Discussion Trying to get a new gaming card, which will replace my GTX 970

[Charliecharles]

Hi guys. My GTX970 is gone = which means I stopped to play games, as I didn't wanted to invest money into a new super dupper card, which would be expensive. free netflix I have a new born at home and and as well a new job, so not much time for gaming, tech news not much money to invest into gaming as well..

I was thinking in the meantime that I should buy GTX1060 8gb at least.. but today I found Sapphire Radeon PULSE ITX RX 570 4GD5, 4GB GDDR5 for a great price, and thought maybe this could replace my GTX 970... I dont need to invest much, will get a bit better performance.. android 9 what do you think about this solutioon? Thanks!

 

[n0x1ous]

what resolution do you play at? 1060 6gb would be better than 570 4gb

 

[amenx]

RX570 is basically a side-grade to the 970.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/RX_570_Pulse/30.html

A 1060 6gb or RX580/590 or the new 1660ti due out soon @ $279 are more worthy of consideration.

 

[Markfw]

What is the budget ? I love my 2060 card at $349

 

[Spydermag68]

I have been looking at new cards lately. I have a Radeon 5850 and have been thinking jumping to 580 or 590. I do not play that many games anymore on my PC so paying more than $250 for a video card is not worth the money.

I was in Micro Center the other day and the wanted $1500 for the new 2080 and the guy behind the counter was really pushing it until I told him the MSRP for the card was around $700.

 

[arandomguy]

Upgrading to a GTX 1060 or RX 580 is akin to upgrading to a GTX 980 which is pretty incremental from a GTX 970.

At minimum you need something like the upcoming 1660ti or maybe 1660 to really feel an upgrade, or the GTX 1070 and Vega 56 for existing cards.

 

[happy medium]

1660ti will be 45% faster for $280.

 

[Mopetar]

What's the price on the 570? Unless it's really good, I'd go with a 1660 Ti which was just released, has a reasonable price, and should last you for a good long while, especially if you're just gaming more casually and not aiming for a higher resolution or exceptionally high FPS.

 

[Markfw]

What's the price on the 570? Unless it's really good, I'd go with a 1660 Ti which was just released, has a reasonable price, and should last you for a good long while, especially if you're just gaming more casually and not aiming for a higher resolution or exceptionally high FPS.

Well, newegg has them new starting at $133, and the 1660ti is supposed to be $280 ? not in the same price ballpark.

 

[Mopetar]

Well, newegg has them new starting at $133, and the 1660ti is supposed to be $280 ? not in the same price ballpark.

While that's true, the 570 is about on par with a 970. So to me it would be a question of "do I want to spend ~$130 to replace what I previously had, as well as potentially needing to upgrade again in the near future when that level of performance becomes unacceptable, or would I rather spend another ~$140 on top of that to get a performance boost over what I previously had, as well as a better hedge against needing an upgrade again any time soon?"

If the 570 were only say $100, then it becomes a lot more difficult to justify spending almost three times as much. I also get the impression that the poster isn't from the U.S. so who knows what the prices are like where he's from.

 

[Markfw]

While that's true, the 570 is about on par with a 970. So to me it would be a question of "do I want to spend ~$130 to replace what I previously had, as well as potentially needing to upgrade again in the near future when that level of performance becomes unacceptable, or would I rather spend another ~$140 on top of that to get a performance boost over what I previously had, as well as a better hedge against needing an upgrade again any time soon?"

If the 570 were only say $100, then it becomes a lot more difficult to justify spending almost three times as much. I also get the impression that the poster isn't from the U.S. so who knows what the prices are like where he's from.

Yes, I would certainly go for a 2060 or a 1660ti depending on price and performance and budget.