GTX 1050Ti versus GTX 1660Ti - Will it have any difference in this game?

[Meesmoth]

Because I have been planning to upgrade my RAM to 32GB just after buying my new PC, due to low memory complains, I was thinking of upgrading my GPU as well, into a GTX 1660Ti for more graphics mods like Dynamic Resolution in this game. However, is the GPU upgrade worth it? Will it have a difference from the GTX 1050Ti I am currently using? I have to carefully manage my budget so if the upgrade isn't worth it, I might pass.

[ams083]

No, it will not. Upgrading your ram will.
If you haven’t already, consider an SSD instead of upgrading your GPU.

[numaleon]

And it's important to have a good CPU.

[Friends with Benedicts]

I don't think so.

I had 4GB ram and a 1050ti, and I can't remember the cpu stats, but I bought 2 furyX ram 1800something hz DDR3 8gb and those were enough for the game to run completely clean on my rig.

Plus 1050ti already has 4GB RAM for gpu. That's more than enough for this one. And i use several graphic mods to increase beauty.

Honestly I think using a ssd for this one is waste unless you live in 1st world countries where ssd costs are incredibly cheap.

You have literally only one loading screen before start playing without any load at all. You'll save like a minute or two each day of gameplay.

[MarkJohnson]

Originally posted by Meesmoth:

Because I have been planning to upgrade my RAM to 32GB just after buying my new PC, due to low memory complains, I was thinking of upgrading my GPU as well, into a GTX 1660Ti for more graphics mods like Dynamic Resolution in this game. However, is the GPU upgrade worth it? Will it have a difference from the GTX 1050Ti I am currently using? I have to carefully manage my budget so if the upgrade isn't worth it, I might pass.

The GPU should be the last thing to upgrade. The 1050Ti will process the video the same as 1660Ti, just the 1660Ti will generate a little higher FPS, and I mean only a little higher as this game only gets a max of around 30 fps zoomed into a busy intersection, as I'm sure you already know.

But I think the memory will be your best use as you create a lot of big beautiful cities with a lot of assets.

If you're interested in making videos with better image quality, then the 1660Ti will help with fps issues, but I think the video editor can smooth out the FPS issue if you stick with the 1050ti.

[Meesmoth]

Thanks for the advices anyone. I'll keep it in mind.

[cyäegha]

the sheer amount of misinformation in this thread is astounding

the GPU is literally the first thing you upgrade when you're unsatisfied with your current performance, and the difference between a 1050ti and a 1660ti isn't purely incremental - it's a whole order of magnitude better

nobody in their right mind is running a system with 32GB of RAM and pairing it with the most bottom-of-the-barrel GPU; even a devoted workstation is going to be using the most powerful CPU / GPU pairing it can afford, whether it be for rendering, for CUDA, or what-have-you
C:S is CPU-bound and beholden to your RAM, but that doesn't mean you can flat-out ignore your GPU, doubly so if C:S isn't the only game you play

none of the aforementioned parts, nor an SSD, are a magic bullet that will significantly increase your performance delta on their own and as such, in lieu of a new CPU - which will probably require a new motherboard as well if your GPU generation is any indication - the GPU is the next biggest jump

quickly perusing various permutations of CPUs and GPUs on userbenchmark - dubious though the data from that site is - to establish some kind of baseline for how CPU-bound versus GPU-bound the game is, is enough to get a feel for why you don't skimp on your GPU even in a game like C:S

my advice?
don't upgrade anything at the moment as no one part that you can realistically afford to change is going to make a significant difference on its own

[Friends with Benedicts]

Lol dude, chill. We just said that judging by his system, a RAM increase will bring more results to this specific game than a gpu upgrade.

We didn't said that would always be the answer, just in this specific case. Read carefully next time instead of charging into conclusion. I mean, how worth is your opinion when you can't even read?

Also stop spreading misinformation, upgrading only tour gpu can be useless if you're bottlenecking it in your system.