Is it worth to upgrade from gtx 950 2gb to 1050 ti??

[Jaok]

My friend asked me this today and I said to him that it worth it. He wabts to play games like gta v, pubg... What do you guys think? 

 

 

His specs:

8gb of ram, gtx 950 2gb and I5 6400.

 

[Daniel Z.]

I would go for a 580 or 1060 

[NelizMastr]

2 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

I would go for a 580 or 1060 

They're double the price, though. 

[Jaxzzzzz]

try to find yourself a good deal on a used 970 if you are willing to go the used route and arent concerned with efficiency 

[Daniel Z.]

1 minute ago, NelizMastr said:

They're double the price, though. 

Depends where you live. But 1050ti won't run PUBG super well.

[Jaok]

Just now, Daniel Z. said:

Depends where you live. But 1050ti won't run PUBG super well.

He said to me that as long he gets stable 60 fps he will be happy

 

Sorry for shit english (english is nit my native language)

[Blebekblebek]

Any upgrade is good, only if you willing to afford it.

as for performance increase, spending $180-200 for maximum 30% increase, for me it's not worth it.

[NelizMastr]

6 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

Depends where you live. But 1050ti won't run PUBG super well.

Here in the Netherlands, a 1050Ti costs €180-200 and a GTX1060 6GB is around €340-400. 8GB 580s are around the €380-400 mark. But yeah, a 1050Ti isn't much of a AAA gaming card. A 2nd hand 970 would be better.

[Jaok]

3 minutes ago, Blebekblebek said:

Any upgrade is good, only if you willing to afford it.

as for performance increase, spending $180-200 for maximum 30% increase, for me it's not worth it.

 

5 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

Depends where you live. But 1050ti won't run PUBG super well.

 

6 minutes ago, Jaxzzzzz said:

try to find yourself a good deal on a used 970 if you are willing to go the used route and arent concerned with efficiency 

 

8 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

I would go for a 580 or 1060 

How about gtx 1060 3gb instead of 1050ti??

[Jaxzzzzz]

the 970 is more powerful

[Chalkywoods]

I have a 1050ti and honestly, the only game I have not been able to run well is PUBG. I can get close to 60 fps but it looks like ass and the view distance is terrible

[Mutoh]

1 hour ago, Daniel Z. said:

Depends where you live. But 1050ti won't run PUBG super well.

How do you figure? I've built quite a few PCs with 1050tis (and even regular 1050s) and they run PUBG fine @ 1080p 60. Last PC I built that had one of those cards had a 1050 mated to an i5 2500k and was running PUBG @ 60fps at the same resolution as well. Sure you might not be able to max out every setting, but for PUBG I think those cards are plenty. Same goes for Fortnite or GTA V or even OW and LoL. 

 

That being said, I'd rather find a used 970 like mentioned since you'd be able to get way better performance vs a new 1050ti for the same price. 

[Biggerboot]

1 hour ago, Jaok said:

How about gtx 1060 3gb instead of 1050ti??

It would be quite a bit faster (by around 33 percent).  It's about the same as a 970.

[AngryBeaver]

If you currently have a 950... then the best upgrades for you that would be reasonable in price would be the following USED options.

 

780, 780ti, 970, 980, 1060 3gb.

 

That is also the order from cheapest to most expensive option.

 

That being said you can pick up a used 780 for like 60-100 USD. Which is about 85% faster than your 950 and about 75% faster than the 1050. The 780TI is about 30-35% faster than the 780. The 970 is inbetween the 780 and 780TI in performance. The 980 is about 20% faster than the 780ti... and the 1060 3gb is slightly slower than the 980, but also newer hardware.

[Neverender]

If you play a lot of games that are RAM intensive, the extra 2GB the 1050 Ti has over the 950 is good to have. You will also get a slight improvement in FPS.

 

Personally, I would look towards a 970 first and see if the pricing is close to the 1050 Ti. If so, get that.