Considering gifting a friend one of my old graphics cards, how much benefit would he get?

[Dovaogedy]

I have two pc friends who have rigs that are a few years old now

 

One has  an I5 4690k and a 2gb gtx 770

 

The other isnt quite as pc literate but from what i recall his pc has something like an amd fx 8320/8350 and an r9 280/280x

 

i have a gtx 970 and a 3gb 1060 available once i buy my  rtx 2070

 

Would either one of these guys benefit greatly from one of these cards if i gifted them for free?

[Light-Yagami]

first guy - 1060

second guy - 970

[Dovaogedy]

how much better is the 970 at 1080p? i tried to look up some benchmark vids but not much luck

[keskparane]

I agree with @Light-Yagami

They will both benefit greatly.

[Dovaogedy]

I was leaning towards selling the 1060 and gifting the 970 to my friend with the amd pc. The guy with the 770 doesnt game as much

[LukeSavenije]

the 970 and 1060 are performencewise about the same

 

for reference inside same gen

390(x)=1060

780 ti=1060

[Dovaogedy]

Im just worried my friends fx processor would bottleneck the 970 lol

[Dovaogedy]

Alright well ill consider gifting my amd buddy the 970

[aisle9]

18 minutes ago, Dovaogedy said:

I have two pc friends who have rigs that are a few years old now

 

One has  an I5 4690k and a 2gb gtx 770

 

The other isnt quite as pc literate but from what i recall his pc has something like an amd fx 8320/8350 and an r9 280/280x

 

i have a gtx 970 and a 3gb 1060 available once i buy my  rtx 2070

 

Would either one of these guys benefit greatly from one of these cards if i gifted them for free?

The GTX 970 and GTX 1060/3 are more or less the same in terms of performance. The 280 and 280X are pretty much a wash with the GTX 770. So, basically, you can give either guy either card without one seeing significantly more improvement than the other.