 
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If you list the country we can be of more direct help. At the moment we are looking at comparisons in price to performance only in general.

RTX 2060 6GB = $200 (EVGA single fan)
RTX 2060 Super 8GB = $385 (This is actually an improvement over the 6GB and 12GB 2060 on memory bandwidth)
RTX 2060 12GB = $410 (Another EVGA, they are closing down their GPU business)
RTX 3060 8GB = $310 (ASUS = $350) - keep in mind this loses 1/3 of its memory bandwidth and capacity over the regular 12GB card.
RTX 3060 12GB = $340 (ASUS = $365)
RX 6700XT 12GB = $320 (ASUS = $450)
RX 6750 XT 12GB = $380
Intel A770 16GB = $340 (Some driver issues, but most modern games run okay, older games are likely to have issues. Double check your software before considering)
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If you where to spend around £350-400 you could buy an entire better PC second hand, something like AM4 first gens based system's normally sell for around 350 with 16gb ram etc.

you could then sell your old system and use the money to upgrade the gfx card in the better system.

It's just another idea for you to consider.
 
Hello people how are ya doing ? :)
i wont be using too much of your precious time let get to it.

I have Intel i7 6700 K cpu and decent asus tuf z270 mark 1 motherboard with samsung 500 gb nvme 970 stick of memory and gskill aegis 3200 mhz 16 gb ram sticks but i also have Msi gtx 760 OC twin 2GB hawk edition gpu which is decent but old for todays standards but it was amazing back then with that 256 bit bandwidth and OC on this gpu was good but its vents are fairly weak plastic and i have changed vents 2 times cuz of one propeller falling off and then fail as a ventilator cuz it stoped working. Now my friend gave me case fan to place in replace until i buy something better.

My question is : For this Cpu which card would bottleneck as less as possible, but also wouldnt make it sweat too much and be at 100% all the time while gpu is a lot lower then that ... i am looking for a perfect match so i get the parts longevity as well as performance....

i do a lot of video editing, i like element 3D so a bit of 3d modelling, photoshop, indesign, illustrator, light games as league of legends cs go and sometimes something more demanding like nfs heat and dying light 2 and i use cubase and fl studio for music production which this setup is mainly made for making music and video editing.

i have acer predator g-sync monitor 1080P with 144 hz and oc up to 185 hz. So i would like to make best out of it.

i would only buy asus gpus cuz of better quality materials used and rings on the vents so they dont brake and i trust them the most for now.
I would like something that isnt expensive but can work for a long time and use the most out of my cpu even when i get 20% OC on 5ghz turbo boost with my noctua nd-h15 cromax black and thermal grizzly kryonaut thermal paste.

can you please give me an advice on what are best bang for the buck options for my setup and daily use. but also not to breake my budget which i wouldnt set to limit your choices, but the red zone would be more then 500 or 600 usd so gpus up to a max of 600 bucks even that is a stratch i would rather be in a 200 to 400 zone but i dont mind buying used which is like new or whatever but i would ask you for a spec choice and model and search my own country market to see whats the price for it here. I hope i get decent advices with some reasearch proofs and videos and graphs and benchmarks confirming the claims so i can be sure its a trusted info and that i wouldnt make mistake of buying that gpu since im gonna be using it for next 10 years of my loan that im taking... gotta think smart ... thanks :)
In 10 years, a carton of cigarettes will cost that much, it's too long period to plan for. 3-5 years is more realistic.
Better save your money now, for the rest of system best fit would be RTX 3060 or Rx 6600XT,
 
