Suggestion on a graphics card that will play Shadowbringers well

I have a nvidia gtx 970 but its kind of old and getting worn out I noticed a lot of slowdown and frame drops on games now. What to get a new graphics card for my PC to play Shadowbringers well before it comes out. I see Best Buy has a nvidia rtx 2070, 2080 and a 2080 ti.

Which one of those would be good for playing Shadowbringers or would be recommended to get.

A 2080ti is overkill, extreme overkill. I use a 1070ti and it blows every game I run out of the water full max settings (ff14, ark, atlas, pubg). Those aren't all the games I have but definitely the most graphically demanding. Plus your wallet would thank you for not jumping into a 2080ti.

The RTX where designed for heavy game-streaming and VR-streaming and the new gimmick (Ray-tracing), all the extra horsepower is there for people who are doing alot of different things, but mostly Streaming.

As mentioned above, stick with the previous Pascal generation, there is no real need to drift outside of the Pascal cards just yet for normal conventional gaming.

When in doubt, just wait for the new benchmark and see the results of the different GPUs people are using and choose based on that.

If it's just to play FFXIV, a GTX 1060 or AMD equivalent would do you fine.

The best buy near my house doesn't really have any others then those 3 I listed so I don't have much choice. Not many other stores around where I live that sell graphics cards.

Are you able to order from Amazon or Newegg? You could try ordering online, and you might be able to get a pretty good deal too.

A 1080 GTX will be fine for max settings right?

cpu might be holding you back too, would help to know full specs.

also, pascal cards are in general getting more expensive. a 2070 would be plenty.

My advise would be to download the Shadowbringers benchmark when it comes out, and if your computer scores High or better, just stick with what you have.

core i7 6700k 4.0 ghz is the cpu.

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core i7 6700k 4.0 ghz is the cpu.

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should be fine then, prob just need a gpu upgrade.

I'm on a 4770k and a 980ti, and both are starting to show their age, was planning on upgrading this year.

Unless they drastically upgrade the graphical requirements, the cheaper GPUs like the 1060 should easily be able to handle it.

I get a smooth 60 FPS with virtually everything maxed out and only drop frames in high traffic areas (Which is more of a CPU thing).

Try a titan rtx.


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1070ti seems fine at ~60fps with 3840x2160 resolution, with some options turned off.

You may want to list what video card you are using now and what ones are available for you to buy.

An AMD RX 560 is ample, or an nVidia 1060 or better also.

The game won't have any huge increase in graphic demand over what the current Stormblood benchmark shows.

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I have a nvidia gtx 970 but its kind of old and getting worn out I noticed a lot of slowdown and frame drops on games now. What to get a new graphics card for my PC to play Shadowbringers well before it comes out. I see Best Buy has a nvidia rtx 2070, 2080 and a 2080 ti.

Which one of those would be good for playing Shadowbringers or would be recommended to get.

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The GTX 970 you already have will likely be good enough for Shadowbringers.
If you still want to upgrade your graphics card, any of the Nvidia Geforce RTX series should be a nice upgrade for you. Which chipset/card you want (RTX 2060, 2070, 2080, 2080Ti) all depends on how much money you have to waste spend.

You need at least a GTX 1080 to play at 1080p.
I'd go with the RTX 2080 though just for futureproofing, they'll probably update FFXIV with ray-tracing during the expansion.