August 20, 20178 yr Hello mates, Does it make sense to swap nice 980 4GB with 1060 6GB ? Currently running FSX-SE (and recently experimenting with FX-11) with the assumption that sooner or later I'll have to abandon FSX-SE in favor of P3D V4 Rig Spec CPU Intel I7-4790K GPU Gigabyte GTX980 4GB Mem 16Gig Corsair Vengeance DDR3 at 1866NHZ (PC3 14900) Storage Dedicated SSD 1 for the OS (Win10 64 Bit) & one for the Sim Flying low and slow with FTX SoCal, 2 Carenado GA Birds Live ATC ( PilotEdge), so no AI Rig is slightly OC, DX10, minor tweaks, locked at 30fps, running smooth & stable Will keep the rig for a while, but have an opportunity to put my hand on the 1060 Appreciate your thoughts Yair
August 20, 20178 yr Commercial Member It's a tough call between the two cards as they have a lot in common. One thing is that technically NVIDIA considers the 1060 to be for the mid range performance/price market while the 980 is in their high end category. The website to which I've provided a link below is a terrific place to compare graphics cards. If you're looking to move from a GTX 980, then I wouldn't consider anything except one of the three GTX 1080s. Going lower than that is bound to leave you disappointed at some point. http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-980-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB/3439vs3639 Best wishes. Dave Hodges System Specs: I9-13900KF, NVIDIA 4070TI, Quest 3, Multiple Displays, Lots of TERRIFIC friends, 3 cats, and a wonderfully stubborn wife.
August 20, 20178 yr Going from a 980 to a 1060 is likely a step down. When considering Nvidia cards, the last two digits in the model number are the indicators of its performance level. 00-45 = entry level cards 50-65 = mid-range cards 70-95 = high-performance cards My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
August 20, 20178 yr Since you are running FSX, I don't feel this is a worthy upgrade. CPU speed is much more of a factor.
August 20, 20178 yr Commercial Member Guys, lets endeavor to provide good content for members of our hobby. I know it's a little time consuming to read the post and replies, but it really helps to prevent our replying with information that germane and isn't duplicate of what's already been posted. I mean this respectfully my friends,. 9 minutes ago, VeryBumpy said: Since you are running FSX, I don't feel this is a worthy upgrade. The OP stated... 3 hours ago, N1125Y said: that sooner or later I'll have to abandon FSX-SE in favor of P3D V4 1 hour ago, stans said: Going from a 980 to a 1060 is likely a step down. When considering Nvidia cards, the last two digits in the model number are the indicators of its performance level. 00-45 = entry level cards 50-65 = mid-range cards 70-95 = high-performance cards Information, though more specific, was already posted. My very best wishes. Dave Hodges System Specs: I9-13900KF, NVIDIA 4070TI, Quest 3, Multiple Displays, Lots of TERRIFIC friends, 3 cats, and a wonderfully stubborn wife.
August 20, 20178 yr Commercial Member Just now, VeryBumpy said: No need to be passive-aggressive, I meant it respectfully. All it takes is caring about the community that you're part of. Best wishes. Dave Hodges System Specs: I9-13900KF, NVIDIA 4070TI, Quest 3, Multiple Displays, Lots of TERRIFIC friends, 3 cats, and a wonderfully stubborn wife.
August 20, 20178 yr I also meant everything respectfully and care greatly which why I shared my comments.
August 20, 20178 yr Author ..the bottom line "Stay with the 980 & If you wish to upgrade go for the 1070 or 1080" I hear you guys :-) ..so the next question is : In respect to the current spec, should I consider migrating toP3D V4 at all ? Cheers Yair
August 20, 20178 yr 22 minutes ago, N1125Y said: ..the bottom line "Stay with the 980 & If you wish to upgrade go for the 1070 or 1080" I hear you guys :-) ..so the next question is : In respect to the current spec, should I consider migrating toP3D V4 at all ? Cheers Yair Well your current system is marginally stronger than mine (CPU and RAM), otherwise they are very similar and I find V4 works very well - at least on par with 3.4, and allowing me to enjoy most of the V4 improvements. [email protected] - ROG Strix Z790-E - 2X16Gb G.Skill Trident DDR5 6400 CL32 - MSI RTX 4090 Suprim X - WD SN850X 2 TB M.2 - XPG S70 Blade 2 TB M.2 - MSI A1000G PCIE5 1000 W 80+ Gold PSU - Liam Li 011 Dynamic Razer case - 58" Panasonic TC-58AX800U 4K - Pico 4 VR HMD - WinWing HOTAS Orion2 MAX - ProFlight Pedals - TrackIR 5 - W11 Pro (Passmark:12574, CPU:63110-Single:4785, GPU:50688)
August 20, 20178 yr Author ..perfect .. tnx guys, way more easy to make a move when you are in the background
August 21, 20178 yr On 8/20/2017 at 3:41 AM, N1125Y said: Hello mates, Does it make sense to swap nice 980 4GB with 1060 6GB ? Currently running FSX-SE (and recently experimenting with FX-11) with the assumption that sooner or later I'll have to abandon FSX-SE in favor of P3D V4 Rig Spec CPU Intel I7-4790K GPU Gigabyte GTX980 4GB Mem 16Gig Corsair Vengeance DDR3 at 1866NHZ (PC3 14900) Storage Dedicated SSD 1 for the OS (Win10 64 Bit) & one for the Sim Flying low and slow with FTX SoCal, 2 Carenado GA Birds Live ATC ( PilotEdge), so no AI Rig is slightly OC, DX10, minor tweaks, locked at 30fps, running smooth & stable Will keep the rig for a while, but have an opportunity to put my hand on the 1060 Appreciate your thoughts Yair Here is my hands on experience. Have used the 980, 1070, and a 1080ti with p3dv4. The 980 and 1070 were very similar in performance for me. I could run a touch more eye candy like shadows and dynamic lighting with the 1070. Technically the 980 should sit somewhere between the 1060 and 1070. I would not upgrade unless it was to a 1080. Matt Wilson
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