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Yeah i know but that all drasticly increases my spendings as well as how somebody takes care of his equipment when i buy second hand i dont know what can i get, mine now were all new parts few years ago when i was buying with warranty and i would buy gpu used just cuz of prices have rised a lot in past few years... and this is first dip i see in my country for gpus and its right time to buy... and its better to have one suspicious part then whole system and try to fix problems .... on the other hand... i wouldnt go amd cuz i didnt have good expirience with their three core pheton or however it was called back then... from system instabilities to ram compatibility problems and high temps and power consumption.... i use intel and nvidia only to save power, get that intel stability and ncidia physics which are far better then on amd platforms ... for me amd is not as bad when you game unzip or convert etc but if you do some serious music production or video editing or game creating or anything creative on pc, i found intel be far better, safer, more stable and uses less power to save my power bills. Also, if i sell my parts now they would have no value that i ve spent 2-3 years ago which i still pay in a way of loan .... going deeper and other way would be losing money and value and time and not gaining much .... i have engineered my setup more less perfectly as i like it ... it could be better but it would go more expensive i would need ddr5 which is more expensive and overclock cpu and mid to high end motherboard etc etc... its not worth it money wise.... so im asking only for gpu suggestions for this particular setup which one would suit it the best and why so i can read and tilt my choice towards some of the cards... for example i was looking at gtx 1660 super and 2060 super but when i was 2070 super is only 50 bucks more i was curious maybe you can pull the trigger smarter and talk to you and see if you made a conclusion what is smart to buy now ? are gtx going to be unsupported soon and only rtx can be futureproof and safe to say it is better to shop right now ? which give highest performance boost ? which are safer in a way that its less likely to buy gpu that was mining ? which are faster in games and which have better color accuracy and quality ? is this market only fps oriented and no choice for a pro grade budget card ? how to shop and get most out of all and have a gpu to stay for lets say 5-10 years without any problems ... thats some pointers im aiming to know about
 

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In 10 years, a carton of cigarettes will cost that much, it's too long period to plan for. 3-5 years is more realistic.
Better save your money now, for the rest of system best fit would be RTX 3060 or Rx 6600XT,
yeah i heard the 3060 has a huge performace increase/bump, but also a lot of those cards mined and im not sure if i can find it in that budget range but if i can that would be a good choice. Also i know im aware of the economy and depritiation, but what i mean is not as value in money but value as a tool to still be a functioning and good home workstation as well as able to play some games from time to time
 
Generally speaking for a situation where you're going to be CPU limited looking at AMD is a better choice due to driver overhead. The Hardware Unboxed YT channel has done some reporting on this showing performance loss when CPU limited and AMD always fares better. The 6600XT/6650XT/6700/6700XT would likely be your best bets for this system.
 

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Generally speaking for a situation where you're going to be CPU limited looking at AMD is a better choice due to driver overhead. The Hardware Unboxed YT channel has done some reporting on this showing performance loss when CPU limited and AMD always fares better. The 6600XT/6650XT/6700/6700XT would likely be your best bets for this system.
well i have watched this video :
View: https://youtu.be/Zt9Z_b2y2QQ


where it shows that intel has way more fps then amd ... they say you pay more but you get a bit more performance... ofc course if we talk cpus but if you think about amd gpu im not going to take it into consideration at all since amd gpus are mainly made to game, not to tell that they lack in physics performance and generally produce more heat (not necesserily but most likely), also amd gpus need a lot more power to be ran, i have old thermaltake 550 bronze psu which i doubt it would be stable and not shut down occasionally when i load something demanding... also amd catalyst driver and generaly amd driver isnt convinient at all, i was at my friends place trying to fix his amd gpu which was overheating and underclocking giving slugish and stuttering expirience .... for now i have had better luck with the intel and nvidia combo and i intend to stay at that path for pure reason that they seem safer to run and boy they last long, reliability is soo good that i could run it for 10 years not to fail on me and not use a lot of power and produce a lot of room heat/ambient heat which is crucial to me as well as have decent performance .... i know that newer is better and that amd has gone long way from back then but i still feel safer on this side and get what i want even tho it means more money.. nvidia has amazing drivers which rarely let me down compared to amd, also i think my monitor is gsync ready but not compatible with freesync etc... so its easier for you to advice me ... gtx or rtx, and which model suits best that can get most out of my system... everything else i have taken into consideration earlier when i was buying this system, i know what i want and why.. im just debating here for you to guide me towards a better option for example if i went and bought gtx 1660 super which is a perfect gpu for my cpu by all bottleneck calculators, but you would say oh you were stupid for not buying rtx 2060 super which gives you more features and performance and runs cooler for almost same money or a tiny bit more ... or the fact that rtx would run for longer and be longer optimized and get driver updates for far more into future then gtx 1660 super .... thats why i decided to ask here and get some feedbacks and why somebody thinks thats the best option for me and this system
 
