A decent upgrade on a GTX 970

marcbrophy

Hey all, wondering on ideas for a decent upgrade on my 970?

It's a Zotac GTX 970 Mini.

I was thinking about maybe a 1660 on the higher end of budget and an 1050Ti on the lower end.

I'm not sure what real world gains these cards might have over a 970, I'm just a bit out of touch!

Budget is realistically €200.
I've no problem with AMD suggestions either

K.O.Kiki

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-970.c2620

1050 Ti is a downgrade (68%).
1660 is an upgrade (128%).

Save up/put the 970 for sale first - it should still fetch €90-125 on the open market

marcbrophy

Nice, thanks!

I really like the relative performance list on that site.

Actually, good thinking on selling the 970 first. Any particular site?

I might even be able to afford the 2060 below if I get the 970 sold

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GeForce-RTX-2060-MINI/dp/B07MQ9CLMQ/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=rtx+2060&qid=1570715679&sr=8-8

2ndcoming

New RX5500 will be a good budget option soon and a big upgrade, advertising has it way ahead of 1650 on performance.

marcbrophy

2ndcoming wrote: »

New RX5500 will be a good budget option soon and a big upgrade, advertising has it way ahead of 1650 on performance.

Brilliant, is it far away?

K.O.Kiki

marcbrophy wrote: »

Nice, thanks!

I really like the relative performance list on that site.

Actually, good thinking on selling the 970 first. Any particular site?

I might even be able to afford the 2060 below if I get the 970 sold

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GeForce-RTX-2060-MINI/dp/B07MQ9CLMQ/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=rtx+2060&qid=1570715679&sr=8-8

Adverts.ie, Gumtree, DoneDeal or Facebook Marketplace.

2ndcoming

marcbrophy wrote: »

Brilliant, is it far away?

Don't know exact date but will be out before the end of the year anyway.

wotzgoingon

A Vega 56 is a good card I had one until I upgraded to a 5700 XT. With the Vega 56 I was playing at 4k.

Homelander

A GTX1660Ti or RTX2060 at minimum makes most sense I think, when you've waited so long to upgrade. There are two kinds of 2060, the regular 2060 6GB and the 2060 Super 8GB. Just make sure you know what you're buying and you are paying the right price for it!