Seeing a lot of RTX 5000 & AMD 9070 upgrades, what GPU did you guys have before?

You’re on a PC sub, you’re going to see a lot more people who upgrade every year here more than anywhere else. I feel like most people do not upgrade generation to generation

Man I’m going from a 1650 to a 5080… My upgrade is about as big as it gets.

1080Ti to 7900xtx

I wouldn’t have upgraded at all if my motherboard hadn’t died.

Rtx 2070. DLSS really pulled me through a lot of years. Started showing its age with a 2k monitor.

RX 9070xt comes tomorrow. Bye bye nvidia. Tired of them.

My 2060 is still sputtering along but it’s time. 9070 lands this weekend.

Still rocking my 1060 to this day.

See I was rocking a 3080 10gb and upgraded to the 9070xt did I need to no, no I didn’t. Did I strike while the iron was hot and upgrade to 16gb Vram while my 3080 is still fetching $400+ on eBay yes yes I did.
I actually sold my 3080 to my father-in-law for $200 with the stipulation that I get his 3070 so I could give it to my other family member for free since they don’t make a lot of money and is still rocking a RX570 4gb. Win win for me I get $200 knocking my hellhound down to MSRP and both my father-in-law and cousin both get GPU upgrades.

2080 ti.

It died a few days ago so had to buy a card.

I did not want to get a 50 series since half of that upgrade comes from framgent and im not paying a massive amount extra for things i wont use, also there is no 50 in stock where i live anyway.

I saw the 9070xt but since i did not buy at launch i have to pay 10k sek instead of 8k which is stupid.

There was only a 9070xt reaper in stock so i had to choose between having to pay the “fuck you for not buying at launch” price OR get a lower end card and so i went with the 9070 xt.

Typically I upgrade my GPU every 4 years and my old one is going into the PC of my fianceé.

1080Ti -> 3080 10GB -> 5080.

I was very much on edge with the 5000-Series GPUs, since the “raw” Power of the 3080 was still enough for me at 1440p, but the 10GB VRAM was just not enough at this type of resolution.
Especially with RT turned on, which I prefer.
I am based in Germany and got my 5080 via MSI directly, so I paid the MSRP (UVP) for the card on launch day. No scalpers involved.

Nonetheless, I find the performance plus of RTX 5000 vs. RTX 4000 to be lackluster.
RTX 3000 vs 2000 and RTX 4000 vs 3000 made **much** bigger jumps.
A used RTX 4090/4080 Super card was off the table for me tho, because if I upgrade I would like to get the newest feature set.

I dont want to open a can of worms here when it comes to FG/MFG and if these are fake frames or not, but I like the tech.
You just have to know when you are able to use it so that your latency isn’t going to be sky high and the game feels smooth but at the same time… not.

3080 I upgrade every other cycle

Don’t forget intel a770/b580, I have an a770 and want to upgrade.

My trusty 1080ti is still in it for the long haul god this card is a beast 8 years old and still looking amazing and only now with rtx required games its losing

I can’t play on anything that doesn’t cost above €800 on ebay. I literally get sweaty palms and the shakes and start searching for an upgrade by anxiously watching gamersnexus performance charts. I don’t know how people can still play on cards that don’t draw enough power to melt their connectors, or how anyone can play without frame generation. You’re so last gen bro. Also don’t forget to pair my graphics card with a €500 CPU because those 1% lows ruin my 400 fps gaming experience. I don’t plan on overclocking but I always add a $400 custom liquid cooling setup on top, because it’s gonna help my CPU last a year or two longer (I will upgrade next gen anyways though lol).

I went from a GTX 970 to a 7900XT. I probably won’t upgrade again for a similar length of time. I just can’t justify it if it can still play all the games I like to play.

i5 6600 to i7 6700k with a GTX960
Now 7700x with a RX6800

2015 (i7 upgrade 2017) to 2024. The PC before 2015 was built in 2007.

I just don’t get it. This need to upgrade almost yearly. It’s nuts.

Been rocking a Radeon 5700 for years. Saw a dude selling one on marketplace last year for 100$. Now I have a spare 5700. Works like a charm

People will try to convince me my 3080 isn’t enough, Unreal engine 5 is scrambling people’s perception of graphics power rn. I can play baldurs gate at max settings 120 fps at 1440p, i think I’m okay

7900xtx. Do i need an upgrade as in “i cant run games anymore”? No.
Do i need an upgrade as in “i would like to run Cyberpunk at decent settings with RT at more than 40-60fps because i like stable framerates”? Yes.

Edit for context: i upgraded from a 3070 non-ti to an xtx last year.

5700XT to 9070XT for 1440p gaming at 144hz

Running a ROG LC RX 6800 XT 16GB pulling over 320W peaks with a Ryzen 9 5950X pulling 178W peaks on 64GB of clocked DDR4 at 3400MHz C14 connected with the ROG X570 board. I’m good on my GPU until I can get 32GB of GDDR7 at least… So in 2028.

Imma keep it real with yall as soon as i stop being able to hit at least 120fps in most games i play im upgrading idgaf

7800xt.

Was it necessary? no.

Do I like the new gpu? Fuck yes. I sold the 7800xt and paid only $150 for the upgrade.

I guess my 7900XTX will up to date enough until it just dies.

We reached a peak some time ago where everything after is luxury and not really much actual improvement.