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That upgrade would be fine.

But if you'd go for a 1070 or higher you might run into some bottlenecks.

In your case & upgrade path you'd follow, It'll work fine.

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5 minutes ago, Crying in a pooh suit said:

Hello, i currently have a r9 380 paired with a I5-4690k and consider upgrading it to a gt 1060 6gb. 

Would there be any bottlenecks? Or is it even worth the upgrade?

There wouldn't be any bottlenecks.

 

However it wouldn't be worth the upgrade. If you want to upgrade then upgrading to VEGA 56 makes a lot more sense because of the performance gains.

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4 hours ago, AluminiumTech said:

There wouldn't be any bottlenecks.

 

However it wouldn't be worth the upgrade. If you want to upgrade then upgrading to VEGA 56 makes a lot more sense because of the performance gains.

U sure? I looked at some benchmarks and it looks like a ≈20fps boost

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2 hours ago, Crying in a pooh suit said:

U sure? I looked at some benchmarks and it looks like a ≈20fps boost

But how much % was the improvement?

 

VEGA 56 or better is worth it from a 380.

 

It wouldn't be worth upgrading my GTX 770 to a 1060.

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The 4690k as it stands will bottleneck a 1070 and you will lose around 5-10 fps depending on the game.

I would suggest getting the 1070 and overclocking your CPU if you have a good enough cooler and a good enough PSU.

If not the 1060 is a good choice.

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4 hours ago, Crying in a pooh suit said:

But vega 56 many expensive.

If you can find it at around $400 then buy it. If you can't then get a 1070.

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