Is Gtx 1060 worth the price compare to Gtx 1050 ti

[Andrew.Phourcheu]

Hey guys so I have been sit down and debating about whether I should choose gtx 1060 or gtx 1050 ti (I don’t have specific or design model in mind yet). With price of $280 at least for gtx 1060 and $180 at least for gtx 1050 ti, will I be getting more value in getting gtx 1050 ti or gtx 1060. These cards will be a replacement for my broken gtx 980 ti (I might have short circuit my gtx 980 ti).

 

What is my budget?

I can spend no more than $350.

 

 

Will I be playing games?

Yes though I don’t play that much. Game I own right now are witcher 3, kingdom come deliverance, Nier automata. Single-player game.

 

What is the setting and what is my resolutions? 

I generally game around 1080p to 2k with variable setting as long as it stay 30 fps.

 

 

Will I be cryptomining? 

No.

 

Will I be overclock?

No.

 

What is my computer spec?

Core i5 6600k

MSI PC Mate

 

 

Founder edition vs 3rd Party?

Preferably founder but I am open mind to consider 3rd party.

 

What else will I be doing with my gpu?

Editing photos, MCAT, Anatomy rendering model for my college courses etc.

 

 

Do I consider AMD?

Sure I do consider rx 560 and rx 570 but I am very critical about my gpu and my computer temperature.

 

Thank you everyone for replying. I am open to any suggestions. Also tell me about your experience with both AMD and Nvidia model that I mention.

 

 

Edited May 27, 2018 by Andrew.Phourcheu

[Jurrunio]

1050ti is enough since you're aiming for 30fps. If you want 60fps, 1050ti will only do medium to high settings, not very high with the 1060.

 

5 minutes ago, Andrew.Phourcheu said:

Founder edition vs 3rd Party?

 

Neither 1060 3gb or 1050ti has founders card.

 

5 minutes ago, Andrew.Phourcheu said:

Sure I do consider rx 560 and rx 570 but I am very critical about my gpu and my computer temperature

If your PC can't cool itself with an RX 570 (150w tdp), it wont do that well with a 1060 (120w tdp) either. RX 560 is only as fast as the 1050 non-Ti, so not so suitable here.

[Hashiba]

Hi, If you don't need the extra performance nor the extra ram (Assuming GTX1060 6GB), I would say save the 100bucks and get a 1050ti, It's my recommended "Good Minimum", another plus is that it consumes very little power. On the other hand I think the 980ti is quite powerful so none of the options would be a direct replacement. What are the specs for the rest of your system?

[RyzenUp]

GTX 1060 for 299 (19 more) because gtx 1050ti for 180 is a rip off and I can only find it for 199.99

[Nocte]

9 minutes ago, Hashiba said:

 On the other hand I think the 980ti is quite powerful so none of the options would be a direct replacement.

1060 6GB and 980Ti are kinda close to be honest. 

[Motifator]

What monitor do you own? Is Freesync or G-Sync important for you, or neither?

If you can stretch your budget a bit, I'd suggest a Hybrid 1070. Should stay cool and would be a good replacement for your broken 980 Ti. I honestly find 30 FPS terrible.

[Andrew.Phourcheu]

33 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

1050ti is enough since you're aiming for 30fps. If you want 60fps, 1050ti will only do medium to high settings, not very high with the 1060.

 

Neither 1060 3gb or 1050ti has founders card.

 

If your PC can't cool itself with an RX 570 (150w tdp), it wont do that well with a 1060 (120w tdp) either. RX 560 is only as fast as the 1050 non-Ti, so not so suitable here.

I found a few model like in here https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Wt7CmG/asus-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-turbo-video-card-turbo-gtx1060-6g uses design like founder edition. I will dig it further then to confirm it. 

 

I own a Fractal Design Define R5 pc case. I have two front intake and one back for exhaust. In general case (since I live in a cold states), the temperature is fine during winter, spring and late fall. But on summer, my room can get up to around 85F. 

[Andrew.Phourcheu]

35 minutes ago, Hashiba said:

Hi, If you don't need the extra performance nor the extra ram (Assuming GTX1060 6GB), I would say save the 100bucks and get a 1050ti, It's my recommended "Good Minimum", another plus is that it consumes very little power. On the other hand I think the 980ti is quite powerful so none of the options would be a direct replacement. What are the specs for the rest of your system?

At this moment and for the future, performance won't concern me as much since when it's come to gaming I play ps4. The rest of my system are

Fractal Design Define R5

8gb x 2 2400mhz Avexir Ram

MSI PC Mate

600W Bronze EVGA PSU

Noctua u12s model

2k Acer IPS monitor (no g-sync or free sync)

[Jurrunio]

31 minutes ago, Eibe said:

1060 6GB and 980Ti are kinda close to be honest. 

980ti = 1070, so I'm not sure how 'close' is defined here.

 

8 minutes ago, Andrew.Phourcheu said:

I own a Fractal Design Define R5 pc case. I have two front intake and one back for exhaust. In general case (since I live in a cold states), the temperature is fine during winter, spring and late fall. But on summer, my room can get up to around 85F. 