well i have watched this video :
View: https://youtu.be/Zt9Z_b2y2QQ


where it shows that intel has way more fps then amd ... they say you pay more but you get a bit more performance... ofc course if we talk cpus but if you think about amd gpu im not going to take it into consideration at all since amd gpus are mainly made to game, not to tell that they lack in physics performance and generally produce more heat (not necesserily but most likely), also amd gpus need a lot more power to be ran, i have old thermaltake 550 bronze psu which i doubt it would be stable and not shut down occasionally when i load something demanding... also amd catalyst driver and generaly amd driver isnt convinient at all, i was at my friends place trying to fix his amd gpu which was overheating and underclocking giving slugish and stuttering expirience .... for now i have had better luck with the intel and nvidia combo and i intend to stay at that path for pure reason that they seem safer to run and boy they last long, reliability is soo good that i could run it for 10 years not to fail on me and not use a lot of power and produce a lot of room heat/ambient heat which is crucial to me as well as have decent performance .... i know that newer is better and that amd has gone long way from back then but i still feel safer on this side and get what i want even tho it means more money.. nvidia has amazing drivers which rarely let me down compared to amd, also i think my monitor is gsync ready but not compatible with freesync etc... so its easier for you to advice me ... gtx or rtx, and which model suits best that can get most out of my system... everything else i have taken into consideration earlier when i was buying this system, i know what i want and why.. im just debating here for you to guide me towards a better option for example if i went and bought gtx 1660 super which is a perfect gpu for my cpu by all bottleneck calculators, but you would say oh you were stupid for not buying rtx 2060 super which gives you more features and performance and runs cooler for almost same money or a tiny bit more ... or the fact that rtx would run for longer and be longer optimized and get driver updates for far more into future then gtx 1660 super .... thats why i decided to ask here and get some feedbacks and why somebody thinks thats the best option for me and this system
You will not find consensus to which actual GPU to get. maybe only about a class of GPU.
You are limited by rest of HW specially processor and if you are not considering CPU and system upgrade in those 10 years you are seeking advice on, graphic card will be your least issue.
As for AMD vs, Intel, vs, Nvidia vs AMD all is total BS, all processors and GPUs in same class and generation will be within few % of each other, each with own problems and priorities,
 
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It's seems they already have an idea on what they want or should get for that system but appears they to want to debate.

Would AMD or Nvidia be their best choice, which card and why?

They seem to prefer Nvidia but want someone to steer them to AMD if they can prove a compelling reason?

I would just say there aren't really any compelling reasons to debate it other than if you already have an idea of which Nvidia card would suit your needs and wallet then stick with Nvidia, which Nvidia card? it's up to you.

There are thousands of reviews you can look through about all graphics cards, feel free to search though the many graphics card reviews on Toms Hardware there are some really good pointers there, which will give you the best idea of what would best suit your needs and funds.
 

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well i have already bought a system that is still fairly good and can run music production programs just fine and i dont have a perfectionist sickness about i need to have few fps more or less in games or whatever.... also 1080p isnt hard to satisfy with todays gpus especially with the budget i suggested.... i dont want advice on if i should change something i already bought, next year new cpus will go out and you would say last year amd was better to use now use intel and other way around and i would be spending money for small increments of performance every year... im not looking for that... you can see by my motherboard choice i ask for something tuf and riggid with backplate and good components with low temps and consumption made to be reliable and stable for years....

something less likely to brake or fail be safe and work what its rated for and still have some decent performance stats which is mostly high mid range budget friendly option... i already knew that it would be nvidia, but i dont know which generation and model would be most suited for this setup i have (which is the reason i gave that info so i help you overall what i use it for so you can assume what would be smartest to choose) .... since i would be taking loan for 5 or 10 years... it would be stupid to spend on something that will fail after 3 years and spend again and buy new, my country is economically really low so it is a big deal for me what will i buy and its better to consult with you guys and try to find best for it then if i guess and pull the trigger right away and get stuck with a bad or overpriced product with poor performance or quality ...

