January 27, 201313 yr I just to a quick look at the Hardware guide that was recently posted. For my CPU (I7-2600K@ 4.6GHZ) the guide recommends a GTX560 or 660 GPU. I am currently running a GTX480. Am I likely to see any significant performance boost in FSX to justify the cost of the upgrade? Thanks in advance.
January 27, 201313 yr Check out this comparison: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/518?vs=660 The GTX 480 is roughly on par with a GTX 570(Unfortunately GTX 480 is not available for comparison) and better than a GTX 560, so don't swap to a 560 or a 560 Ti as this would be a downgrade. The GTX 660 is less power hungry and might perform marginally better but probably not enough gain to be worth it in my opinion when looking solely at FSX. If you went up to a 660Ti you would start to see a slightly bigger performance gap though. Your GPU is no slouch. It might be power hungry and run a bit hotter than the newer cards, but if your performance is ok I'd probably hold out on an upgrade. -Anthony Young- "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." - Leonardo da Vinci
January 27, 201313 yr Author Thanks for your response. It's amazing that a GPU that I've had for 2 or 3 years is still serviceable. No point in spending the money if I don't have to.
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