graphics cards Upgrading GTX 970 to a RX 580

[Cold Touch]

Hi. I was wondering is it worth upgrading from a GTX 970 4gb to the new RX 580? 

[ProjectBox153]

Does the 970 do what you want it to? Is there something about it you don't like? 

[Cold Touch]

Just now, Jamiec1130 said:

Does the 970 do what you want it to? Is there something about it you don't like? 

I'm currently running three monitors and sometimes i feel that the 970, strangly enough, can't handle it.

[Princess Luna]

If you're staying on 1080p60hz I don't think this upgrade is all that needed... the RX580 is like 15% faster than the GTX 970... that is still a small improve in fps to justify the hassle in my opinion.

[Ya_Mi]

Just now, Cold Touch said:

I'm currently running three monitors and sometimes i feel that the 970, strangly enough, can't handle it.

and u want 580 to do that?

man u need 1070 for triple monitor setup.. more monitor more pixels.. its going to need a powerful gpu especially if u want to use all of em for gaming

[Cold Touch]

Just now, Ya_Mi said:

and u want 580 to do that?

man u need 1070 for triple monitor setup.. more monitor more pixels.. its going to need a powerful gpu especially if u want to use all of em for gaming

I'm only using 1 monitor for gaming. A 144hz benQ monitor

[Ya_Mi]

Just now, Cold Touch said:

I'm only using 1 monitor for gaming. A 144hz benQ monitor

144hz monitor? what kind of games that u play?

[Cold Touch]

Just now, Ya_Mi said:

144hz monitor? what kind of games that u play?

Mostly CSGO and Overwatch

[Ya_Mi]

1 minute ago, Cold Touch said:

Mostly CSGO and Overwatch

then is enough no need to upgrade.. if u want to upgrade get something like 1070 instead it will give u more noticeable performance.

[DrMacintosh]

4 minutes ago, Ya_Mi said:

 

man u need 1070 for triple monitor setup

Common misconception. The 1070 isn't that much faster than a 580. But it is faster. 

[Ya_Mi]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

Common misconception. The 1070 isn't that much faster than a 580. But it is faster. 

proof it

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, Ya_Mi said:

proof it

Watch the new Vid from LTT. The 1070 holds a sizable lead and the best price/dollar but the 580 is literally in 2nd place and the performance difference isn't as big as you probably think it is. 

[Cold Touch]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

Watch the new Vid from LTT. The 1070 holds a sizable lead and the best price/dollar but the 580 is literally in 2nd place and the performance difference isn't as big as you probably think it is. 

If i were to upgrade my 970, which GPU would be the best to upgrade to?

[Ya_Mi]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

Watch the new Vid from LTT. The 1070 holds a sizable lead and the best price/dollar but the 580 is literally in 2nd place and the performance difference isn't as big as you probably think it is. 

I've watched it 1070 has 30+ more fps then 580 on overall.. its a big gap between those 2 cards

[Ashiella]

3 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Watch the new Vid from LTT. The 1070 holds a sizable lead and the best price/dollar but the 580 is literally in 2nd place and the performance difference isn't as big as you probably think it is. 

10-20 fps?

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, Cold Touch said:

If i were to upgrade my 970, which GPU would be the best to upgrade to?

Well a 970 is still a powerful card, the 1070 is only a generation above the 970. The 1070 would make more sense as it is more powerful. But budget should also be ket in mind. 

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, Ashiella said:

10-20 fps?

sounds about right. Probably more towards the middle there. Wasn't paying that much attention in the benchmarks

[Cold Touch]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

Well a 970 is still a powerful card, the 1070 is only a generation above the 970. The 1070 would make more sense as it is more powerful. But budget should also be ket in mind. 

Do you think it's more worth waiting for Vega?

[Ashiella]

1 minute ago, Cold Touch said:

If i were to upgrade my 970, which GPU would be the best to upgrade to?

Bruh, I'm in the same boat, same setup, my monitor is freesync, and the 970 drops frames and only gets around 100-110 in siege

[Ya_Mi]

3 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Watch the new Vid from LTT. The 1070 holds a sizable lead and the best price/dollar but the 580 is literally in 2nd place and the performance difference isn't as big as you probably think it is. 

and its just a game benchmark by the way not all of the people will buy a gpu just to play games..

its just obvious that 1070 is more powerful.

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, Ya_Mi said:

 

its just obvious that 1070 is more powerful.

Never said it wasn't. 

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, Cold Touch said:

Do you think it's more worth waiting for Vega?

It would be dumb not to. 

[typographie]

10 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Common misconception. The 1070 isn't that much faster than a 580. But it is faster. 

Here's Ashes of the Singularity in DirectX 12. It doesn't get more AMD-friendly than this:

 

 

Sure, the 580 is in "second place," but that's more than a 25% gap. That's bigger than any other two cards up there. And the difference is only wider in most other games. You could fit a whole new card in between those two.

[Ya_Mi]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

Never said it wasn't. 

mean its MORE huge big..lol

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, typographie said:

Here's Ashes of the Singularity in DirectX 12. It doesn't get more AMD-friendly than this:

 

 

Sure, the 580 is in "second place," but that's over a 25% gap. That's bigger than any other two cards up there. And the difference is only wider in most other games. You could fit a whole new card in between those two.

Think you are ignoring the price of the two cards. The 580 is about half the price.