I combined it with an i5 11400 and 32GB RAM at 3600mhz on an MSI Z590-A Pro. At 1080p, it has no issues even with modern titles. Personally, I use it for 1440p, and in everything I have played so far, I have no complaints.
Cyberpunk 1440p Ultra Settings + Full Ray Tracing - 70-90fps
Red Dead Redemption 2 1440p Ultra Settings - 80-90fps
Hogwarts Legacy 1440p Ultra Settings + Ray Traced Reflections - 70-80fps
Diablo 4 1440 Ultra Settings + Full Ray Tracing Ultra - 90-100fps
These are some examples of quite demanding games that I have tried since I got it recently. Of course, with more optimized settings (maybe even without RT), you can squeeze out quite a bit more performance, but personally, I prefer better visuals over a few more FPS. Since it’s 60+, that’s enough for me personally.
Completely silent card. The fans have never worked above 55% at 100% load, and the maximum temperature I have observed is 67 degrees. Economical as well, since at maximum load it does not exceed 110w.
In general, I have seen this card get a lot of hate, and personally, I don’t understand why. Yes, it may not be worth upgrading from the 30xx series as many say, but that is relative. Nevertheless, coming from the 10xx series and a GTX 1080 that is 8 years old, I can say that in the 300€ budget, there is no better choice (IF you absolutely want to go with Nvidia, like I do).
The new DLSS and Frame Generation are incredibly useful as well, compared to the entry-level 30xx series.
The reason I didn’t go for an AMD card in a similar budget is clearly due to DLSS instead of FSR. For me, the difference in visual results is like night and day.
The only negative, which I personally haven’t felt yet, is the 8GB VRAM. But given that I couldn’t wait another year for the 50xx series, and that the next option with 12GB VRAM (the 4070) cost 250€ more, I decided to go with this one.
In my case, it was worth every euro.