I'm way behind in gpus!

[Armageus]

So my gtx970 isn't as bad as i think then, that's a bonus, i only play at 1080p anyway , everything iv played so far on it is maxed out and gets plenty fps, thanks for the link

It'll be worse on cutting edge titles, but still a very capable "casual" card.

Even cards such as the 7850/7870 etc are surprisingly still capable given their age - the only thing that really is starting to limit them is 2GB of vram (which can be managed on older/"casual" games)

At the low-mid end of the market things haven't moved on a huge deal in the last 5+ years, all that has happened is that new tech/performance has been dumped into a new higher tier (e.g. the "baller tier" above), it hasn't trickled down as expected.

 

[Brazo]

This is a good link.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GeForce_GTX_1660_Gaming_X/28.html

It summarises performance over a number of games. It does show the mid range is very crowded with a lot of similarly performing cards between a 1660ti and a 2060/vega 64.

 

[Zernath]

Thanks guys, that gives me a better feel as to what's out now, looking at most results from peoples tests, it seems nvidia still run the market lol

Yes, well, that's because people just buy Nvidia without looking at the alternative. Not good for prices, as you'll begin to notice!

 

[Bluntwrapped]

Yes, well, that's because people just buy Nvidia without looking at the alternative. Not good for prices, as you'll begin to notice!

AMD need to improve their marketing strategy - they’re almost invisible compared to Nvidia. The AMD corporate identity is fairly weak and I think they’ve made some pretty awful decisions in terms of branding. Ryzen for example is a crap name and creates confusion - no one knows where we’re at and which generation we’re on as all are lumped under one identity.

While the Ryzen logo and branding isn’t old it’s aged far too quickly.

As far as the new Radeon card goes no one knew about it. Not good for sales.