Question HWUB revisits the RX 5700 XT in 2022 (versus the 2060 Super and RTX 3060) in newer games.

[VirtualLarry]

"No-one should own one of these. They should have ben sold back to miners, and gamers should have bought a 6700 XT".

Still, an impressive showing for the 5700 XT. Not sure why they often used the Med. preset though.

 

[blckgrffn]

@Avalon - my $.02 is to stretch and get a 6800/6800XT if you can. They look like they will have great staying power. I’ve said it before that the 6800 is the better power optimized part and has the same IC and memory performance as the XT, the 6800xt is the power house but if you are going to hold for some time I think they’ll have better upside than the 6700xt which is pretty much clocked out.

Given the relative stagnation of perf per dollar I think this is a rare stretch recommendation from me. I had a 5700XT and I just wanted a bigger step.

 

[Avalon]

@Avalon - my $.02 is to stretch and get a 6800/6800XT if you can. They look like they will have great staying power. I’ve said it before that the 6800 is the better power optimized part and has the same IC and memory performance as the XT, the 6800xt is the power house but if you are going to hold for some time I think they’ll have better upside than the 6700xt which is pretty much clocked out.

Given the relative stagnation of perf per dollar I think this is a rare stretch recommendation from me. I had a 5700XT and I just wanted a bigger step.

Not bad advice! To be fair, I shouldn't even be looking, I just bought a house and still need to furnish half of it

We'll see how long I can hold out...

 

[Saylick]

Not bad advice! To be fair, I shouldn't even be looking, I just bought a house and still need to furnish half of it

We'll see how long I can hold out...

Does your house need a heater?

Because if it does, not anymore. Just splurge on a 6800XT and you're good to go, baby.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I have to say I dig my XFX QICK RX 6800. Fans don't run unless it is working hard. Even then it runs cool and quiet because I use either Chill or a frame cap. Be aware some of these 6800 series cards are absolute units. I had to pull a drive cage out of my Phanteks full tower to fit in because it's so long. That's what she said

 

[Mopetar]

Not bad advice! To be fair, I shouldn't even be looking, I just bought a house and still need to furnish half of it

We'll see how long I can hold out...

If you get a kick as gaming PC in your gaming room you won't care about all of the other empty rooms because you'll be too busy gaming your mind out.

And anyone who thinks gaming is expensive clearly hasn't had to buy furniture recently. The card will save you money.

 

[blckgrffn]

I am thinking that embracing “minimalism” when it comes to furniture leaves a *lot* of room in the PC budget

 

[VirtualLarry]

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Check the system requirements. Can I Run it? Test your specs and rate your gaming PC.

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I recently sold a gaming PC, with a Ryzen 5 3600, RX 5600 XT, 32GB DDR4, and a 1TB SATA SSD.

Customer tells me that their younger cousin, for whom the PC was apparently purchased for, is experiencing "pausing" @ 4K in FIFA.

As per the system requirements, PC meets "recommended" spec.

My customer is telling me his cousin wants a PS5, but my buddy can't afford $700 for one. I sold him the PC for $300.

 

[blckgrffn]

Requirements Test

Check the system requirements. Can I Run it? Test your specs and rate your gaming PC.

www.systemrequirementslab.com

I recently sold a gaming PC, with a Ryzen 5 3600, RX 5600 XT, 32GB DDR4, and a 1TB SATA SSD.

Customer tells me that their younger cousin, for whom the PC was apparently purchased for, is experiencing "pausing" @ 4K in FIFA.

As per the system requirements, PC meets "recommended" spec.

My customer is telling me his cousin wants a PS5, but my buddy can't afford $700 for one. I sold him the PC for $300.

Haha, well that’s 4K Gaming with a relatively AAA title on a $300 PC.

My work PC handles Warpips on an old Quadro at 4K no problems 😂

 

[Avalon]

If you get a kick as gaming PC in your gaming room you won't care about all of the other empty rooms because you'll be too busy gaming your mind out.

And anyone who thinks gaming is expensive clearly hasn't had to buy furniture recently. The card will save you money.

No kidding, prices are insane. If you want a decent sectional that's like $2000.

Anyway, I caved and got the 6700 XT. Lol. It's getting me about 50% more fps in COD DMZ @ 1440p and 45% more fps in Apex Legends. Not bad for the price.

 

[Mopetar]

A 50% upgrade is pretty noticeable so I don't doubt you'll get plenty of enjoyment out of it. 6700 XT isn't going to break the back either.

 

[VirtualLarry]

RX 5600 XT, the "new Polaris" META for 2023?

@DAPUNISHER @BFG10K

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Polaris had 8GB models. Offering less VRAM years later, makes it hard to get excited about. Now that we are seeing ports from 9th gen consoles, it is getting ugly (literally) for cards lacking an adequate framebuffer. Better texture quality is the most easily appreciated visual improvement in games.

If you can grab one for $120 shipped, it isn't a bad value for a ultra low budget build. Thank the FSM that market is vigorous again! It was looking bleak for a couple of years there.

 

[Mopetar]

Unless it's specifically an "e-sports" gaming rig, I'd be hesitant to get even 8 GB if you intended on keeping it around for several years.

I've still got a machine with a Polaris card in it and it and the shaders and speed are probably more of an issue than the 8 GB VRAM at this point, but I can imagine the 4 GB models of some of those cards suffering a good deal more.

I'd consider 12 GB the minimal amount for any upper-range GPU and 16 GB is what I'd feel most comfortable with, particularly for anything that'll be primarily used for 4K.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

Meh never had any interest in the 5600 XT with the bait and switch on review BIOS and VRAM speeds vs the actual BIOS and VRAM the cards shipped with plus the cut down to 6GB while not being much cheaper than the RX 5700.

 

[Ranulf]

Yeah, I saw this video the other day. Its tempting if it is $100 or so for a 1080p card but the 5700 cards are better options I think.

 

[Stuka87]

Unless it's specifically an "e-sports" gaming rig, I'd be hesitant to get even 8 GB if you intended on keeping it around for several years.

I've still got a machine with a Polaris card in it and it and the shaders and speed are probably more of an issue than the 8 GB VRAM at this point, but I can imagine the 4 GB models of some of those cards suffering a good deal more.

I'd consider 12 GB the minimal amount for any upper-range GPU and 16 GB is what I'd feel most comfortable with, particularly for anything that'll be primarily used for 4K.

Yeah, I agree that 12GB should be the minimum right now, unless gaming at 1080P, or maybe only playing not-current games. Then getting a used 8GB card is enough for now.