1050ti or 970?

[cd_chic612]

I currently have a 1050ti in my system and was looking at the performance comparison of a 970 vs the 1050ti. I usually play games like Fallout 3 & Fallout New Vegas as well as some RTS games. I also have a 550w psu so I hope that would be good enough for the upgrade.

Is the upgrade to a 970 worth it? Also how long would a 970 last before I need to upgrade it to satisfy specifications for future games?

Note: the 970 card I'm looking at is the MSI Gtx 970 gaming 4gb

 

[renz496]

Reference 970 probably comparable to 1060 3GB. but most factory overclock 970 actually can compete very well even with 1060 6GB. About how long they can last that depends on you like to play your game.

 

[JoeMomma]

I just sold my excellent MSI Gaming 4G GTX 970. It was a great card, but my favorite game has a bug that uses more the 3.5GB of VR RAM. If it weren't crashing because of the VRAM issue I would still use it. I was able to get 60FPPS at 1080p with ultra graphics in most game. That card needs 8-pin & 6-pin PCIe power connectors from a 500 PSU min.

I went with a used GTX 1070 and now the game uses 5.5GB. Future games are likely to need 6GB to 8GB minimum.