i am not seeking for a debate about intel or amd... i know what i want, its just, i dont get to test all products and know from expirience what is better from models of gpus i spoke about or features and driver updates wise and general quality and value that you get for the money paid what would be smart to buy within the budget but not go too far.... reason i do so, there is a lot of variables like memory bandwidth of gpus, type of vram, gpu processing unit itself, cooling capabilities at hot enviroment... things i dont know from somebody that has tried a variety of those combinations...

my last gpu had 256 bit bandwidth and good cooling as well as backplate and worked wonders while ago for the money spent but the market changed a lot and therefor i want to consult and make a right decision... i have time, i dont need to buy it tomorrow.....

for now only good advice was 3060 which i will take into consideration when i see how much it costs on the market, and i will also check if it will be too much for this cpu, i double check all and research on my own too, but i want to hear your opinions and try to see if it makes me steer towards particular model in stead of others... thats the point of this post
 
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From my experience with AMD and Nvidia GPU's they are fairly similar experience but normally from my use of them in games Nvidia that's just held the edge overall with my limited experience using Nvidia GPU's compared to an AMD GPU equivalent.

When AMD had the FX series just before the Zen CPU's Intel CPU's made the games run and feel loads better no matter if it was an AMD GPU or Nvidia.

I would just stick with Nvidia and buy what ever model GPU it is that best suits your CPU capabilities and budget.

An AMD GPU isn't really going to offer any tangible benefits at the same price point new or second hand that your system will benefit from.

But I could be wrong, it's just my opinion.

It's a shame when the do benchmarks the don't have the time to test new GPU's on older gen CPU's but it is what it is I guess, have you tried asking AI to do searches for what GPU's would bottle neck your CPU? you can try asking Bing's AI to search for you that will bring up some sites that may have tested the types of combo's your looking for.
 
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Well for me if I was in your position, I'd look on the second hand market for a GTX 1660 or older 1080ti even, or 5700xt for cheap, then save up to rebuild the rest of the system, the 6700k is still decent, will struggle with modern games no matter what GPU you have, but there are a lot of games that the 6700k will still do really well in, so I think you can get away with something a little stronger and then just put money aside and rebuild the entire thing.

Or if you can hold off with a 760, then do that, save a build and entire system. The 760 is a bit slow these days, and even in a lot of games the 6700k can run well, that 2gb of vram will hold it back or even be unplayable.

Just my opinion on it, I wouldn't go spending money on a brand new higher end GPU just yet, it is better to be GPU bottlnecked than CPU bottlenecked from experience a CPU pegged at 100% all the time can cause weird issues from bad frame times or laggy gameplay, to even input issues like with your mouse or even ethernet to drop connection or ping spikes, sometimes none of that happens, just depends on the game, and how that board is configured to handle on of its devices.

Good Luck!
 
well i have watched this video :
View: https://youtu.be/Zt9Z_b2y2QQ


where it shows that intel has way more fps then amd ... they say you pay more but you get a bit more performance... ofc course if we talk cpus but if you think about amd gpu im not going to take it into consideration at all since amd gpus are mainly made to game, not to tell that they lack in physics performance and generally produce more heat (not necesserily but most likely), also amd gpus need a lot more power to be ran, i have old thermaltake 550 bronze psu which i doubt it would be stable and not shut down occasionally when i load something demanding... also amd catalyst driver and generaly amd driver isnt convinient at all, i was at my friends place trying to fix his amd gpu which was overheating and underclocking giving slugish and stuttering expirience .... for now i have had better luck with the intel and nvidia combo and i intend to stay at that path for pure reason that they seem safer to run and boy they last long, reliability is soo good that i could run it for 10 years not to fail on me and not use a lot of power and produce a lot of room heat/ambient heat which is crucial to me as well as have decent performance .... i know that newer is better and that amd has gone long way from back then but i still feel safer on this side and get what i want even tho it means more money.. nvidia has amazing drivers which rarely let me down compared to amd, also i think my monitor is gsync ready but not compatible with freesync etc... so its easier for you to advice me ... gtx or rtx, and which model suits best that can get most out of my system... everything else i have taken into consideration earlier when i was buying this system, i know what i want and why.. im just debating here for you to guide me towards a better option for example if i went and bought gtx 1660 super which is a perfect gpu for my cpu by all bottleneck calculators, but you would say oh you were stupid for not buying rtx 2060 super which gives you more features and performance and runs cooler for almost same money or a tiny bit more ... or the fact that rtx would run for longer and be longer optimized and get driver updates for far more into future then gtx 1660 super .... thats why i decided to ask here and get some feedbacks and why somebody thinks thats the best option for me and this system
If you only want nvidia then you have just said it in your original post. Long term for video editing/rendering primary you're likely to want the biggest available frame buffer for your budget which means a 3060 12GB or 2060 12GB (if it's a lot cheaper). Jumping to another card with 6GB or 8GB VRAM isn't likely to gain much as your 1660s has a relatively recent media engine.
 
