Upgrade for GTX770

Necruss · Mar 6, 2017

Dear experts,
My current config:
i5 4460
4x4 DDR3 1600
B85 mobo
GTX 770 Asus DCII OC
Corsair Rm650

As the warranty for my Geforce has ended I was wondering if I shouldn't do any upgrade.
My budget allows me to exchange for:
GTX970 (second hand)
GTX1060 3GB (6gb too expensive)
RX470 (new)
RX480 (second hand but with long warranty).

Is any of these positions a real upgrade? Or shall I wait and save for full 1060 or even 1070 when it becomes cheaper?

I play 1080p mostly RPG games (Fallout, Skyrim, Witcher, Diablo).

RobCrezz · Mar 6, 2017

Save for a full 1060 6gb or RX 480 8gb.

ARICH5 · Mar 6, 2017

i would say the 480 also. you are still in the sweet spot for that core i5 with little to no bottleneck.

Chugalug_ · Mar 6, 2017

The 480 won't be much of an upgrade, I'd be looking at the 1060 6GB or 1070.

RobCrezz · Mar 6, 2017

Chugalug_ :

What? its a pretty big upgrade.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1768?vs=1748

GR1M_ZA · Mar 6, 2017

Chugalug_ :

Typical nVidia fan boy speak!

Necruss · Mar 6, 2017

Thanks for all answer. Please correct me if I am wrong - is it true that RX480 has worse memory in 4GB than in 8GB version?

GR1M_ZA · Mar 6, 2017

Necruss :

As far as I am aware, there is no speed difference between the 4GB and 8GB - http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2503-amd-rx-480-4gb-vs-8gb-benchmark-is-it-worth-it

If you want to go for a RX480, I would recommend the XFX GTR RX480, is is one of the better RX480's. See : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWASNajSdpg

Necruss · Mar 6, 2017

I am really considering the RX480, but there is a significant difference between 8 and 4 gig version. I was wondering if there are any differences like for example in GTX1060, or this is just ammount of Vram.
Then I found some rumours that they are using different memory chips for 4GB than for 8 GB.
Is this true?

Necruss · Mar 6, 2017

GR1M_ZA :

In the specification table in your link they are showing that in 4G version memory runs at 7Gbps, and in the 8G version it runs at 8Gbps. Maybe this is it?

RobCrezz · Mar 6, 2017

Necruss :

Thats true, the vram in the 4gb version is clocked slower.

Necruss · Mar 6, 2017

Ok. Thanks a lot.
Now I know that the true upgrade would be GTX 1060 6g or RX480 8G.
Unfortunately I don't have budget for any of them so I'll wait until the price will drop a little.

GR1M_ZA · Mar 6, 2017

Necruss :

I do apologize....I was being a moron :pt1cable:

What I meant was performance in certain instances. Having 8GB over 4GB is not going to benefit you that much. If you game at 1080, 4GB will be more than enough, as soon as you go higher than 1080 the 8GB card will be of benefit . But please don't take my word for it.

Here are 2 links :
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3144782/480-4gb-8gb.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3078458/480-4gb-8gb.html

Hope this help.

Chugalug_ · Mar 6, 2017

GR1M_ZA :

Why did you have to go there.... T.T
It's essentially the same as the 680 which I owned, which is a little faster than the 960.
A 770 to a 970 isn't that big of an upgrade imo, it would be the same if he was upgrading to a 1060 3GB, it isn't 'Nvidia fanboy speak', put your bias aside and look at the figures for once....

Chugalug_ · Mar 6, 2017

Example, only about 30% improvement: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-970-vs-Nvidia-GTX-770/2577vs2174

GR1M_ZA · Mar 7, 2017

Chugalug_ :

I did not go there ...you did. you said the RX480 is not much of an upgrade, but funny enough you recommended a 1060?! But from ALL the benchmarks I have seen there is not much difference between the 480 and 1060...yes the 1060 leads in most of the benchmarks butt only by 5-10%. So please practice what you preach. The 480 is WAY better than the 770 , bechmarks here :

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2665-gtx-770-in-2016-benchmark
http://hwbench.com/vgas/radeon-rx-480-vs-geforce-gtx-770

dontlistentome · Mar 7, 2017

A 770 is about 960/1050 Ti level of performance. A 970/480/1060 is a worthwhile upgrade to that. It means going from a 1080p w/compromises videocard to a card meant for 1080p. A 770 to RX 470 is the step I think that would be just a little too small to be worth it.

Chugalug_ · Mar 7, 2017

GR1M_ZA :

Chugalug_ :

I did not go there ...you did. you said the RX480 is not much of an upgrade, but funny enough you recommended a 1060?! But from ALL the benchmarks I have seen there is not much difference between the 480 and 1060...yes the 1060 leads in most of the benchmarks butt only by 5-10%. So please practice what you preach. The 480 is WAY better than the 770 , bechmarks here :

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2665-gtx-770-in-2016-benchmark
http://hwbench.com/vgas/radeon-rx-480-vs-geforce-gtx-770

I recommended a 1060 6GB because it performs 10% better, making it a total 40% improvement.
It is more justifiable as a minimum mark for an upgrade, note I said 1060 or 1070?
If you want to keep screaming on about how i'm a biased fanboy go ahead, AMD simply don't have any high performance cards above the 480 right now, what else do you want me to recommend lol.

con635 · Mar 7, 2017

Went through this exact scenario a few weeks ago, went with rx470, there's not enough difference in 470-480 to warrant the extra money for me, in fact an oc'd 4gb 470 will clip the heels of an rx 480. As for not being an upgrade for a 770 that's absolute rubbish, my rx470 smashes my old 680 into the dirt.
eg (very roughly) Doom 680-medium-25-40fps, 470-maxxed-90-120fps, GTA 680-medium-40-60fps, 470-maxxed nearly-60-80fps, bf4 same story medium to max with a bit more frames. Relive has less performance drop than shadowplay but don't know if that's the software or the cards, the 1060 here is much more expensive again than the 480 so I couldn't consider that either.

Necruss · Mar 8, 2017

Guys,
Friend has Sapphire R9 290 TriX. I can have it in exchange for my GTX770 (for additional 20$). Worth going for? More vram, wider memory bus..
On the other hand will my PSU handle it in case I decide?
Any advice appreciated

Chugalug_ · Mar 8, 2017

The R9 290 Tri-X is a great card, definitely worth it.
Your PSU should handle it fine, definitely worth the upgrade.

Necruss · Mar 8, 2017

Thanks. I'll go for it then

Necruss · Mar 9, 2017

Hi again,
unfortunately I wasn't quick enough and this R9 290 had been sold. But there was other opportunity - GTX 780 (OC Windforce3 version from Gigabyte - unfortunately not GHz edition). I went for it and with it I'll wait until I'll have enough budget for RX 480 8G or 1060 6G.
I think the 780 is more future proof than 770 due to higher amount of vram and higher memory bus. Please correct me if I am wrong as not all benchmarks are showing this. The package comes tomorrow and I still can resign if I change my mind.

The cost of this change is also arround 20$.

RobCrezz · Mar 9, 2017

Yeah the 780 is quite a lot better than the 770. I had a 780 before my 1060.

Necruss · Mar 9, 2017

Thanks.

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