RX 550 vs GT1030

[IAR117]

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-asus-radeon-rx-550-14nm-polaris-512-streams-1183mhz-gpu-7000mhz-gddr5-dp-hdmi-dvi-d-dl

RX 550 Above

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/evga-geforce-gt-1030-sc-low-profile-2gb-gddr5-graphics-card-384-core-1290mhz-gpu-1544mhz-boost

GT 1030 Above

It's for my friends prebuilt. He wants to play H1Z1 and Player Unknown. He doesn't know the specific specs of his PC but he says that it is running Windows 7 and that he bought it 4 years back. He also says that for it's time it was pretty good so I'd take a guess and say i5 or i3. I'm open to any other suggestions so long as they're under 100 GBP and don't need a power cable as his PSU is probably complete crap. TIA

[mikat]

Older used graphics cards and a used PSU should be the best, just pick up the cheapest 400w 80+ PSU and an old 760/770/960

[Wrb]

You can get a 460/1050 for £100.

 

[Guest]

Both cards won't run the games you listed at 1080p. Search for the RX 560

[3 Lions]

Both these cards are overpriced pieces of junk, stay away from them. If you are on a tight budget look at second hand 750Ti's or look at new cards such as the RX 460, RX 560 or GTX 1050. 

[HKZeroFive]

Fairly sure you can get a GTX 1050 for 100 quid...

[IAR117]

1 hour ago, mikat said:

Older used graphics cards and a used PSU should be the best, just pick up the cheapest 400w 80+ PSU and an old 760/770/960

How much better would the performance be? Also would I not run into compatibility issues with the older cards?

[IAR117]

1 hour ago, HKZeroFive said:

Fairly sure you can get a GTX 1050 for 100 quid...

The reason I put the 1030 link up was because it was 65 quid and performs similarly, or at least I think so. Correct me if I'm wrong

[IAR117]

1 hour ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Both these cards are overpriced pieces of junk, stay away from them. If you are on a tight budget look at second hand 750Ti's or look at new cards such as the RX 460, RX 560 or GTX 1050. 

Is the 750ti better than the 1030? Also I'm pretty sure that the 560 needs a connector.

[IAR117]

1 hour ago, FTL said:

Both cards won't run the games you listed at 1080p. Search for the RX 560

What is the cheapest card that'll be able to run Battlegrounds at medium 1080p above 60fps?

[Moress]

14 minutes ago, IAR117 said:

What is the cheapest card that'll be able to run Battlegrounds at medium 1080p above 60fps?

GTX 1050

[IAR117]

Is the 950 not able to play Battlegrounds? @Moress

[3 Lions]

46 minutes ago, IAR117 said:

Is the 750ti better than the 1030?

Yes 

 

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-750-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GT-1030/2187vsm283726

 

 

[Moress]

7 hours ago, IAR117 said:

Is the 950 not able to play Battlegrounds? @Moress

It is. Just difficult to put minimum specs in the terms of several generations. Id say 760/950/1050?

[IAR117]

10 minutes ago, Moress said:

It is. Just difficult to put minimum specs in the terms of several generations. Id say 760/950/1050?

Sounds right. Thanks for all the help. Just 1 last question for today- does the 60 need a PCI PSU connector?

[HKZeroFive]

10 hours ago, IAR117 said:

The reason I put the 1030 link up was because it was 65 quid and performs similarly, or at least I think so. Correct me if I'm wrong

The GTX 1050 performs significantly better. The GT 1030 presents a rather poor price/performance ratio and it's also a general rule to never go below *50 with NVIDIA cards.

[JoostinOnline]

Get a used 750 Ti.  Best card NVIDIA has made IMO.  It doesn't require any extra power, stays cool, and is cheap.  Up until a month ago, I was using it to play all my games.

[IAR117]

10 hours ago, HKZeroFive said:

The GTX 1050 performs significantly better. The GT 1030 presents a rather poor price/performance ratio and it's also a general rule to never go below *50 with NVIDIA cards.

Well it starts at 65 but nevermind, I know what you mean

[HKZeroFive]

2 minutes ago, IAR117 said:

Well it starts at 65 but nevermind, I know what you mean

I meant below the *50 series (i.e. GTX 950, GTX 1050 etc.).

[JoostinOnline]

30 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

I meant below the *50 series (i.e. GTX 950, GTX 1050 etc.).

Honestly thought this was the first non-mobile GPU they've made with a post-fix under 50.