GTX 970 or 1060 OC?
Hey,I currently have a GTX 970 and have an opportunity to swap it out for a 1060 OC for next to nothing.
I don't know much about GPUs so have compared the specs but it hasn't made it any easier.
Current GPU: ASUS Strix GTX 970 4GB (STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5 | Graphics Cards | ASUS United Kingdom)
New: ASUS Strix GTX 1060 OC 6GB (ROG STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING | ROG - Republic Of Gamers | ASUS United Kingdom)
I know it's not a huge upgrade but is it worth it, if the cost is not an issue?
Obviously, 1060 has more memory, and a higher clock speed, but the 970 has more 'CUDA Cores' (whatever they are?).. the 970 'Memory interface' is 256-bit and 1060 is 192-bit.
Thoughts? Spec comparisons are meaningless between different designs like this, you have to look at actual performance. You don't say what you're using it for, but there are game benchmarks here:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Review
The performance is close enough that you're not going to notice any difference the vast majority of the time. It'd mainly be of interest if there were any features introduced with the GTX1060 you were likely to use. Hi, I use it for gaming. I don't know much about them so I'm not aware of any specific features... I'm just seeing the higher number and assuming it's a bigger/better/newer iteration.
I'm running it through a 4K display if that helps... so being able to get the best visuals and as close to as 4K as possible is the ultimate goal. It's one design newer (1000 vs. 900) but one model lower (_60 vs. _70) which is why performance is similar.
It's probably better to save your money if you want a large jump in performance.
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