I am trying to determine a decent upgrade for a GPU for WoW:TWW. Here are the specs of the 2 PC’s I am going to upgrade for my sister and Brother-in-Law:
Win 11 64bit
Intel 12600K 4.5ghz 32GB DDR4 1070Ti.
my sisters PC:
Win 11 64bit
intel 9400F 4.ghz 32GB DDR4 Ram 1070gpu…
they both play @1920x1080 60Hz.
now while out in the wild in WoW they seem to do pretty decent in FPS but when it gets real busy like in a RAID or in a City with alot of players the FPS really come down.
The 12600K we just upgraded from a 7600K and the 1070ti. for the 9400F and the 1070 both work well the CPU’s do not seem to be the real issue but the GPU could use a bump up.
I was thinking either a 2080 / Ti or a 3070 would be a good choice from nVidia. we do not need the latest and greatest and cost is a factor.
not exact on the budget but trying to get it since there will need too be 2 GPU’s Purchased at once about 600usd for both…
I looked at the reccomended specs on Blizzard and the CPU’s seem fine but they were not too specific on the GPU. I figure anything better then a 1070 / Ti would be good. I Do not think a 4060 would be needed but maybe I am not sure that is why I am here asking for some suggestions…
The Base PCC’s will not be upgraded further I just need to get a bit better GPU if you please…
That’s useful! This chart ends at 9060XT though, and has no Nvidias older than a 4060.
Let’s check Nephilim’s mentioned GPUs against this:
From this video, it appears that the RTX 3070 is a bit slower than the RX 9060 XT. Add to that the limitation of 8GB VRAM and you can only conclude: a used RTX 3070 should be a lot cheaper than a brand new RX 9060 XT for it to be interesting.
The RTX 2080 Ti is much slower than the 3070, so it’s hard to say that is a good buy, also with its age, likely wear, noise, and lack of support for modern upscaling.
My conclusion: if you can find a good condition 3070 for close to $200, get that. Otherwise, just get brand new RX 9060XTs. Even at $350, the price/performance is unbeatable, plus you get modern upscaling, low power use and thus quiet cards, with no wear.
well it appears the 9060xt is only a 128bit bus speed… that is a bit low and I really not caring what the vram is if the bit bus is so low…
the other thing it being amd I have no experience with amd and hear alot of bad things about the software… I am hardly sold on AMD and the FPS in WOW is all that matters…
I will try and compare some nvidia cards and look at some other amd cards… but they dont seems cheaper in a way…
EDIT: Well been looking at the 3070Ti but they are a bit spendy for mostly used… I will keep digging maybe post on the WoW forums…
Yes, the used market for 6800XT’s is up there around 350-450usd… I can get a 3070 for like 250-350. so I guess it is a no brainer.
I will let my sister know as I think I may go with the 3070’s for both of them and call it a day. it will be a jump up from the 1070 that is sure and I think the 1080P rez they run the Vram will not matter much and they have no plans on playing any other games currently and for the foreseeable future…
I will have a look at those 9070XT’s but not sure will see what they want to do…
A brand-spanking-new RX 9060 XT gives RTX 3080 performance, uses less power than the 3070, supports better upscaling than 3070 and also costs $300 if you’re happy with the same 8GB VRAM. For $60 extra, you get 16GB.
