is it worth a new gpu?

larsbengtsson25 · Oct 8, 2019

hi guys

i have a i5-4690k prosessor and 8 gb of ram
and a gforce ti750
and i have ben thinking of a new graphic card latley.
when i am playing assetto corsa i have a framerate of 60-90fps
without postprosessing.
and now i see sometimes a white line on my monitor, its not there at the boot sequense
so think it is the gpu.
im thinking a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti.
it would be in my price range.
i play dcs flightsim also but since i uppgraded to 2.5? with post prosessing my 750ti cant hadle it any more.

so could you please tell me your thougts and aid me to the right card for me?

thanks in advance

Miguel Batista · Oct 8, 2019

Well, I wouldn't go fpr the 1660 ti. For a little more you can get a 2060 which is arguable better, and for much less you can get the rx 570 which is about 20 to 25% but 60% cheaper. It will still be way better than the 750ti and allow you to turn all eye candy on at 1080p.
There is also the upcoming (next month maybe) rx 5500 and 5500xt which is set to challenge the 1660 and 1660ti I believe. AMD is really going strong on undercurting nvidia so if you can, wait a bit. If you are upgrading, make sure your psu is up to snuff as especially amd polaris cards (rx 570, 580 or 590) will be more power hungry.

larsbengtsson25 · Oct 8, 2019

ok thank you

Kek700 · Oct 10, 2019

You could also go for gtx1080, they, as of now are very nicely priced, plenty of punch
from that card, buy second hand with care, could find a bargain for notability under £300.
I have a rtx2080 and a gtx1080 not that much difference in performance certainly relative
to cost.

Miguel Batista · Oct 10, 2019

Kek700 said:
You could also go for gtx1080, they, as of now are very nicely priced, plenty of punch
from that card, buy second hand with care, could find a bargain for notability under £300.
I have a rtx2080 and a gtx1080 not that much difference in performance certainly relative
to cost.

Yeah. If OP is willing tp gp digging for second hand, some bargains can be found. A 1080 should cost slightly less than a 1660ti and offer slightly better performancd

maelstrom · Oct 11, 2019

Miguel Batista said:
A 1080 should cost slightly less than a 1660ti and offer slightly better performancd

More than "slightly better" if you buy a decent 1080. Take a look here: https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/colorful_igame_geforce_gtx_1660_ti_advanced_oc_review,1.html. In most games the 1080 averages about 20-25% better than the 1660 Ti.

Jason Mullin · Oct 11, 2019

The 2060 Super I just installed was $399 coming from a 1050ti was the best purchase I’ve made this year.
Yes, upgrade that 750!

Kek700 · Oct 12, 2019

There are two cards in my humble opinion that give
the optimum return with performance and price.
Rtx2080 and gtx1080.
( admittedly it’s a close run thing with other cards, pricing marketing makes sure of that ).
My Gtx 1080 clocks at 2025mhz in AC running a
3440x1440 display at 120fps for 95% of the time
with lots of AI or online players.
It’s my i5 6600k cpu that struggles.

dud · Oct 12, 2019

If you are short on cash, a used 980 TI is a great buy on ebay.

Generally your graphics card is almost always the best update, at least if you are playing at high resolutions.

A bit more RAM would not hurt. Your loading times in DCS must be coffee break class.

larsbengtsson25 · Oct 13, 2019

dud said:
If you are short on cash, a used 980 TI is a great buy on ebay.

Generally your graphics card is almost always the best update, at least if you are playing at high resolutions.

A bit more RAM would not hurt. You loading times in DCS must be coffee break class.

they are.

Deleted member 855537 · Nov 6, 2019

I got a 2070 for the same price as a 2060. The store was selling them out because of the Super model. Maybe you can find a similar deal if you look around.

Miguel Batista · Nov 7, 2019

Rolf Berge said:
I got a 2070 for the same price as a 2060. The store was selling them out because of the Super model. Maybe you can find a similar deal if you look around.

Nice find! Especially now that the 2070 is making a return... ahhh nvidia... you crazy you...

For the original poster, there is now the 1660 Super. Basically a cheaper 1660 ti. If you are keen on a new card, I would still got for the 570 but the 1660 super is the solid £200 choice.

So Christmas 2019 Nvidia card lineup will be:
GTX 1650
GTX 1650 Super
GTX 1660
GTX 1660 Super
GTX 1660 ti

RTX 2060
RTX 2060 Super
RTX 2070
RTX 2070 Super
RTX 2080 Super
RTX 2080 Ti

that is 11 GPUs!!! 11!!!!

larsbengtsson25 · Nov 7, 2019

ty for you help. i also want to add 16 gb of ram.

Miguel Batista · Nov 9, 2019

larsbengtsson25 said:
ty for you help. i also want to add 16 gb of ram.

