Worth buying gtx 1060/1070?

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Avishek Das

Avishek Das

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Im planning to buy a new gpu. Confused between gtx 1060 & 1070. I know 1060 & 1070 performance gap is big. Im just worrying if 1070 bottlenecks my CPU.

Note - Im not going to upgrade my monitor. Currently using 1080p.

My current pc
i5 4690/k
CM hyper evo 212x
8gb corsair veng
1tb Hdd
Corsair vs550 psu .
corsair carbide 500r
xfx r9 270x
 
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The 1060 and 1070 would be fine with your CPU. If you look at £ per FPS then the 1060 (or RX-480) represent better value for money, at 1080p with current generation games the 1070 represents a luxury purchase. However, I tend to believe you should get the best GPU you can afford because down the line it will offer more head room. If you decided to get a 1440p monitor in a couple of years your 1070 would run things simply better than the 1060.

This review lists various games and you can see the sort of difference that exists between the 1080/1070 and 1060.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2016/07/27/asus-geforce-gtx-1060-strix-oc-review/4
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The 1060 and 1070 would be fine with your CPU. If you look at £ per FPS then the 1060 (or RX-480) represent better value for money, at 1080p with current generation games the 1070 represents a luxury purchase. However, I tend to believe you should get the best GPU you can afford because down the line it will offer more head room. If you decided to get a 1440p monitor in a couple of years your 1070 would run things simply better than the 1060.

This review lists various games and you can see the sort of difference that exists between the 1080/1070 and 1060.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2016/07/27/asus-geforce-gtx-1060-strix-oc-review/4
 
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You'd be a candidate for the RX 470 or even the 460. Sounds like you will be holding a 1080p 60hz monitor for a bit longer and these would even work for 144hz at 1080p with only occasional issues without freesync. Yes, a 1070 now will make a transition to 1440p painless, however, 1440p is not the market focus or future, even immediately, it's a quick stop-gap before 4K. Most people will be upgrading within a few years to inexpensive 32"ish 4K/144hz ISP displays that may do both free and gsync and will naturally display everything to a user friendly size. By then, the 1080 equivalent cards which today can (just) handle 4K, will be under $150.
 
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