GPU recommendations required plz

gib73 · 27 Nov 2016 at 22:15

Built a new PC a year ago but held back on dedicated GPU but now son would like Forza Horizon 3 for his Christmas so looking a GPU's now.

Spec as follows:

Dell u2515h
Windows 10
i7 6700k
Asus Maximus VIII Ranger
16Gb memory
Samsung NVMe SSD 950 & Samsung SSD 850 Pro

I'm running the monitor at 2560 x 1440 which is the max resolution and would ideally like to be able to play games at this.

What cards should I be looking at 480 or 1060 or 1070 ? The 1070 seems a bit pricey.

Spudgun · 27 Nov 2016 at 22:19

1080 if you want all the eye candy turned on at 1440p

1070 will do that in some titles as well, but for others one or two settings might need to be just below the maximum

gib73 · 27 Nov 2016 at 22:35

Spudgun said:
1080 if you want all the eye candy turned on at 1440p

1070 will do that in some titles as well, but for others one or two settings might need to be just below the maximum

Seriously ! I thought the 1080 would be for like everything switched on at 4k.

I was thinking more 480 v 1060 and that a 1070 would be a luxury.

hornetstinger · 27 Nov 2016 at 22:38

Nope you're looking at SLI/Crossfire for 4K.

I've got a 480 and 1440 may be pushing it.

gib73 · 27 Nov 2016 at 22:41

hornetstinger said:
Nope you're looking at SLI/Crossfire for 4K.

I've got a 480 and 1440 may be pushing it.

and the 1060 has very similar performance to 480 ?

hornetstinger · 28 Nov 2016 at 04:59

Give or take 10-20% depending on game and API.

gib73 · 28 Nov 2016 at 05:20

hornetstinger said:
Give or take 10-20% depending on game and API.

Ok sounds like nvidia way to go.

Any particular makes and models of 1060/1070 recommended?

nashathedog · 28 Nov 2016 at 07:29

hornetstinger said:
Nope you're looking at SLI/Crossfire for 4K.

I've got a 480 and 1440 may be pushing it.

This is what I think, I have a Fury pro and at 3440x1440 it struggles with some games so the weakest card I'd consider buying for 1440p today would be a 1070. I'm waiting on Vega to either provide a decent option or push Nvidia prices down but as it stands in my opinion the 1070's the best buy out of the 14-16nm cards available today. It'll manage 1440p okay and it has plenty of ram too.

orbitalwalsh · 28 Nov 2016 at 08:00

what refresh rate is your 1440p?

again would effect choice of card, 60Hz makes it easier to justify a 1060 or 1070 to be more future proof, 144hz and above should be looking at 1070 standard or 1080

gib73 · 28 Nov 2016 at 13:13

orbitalwalsh said:
what refresh rate is your 1440p?

again would effect choice of card, 60Hz makes it easier to justify a 1060 or 1070 to be more future proof, 144hz and above should be looking at 1070 standard or 1080

60Hz on dell u2515h.

Is there a notable difference playing games at 1080p v 1440p on 25" monitor ?

Freddie1980 · 28 Nov 2016 at 13:25

gib73 said:
60Hz on dell u2515h.

Is there a notable difference playing games at 1080p v 1440p on 25" monitor ?

If your monitor was designed for 1080p the picture won't look right just run it at the native resolution.

I've had a quick look at some reviews of the newer 3rd party overclocked cards such as the XFX RX480 GTR Black edition and it's no slouch when it comes to 1440p. Gears of War 4 struggles at 35 FPS but you can Battlefield 1, Hitman and Tomb Raider and all range between 50 to 63 FPS (Doom hits 70+ FPS).

Certainly a 1070 will give you more consistent better performance across the board but you pay the price, if you can afford it got for it however if money is a worry I can't see you regretting buying into a RX480. Also bear in mind with a RX480 AMD does seem to be able to work more performance out of their cards overtime with their driver updates also Radeon tend to fair a lot better in games were their is a DX12 render option.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 28 Nov 2016 at 13:30

gib73 said:
60Hz on dell u2515h.

Is there a notable difference playing games at 1080p v 1440p on 25" monitor ?

I have the UP2516D which is the wide gamut version of that monitor. I have found the 1080P scaling on it is actually not that bad TBH.

However,it seems to do well on AMD cards:

http://gamegpu.com/images/stories/Test_GPU/Simulator/Forza_Horizon_3_/hi/f3_2560_h.png

Look at where the RX470 is located and if you are quick there are deals for the RX470 4GB for around £160.

Or alternatively,look for the MSI RX480 8GB with cashback.

Edit!!

It seems an RX480 8GB can run it at mostly max settings(with a few medium ones) at qHD fine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-D6cOx8zhs

Also,the game is very CPU heavy,so the Haswell Core i7 might be slighting bottlenecking the game at some points,but you have a Core i7 6700K so should be fine.

~>Dg<~ · 28 Nov 2016 at 14:03

1070 min i would say . 1080 for everything ultra and 60 fps at 1440.

gib73 · 28 Nov 2016 at 18:24

Great. Thanks for all the advice.

Make my mind up time!

David Bisset · 28 Nov 2016 at 21:47

gib73 said:
Ok sounds like nvidia way to go.

Any particular makes and models of 1060/1070 recommended?

Out of curiosity why would a post of "basically the same" for a more expensive card make you think NVIDIA are the way to go? (Assuming you meant the 6GB 1060 - the 3GB one is significantly slower to go with the lower price so the comparison falls down)

I would understand for the 1070 but the 1060 not so much.

Edit: I realise there are pros and cons for each, not trying to say it'd be a terrible pick

Lmg80 · 28 Nov 2016 at 22:28

FH3 is taxing on hardware if Apex is anything to go by.

Emptybox in YouTube recently reviewed FH3 who has an i7 6700k and 1070. I believe his screen is 1080 albeit 144hz.

gib73 · 28 Nov 2016 at 23:57

David Bisset said:
Out of curiosity why would a post of "basically the same" for a more expensive card make you think NVIDIA are the way to go? (Assuming you meant the 6GB 1060 - the 3GB one is significantly slower to go with the lower price so the comparison falls down)

I would understand for the 1070 but the 1060 not so much.

Edit: I realise there are pros and cons for each, not trying to say it'd be a terrible pick

Swaying towards the MSI 480 Gaming X 8Gb. £204 on OC with the 20% cashback is a bit of deal clincher.

meldarthx · 30 Nov 2016 at 08:52

gib73 said:
Swaying towards the MSI 480 Gaming X 8Gb. £204 on OC with the 20% cashback is a bit of deal clincher.

that's one of the best 480s on the market bar none - and a hell of a deal

should get civ 6 - which if you don't want sell on making it even better

gib73 · 30 Nov 2016 at 09:38

meldarthx said:
that's one of the best 480s on the market bar none - and a hell of a deal should get civ 6 - which if you don't want sell on making it even better

Still deliberating what to buy ! Spent longer looking at GPU's than my PC build.

If I am limited to 60hz at 1440p on my dell u2515h is there any point in getting a 1070?

Would I be as well going for 480 or 1060 ?

Purgatory · 30 Nov 2016 at 09:58

gib73 said:
Still deliberating what to buy ! Spent longer looking at GPU's than my PC build.

If I am limited to 60hz at 1440p on my dell u2515h is there any point in getting a 1070?

Would I be as well going for 480 or 1060 ?

1070