r9 380X 4gb to GTX 1060 6 GB: Is it worth the upgrade?

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I have a pc build and I've had it for about a year and a half. I am thinking of upgrading my gpu.
My full spec list:
Intel i5 4460 3.2ghz
h81m s2h motherboard
8 gigs ddr3
1tb hdd
Phanteks Enthoo Pro M case
550W PSU
 
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Ive looked up the bottleneck and for most people it doesnt seem to be a problem
 
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JackNaylorPE

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Guessing at your resolution ....

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The 380x is about 16% faster than the 380 which would put it about 63.5 on the above chart... which makes the 1060 6GB 53% faster (97.0/63.5) than the 380x

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1060_Gaming_X/24.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/R9_380X_Strix/23.html

 
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Sakkura

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Userbenchmark is unreliable. The difference is considerably less than that.
 
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androbourne

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I said for the most part. Look at the stats. Not all stats are at the 50% mark which is why it is not fully 50% more. Hardware wise, it is better.

R9 series is going out the window and with newer technology of the 1060 and more vram. I very highly doubt only %5 better.

Many benchmarks are varying and not 100% reliable general. This is a known fact for any benchmarking tool used. It just gives you a round about number.

Example.

This users benchmark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KsteSyg1lw

Shows an average of 15+fps. Which is more then 5% (again depending on system specs)

and then this site
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-380X-vs-GeForce-GTX-1060

Which shows only a .2 lead in overall status.

This could go on all day. 100s of benchmark sites with different results.

So overall. Look at multiple benchmarks to get a general idea of improvement to expect from upgrades.
 
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JackNaylorPE

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Its 53% faster (97/67.5 = 52.8 )

Many bench sites are clickbait to drive ad revenue income. These typically rely on "no effort" evaluations and rankings. These include:

userbenchmark
anything with the word "boss" in it
Youtube videos ? My 11 year old neighbor has a youtube channel.

I should note that the 1060 6Gb was being compared to the 380x not the 3GB ... this is not a simple VRAM comparison as the 6GB model has a more powerful GPU w/ 11% more shaders

Benchmarks are also not indicative of game performance which is why techpowerups game test suite which includes 16 - 23 popular AAA games is one of the most reliable indicators as it provides not only an aggregate ranking but also the ranking in each game, allowing you to pick based upon what games you are more likely to play. These are by no means 'roundabout" numbers, they are repeatable numbers and give the performance in fps for that game at those settings on a standardized test system.

 
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androbourne

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Yes. Well clearly on the benchmarks I supplied I meant 50% faster.

Which again, still reflect benchmarks supplied by Jack which were accurate. Unlike your comment stating benchmarks from the site I recommended were unreliable, when in fact. It was very reliable.
 
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