Worth upgrading 970?

[Snow-]

So currently i have a EVGA GTX 970 SSC and would like to know if it is worth upgrading to something like a 1060 6G or maybe a 1070. I really only do 1080p 60hz gaming, but may give 144HZ TN Panels another shot or may think about a 1440p 144HZ TN.

 

Why no 480? simple.... because i love nvidia and geforce experience. Although i can wait for VEGA if the 970 would still suffice for 1080p gaming.

[zMeul]

970 to 1060 is no upgrade

970 to 1070, it's a substantial upgrade - I did it:

 

FireStrike: http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/11677936/fs/9096074
FireStrike Extreme: http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/11677987/fs/9271098
Time Spy: http://www.3dmark.com/compare/spy/1198127/spy/107301
SkyDiver: http://www.3dmark.com/compare/sd/4533471/sd/4156765

 

1440p @144Hz is not doable on GTX1070, depending on the game and settings

[PCGuy_5960]

4 minutes ago, Snow- said:

So currently i have a EVGA GTX 970 SSC and would like to know if it is worth upgrading to something like a 1060 6G or maybe a 1070.

Wait another week, Hardware Unboxed will revisit the GTX 970 (subscribe if you want or check their channel in a week)

6 minutes ago, Snow- said:

Although i can wait for VEGA if the 970 would still suffice for 1080p gaming.

Overclock the 970 and wait for Vega IMO...

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, zMeul said:

970 to 1060 is no upgrade

970 to 1070, it's a substantial upgrade - I did it:

 

FireStrike: http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/11677936/fs/9096074
FireStrike Extreme: http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/11677987/fs/9271098
Time Spy: http://www.3dmark.com/compare/spy/1198127/spy/107301
SkyDiver: http://www.3dmark.com/compare/sd/4533471/sd/4156765

 

1440p @144Hz is not doable on GTX1070, depending on the game and settings

Any bottleneck have you experienced so far?

[zMeul]

5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Any bottleneck have you experienced so far?

at 1080p, it's possible .. depends on the game

[Snow-]

25 minutes ago, zMeul said:

970 to 1060 is no upgrade

970 to 1070, it's a substantial upgrade - I did it:

 

FireStrike: http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/11677936/fs/9096074
FireStrike Extreme: http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/11677987/fs/9271098
Time Spy: http://www.3dmark.com/compare/spy/1198127/spy/107301
SkyDiver: http://www.3dmark.com/compare/sd/4533471/sd/4156765

 

1440p @144Hz is not doable on GTX1070, depending on the game and settings

Alright noted on the 1440p thing. here is the score i got with timespy on my free version lolol http://www.3dmark.com/spy/1253871 not sure if that is ok/good.

 

25 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Wait another week, Hardware Unboxed will revisit the GTX 970 (subscribe if you want or check their channel in a week)

Overclock the 970 and wait for Vega IMO...

Any good guide on overclocking GPU?

[zMeul]

8 minutes ago, Snow- said:

here is the score i got with timespy on my free version lolol http://www.3dmark.com/spy/1253871 not sure if that is ok/good.

it's slightly better than mine http://www.3dmark.com/compare/spy/1253871/spy/107301#

 

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some people say wait for Volta ... Volta is no way near a launch date

Edited February 21, 2017 by zMeul

[Princess Luna]

29 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Wait another week, Hardware Unboxed will revisit the GTX 970 (subscribe if you want or check their channel in a week)

Overclock the 970 and wait for Vega IMO...

I agree with you with the slightly difference of wait for Volta instead [:

[PCGuy_5960]

3 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

I agree with you with the slightly difference of wait for Volta instead [:

But this is a longer wait

[PCGuy_5960]

7 minutes ago, Snow- said:

Alright noted on the 1440p thing. here is the score i got with timespy on my free version lolol http://www.3dmark.com/spy/1253871 not sure if that is ok/good.

http://www.3dmark.com/spy/893611 This is a 1060 benchmark that I found... The 1060 is quite a bit better in DX12... (Check the Graphics Score)

[PCGuy_5960]

9 minutes ago, Snow- said:

Any good guide on overclocking GPU?

 

[Phentos]

3 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

I agree with you with the slightly difference of wait for Volta instead [:

970 won't last that long with 1080p ultra settings gaming.

 

OP should wait for the alleged Pascal refresh instead. Or Vega.

[Snow-]

12 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

But this is a longer wait

15 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

I agree with you with the slightly difference of wait for Volta instead [:

Isn't volta sup[posed to be launched in 2018? i do see leaks of it apparently being launched early to compete with VEGA i guess.

 

11 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

 

Thx m8

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, Snow- said:

Thx m8

Np

[Princess Luna]

12 minutes ago, Phentos said:

970 won't last that long with 1080p ultra settings gaming.

 

OP should wait for the alleged Pascal refresh instead. Or Vega.

Why does one need ultra any ways? lower shadows and use it until the update is actually meaningful on Volta [:

[Phentos]

5 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Why does one need ultra any ways? lower shadows and use it until the update is actually meaningful on Volta [:

People's tastes are different. Some will only be happy with everything maxed out, or as high as possible given their card's capabilities.

 

Personally I'm also waiting for Volta too, but I also have a beefier GPU than the 970 so I can stomach the wait.

[Snow-]

2 hours ago, Phentos said:

People's tastes are different. Some will only be happy with everything maxed out, or as high as possible given their card's capabilities.

 

Personally I'm also waiting for Volta too, but I also have a beefier GPU than the 970 so I can stomach the wait.

Maybe if i tell myself g-sync monitors will come down in price i might be able to stomach it.

 

[Phentos]

3 minutes ago, Snow- said:

Maybe if i tell myself g-sync monitors will come down in price i might be able to stomach it.

Maybe by then, current G-Sync monitors will have come down even more in price. 

 

I'm counting on that fact, as I want to purchase an ultrawide 3840x1600 or 3440x1440 monitor when I move to Volta.