Is a GTX 970 still good for 2018?

[m i t c h e l l o]

I do own a GTX 970 for 7-8 months now and I am very happy about it. I'm not someone who is always aiming for ultra settings. High even medium is enough for me. Would the GTX 970 still be good for those type of settings?

[Cathulhu]

In newer games? More medium than high due to the VRAM issue that the 970 has.

[calluM]

970 is still a great card and close enough to a 1060, you're all good.

[Cathulhu]

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-970-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-3GB/2577vs3646
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-970-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB/2577vs3639

Yes, and no. Additionally VRAM plays a bigger role in modern games. And that's where the 970 has issues due to that 3.5+0.5GB nonsense nVidia pulled to save money.

[Moron]

Think of it this way. The 770 can run GTA V at max graphics 60 FPS with an i7 so yes a 970 is still good and even VR capable

[tacoshy]

引用自 Trex：

Think of it this way. The 770 can run GTA V at max graphics 60 FPS with an i7 so yes a 970 is still good and even VR capable

think of this GTA V does not depends on the GPU so much but on the CPU which is mostly resposible of the FPS...

really bad example. ANd no 970 is not good enough for serios VR. Low end VR games will run but the AAA VR titles not really.

Also GTA V is very old really not the way to measure the prformance of hardware. If you want to measure performance of current hardware take games like: Mass Effect Andromeda, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Total War: Warhammer II...

[King_BR0K]

Should be fine as long as you stick with 1080p

[Viper]

970 ..slightly below a 1060. Still able to run most current games with high settings at around 60 FPS if you have a decent CPU. Its not going to be good in say 2 years though. Then it mostly will be the minimum recommended for 2019 games the way game technology moves along.

[upcoast]

GTX970 is about same area as GTX1060 3GB and Rx 570 so is it good enough sure.

[Morethan2Letters]

Wait, there has been a AAA VR title released?

[tacoshy]

引用自 Advanced3：

Wait, there has been a AAA VR title released?

Fallout 4 VR as example, Star Trek Bridge Crew, Project cars 2, LA Noire, Doom, Elders Scroll.... want me to continue? also alot of AAA VR titles are already announced.

[Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism]

It's good as long as you think it is.

I don't think my HD 6950 is terrible and that's 560ti-570 range.

[Morethan2Letters]

引用自 tacoshy：

引用自 Advanced3：

Wait, there has been a AAA VR title released?

Fallout 4 VR as example, Star Trek Bridge Crew, Project cars 2, LA Noire, Doom, Elders Scroll.... want me to continue? also alot of AAA VR titles are already announced.

VR is a gimmick still, fun for a bit to mess around with, but its still a novelty.

[calluM]

引用自 Advanced3：

引用自 tacoshy：

Fallout 4 VR as example, Star Trek Bridge Crew, Project cars 2, LA Noire, Doom, Elders Scroll.... want me to continue? also alot of AAA VR titles are already announced.

VR is a gimmick still, fun for a bit to mess around with, but its still a novelty.

Right now it is, might become so accurate and advanced 5 years down the line that theres eSports involved with it xd

[Morethan2Letters]

引用自 calluM：

引用自 Advanced3：

VR is a gimmick still, fun for a bit to mess around with, but its still a novelty.

Right now it is, might become so accurate and advanced 5 years down the line that theres eSports involved with it xd

I still hold hope that it becomes better in the future. Like I said, Its fun to mess around with at the moment but nothing thats mind blowing.

[Cathulhu]

引用自 tacoshy：

引用自 Advanced3：

Wait, there has been a AAA VR title released?

Fallout 4 VR as example, Star Trek Bridge Crew, Project cars 2, LA Noire, Doom, Elders Scroll.... want me to continue? also alot of AAA VR titles are already announced.

Killing Floor Incursion as well.