Hello, I wanted to upgrade my GPU and I was wondering which options would be best for 1440p Gaming, I am running a Ryzen 9 3900X and a 5700XT, and I wanted to mostly upgrade my GPU because I know that it will bottleneck my CPU, which GPU do u think would be the best to upgrade to for solid 1440p gaming? I also don’t wanna change my CPU right now because switching to AM5 would mean getting new RAM and a whole new motherboard so for now I am looking to upgrade the GPU, Thanks! I was maybe thinking of the 7800 or the 7900 series or maybe waiting for AMD’s 9000 series, I guess I’ll see then. My budget is under $550 and I have an 850watt PSU, What are your guys recommendations?
I think, as of right now, your only real option is a 7800XT gpu. They can be found for around $490 new at the lower end. If you are willing to go used you could maybe get a 7800XT cheaper or even a 7900XT. 9000 series is not out yet and probably won’t be for a couple months at the earliest and we have no idea what MSRP or performance will be. So would depend on how long you are willing to wait.
For your CPU you can always get a 5700X3D. It would provide a pretty big uplift at decent price. But if you need the higher core count then waiting would probably be your best bet.
AMD has said that the release date of the RDNA4 9070 series is in March. We have no confirmation about price or performance, however we have some rough ideas about performance, courtesy of YT channels like “Moore’s Law is Dead”. We also know that AMD won’t bring out a high-end model for RDNA4, so for the foreseeable future their new RX 9070 XT is going to be the top of the RDNA4 line (the other new model being the RX 9070).
That probably depends on the types of games you are playing. I suggest taking a look at YT channels like “Hardware Unboxed” or “Games Nexus” to get some frame of reference for the games you like to play.
A CPU upgrade path for you (if you need one) might be the one of the AM4 X3D CPUs, e.g. the 5800X3D or 5700X3D. Not sure, if that’s worth it though.
FWIW I am currently running an AM4 system with a Ryzen 5800X3D and an RX 6750 XT and am looking at upgrading my GPU to an RX 9070 XT, when it comes out (assuming of course price and performance is decent). My monitor (Alienware 3821DW) has a resolution of 3840x1600, so I’m approaching 4k territory and I hope that the 9070 XT will be sufficient for that.
Wait for march, it should lower the price of 7900XT