RX 570 8gb or 1060 6gb

[julianb8504]

Hi All, i am currently running an I5, with a gtx 1060 3gb, 16gb DDR3 ram, windows 10. i am getting stuttering, and was wondering if updating to an I7 and whether a RX 570 8gb or 1060 6 gb would help.

[Mustang]

Going to a 1060 would be far better (or even a 1070 8gb if you can afford it) see these comparisons side by side versus an RX 570

 

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB-vs-AMD-RX-570/3639vs3924

 

you won't see a huge jump going from an i5 to an i7 unless the clock difference is large or if it's a newer tech.

Edited December 6, 2018 by Mustang

[julianb8504]

ok, thanks. my buddy that built my rig has a 570, but i'll look for a 1060 or 1070 like you said.

[Svsmokey]

I certainly do not wish to dissuade anyone from upgrading their graphics card , but the upgrade may well not address the root cause of your stuttering . In my own experience , i had a 1060 3gb running butter-smooth in the Caucasus at 1080p . Have you tried Afterburner to see what is going on ? What is your monitor resolution/refresh rate ? DCS settings ? Windows and Nvidea CP set to performance ? CPU speed ? Are you using TiR ?

[Lixma 06]

ok, thanks. my buddy that built my rig has a 570, but i'll look for a 1060 or 1070 like you said.

 

If you hop onto Youtube and search for 570 vs 1060 you'll find loads of videos comparing GFX card performance.

 

e.g.

 

[julianb8504]

here are shots of my nvidia settings and in game settings, and in game performance. No TiR. refresh is 60hz

[Leadnap]

I prefer to keep AMD chips with AMD chips and Intel chips with Intel chips. It always seems to work better.

 

On a different note however - I have a 4GB 570 on my build and the VRAM is always maxed out, don't neglect the VRAM even if it means a slightly lower GPU.

[julianb8504]

Thanks for the input Leadnap. I am new to online gaming, and i do not know how to read the performance readings. Is there anything i should change in the settings to get me better FPS?

[Svsmokey]

Yep , problem does not appear to be GPU . You are actually running MUCH lower settings in DCS than i did with the same card . Advise checking Vsync in DCS , and capping framerates to 60 in Nvidea CP . Also , make sure you're running DCS in full-screen mode .

 

I was running butter-smooth with

Water high

Civilian traffic medium

Cockpit shadows medium

Visibility extreme

MSAA x4

AF 16

Global illumination on

 

All this while running Voiceattack and TiR , and it was impossible to break Vsync solo anywhere in the Caucasus .

 

Are you running DCS on an SSD ?

[julianb8504]

ok, thanks Svsmokey. i have two ssd's. 1 240gb, and one 500gb with DCS installed on the 500gb.