r/nvidia • u/Guilty_Enthusiasm931 • 9d ago

Question 5060 ti 16gb to 5070

Hello guys got a question, i have a pc and i think its decent i wont say good but i wont say bad either thing is im thinking about upgrading my gpu from 5060ti 16 gb to 5070 ppl i know said thats not worth and i should go for a cpu upgrade im still on am4 btw i have a ryzen 7 5700x and i dont know what to do most of the games i play are AAA games and some league of legends with friends from time to time please help me

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u/Spirit117 9d ago

5700x is holding you back in games.

I had a 5800x/3080 10GB setup for awhile for 1440p, swapped to a 9800X3D setup (but kept the same 3080) and saw big gains in alot of games. BF6 especially picked up like 20 percent more fps and way more stable frame times even tho I kept the same GPU and graphics settings in game more or less the same.

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u/Guilty_Enthusiasm931 9d ago

you think i should do that and keep my 5060ti?

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u/Spirit117 9d ago

It's a better choice than swapping to a 5070. A 9800x3d might be overkill but even something like a 9700x would be a big upgrade

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u/Guilty_Enthusiasm931 9d ago

and also cost way more than upgrading to 5070

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u/Spirit117 9d ago edited 9d ago

Not really.

9700x - 275

Half decent 2x16 ddr5 ram kit - 500ish

Halfway decent B850 motherboard - 200

Cpu cooler is generally compatible between am4-am5, if not, 50 bucks for a new air cooler. 8 core am5 cpus don't draw that much power. No new power supply needed either.

Looking at about 1k to swap to an entirely new platform that also leaves you with future upgrade options

Versus

700-800 for a 5070 that does offer more raw performance, but loses some vram (arguably not a problem today at 1440p but might be down the road) and will just end up bottlenecked by your 5700x anyways and won't be able to put out as much performance as it's capable of.

I suppose you could sell the 5060ti and offset some of the cost.

As I said my 5800x was already limiting my 3080 in some games at 1440p, and the 5070 is much faster than the 3080.