GTX 970 to 1660 ti or 1660 Super??

[McVoxy]

A request for advice please gentlemen & ladies...

I am currently running a ASUS Geforce GTX 970 OCII Strix, and am looking to upgrade to allow me to play RDR2 at 1080p at a decent level of detail. With my budget at a paltry £250, and being a devout nVidia man, the 1660 seems the best option to me, but is the Ti version or the Super best?

My rig is based on an 8Pack Approved - Intel Core i5 6400 @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Quad Core Gaming Bundle and Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit, air cooled and powered by a EVGA Supernova GS 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply.

Am I also maybe due to increase the memory too??

Many thanks in advance for any words of wisdom you can supply.

 

[McVoxy]

Please ignore the signature build specs, thats an old, old system.

 

[ANDREW GREEN]

A request for advice please gentlemen & ladies...

I am currently running a ASUS Geforce GTX 970 OCII Strix, and am looking to upgrade to allow me to play RDR2 at 1080p at a decent level of detail. With my budget at a paltry £250, and being a devout nVidia man, the 1660 seems the best option to me, but is the Ti version or the Super best?

My rig is based on an 8Pack Approved - Intel Core i5 6400 @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Quad Core Gaming Bundle and Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit, air cooled and powered by a EVGA Supernova GS 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply.

Am I also maybe due to increase the memory too??

Many thanks in advance for any words of wisdom you can supply.

What games are you struggling in? I upgraded my GPU and didn't see an increase in perfomance in some games because like you I have a 4 core/4 thread CPU and that was really throttling some games. IE basically anything new and open world.

Also if you have any browsers or programs running in the background those 4 threads will really be holding you back.

Seriously consider a Ryzen upgrade over a graphics card depending on what problems you're having and what's not giving you the performance you desire

 

[Panos]

A request for advice please gentlemen & ladies...

I am currently running a ASUS Geforce GTX 970 OCII Strix, and am looking to upgrade to allow me to play RDR2 at 1080p at a decent level of detail. With my budget at a paltry £250, and being a devout nVidia man, the 1660 seems the best option to me, but is the Ti version or the Super best?

My rig is based on an 8Pack Approved - Intel Core i5 6400 @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Quad Core Gaming Bundle and Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit, air cooled and powered by a EVGA Supernova GS 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply.

Am I also maybe due to increase the memory too??

Many thanks in advance for any words of wisdom you can supply.

At £250 Vega 56. Anything less like those you propose are the most stupid consumer choices someone can make in that price bracket.

 

[bru]

At £250 Vega 56. Anything less like those you propose are the most stupid consumer choices someone can make in that price bracket.

Well with him clearly stating that he is a devout NVidia man I don't think that the £260 Vega 56 is what he is looking for.

On a completely separate note.
Its funny how the extra £100 from a 5700xt to a 2070 super for %10 more performance isn't worth it, but the £60 more from a Vega 56 to a 1660 super for a similar 10% is
I would say that there has to be a cut off point, where the extra cash is or isn't worth it in whatever performance tier we are looking at but it is interesting to see it like that.

 

[snips86x]

Well with him clearly stating that he is a devout NVidia man I don't think that the £260 Vega 56 is what he is looking for.

On a completely separate note.
Its funny how the extra £100 from a 5700xt to a 2070 super for %10 more performance isn't worth it, but the £60 more from a Vega 56 to a 1660 super for a similar 10% is
I would say that there has to be a cut off point, where the extra cash is or isn't worth it in whatever performance tier we are looking at but it is interesting to see it like that.

Then he'll have to weight up the odds. A budget that restricting limits options.

1660 super is probably the best option though

 

[shamus21]

Second hand GTX 1070 can be pickup for around 165.00

 

[LeMson]

970 is still alright for 1080p, might want to think about a tomahawk max, 3600 cpu and some 3600mhz ram

 

[Freddie1980]

Since you mention RDR2 in particular the Vega 56 is around 18% faster then a 1660ti (going by techpowerup numbers), other titles will obviously varry. The Super closes the gap and it's availability is better (beter overall card then the Ti imo) but your still giving up a lot of performance for brand loyalty but each to there own.

 

[SilverCider]

Digital Foundry covers RDR2 in some detail with regards to different PC setups. As others have mentioned, your 4 core CPU could hold you back considerably in that game. A GPU upgrade will help but you will likely still have considerable slowdowns due to the CPU bottleneck. Keeping the 970 and moving to a Ryzen 3600 as suggested above should net you a more comfortable experience. The 970 isn't all that terrible at 1080p.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUrbciPfX6k

 

[McVoxy]

So in summing up your responses, forget the card upgrade for now and concentrate on a new motherboard and cpu? Hadn’t realised I was so behind the curve with my current setup, but it is four years old now.
Back the budget and see what I can do. Many thanks for your help on this matter everyone!

 

[subbytna]

I'd be looking to upgrade the CPU/MOBO setup first. That i5 will be a drag when gaming.

 

[Phil2008]

970 is still alright for 1080p, might want to think about a tomahawk max, 3600 cpu and some 3600mhz ram

My R9 290 is about as fast as a 970 and it does chug sometimes in games but not very often.. Id say you would want either a RTX 2060 or a RX 5700 to make it half a decent upgrade.