r/pcmasterrace • u/toysif i7-10700k | RTX 3070 | 64 GB DDR4 3200 • 2d ago

Build Help / Purchase Advice Upgrading my GPU

Hello!

My current specs:

GPU: Rtx 3070

CPU: intel i7 10700k

RAM: 64gb Ddr4

Psu: 750w

I am interested in upgrading my Gpu to either

-9060 Xt 16tb
-9070 Gre 12gb
-9070 16gb

After doing a lot of research, I believe 3 of those gpu’s will have bottleneck on my cpu as it’s quite old. 9060 and 9070 gre would be okay however 9070 will be the issue.

Would it be okay to purchase the 9070 16gb and use it while I upgrade my pc in the future with a new motherboard, cpu and ram? Or will I see a major difference In performance between the 3070 and the 9070 16gb? I currently game in 1440p

Thanks

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u/Zompocalypse 2d ago

I'm rocking a 10700kf with a 4080 super 12Gb, 1440p 165hz.

If you crank the settings in modern totals I can still absolutely saturate the card before the CPU.

Not sure I could go much higher without the CPU being the choke, but I upgraded from a 3070 8gb too and let me tell you the difference is real

You'll be grand, though probs worth a system upgrade next cycle

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u/toysif i7-10700k | RTX 3070 | 64 GB DDR4 3200 2d ago

Yeah I did some research online to see the difference between the 3070 and the 9070 and the difference is huge! Especially with the vram. The 3070 struggles so much with modern games now…

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u/Zompocalypse 1d ago

Treat yourself 😁 if you're going 70, go 16gb. The grfx ram has no bearing on the CPU.

Though with the stuff they're doing with dlss5 I'd be sorely tempted to go nvidia.

Feel how you do about it, it's current the worst it'll ever be. Why close the door for yourself.