How much is your budget? And what is the ram you currently have?

larsbengtsson25 · Nov 10, 2019

i want 16 gb ram and a graphicscard for 400 Euro

UserBenchmarks: Game 25%, Desk 67%, Work 34%
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K - 65.6%
GPU: Nvidia GTX 750-Ti - 19.3%
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB - 103.9%
HDD: Maxtor 6L300S0 300GB - 45.5%
USB: Seagate Backup+ SL 1TB - 28.7%
USB: BUFFALO HD-PCTU3 1TB - 29.9%
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB - 61.4%
MBD: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Miguel Batista · Nov 10, 2019

Patriot Viper 3 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-1866 CL10 Memory (PV316G186C0K) - PCPartPicker

Patriot Viper 3 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-1866 CL10 Memory (PV316G186C0K)

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This ram is slightly faster than yours and a 16GB kit can be had for 60 euros leaving your 340 for a GPU (a bit more if you resell your ram on ebay for 15 or 20 euros).

In order of price:
RX 570 (€138) (best value for money all around):

XFX RX-570P8DFD6 Radeon RX 570 8 GB Video Card (RX-570P8DFD6) - PCPartPicker

XFX RX-570P8DFD6 Radeon RX 570 8 GB Video Card (RX-570P8DFD6)

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RX 580 (€170):

Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4 GB Video Card (11265-07-20G) - PCPartPicker

Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4 GB Video Card (11265-07-20G)

de.pcpartpicker.com

GTX 1660 (€209):

KFA2 (1-Click OC) GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB Video Card (60SRH7DSY91K) - PCPartPicker

KFA2 (1-Click OC) GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB Video Card (60SRH7DSY91K)

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GTX 1660 Super (€232):

Palit StormX GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Video Card (NE6166S018J9-161F) - PCPartPicker

Palit StormX GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB Video Card (NE6166S018J9-161F)

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GTX 1660 Ti (€272) - Don't really recommend it... Super does the same thing for 50 less:

KFA2 (1-Click OC) GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB Video Card (60IRL7DSY91K) - PCPartPicker

KFA2 (1-Click OC) GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB Video Card (60IRL7DSY91K)

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Rx 5700 (€319) - Best card you can buy atm in terms of price per performance:

PowerColor AXRX 5700 8GBD6-3DH/OC Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Video Card (AXRX 5700 8GBD6-3DH/OC) - PCPartPicker

PowerColor AXRX 5700 8GBD6-3DH/OC Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Video Card (AXRX 5700 8GBD6-3DH/OC)

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RTX 2060 (€330) - If you really want to go team green here. But with the 5700 at that price you will be losing performance for extra cost:

KFA2 26NRL7HPX7OK GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB Video Card (26NRL7HPX7OK) - PCPartPicker

KFA2 26NRL7HPX7OK GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB Video Card (26NRL7HPX7OK)

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This is of course only new parts. You can get cheap 980Ti, 1080 cards on ebay and such which will perform in line with the 1660 Super and the 2060 respectively.

But that RX5700 is super cheap... Like, grab that one if you can afford. Don't think about it!

Here are your two parts together:

Part List - Radeon RX 5700 - PCPartPicker

Part List - Radeon RX 5700

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€388 with shipping included.

Hope this helps.

Kenneth Jurmann · Nov 10, 2019

Went from 780 to 2060 super and it is just great running games at max settings. Also have the same cpu and 16gb.

Its great fun now.

larsbengtsson25 · Nov 10, 2019

i have alway used nvidia, o i forgot that i had a matrox card way way back in time.
i understand that i can use a radeon card but is the difference?

Miguel Batista · Nov 10, 2019

larsbengtsson25 said:
i have alway used nvidia, o i forgot that i had a matrox card way way back in time.
i understand that i can use a radeon card but is the difference?

The rx5700 is about 12% better than the rtx 2060 and in this case it is even cheaper.

Check out the closing thoughts at anandtech for a relative performance chart.

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT & RX 5700 Review: Navi Renews Competition in the Midrange Market

www.anandtech.com

IF you had a bigger budget a 2070 Super or a 2080 might be possible (and there is an argument to be made to get an rx 5700XT instead) but for your price range, the rx 5700 is unbeatable in terms of performance. They are really good cards, you will not regret it!

Kenneth Jurmann · Nov 11, 2019

Miguel Batista said:
The rx5700 is about 12% better than the rtx 2060 and in this case it is even cheaper.

Check out the closing thoughts at anandtech for a relative performance chart.

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT & RX 5700 Review: Navi Renews Competition in the Midrange Market

www.anandtech.com

IF you had a bigger budget a 2070 Super or a 2080 might be possible (and there is an argument to be made to get an rx 5700XT instead) but for your price range, the rx 5700 is unbeatable in terms of performance. They are really good cards, you will not regret it!

I decided against the AMD card for various reasons. Stock design was loud and hot back then. Card in general gets hotter compared to the nVidia card and on top of that it uses more power.