1660ti vs 970

[kluch31]

I have a msi 970 would getting the 1660ti be a good upgrade and I also play games at 1440p. 

[Firewrath9]

nah, I'd get a 2060, or wait for navi.

[KarathKasun]

Look at GTX 1070 vs GTX 970 if you want to know what performance difference is.  GTX 1660 Ti performs pretty much like a GTX 1070.

[Guest]

1660TI No doubt

[Mister Woof]

970 ~= 1060 3gb

I wouldn't upgrade to anything less than 1080 GTX class, personally, because there's not enough of a jump. 

 

[KarathKasun]

2 minutes ago, Plutosaurus said:

970 ~= 1060 3gb

I wouldn't upgrade to anything less than 1080 GTX class, personally, because there's not enough of a jump. 

 

I would wait for Q3, or get a V56 and do the power table hack.

[Mister Woof]

2 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

I would wait for Q3, or get a V56 and do the power table hack.

I upgraded from an RX 580 8GB to a Vega 64. The jump was pretty big, but I can't say it is game changing. I am more easily able to get 144hz at 1080p, albeit still with settings reductions, but mainly I was going to buy RE2 anyway and I felt it would be a good excuse. Wife got my RX 580 and i was able to put her 1060 3gb into my daughter's machine.

 

High refresh gaming is a very ambitious goal. Probably better to aim for 1440p/75, IMO.

[KarathKasun]

Just now, Plutosaurus said:

I upgraded from an RX 580 8GB to a Vega 64. The jump was pretty big, but I can't say it is game changing. I am more easily able to get 144hz at 1080p, albeit still with settings reductions, but mainly I was going to buy RE2 anyway and I felt it would be a good excuse. Wife got my RX 580 and i was able to put her 1060 3gb into my daughter's machine.

V56 MSRP is under $300 now is why I would recommend it, and with the power table hack you can get ~2060+ performance.  Cant beat that performance per $.

[Mister Woof]

2 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

V56 MSRP is under $300 now is why I would recommend it, and with the power table hack you can get ~2060+ performance.  Cant beat that performance per $.

I got my 64 when they were $399 + 3 free games and $5 off.

 

Happy enough with it, despite the loud fan.

 

From my understanding, the only V56 that was "briefly 279" was a reference card, and it went OOS immediately.

[TheDankKoosh]

47 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

I would wait for Q3, or get a V56 and do the power table hack.

The power table hack isn't needed to get close enough to that performance. I've seen plenty of people getting 1620/950 while undervolted.

[ToneStar]

1 hour ago, kluch31 said:

I have a msi 970 would getting the 1660ti be a good upgrade and I also play games at 1440p. 

Sell it on ebay for around $150 and get a 980ti or 1070 for around $200 or $250 - $320 for a 1070ti or 1080.