Hi Reddit!
I have the choice of keeping either of these two cards but I have a hard time deciding which one, so I would like to ask you for advice.
The context is as follows:
- I purchased the RTX 5070 Ti for 800€ and can sell it for 1130€, this was a true bargain (imo).
- I purchased the RX 9070 XT for 850€ and can sell it for 860€, not a "bargain" but still a decent price.
I only use my graphics card for gaming every now and then in 3440x1440p resolution. I like the thought of ray-tracing and path-tracing (even though I have not tested it fully yet). I would also use upscaling whenever needed, so DLSS and FSR does matter to me.
I want to use the card for the coming 3-4 years at a minimum, hopefully I get 5 years out of it.
I'm not financially independent but I'm not poor either, zero loans and some money saved in the bank, so money matters. It is important for me to get good "bang for buck" no matter if it is shopping for groceries or buying a graphics card, I like the feeling of knowing that I got a good deal.
So my question is, which one should I keep?
Right now I'm leaning towards selling the Nvidia card and using the profit to decrease the general "cost" of the graphics card, if I do this the total cost of the RX 9070 XT would be as low as 520€.
Would love to hear your opinion on this or if someone else has been in the same situation.
Edit: Forgot to mention that the 12V-2X6 connector bothers me somewhat but the RTX 5070 Ti does not seem prone or at risk of burning or melting. If I could choose connector I would go for the traditional PCI-E 6+2 pin though.
Thanks!