Non-Gaming, workstation GPU update

[Guarateed_12]

I'm running an AMD 7 3700X CPU on an Asus board with an RX570 graphics card. I do not game and do not see myself gaming anytime in the future (those days are long behind me.) The only slightly graphics intensive programs that I run are Lightroom and Cubase

I would like to refresh my system with an update to my RX 570 card. I would like to stay with AMD. I'm basically looking for a PCIe 4.0 card that will last. I'm just looking for a "refresh", nothing cutting edge. I'd just like something that will last and keep working and be relevant for the next 5 - 7 years. I'd like to keep this under $300.

 

[pendragon1]

see if you can find a 67/6800

 

[Guarateed_12]

Thanks!

 

[Fresch]

see if you can find a 67/6800

The rx6800xt is a monster card, love mine.

 

[XoR_]

For workstation/productivity you want as much memory as possible.
6800XT should be solid at 16GB. If you want/need more then 7900XT at 20GB and 7900XTX at 24GB are the only options from AMD

If you are okay with Nvidia and second hand nothing beats value of RTX 3090. Especially in AI.
From new cards nothing interesting from green team unless you want to go for the top end.

 

[pendragon1]

For workstation/productivity you want as much memory as possible.
6800XT should be solid at 16GB. If you want/need more then 7900XT at 20GB and 7900XTX at 24GB are the only options from AMD

If you are okay with Nvidia and second hand nothing beats value of RTX 3090. Especially in AI.
From new cards nothing interesting from green team unless you want to go for the top end.

I'd like to keep this under $300

 

[pitingres]

Given your modest usage requirements, I don't think you need to reach as high as a 6800. I'd get an RX 7600 (or a 6600, but the 7600 is newer, slightly better in both performance and power usage). That gives you a substantial jump in performance, keeps you up to date with respect to drivers, and at least as of today you can find a 7600 for (just) under $300 in the US.

The other easy update to your system is to drop in a 5700X CPU in place of the 3700X. Zen 3 was a pretty decent upgrade over Zen 2.

 

[Zarathustra[H]]

I just grabbed a used (well, a new pull from a prebuilt gaming system) RX7600 on ebay for about $200 for pretty much this exact purpose. (well, minus the Cubase and Lightroom of which I use neither)

It will be going in my Threadripper 3960x in the not too distant future.

It ought to be more than plenty of GPU for what I use that system for.

Because my GPU use is not heavy in this system, I opted for a lower end newer model over a higher end older model, to better take advantage of the latest hardware decode and longer driver support.

I would have waited for a low end 9000 series part, but who knows if or when that will ever happen.

 

[LukeTbk]

Depending on what you do in Lightroom, a new intel cpu (with the current GPU market) could be a better upgrade path, at least something to consider if there was no massive change in the last fews years.

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/a...-geforce-rtx-3070-3080-3090-performance-1953/
Intel UHD scored very well versus an rtx 3090 in puget benchmark for Lightroom

you can always still upgrade the gpu once price get better, buying something that will still be relevant in 5-7 years if local AI in adobe became important to you for less than $300 do not sound obvious.

 

[pendragon1]

he asked about gpus, ffs.

 

[Guarateed_12]

Thanks for all the suggestions! My Lightroom usage is not that intensive. And now that I've gotten away from shooting RAW format it will probably becoming non-existent. I'm mostly looking for robust, decent price and something that will take me into the future re drivers and support.