Graphics card for 1080p 60hz gaming.

[Hardwood9059]

Hi everyone,

 

I currently have an entry level gaming system and I am looking to upgrade my graphics card, my specs are;

pentium G4560 @ 3.5 GHz

Gtx 750ti 2gb

ADATA 8gb ddr4 2400 MHZ ram

5400rpm hard drive.

 

I was looking at either the gtx 1060 or the rx480 as an option, one more I was thinking about, although it is a bit out of my budget would be the gtx 1070, so any advice on which I can go for ???

[xDylanio]

480, but i would recommend the 1070

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, xDylanio said:

recommend the 1070

will bottleneck af with g4560

[EasonIDontKnowAnything]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

will bottleneck af with g4560

the rx480 wouldn't? 

[Guest]

Just now, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

the rx480 wouldn't? 

not as much as a 1070 would

af = as fuck

[othertomperson]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

will bottleneck af with g4560

Not before they're both bottlenecked by the 60hz refresh rate

 

Get a 480 or a 1060, whichever is cheaper.

[ARikozuM]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

not as much as a 1070 would

af = as fuck

Would leave room for improvement whenever and if OP decides to get a better CPU.

[othertomperson]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

Would leave room for improvement whenever and if OP decides to get a better CPU.

But will take away from the budget for those improvements, which would be self-defeating. A 480 or 1060 are still decent, and putting that towards a more future-proof CPU is more sensible.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, othertomperson said:

Not before it's bottlenecked by the 60hz refresh rate

 

Get a 480 or a 1060, whichever is cheaper.

True but not all games go above 60fps so it all depends on games OP plays most

 

[HelplmChoking]

5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

will bottleneck af with g4560

So what? A bottleneck doesn't mean you drop to 2fps. It'll just be lower than the 1070 could be capable of. OP will easily be able to run over 60fps at 1080p.

Not that I recommend dropping that much for a 1070, when OP clearly has a budget rig for a reason.

[othertomperson]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

True but not all games go above 60fps so it all depends on games OP plays most

 

Well no it doesn't, because even in those games if your CPU is stopping you from hitting 60 fps then it doesn't matter if you have a 480 or a 1070 -- there's no scenario here that makes the 1070 worthwhile. The 1070 is a great card for higher resolution than OP's monitor, or higher framerate than that CPU or monitor allow, so don't bother with it.

[ARikozuM]

There is always a benefit to more frames. Getting a GPU and CPu that only allow 60Hz on your monitor is fool-hardy. You also have game like GTAV where the GPU does a lot of work rendering scenery. 

[Legolessed]

24 minutes ago, Hardwood9059 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I currently have an entry level gaming system and I am looking to upgrade my graphics card, my specs are;

pentium G4560 @ 3.5 GHz

Gtx 750ti 2gb

ADATA 8gb ddr4 2400 MHZ ram

5400rpm hard drive.

 

I was looking at either the gtx 1060 or the rx480 as an option, one more I was thinking about, although it is a bit out of my budget would be the gtx 1070, so any advice on which I can go for ???

so um, hey are you potentially selling your old 750 ti?  

[AlTech]

38 minutes ago, Hardwood9059 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I currently have an entry level gaming system and I am looking to upgrade my graphics card, my specs are;

pentium G4560 @ 3.5 GHz

Gtx 750ti 2gb

ADATA 8gb ddr4 2400 MHZ ram

5400rpm hard drive.

 

I would actually suggest an RX 470 4GB if your intentions are 1080p gaming at 60fps. 

 

It should perform within 20% of an RX 480

 

 

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I was looking at either the gtx 1060 or the rx480 as an option

Those cards are quite overkill for 1080p 60fps at High settings.

 

I have a card which performs similarly to an GTX 1050Ti and I find that I can hit 1080p 60fps at High settings with no problem.

[TrigrH]

Ignoring all the bullshit above here is the real answer:

TLDR:

AMD's DX11 driver has too much CPU overhead, a GTX 1060 3gb or 6gb is the best option.

[othertomperson]

8 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

There is always a benefit to more frames. Getting a GPU and CPu that only allow 60Hz on your monitor is fool-hardy. You also have game like GTAV where the GPU does a lot of work rendering scenery. 

The mark up on cards like the 1070 (especially when there's no RX 490 opposing it) is always extreme. It works out far cheaper and beneficial in terms of features to buy cheaper products more often, than to spend a tonne and keep it for years. Just ask any of the Sandy Bridge E owners currently upgrading for things like m.2, or the GTX 690 owners who ran out of vram or needed a more up to date display port.

 

3 minutes ago, TrigrH said:

Ignoring all the bullshit above here is the real answer:

TLDR:

AMD's DX11 driver has too much CPU overhead, a GTX 1060 3gb or 6gb is the best option.

That's a good point, actually, I'd forgotten how shite AMD's driver was.

[xDylanio]

9 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

will bottleneck af with g4560

I didn't even realize he had the cpu in the forum, 

[Hardwood9059]

10 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

Would leave room for improvement whenever and if OP decides to get a better CPU.

Well that's the thing I would only want to upgrade the CPU if i decide to go beyond 1080p 60hz which I don't plan on doing anytime soon.....so most people are recommending the rx480 more, is it because of the greater raw computing performance.

[Hardwood9059]

11 hours ago, Legolessed said:

so um, hey are you potentially selling your old 750 ti?  

I might....yeah....:)

[PCGuy_5960]

Which games do you play?

[Hardwood9059]

11 hours ago, AluminiumTech said:

 

I would actually suggest an RX 470 4GB if your intentions are 1080p gaming at 60fps. 

 

It should perform within 20% of an RX 480

 

 

Those cards are quite overkill for 1080p 60fps at High settings.

 

I have a card which performs similarly to an GTX 1050Ti and I find that I can hit 1080p 60fps at High settings with no problem.

For that budget if a Rx 480 or 1060 will be an overkill for 1080p I would gladly take them.....

[Hardwood9059]

12 hours ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Which games do you play?

Mostly regular triple a titles, some CS GO, I would like to get about 60 fps on max settings at 1080p or the same with slightly reduced settings in the near future, 2-3 years perhaps.

[Hardwood9059]

11 hours ago, Hardwood9059 said:

For that budget if a Rx 480 or 1060 will be an overkill for 1080p I would gladly take them.....

Also, now I'm pretty convinced about the options being the gtx 1060 and Rx 480, so can someone give me an answer on what can be better, I've always Stuck with Nvidia till now, can someone help me settle this ??

[Legolessed]

13 hours ago, Hardwood9059 said:

I might....yeah....:)

I may be interested  

[TrigrH]

1 hour ago, Hardwood9059 said:

Also, now I'm pretty convinced about the options being the gtx 1060 and Rx 480, so can someone give me an answer on what can be better, I've always Stuck with Nvidia till now, can someone help me settle this ??

I already told you did you not watch the video?