Can I run it?

[Juanpv]

I have a Ryzen 5 3400G, 16 GB RAM, and I'm planning on getting either a 2090 or a 3060. Is my cpu good enough?

[Mr sleep paralysis]

With your current cpu, even though it's not meeting the recommended specs you'd still probably reach 60 fps on medium. The gpus are good enough.

[Juanpv]

Thank you sir.

[Vic Viper]

The 2090 doesn't exist. The highest it goes for the 2000 series is 2080 Ti, whose closest current Nvidia equivalent is the 4060 Ti.

A 3060 is equivalent to a 2070, which is one grade above the 2060 in the recommended config.

So either way the GPU will be fine.

That being said, the CPU's dangerously dicey. The Ryzen 5 3600 in the recommended config can double the performance of a 3400G in some games. The 3400G is even less powerful than the 2600 in the minimum requirements.

(EDIT: Just noticed in the following video they're running on the same clock, which isn't accurate to the regular experience. The core count still might affect things in the case of Sparking Zero though)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bqt-hDM6rk

It'll all hinge on how inaccurate Bandai Namco's informations on the settings are. If we have to take their word as gospel and minimum requirements it's going to have 60 FPS with drops at 1080p/low settings, it might get worse with the CPU you have.

[Juanpv]

Originally posted by Vic Viper:

The 2090 doesn't exist. The highest it goes for the 2000 series is 2080 Ti, whose closest current Nvidia equivalent is the 4060 Ti.

A 3060 is equivalent to a 2070, which is one grade above the 2060 in the recommended config.

So either way the GPU will be fine.

That being said, the CPU's dangerously dicey. The Ryzen 5 3600 in the recommended config can double the performance of a 3400G in some games. The 3400G is even less powerful than the 2600 in the minimum requirements.

(EDIT: Just noticed in the following video they're running on the same clock, which isn't accurate to the regular experience. The core count still might affect things in the case of Sparking Zero though)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bqt-hDM6rk

It'll all hinge on how inaccurate Bandai Namco's informations on the settings are. If we have to take their word as gospel and minimum requirements it's going to have 60 FPS with drops at 1080p/low settings, it might get worse with the CPU you have.

You can tell how little I know about PC's lol. I'm planning on getting a better CPU some time later, but for now it'll be the GPU. Is the 3060 that bad? Wich GPU do you think is better without being way more expensive.

[Vic Viper]

The problem with at least Nvidia's GPUs is that the 2000 series is discontinued and superseeded by the 3000 series, which is also discontinued aside from the 3060 (and it might be a 8 GB version instead of a 12 GB one for cost cutting reasons), and the 4000 series is only a minor step up comparatively to how expensive it is.

Essentially, Nvidia made it difficult to buy anything prior to the 4000 series and COVID-mania didn't help the stock of 3000s. Maybe local tech stores have some leftovers.

The 3060 should be fine. If you can find a 4060 within the same price range, jump on that instead, but a 3060 should run the game fine and is above recommended settings.

For the CPU if you wanna upgrade, take notes of your current motherboard's specs. There's chances if it runs a Ryzen 3400G, it can run the Ryzen 5000 series, and the Ryzen 5600 and maybe its X variant should be found within the 120$ range.

[Juanpv]

Originally posted by Vic Viper:

The problem with at least Nvidia's GPUs is that the 2000 series is discontinued and superseeded by the 3000 series, which is also discontinued aside from the 3060 (and it might be a 8 GB version instead of a 12 GB one for cost cutting reasons), and the 4000 series is only a minor step up comparatively to how expensive it is.

Essentially, Nvidia made it difficult to buy anything prior to the 4000 series and COVID-mania didn't help the stock of 3000s. Maybe local tech stores have some leftovers.

The 3060 should be fine. If you can find a 4060 within the same price range, jump on that instead, but a 3060 should run the game fine and is above recommended settings.

For the CPU if you wanna upgrade, take notes of your current motherboard's specs. There's chances if it runs a Ryzen 3400G, it can run the Ryzen 5000 series, and the Ryzen 5600 and maybe its X variant should be found within the 120$ range.

My local store has the 3060 12GB for 386 dollars, I've searched for the RX 7600 but it seems about the same in almost all performance videos so I think I'll go with the 3060.

[Vic Viper]

386$? That sounds overpriced for a 3060, unless it's Canadian dollars or Australian dollars or the likes.

In USD, if you're from the USA, on Newegg.com (I don't know many other American tech sites) you can find a 3060 12 GB for 260-290$, the 8 GB variant for 209$ (refurbished), and the 4060 for 284-304$.

I checked on the Canadian side of Newegg just in case, and they list a 4060 for 404 Canadian dollars.

There's a difference of performance between the 3060 8 GB and 3060 12 GB but that's unrelated to the VRAM. The bus is smaller in the 8 GB version, which means with the rest of the tech unchanged its bandwidth is also slower. That's not stated outright in the name, and it's a matter of comparing specs in details, it's very annoying from a consumer point of view.

Technically the 4060 has the same memory bus as the 3060 8 GB, but compared to the 3060 12 GB, it has more cache and it's clocked higher, so it ends up running games 10 to 30% smoother in general. The only issue is for certain games if you push higher resolutions and higher details, you'll comparatively stutter more.

I got a comparison image benchmarking 22 games to picture the trend. Average framerates on the left, and 1% low FPS (worst case scenario) on the right: https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wo2vcojWBMbd2gfG8ZqkHo-1200-80.png.webp

8 GB of VRAM VS 12 GB don't mean much if you're still playing at 1080p, and a 3060 won't run demanding games very smoothly at res like 1440p or 4k with high resolution textures justifying the 12 GB of VRAM anyways, so if you just wanna play at smooth framerates, the 4060 is a better value for similar price and it's more energy efficient by 55 Watts (in case your Power Supply & electricity bill enter the equation).

[Juanpv]

Ah I see, thanks for the advice man! I'll look out for better prices or wait for a sale and get a better GPU.

[Freedom21]

Is there any chance that Sparking Zero will run with Ryzen 5 3400G with Vega 11? I also have 16 GB RAM. I'm also planning on upgrading my PC by buying a new GPU first but until then can my PC run the game? I don't want 1080p even if I have to lower the resolution to 720p for example with low graphics.

[Juanpv]

Originally posted by Freedom21:

Is there any chance that Sparking Zero will run with Ryzen 5 3400G with Vega 11? I also have 16 GB RAM. I'm also planning on upgrading my PC by buying a new GPU first but until then can my PC run the game? I don't want 1080p even if I have to lower the resolution to 720p for example with low graphics.

I have the same CPU and let me tell you, I could barely run NieR Automata... a game of 2017... in 480p💀.

[Freedom21]

I've played for example WWE 2k23,F1 23 and Tekken 8 with mine so I hope I can run sparking zero😂