Question Which gpu to pick?

[siveshen]

Hi
I'm looking for a gpu for 1080p high settings and ultra textures. My choices are the Rx 6600-375$ Rx 6600xt-438$ and the Rtx 3060/Rx 6650xt for 469$. Which one is the best option that would last a few years at 1080p? Pros/cons of each? Drivers,vram, game optimization etc.

 

[CS_044]

Hi
I'm looking for a gpu for 1080p high settings and ultra textures. My choices are the Rx 6600-375$ Rx 6600xt-438$ and the Rtx 3060/Rx 6650xt for 469$. Which one is the best option that would last a few years at 1080p? Pros/cons of each? Drivers,vram, game optimization etc.

I’d see if could get a 3060ti or go with the 6600XT, better options then the 6650XT and 3060 (and non XT 6600) in regards to price to performance - From my experience nvidia drivers are better, but both cards will do what you need.

 

[siveshen]

Rtx 3060ti is 644$. Not an option at all. I was planning on getting the plain Rx 6600 but I'd be leaving alot of performance on the table. Rx 6650xt is 469$. If the Rx 6600 is good enough for 1080p then I don't mind.

 

[rolli59]

RX6600 is a good 1080P card it equals the older RX5700 https://www.techpowerup.com/review/powercolor-radeon-rx-6600-fighter/31.html

 

[siveshen]

RX6600 is a good 1080P card it equals the older RX5700 https://www.techpowerup.com/review/powercolor-radeon-rx-6600-fighter/31.html

Great and what about amds driver issues and bad performance in older titles and dx11 titles. I haven't used amd before.

 

[rolli59]

Great and what about amds driver issues and bad performance in older titles and dx11 titles. I haven't used amd before.

I have a RX5700 and have never had any issues with drivers from either party Nvidia or AMD for over 20 years and many different cards.

 

[siveshen]

I have a RX5700 and have never had any issues with drivers from either party Nvidia or AMD for over 20 years and many different cards.

Oh I see I usually hear performance is bad in games like Skyrim or some other older titles. Rumors maybe?

 

[CS_044]

Oh I see I usually hear performance is bad in games like Skyrim or some other older titles. Rumors maybe?

I think it's a bit hit and miss, but on both sides of the fence they can have issues in games, however modern drivers are mainly to a standard where they will be fine, and to answer your earlier reply, yes I think the 6600 is a decent card. However, i'd personally go for the 6600XT as I think that is 3060 performance, so either of them would be good. Even if it's a little bit more money for the XT or 3060, i'd say it's worth it over the 6600.

 

[siveshen]

I think it's a bit hit and miss, but on both sides of the fence they can have issues in games, however modern drivers are mainly to a standard where they will be fine, and to answer your earlier reply, yes I think the 6600 is a decent card. However, i'd personally go for the 6600XT as I think that is 3060 performance, so either of them would be good. Even if it's a little bit more money for the XT or 3060, i'd say it's worth it over the 6600.

Well it would be around 100$ more for the Rx6650xt or 3060.

 

[rolli59]

if you look at the link I posted you are only talking 4% for the 3060 and 13% for a 6600XT at 1080P

 

[ohio_buckeye]

I had a 6600xt for a while and sold it during the mining craze. They had driver issues but seemed to get better. Just ordered a 6700xt.

 

[siveshen]

I should mention that I had a gtx 1660 super last year which I sold and before that I had a gtx 1050ti. Would the Rx 6600 be a worthwhile upgrade? I usually mod Skyrim play a few games and upgrade every 2 years.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

I think so. Before the 6600xt I had a 1070. I felt like it was a good upgrade from that. Which is basically the same performance as a 1660 super. I think the 6600 is about 10% slower than the 6600xt, so not a lot of performance loss.

Have a look here. There’s chart that shows the hierarchy from a 1660 super/1070 should be 2-3 steps up to a 6600. It looks like the 6600 is closer to a 2060 super/2070.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

Now if you didn’t mind taking a chance, I just purchased an rx 6700xt from eBay. Probably the person was a miner but they had good feedback across thousands of feedback. And they said the card was a manufacturer refurbished card. It sounds like they’d gotten it as a replacement card from msi in this case and they had a return period. So I think for that card it was about 430 US. I know I saw 6600 cards for 250 or so because I considered that option.

 

[siveshen]

I think so. Before the 6600xt I had a 1070. I felt like it was a good upgrade from that. Which is basically the same performance as a 1660 super. I think the 6600 is about 10% slower than the 6600xt, so not a lot of performance loss.

Have a look here. There’s chart that shows the hierarchy from a 1660 super/1070 should be 2-3 steps up to a 6600. It looks like the 6600 is closer to a 2060 super/2070.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

Now if you didn’t mind taking a chance, I just purchased an rx 6700xt from eBay. Probably the person was a miner but they had good feedback across thousands of feedback. And they said the card was a manufacturer refurbished card. It sounds like they’d gotten it as a replacement card from msi in this case and they had a return period. So I think for that card it was about 430 US. I know I saw 6600 cards for 250 or so because I considered that option.

Hmmm gpu miners are still trying to milk the situation so second hand GPUs in my country are still expensive. I suppose I could wait awhile and check if a deal comes up.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Either way I think the 6600 would be a good upgrade also. Then you could probably resell your 1660 to offset the cost.

 

[siveshen]

Either way I think the 6600 would be a good upgrade also. Then you could probably resell your 1660 to offset the cost.

Cool thank you.