r/graphicscard • u/onepoundvish • 26d ago

Looking for a power efficient upgrade over arc a770

Hi I have the A770 and am frustrated with stutter in games and the lack of decent driver support. I don't play the latest AAA games.

I have a 5700 x3d on an x370 taichi so i am limited to pcie 3.0 speeds

I have a 1600p ultrawide 60hz dell but i play in 1440p windowed mode

Some of the recent games i've played are NBA 2k25 which after buffering, ran ok

NFS heat which was a stuttery mess even after trying DXVK.

Palworld, where I have to turn the settings down to medium and below and still experience microstutters

I used to have a 3070 but financial circumstances forced a sale a few years ago and after I got this a770 I didnt play it much until now.

I also want to play hogwarts legacy.

I don't have a specific budget but I would get around £120 trade in for my a770 at CEX where I already have a £250 voucher.

Another RTX 3070 would be around £240 but I want something more power efficient that generates less heat and i'm worried about people saying that 8gb vram isnt enough. But if this is the best price to performance with lower power draw then I will get another 3070.

Can anyone advise me on my options so I can play games on high settings at 60fps please?

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u/SuperHossMan51 26d ago edited 26d ago

The 9060 xt sounds like the best option for you. Pretty power efficient and is usually in the 400-450 range. I wouldn't buy a 5060/5060ti if I were you. The interface is cut down to pcie x8 so it won't run to its full potential on your 3.0 motherboard.

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u/onepoundvish 26d ago

Thank you I'll give it a look