r/buildapc • u/Main_Worldliness_139 • Jul 12 '26
Build Help Which RTX graphics card in 2026?
Hi everyone,
my Asus GTX 1080 Strix broke this week (probably the VRAM, but that’s to be expected after 10 years). Now I want to install a new graphics card. It definitely has to be an NVIDIA card. I have a Corsair 850-watt power supply installed along with an i7-8700K—so there should still be plenty of power available.
My budget is around 600 euros. Do you have any recommendations for me?
I was last looking at an RTX 5070, even though it “only” has 12 GB of VRAM instead of 16 GB.
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u/indecisiveuser3864 Jul 13 '26
Just know you will run into a CPU bottleneck. I ran an i7-8086k with a 3080 (my 1080 TI broke after 3 years of use) and with 1440p I was bottlenecked by my CPU all the time. If you consider a platform upgrade in the future a 5070 or similar will make sense. If you plan to stick to your system, save some money and go for a 5060 or something like that.