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well i did ask chat gpt and it has guided me to toms hardware forum to ask you guys for advice cuz people with more expirience can tell me more accurate then an AI chat bot since it only handles info databases and sums the general conclusion and if its specific guides to a site with more expirienced people...

thestryker, thank you thats kind of a feedback i asked for that helped a lot about narrowing down what would be good to buy :)
 

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i cannot hold on to gtx 760 a lot longer since one ventilator failed and i have patched it with case fan but i truely belive it would fail the strong summer hot enviroment so i would like to get something that will run better with this cpu to do but not to overspend soo rtx 2060 12 gb vram seems appealing and affordable capable option for now
 

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one problem about 12 gb varient is its too expensive at least here in my country.. its a bit more then 600 dollars like 650 or something like that... maybe some 8 gb then ? btw my gpu now is gtx 760 2 gb so going for 8 gb would make a difference still i guess
 

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If you list the country we can be of more direct help. At the moment we are looking at comparisons in price to performance only in general.

RTX 2060 6GB = $200 (EVGA single fan)
RTX 2060 Super 8GB = $385 (This is actually an improvement over the 6GB and 12GB 2060 on memory bandwidth)
RTX 2060 12GB = $410 (Another EVGA, they are closing down their GPU business)
RTX 3060 8GB = $310 (ASUS = $350) - keep in mind this loses 1/3 of its memory bandwidth and capacity over the regular 12GB card.
RTX 3060 12GB = $340 (ASUS = $365)
RX 6700XT 12GB = $320 (ASUS = $450)
RX 6750 XT 12GB = $380
Intel A770 16GB = $340 (Some driver issues, but most modern games run okay, older games are likely to have issues. Double check your software before considering)
 
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If you list the country we can be of more direct help. At the moment we are looking at comparisons in price to performance only in general.

RTX 2060 6GB = $200 (EVGA single fan)
RTX 2060 Super 8GB = $385 (This is actually an improvement over the 6GB and 12GB 2060 on memory bandwidth)
RTX 2060 12GB = $410 (Another EVGA, they are closing down their GPU business)
RTX 3060 8GB = $310 (ASUS = $350) - keep in mind this loses 1/3 of its memory bandwidth and capacity over the regular 12GB card.
RTX 3060 12GB = $340 (ASUS = $365)
RX 6700XT 12GB = $320 (ASUS = $450)
RX 6750 XT 12GB = $380
Intel A770 16GB = $340 (Some driver issues, but most modern games run okay, older games are likely to have issues. Double check your software before considering)
sorry my mistake i just found it cheaper :S
 
can you please give me an advice on what are best bang for the buck options for my setup and daily use. but also not to breake my budget which i wouldnt set to limit your choices, but the red zone would be more then 500 or 600 usd so gpus up to a max of 600 bucks even that is a stratch
The best you can get for around $500 is an RX 6800 XT.
i would rather be in a 200 to 400 zone but i dont mind buying used which is like new or whatever but i would ask you for a spec choice and model and search my own country market to see whats the price for it here.
Why are you hiding what country that you're in? There's no way to be 100% accurate on what you should get if we don't know what's available to you. The RX 6800 XT is the best card to buy at your approximate price point in most markets but that may not be true in yours.
 

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The best you can get for around $500 is an RX 6800 XT.

