Question Need advice on which GPU to pick

[CursedRat]

Hi all!

I'm going all out to make a new build currently. I know that the 50 series are coming out, but im planning probably to skip the 50th generation.

Currently im mostly gaming 1080p/1440p and im wondering between a RTX 4090 and a RX 7900 XTX, which would fit best considering im not aiming at 4k gaming?

The only reason i'm really thinking of going for the RX 7900 XTX is because the price is so much smaller for it. Unfortunately i have not had a Radeon card in ages... my last 3-4 GPU's were all NVidia and im a bit scared if it will fit my needs or if i will hit any issues.

From what i hear, if you want bang for the buck its RX 7900 XTX , but i hear overall performance of the RTX 4090 is insane to often pass on, especially if you want future stability. I'm not really looking to ever go to 4k for the moment, i do have a 4k Monitor i mostly use for work as it makes the texts and images much nicer to look at.

Sorry if the question is dumb or weird... i'm just in a standstill, mostly because im scared to buy a Radeon card for some reason. I don't really like to tweak temps, clocks, curves etc.. i just like to buy and for it to work decently out of the box, and everyone is saying if i buy a 7900 XTX i would need to tweak it.

 

[logainofhades]

I have had an RX 6800 for over 3yrs and never tweaked anything, and have never had an issue with it. The 4090 is without a doubt a beast of a card, and faster than the 7900xtx, but not nearly twice the price faster.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hi all!

I'm going all out to make a new build currently. I know that the 50 series are coming out, but im planning probably to skip the 50th generation.

Currently im mostly gaming 1080p/1440p and im wondering between a RTX 4090 and a RX 7900 XTX, which would fit best considering im not aiming at 4k gaming?

The only reason i'm really thinking of going for the RX 7900 XTX is because the price is so much smaller for it. Unfortunately i have not had a Radeon card in ages... my last 3-4 GPU's were all NVidia and im a bit scared if it will fit my needs or if i will hit any issues.

From what i hear, if you want bang for the buck its RX 7900 XTX , but i hear overall performance of the RTX 4090 is insane to often pass on, especially if you want future stability. I'm not really looking to ever go to 4k for the moment, i do have a 4k Monitor i mostly use for work as it makes the texts and images much nicer to look at.

Sorry if the question is dumb or weird... i'm just in a standstill, mostly because im scared to buy a Radeon card for some reason. I don't really like to tweak temps, clocks, curves etc.. i just like to buy and for it to work decently out of the box, and everyone is saying if i buy a 7900 XTX i would need to tweak it.

Hey there,

Well, firstly, can you list your PC specs? KNowing that would make a recommendation a lot easier.

I think both of those cards will certainly give you what you want, but so would a RTX 4080 Super.

What is the primary purpose for the machine? I'm assuming gaming?

 

[CursedRat]

Hey there,

Well, firstly, can you list your PC specs? KNowing that would make a recommendation a lot easier.

I think both of those cards will certainly give you what you want, but so would a RTX 4080 Super.

What is the primary purpose for the machine? I'm assuming gaming?

Case: Lian Li Lancool III
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X(will be upgrading in future, but this will be for now)
Mobo: ASRock B650M Pro RS
RAM: 2x16GB DDR5 6000 G.SKILL Flare X5 AMD EXPO

I guess those are the most important parts, i do have a CPU Cooler i bought im not using stong im using a be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5

I'm mainly gaming. I do play a lot of " competitive " type FPS/Third-person shooters with my buddies on a 1080p and often on my 2k monitor i play more cinematic games. I'm really only trying to acheive high FPSs in games, i know that.. im under utilizing both video cards if i dont strive 4k or that my CPU could be better, but im all aware of that and for the moment i wish to go this route if possible.

Thanks for taking your time to advise me!

EDIT: I believe if i switch to RX 7900 XTX i could instead get a AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D as CPU as it will give me overhead. But if i go down the RTX 4090 i will have to use the 5 7600X for a bit.

 

[CursedRat]

I have had an RX 6800 for over 3yrs and never tweaked anything, and have never had an issue with it. The 4090 is without a doubt a beast of a card, and faster than the 7900xtx, but not nearly twice the price faster.

My thoughts exactly, its a beast of a card, but if im not targeting 4k, would i hit that much performance hit? I do want the highest FPS i can acheive in a 1080/2k side of things, but i'm not sure it would be that much of a difference.

 

[CursedRat]

Hi!

So an update on this.. here are the parts im going for... I can either go with RTX 4090 and stick to a Ryzen 5 7600X or go with a Ryzen 7 7800x3D and RX 7900 XTX

SSD: 1TB WD Black SN770
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (4.7GHz) / AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3D (only if going for RX 7900 XTX)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL III (white)
PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M Gold 80+ (850W)
Motherboard: ASRock B650M Pro RS
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5
RAM: 2x16GB DDR5 6000 G.SKILL Flare X5 AMD EXPO

Honestly im looking for longevity here and although the 7600X isnt the best it seems it can hold over the 4090 for now and it might be that the 4090 provides me more longevity than the RX 7900 XTX?

Thank you for any input on this!

 

[logainofhades]

The 4090 may hold up longer, but at nearly twice the cost, it really is a terrible buy. The 7800x3d is going to hold up longer than a 7600x, and a GPU is easier to replace, than a CPU, even if said GPU costs more.

 

[CursedRat]

The 4090 may hold up longer, but at nearly twice the cost, it really is a terrible buy. The 7800x3d is going to hold up longer than a 7600x, and a GPU is easier to replace, than a CPU, even if said GPU costs more.

I did check a lot of benchmarks regarding it and even at 1080p it seems that the 4090 performs 20-30% better. And if i don't plan to swap my GPU in the next 4-5 years, it feels like the 7900 XTX would diminish the performance faster in the long run.

Although CPU's are a hassle to swap, i could always hire a service to do it for me as ive used such services before when i was too busy to do it myself.

EDIT: Would a 4080 Super be better than the 7900 XTX then?

 

[logainofhades]

1080p you become CPU bound, so the 4090 will not get to stretch it's legs very well, and will get held back by a 7600x.

 

[CursedRat]

1080p you become CPU bound, so the 4090 will not get to stretch it's legs very well, and will get held back by a 7600x.

Thank you!

Where can i find this specific benchmarks screenshots you are sending? I usually use some youtubers benchmarks and check what other people posted, but might not be as accurate, sine a lot of times their becnhmarks show worse.

I'm really starting to think that XTX 7900 with a 7800x3D probably is the smarter decision, i think my brain just listens too much to others opinions on "4090 or nothing" xD

 

[logainofhades]

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