GTX 1660 SUPER or 1660 TI as a followup to GTX 970?

[☧ Voievod]

Hi,

I currently have a GTX 970 from back in 2015 and looking to upgrade.

How many years would any of those 2 GPUs stated in the title would allow me to play triple A games at 60 fps?

Please don't recommend RTX GPUs because I cannot afford them atm.

Thanks.

[Illusion of Progress]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Nebgama:

xx60's cards = entry level card usually a "Frankenstein" card also that is often out preformed by old series cards often by several earlier series in some cases. And quite often matches cards from previous series or two or three etc. still good cards at release but show age quicker.

xx70's = cards are mid tier good allround and usually the best price for performance go with this range if you can and are short on cash and the family offers it.

xx80's = cards start of the level top tier level cards

xx90's = latest and greatest the market has to offer.

Guessing you're a high spender on GPUs with those views?

The x50 tier is the entry level gaming product. While I understand the RTX series didn't have one (because RTX is new and so demanding that there's little point for one at this level, and honestly even the RTX 2060 was somewhat pointless), but when it does show up, it often DOES have the GTX (not just GT) moniker, so it's entry level, but still gaming oriented. If you're not playing demanding games they are typically still fine for 1080p/60 Hz play for some years. Honestly I'd even say the x40 tier, when it rarely shows up, is typically good enough for light gaming too, just not heavier ones and/or at high settings.

There's nothing "Frankenstein" about the x60 tier in particular. What are you even referring to with this? There's also nothing exclusively to them being outperformed by higher end cards from prior generations as this applies to almost all of them (with the exception of the very top end, for obvious reasons). Usually, a given card will perform close (a bit better or a bit worse, give or take) to the next tier up of the immediately prior generation. It's not exact or always true, but it's a rough rule of thumb. Not exclusive to the xx60 tier though. It's just something you won't see if you're always targeting the high end.

The x70 tier is typically not the best performance for the cost. That's usually the xx60 or even x50 tier (falling below your personal floor for minimum performance does not change this). The x70 tier is actually usually dismissed by most, sometimes seen as not giving a performance increase that matches the cost increase over the x60 by more value conscious consumers (so no, definitely not a "go here if short on money" choice at all), and not enough performance by those who want "all the performance" because if they're already spending disproportional, may as well go more out with the x80 they figure.

The x80 tier is firmly the high end. "The start of" makes them sound as some sort of minimum floor.

The x90 tier is, traditionally anyway, not really gaming oriented. In the past, they were mostly just dual GPU configurations or didn't exist. The current card filling the x90 slot is sort of an unusual thing. Traditionally, there were just Titans above the x80 tier, hence my above confusion about how you say "it starts here" for the x80 tier when traditionally that WAS the end point, but nVidia discovered people will actually spend that sort of money for such diminished returns so that may very well be changing. Still, even if the x90 becomes more gaming oriented and is the best, the x80 are still high end cards as well.

[Illusion of Progress]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Miss Ann Thrope:

I think that's very impressive performance for a lower-tier card.

It's really not though IMO, because the names are all arbitrary anyway, so once you realize it's still a $400 price point product, it actually stacks up somewhat poorly by sticking the x60 tier number on it for those who typically trend towards the x60 mid-range price points. But, things have been pretty mediocre on that front as a whole since after the GTX 1000 series launched anyway.

[[☥] - CJ -]

I honestly wouldnt go for a GPU with less than 6/8GB VRAM these days
VRAM amount becomes more important as games get more and more detailed.

[Kronos]

Get the Rtx 2060, it's the cheapest card with DLSS, which gives a boost of nearly 80% in fps in newer titles.

[nullable]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Nebgama:

xx60's cards = entry level card usually a "Frankenstein" card also that is often out preformed by old series cards often by several earlier series in some cases. And quite often matches cards from previous series or two or three etc. still good cards at release but show age quicker.

xx70's = cards are mid tier good allround and usually the best price for performance go with this range if you can and are short on cash and the family offers it.

xx80's = cards start of the level top tier level cards

xx90's = latest and greatest the market has to offer.

Ursprungligen skrivet av Nebgama:

anything below 60's family is not worth it in most cases.

I mean maybe that works well for you. But I don't agree with those appraisals. Highly opinionated at best, pseudo expertise at best. Like the whole "Frakenstein" claims makes no sense.

I mean you do what's best for you I guess. I tend to buy highend myself, but I don't pretend like I do that because it's the best thing to do. It's best for me. But midrange and budget cards are perfectly fine and the majority of people buy them anyway.

You might want to check out https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam to get some perspective on what people are actually running.

[max954]

If i was you i would keep an eye on the upcoming rx6600xt: it is rumored to be on par with an rx5700xt and slightly above a 3060. Also amd version of dlss should be released alongside it.

[🦜Cloud Boy🦜]

Neither GTX 1660 SUPER or 1660 Ti is any significant upgrade from GTX 970. Probably around 20 to 30% more powerful. That's like jumping from 60 fps to 70 fps.

Try to buy at least a RTX 2060s / 3060, then it will be considered as a reasonable upgrade imo.

[☧ Voievod]

Guys, thank you all for your replies. I've decided to get the RTX 3060 when it becomes available on EVGA (I don't know how long I will have to wait but Im not paying triple for it on retail shops in my country).

Is the RTX 3060 worth to get considering its not the top of the top GPU but a considerable upgrade compared to GTX 970?

Thanks.

[☧ Voievod]

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Ursprungligen skrivet av ✠ ReichsPanther:

I don't order internationally. Im not even from the US. Im from Romania.

Don't waste your time with EVGA then. Your only chance is the rat race. Stock alerts and local computer shops (you may be surprised).

EVGA has an international shop that ships to Romania too.

[☧ Voievod]

Then how do I get one? Its double or triple the price on stores here and almost everywhere this GPU is out of stock.

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