Why are you hiding what country that you're in? There's no way to be 100% accurate on what you should get if we don't know what's available to you. The RX 6800 XT is the best card to buy at your approximate price point in most markets but that may not be true in yours.
well im not hiding, im from bosnia, but i have also told that i wouldnt be buying amd gpus the reason been is that my setup is mostly built for low power consumtion and high performance value that is reliable for long time uses and also be compatible with all the professional software, but also not to build too much ambient temperature cuz i dont have air conditioning yet. So amd cant really come even close to my most important specs to be honest even if it drives few fps more in games it means nothing to me if it aint "practical" so i've said for my needs nvidia did all the right buttons from start of my computer geek journey up until now and never failed on me except of faulty vents and often paste changes as it gets older which is normal and the vents are cheaping out at the aftermark side which is why i would like to go for asus now... msi has really cheat plastic on ventilators .... not to say i bought msi motherboard and it didnt work... sent it few times on repair but still doesnt work. Thats why im switching from msi overall to asus, with more sturdy and reliable materials and overall quality of the product
 

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I have a 6700 non-K system as my backup machine, and removed the GTX 1080 that was in it when I bought it, and put in a RTX 2060 Super. There was already some bottlenecking with the 1080, but I wanted to be able to run RT and DLSS in that machine, without running into VRAM issues, so that ruled out the 6gb 2060. A 12gb 2060, was also a possibility, but I was able to get the 2060 Super used for less money than a new 12gb 2060. I don't think the 6700 can really handle more video card than that. A 2070 non-super is also a possibility, maybe even a 12gb 3060.
 
well im not hiding, im from bosnia, but i have also told that i wouldnt be buying amd gpus the reason been is that my setup is mostly built for low power consumtion and high performance value that is reliable for long time uses and also be compatible with all the professional software, but also not to build too much ambient temperature cuz i dont have air conditioning yet. So amd cant really come even close to my most important specs to be honest even if it drives few fps more in games it means nothing to me if it aint "practical" so i've said for my needs nvidia did all the right buttons from start of my computer geek journey up until now and never failed on me except of faulty vents and often paste changes as it gets older which is normal and the vents are cheaping out at the aftermark side which is why i would like to go for asus now... msi has really cheat plastic on ventilators .... not to say i bought msi motherboard and it didnt work... sent it few times on repair but still doesnt work. Thats why im switching from msi overall to asus, with more sturdy and reliable materials and overall quality of the product
AMD GPUs typically use less power than Nvidia counterparts of same class and similar performance so if you are after lower power consumption you'll have to lower your performance expectation. There's no magic bullet there.
PCIe x16 slot can give only up to 75W of power so any GPU that uses more power has to have added power line.
Rx 6600 uses only up to 100W which can be lowered even more by undervolting.
 
well im not hiding, im from bosnia,
I'd love to see your country one day. Eastern Europe is beautiful! :giggle:(y)
but i have also told that i wouldnt be buying amd gpus the reason been is that my setup is mostly built for low power consumtion and high performance value that is reliable for long time uses and also be compatible with all the professional software, but also not to build too much ambient temperature cuz i dont have air conditioning yet.
Well, you won't get high-performance value from nVidia but it will be better for professional applications. At least, as long as you don't need a lot of VRAM because the budget you posted, even in the USA, would only get you, at most, an 8GB RTX 3070 Ti.
So amd cant really come even close to my most important specs to be honest even if it drives few fps more in games it means nothing to me if it aint "practical" so i've said for my needs nvidia did all the right buttons from start of my computer geek journey up until now and never failed on me except of faulty vents and often paste changes as it gets older which is normal and the vents are cheaping out at the aftermark side which is why i would like to go for asus now... msi has really cheat plastic on ventilators .... not to say i bought msi motherboard and it didnt work... sent it few times on repair but still doesnt work. Thats why im switching from msi overall to asus, with more sturdy and reliable materials and overall quality of the product
Hey, that's cool that you know what you need. I would recommend in your case that you should wait for the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB because it will have the best power efficiency and 16GB of VRAM for your professional work. It should also be within budget for you.

I don't think that you'll be able to do better than that for your uses.