Replacement for GTX 1060

[Kins]

Need to upgrade my Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB, now that GPU stocks are better and I have some upgrade funds.

Price between £250 to £350. AMD or Nvidia.

Got to do 2k at least, doesn't matter about 4k because my eyesight is bad enough not to really be able to tell the difference. I am old, shoot me.

Rest of rig is :

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core 4.7GHz (Socket AM4)​

MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 ATX Motherboard

Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS432G360C8K

Cheers.

 

[Joxeon]

OCUK currently have the 6700 10gb at around £350 which seems decent.

 

[Kins]

Seems a toss up between a 6700 10gb or a 3060 12gb if I spend £350.

Really wondering if its worth spending that much, or where the best bang for buck is in the current GPU ranges.

 

[Alan McFall]

Seems a toss up between a 6700 10gb or a 3060 12gb if I spend £350.

Really wondering if its worth spending that much, or where the best bang for buck is in the current GPU ranges.

What games are you playing ? Are you looking to play AAA titles ?

 

[tamzzy]

3060ti FE

 

[nomadd]

Seems a toss up between a 6700 10gb or a 3060 12gb if I spend £350.

Really wondering if its worth spending that much, or where the best bang for buck is in the current GPU ranges

FWIW, I too don't care about 4k. I also don't care about RT.

Which is why I've stuck with my 1080Ti. Can get them second-hand for about £250-280. Fast card for that kind of money, imho. Of course, if you are prepared to wait until next stock, then 3060Ti FE is a great option if you want new (as has been suggested.)

 

[JediFragger]

I'd say it was a 6600 at £249 (a touch weak at 1440p latest games though) or go straight for a 6700 at £350, dealers choice

Both will be a good bump over the 1060

This should help a little;

 

[Kins]

Recently been playing Elden Ring, Crusader Kings 3 and Lost Ark.

 

[K4Y84]

3060ti FE

This if you can stretch to the £369 + delivery and can wait until a restock happens and you are savvy enough to find where to buy it. It's the best FPS per £ you'll find outside the second hand market. Otherwise what the others are saying.

 

[Alan McFall]

Recently been playing Elden Ring, Crusader Kings 3 and Lost Ark.

Either 3060ti FE (they drop on a competitors site) for £369 or i'd personally get a 6600 for £250 and then look to do a full upgrade next year (RDNA3 / RTX4000) as we're looking at the best performance jump in the history of

 

[JediFragger]

Either 3060ti FE (they drop on a competitors site) for £369 or i'd personally get a 6600 for £250 and then look to do a full upgrade next year (RDNA3 / RTX4000) as we're looking at the best performance jump in the history of

This for sure, if you don't want to stretch then get the 6600 and it should last you a few years. The 5800X/X570 are good for quite a while yet, and shouldn't bottleneck you anytime soon.

 

[ZXSpectrum]

RX6700 or RTX3060ti would be my choice. Both about the same price and both about the same performance.

I have the RTX 3060ti FE and its a great card.

 

[JollyJamma]

RX6700 or RTX3060ti would be my choice. Both about the same price and both about the same performance.

I have the RTX 3060ti FE and its a great card.

Yeah, maybe the RX6700 is a better buy for the pure performance but the 3060 ti is still great.

 

[tamzzy]

Yeah, maybe the RX6700 is a better buy for the pure performance but the 3060 ti is still great.

the 3060ti is the same performance level as a 6700xt
the 6700 non-xt will be slower than the 3060ti by inference

 

[Miganto]

6700nonxt gets my vote now for that price

 

[Joxeon]

6700nonxt gets my vote now for that price

Same as, It should be around 20-25% faster than a 3060. The 3060 really needs to be sub £300 in the current market to make it worth considering.

 

[Alan McFall]

Same as, It should be around 20-25% faster than a 3060. The 3060 really needs to be sub £300 in the current market to make it worth considering.

Crazy how much of a jump over the 2060 it is, cheaper MSRP and still not good enough.. shines a light on the importance of competition.

 

[rchads89]

3060ti fe good performance for the cash

 

[fastwunz]

I’m running a 3060ti FE and it’s superb

 

[Tommy_Here]

I've had a 3060 Ti FE and at £369 it's a cracking card! Was consistently faster than my 2017 Titan Xp ( full fat version ) and handled many of my games at 4k without an issue especially with dlss.. 3060 Ti takes my vote.