Suggestion on a graphics card that will play Shadowbringers well

[Zumi]

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.

[Sanctify]

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.

[Neoyoshi]

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.

[Alucard135]

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.

[Derby_Crash]

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

[Zumi]

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.

[Derby_Crash]

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.

[supergiz]

A 1080 GTX will be fine for max settings right?

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

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.

[Feronar]

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.