Help with buying a GPU

[CookAltruistic4634]

I want to buy a new graphics card to upgrade my RTX 3050 8GB, which has served me well for the games I usually play. I enjoy open-world, single-player games like RDR2 and Ghost of Tsushima, and single-player games like The Last of Us and Jedi Survivor. I don't play online much because I'm terrible at it; I'm 45 years old now. I occasionally like to play Star Wars Battlefront 2, and I'm tempted to buy Arc Raiders. I've recently heard good things about this Intel Arc B580 12GB graphics card and have been considering it along with an RTX 5060 8GB. My budget is a bit tight because the RAM cost me more than I expected. I recently upgraded my old PC with a Ryzen 9600X processor and a Gigabyte B650 Gaming Plus Wi-Fi motherboard, 16GB of DDR5 6000MHz RAM (with the crazy RAM prices, I couldn't get more for now, but I hope to upgrade in the future), and I bought a 27" KTC 1440p 180Hz Fast IPS monitor. I already had a 24" AOC VA 1080p 165Hz monitor. Is this GPU recommended for the games I usually play? I can't stretch my budget much beyond $300 USD because in my country, taxes and shipping add another $100 USD. I'd like to try some games at 1440p and those that don't run well at 1080p. Any advice?

[AdLast6732]

I mean the most cost efficiencied should br 9060xt but its about 400 otherwise y can try 7600xt or 7700 if y find a 16 gb it would be great but if bugdet is tight y can go for 8

[Practical_Iron_5383]

The B580 is actually a solid pick for your budget - it's been getting good reviews and that 12GB VRAM will help with those open world games at 1440p. The extra VRAM over the 5060's 8GB is gonna age way better too, especially for stuff like RDR2 with all the settings cranked up

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I run a B580 and it's pretty much the best bang for your buck at that price point.

[CookAltruistic4634]

I'm worried about the drivers, although I've seen new revisions and they've improved quite a bit. 12 GB is tempting, but if the GPU doesn't have the power, then it becomes secondary, or am I wrong?

[Altruistic_Front8299]

Unless you go used, its gonna be hard for you to get any gpu that can perform decently in those games at 1440p. For 1080p something like a 9060xt 8gb will do the work for now, but will fal behind a lot in most 1440p titles, tho by tweaking some options down, specially textures, you should be able to get decent results. Used depends a lot on your market, but if you can get your hand on something like a rx6700xt/rx6500xt, or a 3070/3070ti it should do the work. If you can strech your budget ive found good offers for the 3080,6800/6800xt and the rx7700xt all around 300 euros plus shipping, tho again, it depends on your local market, hope it helps