I don’t think it’s obsolete by any means - it is driving an ultrawide monitor and the RAM upgrade might be nice longer term, this gen is slightly more reasonably priced for AMD, Nvidia driver upgrades are painful on linux, so I wanted to know if there’s a significant uplift/how well does it handle RT in comparison to justify a switch for me.
Well, all I know is that it’s a significant uplift over a Vega. I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be faster than a 3070, but I’m not sure if it’s enough faster to be worth it. I guess if it’s on the bubble, AMD playing nicer with Linux might push it over the edge. You should read/watch reviews or something; you’ll be able to get much better advice from e.g. Gamer’s Nexus than from me.
One thing I will say is that, in my experience, standing in line at Microcenter on launch day is the only way to have a decent chance at getting a video card at MSRP these days. Since you missed that for the 9070 XT, maybe wait until whatever AMD makes next (9070 XTX? 9060? 9080??) comes out and try to get one of those on launch day.
You should definitely not be desperate enough to pay higher-than-MSRP prices just to get more RAM and easier to deal with drivers.
You make a good point, I’ll watch reviews and that sometimes it’s nice to get an.average user opinion too! I’m probably at least 6 months away from buying anything unless I see a complete bargain. Not being sure I should get it should probably be an indicator I’m okay for now! Thanks.
A Vega 56. If you think your 3070 might be obsolete we have vastly different perspectives, LOL!
I don’t think it’s obsolete by any means - it is driving an ultrawide monitor and the RAM upgrade might be nice longer term, this gen is slightly more reasonably priced for AMD, Nvidia driver upgrades are painful on linux, so I wanted to know if there’s a significant uplift/how well does it handle RT in comparison to justify a switch for me.
Well, all I know is that it’s a significant uplift over a Vega. I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be faster than a 3070, but I’m not sure if it’s enough faster to be worth it. I guess if it’s on the bubble, AMD playing nicer with Linux might push it over the edge. You should read/watch reviews or something; you’ll be able to get much better advice from e.g. Gamer’s Nexus than from me.
One thing I will say is that, in my experience, standing in line at Microcenter on launch day is the only way to have a decent chance at getting a video card at MSRP these days. Since you missed that for the 9070 XT, maybe wait until whatever AMD makes next (9070 XTX? 9060? 9080??) comes out and try to get one of those on launch day.
You should definitely not be desperate enough to pay higher-than-MSRP prices just to get more RAM and easier to deal with drivers.
You make a good point, I’ll watch reviews and that sometimes it’s nice to get an.average user opinion too! I’m probably at least 6 months away from buying anything unless I see a complete bargain. Not being sure I should get it should probably be an indicator I’m okay for now! Thanks.