1060 vs 1070

[Coreyman03]

I am going to be upgrading my graphics card soon, and I was wondering if a 1070 is really worth the extra $100 over a 1060? If you know any competitive amd options at this price point feel free to let me know as well.

Thank you!

[headhunter7987]

The 1070 is a fantastic card and it's breaking the limit between mid-tier to high-tier cards. 

 

I have a 1060 and after I fixed my cooling issues, (yesterday) my pc has been running like a dream. If you would like to invest a little more so you won't have to spend money in the future, then I would personally go for a 1070. I'm considering buying one myself in the next 6 months. The 1070 is an all-around better card IMO.

[Jurrunio]

Neither cards are good value anyway. In Nvidia's current lineup, the 1060 3gb and 1070ti are the best value options.

[r3loAded]

2 minutes ago, Coreyman03 said:

I am going to be upgrading my graphics card soon, and I was wondering if a 1070 is really worth the extra $100 over a 1060? If you know any competitive amd options at this price point feel free to let me know as well.

Thank you!

Insufficient details. Overall yes, but depends on the games you wish to play, resolution, fps range, graphic details. Also the other specs in order to see if any bottleneck would appear in your system.

 

Going for 1070 would be a little bit more ""future proof"" and then the $100 would worth, IMO.

[Coreyman03]

3 minutes ago, r3loAded said:

Insufficient details. Overall yes, but depends on the games you wish to play, resolution, fps range, graphic details. Also the other specs in order to see if any bottleneck would appear in your system.

 

Going for 1070 would be a little bit more ""future proof"" and then the $100 would worth, IMO.

The most graphically intensive games I play are PUBG and Destiny 2, and I would like to go for 1080p 144hz high-max settings. I have a ryzen 3 1200 overclocked and 8 gb of ram.

[Thermosman]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Neither cards are good value anyway. In Nvidia's current lineup, the 1060 3gb and 1070ti are the best value options.

1060 3gb is terrible value due to quickly hitting vram limits, and 1070 ti is just yet another card in the lineup

[i_build_nanosuits]

2 minutes ago, Coreyman03 said:

The most graphically intensive games I play are PUBG and Destiny 2, and I would like to go for 1080p 144hz high-max settings. I have a ryzen 3 1200 overcooked and 8 gb of ram.

then, get a new CPU, more RAM and overclock a GTX 1080

[Coreyman03]

1 minute ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

then, get a new CPU, more RAM and overclock a GTX 1080

A 1080 is out of my budget, not including more ram and a better cpu.

[Jurrunio]

2 minutes ago, Thermosman said:

1060 3gb is terrible value due to quickly hitting vram limits, and 1070 ti is just yet another card in the lineup

BS. 3gb is only 8% slower than the 6gb.

 

1070ti is very similar to a 1080, but at $450 to $480 it's hard to hate it.

[Coreyman03]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

BS. 3gb is only 8% slower than the 6gb.

 

1070ti is very similar to a 1080, but at $450 to $480 it's hard to hate it.

Im with thermosman here, the 3gb being slower is not the issue, it just runs out of vram.

 

[Thermosman]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

BS. 3gb is only 8% slower than the 6gb.

 

1070ti is very similar to a 1080, but at $450 to $480 it's hard to hate it.

Yes, but you are limited by lack of vram 3gb for 1080p is simply not enoughhttps://youtu.be/CX-AurNmrp0

 

 

[Light-Yagami]

7 minutes ago, Coreyman03 said:

The most graphically intensive games I play are PUBG and Destiny 2, and I would like to go for 1080p 144hz high-max settings. I have a ryzen 3 1200 overclocked and 8 gb of ram.

Well, gtx 1070 will certainly contribute to that 144hz goal (I have it, and it's a great GPU), but your CPU will bottleneck it hard and there's no way you're reaching anywhere close to that 144hz mark. It's a slow CPU. My 3 yo laptop with 4710HQ is faster.

 

And even with a 7700k/8700k, gtx 1070 would struggle reaching 144fps in most AAA games at ultra. You're looking closer to 100fps mark.

So I don't know what you're aiming for, but reality is that in your current situation, 144hz is a distant dream.

 

 

[r3loAded]

Don't even consider 1060, not 3gb or 6gb. Neither won't provide 1080p max settings 144 fps. At least not for the games you said. Not sure if even a 1070 will do so. PUBG badly optimised and Destiny 2 needs some graphical power for 144 fps max settings.

 

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but ryzen 1200 will bottleneck a 1070. So your best bet is 1060, 6gb I would say just to be on the safe side.

[Narnash]

PUBG will never run 144Hz

[Coreyman03]

4 minutes ago, Light-Yagami said:

Well, gtx 1070 will certainly contribute to that 144hz goal (I have it, and it's a great GPU), but your CPU will bottleneck it hard and there's no way you're reaching anywhere close to that 144hz mark. It's a slow CPU. My 3 yo laptop with 4710HQ is faster.

 

And even with a 7700k/8700k, gtx 1070 would struggle reaching 144fps in most AAA games at ultra. You're looking closer to 100fps mark.

So I don't know what you're aiming for, but reality is that in your current situation, 144hz is a distant dream.

 

 

Well, 144 fps is more for games like csgo, I would be happy with 60-100fps on other games. And I would not have an issue with dropping styling down to medium-high.

[Light-Yagami]

3 minutes ago, Coreyman03 said:

Well, 144 fps is more for games like csgo, I would be happy with 60-100fps on other games. And I would not have an issue with dropping styling down to medium-high.

As I said, gtx 1070 is a great GPU: I just wanted you to know what you're dealing with here. 

If you can stretch the budget tho, go for the 1070ti, since it offers the best value

 

[Coreyman03]

Just now, Light-Yagami said:

As I said, gtx 1070 is a great GPU: I just wanted you to know what you're dealing with here. 

If you can stretch the budget tho, go for the 1070ti, since it offers the best value

 

I can try, but I am already stretching my budget just for a 1070.

[Jurrunio]

10 minutes ago, Coreyman03 said:

Im with thermosman here, the 3gb being slower is not the issue, it just runs out of vram.

 

 

9 minutes ago, Thermosman said:

Yes, but you are limited by lack of vram 3gb for 1080p is simply not enoughhttps://youtu.be/CX-AurNmrp0

 

 

Then dont use very high texture settings or use heavy MSAA. the 3gb ($200) wont be cheaper than the 6gb ($260) by so much for no reason. In fact that's why miners ignore this card and the prices stay low. No matter what, I just dont see spending extra 30% on a graphics card just to use very high / ultra texture settings (which doesnt look any better than high settings unless you compare them side by side) and 8% more fps as money well spent.

[Light-Yagami]

Just now, Coreyman03 said:

I can try, but I am already stretching my budget just for a 1070.

Then don't. GTX 1070 is great. Don't buy something you can't afford and feel bad if you can't. 

You'll have a great time with 1070

[Coreyman03]

Just now, Light-Yagami said:

Then don't. GTX 1070 is great. Don't buy something you can't afford and feel bad if you can't. 

You'll have a great time with 1070

Ok thank you!