>>106253974
>added savings that I reinvested into a 5070 which is a huge step-up for FPS
Relative GPU fps @ 1440p:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/galax-geforce-rtx-5070-ex-oc/30.html

>>106253866
>With a budget of 300-400 USD what would be the best choice? I really like using NVENC to record with but I was thinking about looking into AMD since Linux works better with it and I do dualboot. Any help would be super appreciated.
In your price range narrowed with AMD-only, honestly the 7700 XT 12GB would be my choice (better than 9060 XT see picrel per for roughly the same cost):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9QKXJDK