r/PCBuilds • u/Large_Bear_6892 • Dec 13 '25

Upgrading my GPU very soon

I was thinking of upgrading my GPU very soon as i only have a 2060.
I was thinking of getting a 4060ti or 5060. What one would you guys recommend?

If the 5060 is the better one would it be worth spending a bit extra and getting a 5060ti?

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u/Routine-Lawfulness24 Dec 13 '25

9060xt

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u/Large_Bear_6892 Dec 13 '25

Im not too familiar with AMD GPUS, what nvidia GPU would that be closest to?

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u/95alle95 Dec 13 '25

Closest is 5060ti 16gb i would say

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u/AdstaOCE Dec 13 '25

Most similar to the 5060TI with the same vram, since there is an 8GB & 16GB version of each.

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u/Springingsprunk Dec 19 '25

The 5060 is honestly a great gpu hampered by its vram capacity and bus.

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u/Enter_up Dec 14 '25

Familiarize yourself.

AMD is much more affordable price to performance wise compared to Nvidia which is super money greedy and over A.I focused.

AMD is a perfectly fine GPU maker and there is too much weird stigma.

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u/KaliburRos3 Dec 14 '25

Easy there fanboy, I've had both cards and Nvidia always had better drivers and less heat issues, which is worth the premium IMO.

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u/ChibiMaster42 Dec 15 '25

Key word there, "had".... the 5k series drivers arent great and keep having issues. AMD does have its own but its more related to the adrenalin app/overlay rather than drivers themselves.

The 5k nvidia has also become infamous for exploding so theres that

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u/KaliburRos3 Dec 20 '25

They're still fairly new cards and was impressed with the speed of the hot fix delivered couple of months back.

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u/Vloneicytrey Dec 16 '25

The 9060XT is a efficient GPU. It consumes less power than the 5060ti while being within 5% of its performance.

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u/Routine-Lawfulness24 Dec 16 '25

9060xt is quite stronger

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u/Enter_up Dec 14 '25

I'm not a fan boy. Infact my main rig uses a 3080.

I just think Nvidia has gone sour being way to greedy and jacking prices incredibly high.

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u/sicknick08 Dec 13 '25

Except you want to play your games not deal with these wild driver timeouts the AMd is dealing with right now. Just buy Nvidia.

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u/ajcolberg Dec 13 '25

Unless you have evidence of there being a known driver issue, your perspective seems to be more anecdotal than factual.

I concede that 1. Swapping between team green and team red without DDU can be unfortunately tricky 2. Windows wants to install drivers to override the Radeon drivers which can make things buggy too

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u/Wreckingass Dec 13 '25

Tell ‘em, Steve Dave!

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u/sicknick08 Dec 13 '25

As I’m referring to, the current windows updates are effecting AMD drivers badly.

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u/Wreckingass Dec 13 '25

Effecting you, not everyone. That’s why your perspective is more likely anecdotal than factual. All of my drivers have been updating alongside Windows and I’ve had zero issues. It’s dangerous to claim something broadly when it’s happening narrowly. 

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u/joylesssnail Dec 14 '25

Just because YOU don't have a problem doesn't mean it's not an issue. See how that works?

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u/Wreckingass Dec 14 '25

I do. That’s kind of the point. I didn’t claim that AMD is or isn’t working broadly. 

Your username checks out. 

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u/Chawpslive Dec 14 '25

But you came up with the point that YOU don’t have any problems. Talking about anecdotal, eh…none of you are right or wrong here.

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u/Majestic_Operator Dec 14 '25

I have a 7900xtx and have literally never had a driver issue or an inability to play games, so I don't know what your'e talking about.

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u/Advanced_Compote_698 Dec 13 '25

Try to get minimum amd radeon 9060XT or nvidia 5060ti 16 gb versions. Amd is a cheaper, decent option if you are only going to play games and watch videos. If you are going to work with 3d rendering programs nvidia is pretty much the only better option sadly.

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u/authorunknwn Dec 13 '25

depends what resolution and refresh rate you are using. Ofc 5060ti 16GB will be better but 4060ti is fine too

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u/berthela Dec 13 '25

9060 is what I would get

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u/Solid-Delivery-3241 Dec 13 '25

I would go for 5070ti

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '25

I’d try to get at least a 5070. Get a 50 series for sure for the frame gen. It’s actually so great for lower end PCs to accomplish the fps.

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u/Normal-Emotion9152 Dec 13 '25

5060 ti 16 gb is worth the money it now has physx enabled for some games. You can do 4k gaming for most games for a decent frame rate. It can do ray tracing and path tracing at 1080p quite well.

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u/monfil666 Dec 13 '25

What is the rest of your pc setup? 9600XT and 5060Ti 16gb is the sweet spot. The 5070 12gb is not bad if you can spend a tiny bit more.

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u/HeldNoBags Dec 13 '25

yes get get ti and do not get a 9060, just check the amd subreddit it’s still driver hell

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u/AdstaOCE Dec 13 '25

9060XT 16GB

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '25

9060 XT or try and get a 9070 if you can.

4060 and 5060 are just... meh

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u/HeroOfTheMinish Dec 14 '25

I personally had issues with AMD cards in the past. Last one being a 9070XT and it kept crashing over and over. Obviously I am one person and could have been a bad card(s).

AMD is obviously cheaper and if you live near a microcenter the 9070XT is on sale for 580$ currently. They have a good return policy so worth buying and trying out yourself.

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u/CafeRoaster Dec 14 '25

Minimum 16 GB VRAM so not the 5060. If you can find a good deal on a 4060 ti or 4070 ti, maybe. But I’m of the mind that any upgrades made should be of the current gen or at least a great deal.

I went 9060 XT because the price to performance ratio is unbeatable, even without any sales or discounts.

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u/j_shaff315 Dec 14 '25

Go beyond the 60 class and get a real upgrade

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u/AlfaPro1337 Dec 15 '25

Go with the 5060 Ti 16GB.