Blower card with this case isnt necessary, even open air coolers will do. You might need some faster fans for your intakes and exhause though, the 1000RPM stock fans are weak.

[Andrew.Phourcheu]

35 minutes ago, ForChickenNuggets said:

GTX 1060 for 299 (19 more) because gtx 1050ti for 180 is a rip off and I can only find it for 199.99

I think price just fluctuate with time. I check this morning on pcpartpicker Asus model and it shows me $180 for gtx 1050 ti. 

 

You have a point about price ripoff, Crypto mining does ruin purchasing new gpu experience a bit.

[Andrew.Phourcheu]

23 minutes ago, Motifator said:

What monitor do you own? Is Freesync or G-Sync important for you, or neither?

If you can stretch your budget a bit, I'd suggest a Hybrid 1070. Should stay cool and would be a good replacement for your broken 980 Ti. I honestly find 30 FPS terrible.

I own Acer 2k IPS monitor https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16824009728 . No g-sync or free-sync.

 

I consider 30 FPS as a cinematic experience since I am 90% spend my time on single player game and only reasons I own game on pc is because of modding. I play most of my games in my ps4 already so no point on getting higher end gpu for a few games. 60 FPS will always work better for FPS games or shooter related games; I gave up on that genre since my senior of high school.

 

 

[Andrew.Phourcheu]

8 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Blower card with this case isnt necessary, even open air coolers will do. You might need some faster fans for your intakes and exhause though, the 1000RPM stock fans are weak.

That's true, though upgrading fans and other accessories came later. Now is more on just saving for replacement on my gpu

[Motifator]

Well, it's more of a laggy experience for a lot of people rather than "cinematic". I wouldn't use the word because movies and games don't work the same way at all.

If you're however at least looking for some decent performance, I'd aim for a 1060. I personally own an Asus Dual 1060 3GB in my secondary rig and it plays PUBG and Siege more than fine at 1080p, although I set it to high in order not to hit the vRAM wall (ultra goes in excess of 4.2gb in Siege).

You can pick up its 6GB version.

[Andrew.Phourcheu]

6 minutes ago, Motifator said:

Well, it's more of a laggy experience for a lot of people rather than "cinematic". I wouldn't use the word because movies and games don't work the same way at all.

If you're however at least looking for some decent performance, I'd aim for a 1060. I personally own an Asus Dual 1060 3GB in my secondary rig and it plays PUBG and Siege more than fine at 1080p, although I set it to high in order not to hit the vRAM wall (ultra goes in excess of 4.2gb in Siege).

You can pick up its 6GB version.

You have a point about 30 fps cinematic vs 30 fps gaming. I would argue with what you have used to and what kind of games/genre of game you play. Fast pace video will always be best in 60 fps. I enjoy games like kingdom come and Witcher 3 in 30 fps more. Only nier automata and dark souls series that I find I prefer it in 50 fps or more.

 

How would 4 gb gtx 1050 ti compare to 3 gb gtx 1060? Wouldn't it be the same or it most unnoticeable?

[Motifator]

The 3GB 1060 is slightly faster unless you downright exceed the 3gb vRAM pool, many don't suggest the 3GB version but I think it's kind of fine if you're OK with fine tuning the settings and using FXAA / CSAA instead of MSAA and such.

Better off getting the 6GB version unless budget is at it.

[Andrew.Phourcheu]

9 minutes ago, Motifator said:

The 3GB 1060 is slightly faster unless you downright exceed the 3gb vRAM pool, many don't suggest the 3GB version but I think it's kind of fine if you're OK with fine tuning the settings and using FXAA / CSAA instead of MSAA and such.

Better off getting the 6GB version unless budget is at it.

 

38 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

980ti = 1070, so I'm not sure how 'close' is defined here.

 

Blower card with this case isnt necessary, even open air coolers will do. You might need some faster fans for your intakes and exhause though, the 1000RPM stock fans are weak.

 

1 hour ago, ForChickenNuggets said:

GTX 1060 for 299 (19 more) because gtx 1050ti for 180 is a rip off and I can only find it for 199.99

I think I just found something good, https://www.amazon.com/Radeon-RX-480-Express-Graphics/dp/B073646STC/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1527470985&sr=1-3&keywords=radeon+rx+480. 

 

How is rx 480 by the way?

[Motifator]

It's alright but not at that price if you're considering buying the one you linked. It's a rip off, you can get a Strix RX 580 8GB for $340 new. Price needs to be about half that to be worth it. Thermals aren't exactly excellent on the RX 480.

[Andrew.Phourcheu]

3 minutes ago, Motifator said:

It's alright but not at that price if you're considering buying the one you linked. It's a rip off, you can get a Strix RX 580 8GB for $340 new. Price needs to be about half that to be worth it. Thermals aren't exactly excellent on the RX 480.

Yeah I now found rx 580 from Walmart for the same price. I will look into it.

[Nocte]

50 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

980ti = 1070, so I'm not sure how 'close' is defined here.

Then I mixed it up with the 980 instead of the 980Ti. I didn't re-check the benchmark graphs tbh. My bad.