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shikamaru317 on 10 January 2024
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BasilZero said:
shikamaru317 said:

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Well good luck with whatever you do.

Just, a game that runs at 1080p, if it runs less than 60 FPS - just cant accept it with today's technology lol.

1440p or higher with less framerate sure but 1080p with less than 60 FPS seems a bit too underpowered.

I agree the a580 is a bit underpowered, though it is the price/performance king in that price bracket currently, the 3050 costs about $30 more while getting about 20% lower framerate across virtually every game, while the AMD 6600 costs about $40 more and only trades blows with the a580, with certain games favoring one card and other games favoring the other. AMD and Nvidia both have been slow to release lower end GPU's on their latest architectures, we are still waiting on both the long rumored GTX 4050 and the long rumored RX 7500 XT. As a result of their slow low end release schedules, my only real options for a stronger GPU than the a580 at present are as follows:

  • Intel a750- $40 more for an extra 5 fps at 1080p Ultra, 5 fps at 1440p
  • AMD 6600 XT- $70 more for an extra 13 fps at 1080p Ultra, 7 fps at 1440p
  • AMD 6650 XT- $80 more for an extra 15 fps at 1080p Ultra, 8 fps at 1440p
  • Nvidia 3060-$90 more for an extra 8 fps at 1080p Ultra, 6 fps at 1440p
  • AMD 7600- $100 more for an extra 17 fps at 1080p Ultra, 9 fps at 1440p
  • Nvidia 4060- $120 more for an extra 19 fps at 1080p Ultra, 13 fps at 1440p

The only one of the above that seems like it might be a better price/performance option for me would be the 6650 XT, but $80 extra is alot to spend to get an extra 15 fps at 1080p and an extra 8 fps at 1440p. That is a 47% increase in price for an extra 23% performance at 1080p and an extra 14% performance at 1440p.

Maybe I should wait a few months to see if the 4050 or 7500 XT finally release. I know Intel's 2nd generation Arc cards are rumored for a Q2 release this year as well, though those will probably be mid-high end cards at the start, not in my price range. As for the 4050, if the rumored specs are accurate it may be a disappointment, there is talk of it only having 6 GB of VRAM (less than the 3050 and a580) and only a 96 bit memory bus width (compared to 256 bit on the a580 and 128 bit on the 3050). As for the 7500 XT, it is rumored to also only have a 96 bit memory bud width and 6 GB of VRAM. I'm not sure either card has any chance of actually topping the a580 in performance.

Last edited by shikamaru317 - on 10 January 2024