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hazel.n

9/13/2025

Need Advice on GPU Upgrade (~$500 Budget)

I’m looking to upgrade my GPU and could use some advice. My current build:

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X
GPU: RTX 3060 Ti
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3600MHz
PSU: EVGA 750W Gold

I game mostly at 1440p, sometimes 4K, and I’d like better performance in demanding titles (Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077). I’m debating between the RTX 4070 Super, and RX 7800 XT. I am open to something else I might not be considering. I am looking for the best option for performance and longevity.

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Max. Budget

$600.00

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AkiMoreno

3/18/2026

XFX SPEEDSTER QICK319 Radeon RX 7800 XT Graphics Card RX-78TQICKF9

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER EVO 12GB GDDR6X (PCIe 4.0, 12GB GDDR6X, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, 2.5-slot design, Axial-tech fan design, 0dB technology) DUAL-RTX4070S-12G-EVO

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Hi! by the way where are you from? maybe you can extend your budget a little more if you are thinking of buying a new GPU for 1440p , $600 is enough for A 7800xt but not for A 4070 super, if you consider the 7800xt it doesn't support the new upscaling tech of AMD which is FSR4, But with an Nvidia RTX 4070 super it will support DLSS 4 which has great AI upscaling tech. Both gpu's will not bottleneck your system at 1440p resolution.

Item	Price
XFX SPEEDSTER QICK319 Radeon RX 7800 XT Graphics Card RX-78TQICKF9	$559.99
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER EVO 12GB GDDR6X (PCIe 4.0, 12GB GDDR6X, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, 2.5-slot design, Axial-tech fan design, 0dB technology) DUAL-RTX4070S-12G-EVO	$656.98
TOTAL	$1,216.97

I would recommend the XFX Gaming Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16GB

Since you're considering the 7800 XT, I'd actually recommend looking at the 7900 GRE (Golden Rabbit Edition) instead. It often sits right at the $540 mark and beats the 7800 XT handily.

Performance: Generally beats the 4070 Super in pure "rasterization" (traditional rendering without Ray Tracing).
VRAM: It comes with 16GB of VRAM, which offers much better peace of mind for future-proofing and 4K gaming than NVIDIA's 12GB.
The Trade-off: AMD’s FSR (upscaling) is good, but generally considered a step behind DLSS in image clarity, and its Ray Tracing performance is weaker.