Gots a question
Need a video card for a PC thats between 250 and 350 that can handle both screen recording and high def gaming at the same time. Any ideas
@rdsok
You may be able to get into 1080p at those prices but 1440p and up will drive the cost up to the $400 and up range on most of the higher end games. There will be some titles that also work well in the 1440p on the lower ( below $350 ) range but it will be limited. The used market may be where you'd want to look in order to get into higher def and still keep some performance.
RTX 2060 ( non-Super ) would be the lowest priced card in that price range running a little over $300 or so. On the AMD side, the 5600XT or the 5700 ( non-XT ) would also fall into that price range. The AMD cards were having some driver issues which most have now been resolved ( I never saw them, but others did ), so you may find a good deal on a used 5700XT. A new 5700XT starts just above $400 and is only about 7-8% slower on average than a RTX 2070 Super which runs about $100 higher, so the used market is where to look for one to keep it in the price range you mentioned.
As for also screen recording at the same time, that will probably rely on your CPU more.... probably a 6-8 core with multi-threading is where you want to be at.
If you are thinking of streaming.... please note that webcams, microphones and video capture cards are all in high demand since everyone is staying at home... so finding any of that equipment is getting tough.
Ok... starting from 1080p and working up... talking about AAA games for the most part. Approx new pricing ...
The Radeon RX 570 ... starts about $130 and up... decent 1080p on most current AAA titles ( but not all ). May work ok on a few AAA 1440p but not on most.
The Radeon RX 580 ... Starts in the $185 range and up... because it typically has 8Gb of memory ( vs the 4Gb on the 570's ), it'll work better with high texture games and such. 1080p shouldn't be an issue on most games and probably work well on a good number of games at 1440p.
The RX 5600 XT is another step up from the RX 580 and starts just above the $300 mark. On average, this probably performs a little below the RTX 2060 ( non-Super ).
The RX 5700 is just above your mentioned price range starting just over $350 and up. This one will likely average about the same as a RTX 2060 Super in performance at a slightly lower cost.
While in the AMD line up... The RX 5700 XT is their current top of the line card. It starts just below $400 with the better cards being slightly over that amount. These are prices similar to the RTX 2060 Super's and usually beat them in performance in most titles. In fact, these perform closer to the RTX 2070 Super only being beat slightly on average ( at about 7-8% slower ) but costing $100 or so less.
The RTX 2060 ( non-Super ).... as mentioned these start just over the $300 mark. I think the RX 580 would be a better consideration but the 2060 does have a few performance advantages in some titles. Having ray tracing hardware isn't an advantage on this one, it drops the performance way too much to make it a benefit.
The RTX 2060 Super.... currently running a little high on price... starting at over $450. The RX 5700 XT would be a better consideration with price and performance taken into account. There are still a few titles it outperforms the 5700 XT in but not many.
The RTX 2070 ( non-Super )... not a consideration with the 2060 Super being in it's same price range and performance
The RTX 2070 Super... starting at over $550 ... at only a 7-8% performance increase over the RX 5700 XT but costing 25% more... I'm not sure it's much of a consideration but at least I'll mention it even if it's way over the price range you listed.