Question Choosing a graphics card to upgrade from

[K9Macleod]

My current graphics card is XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 Double Dissipation(https://www.amazon.com/XFX-Radeon-Dissipation-R9290AEDFD-Graphic/dp/B00HHIPM5Q) and I'm wanting to upgrade to something worth spending around $300 (Canadian dollars) on. I want to be able to run the Witcher 3 and GTA V at 60fps+ on high settings and run Kingdom Come Deliverance around 60fps on med/high settings.

I've been looking at these benchmark sites to compare card performance:

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

GPU UserBenchmarks - 714 Graphics Cards Compared

Looking at what's on sale and Radeon RX VEGA 56 (https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX76885) looks like a great deal but the Gigabyte model has a lot of reviews saying it's defective so I don't want to go with that (see amazon reviews. (https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Rad...58558371&s=electronics&sr=1-3#customerReviews))
Then there's these GeForce GTX 1660 (https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX76293) and GeForce GTX 1060 (https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX63115). They are both around the same price, the specs look the same and I can't tell the difference between them except what the benchmark sites tell me, which is that the 1660 outperforms the 1060 significantly.

Would you suggest I trust benchmark sites and go with what performs best for value?

 

[Metal Messiah.]

Why don't you go for the GTX 1660 Ti model instead ? It's going to be a decent upgrade, coming from an R9 290, IMO. What's the make and model number of your PSU ?

 

[AngelTech]

My current graphics card is XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 Double Dissipation(https://www.amazon.com/XFX-Radeon-Dissipation-R9290AEDFD-Graphic/dp/B00HHIPM5Q) and I'm wanting to upgrade to something worth spending around $300 (Canadian dollars) on. I want to be able to run the Witcher 3 and GTA V at 60fps+ on high settings and run Kingdom Come Deliverance around 60fps on med/high settings.

I've been looking at these benchmark sites to compare card performance:

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

GPU UserBenchmarks - 714 Graphics Cards Compared

Looking at what's on sale and Radeon RX VEGA 56 (https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX76885) looks like a great deal but the Gigabyte model has a lot of reviews saying it's defective so I don't want to go with that (see amazon reviews. (https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Rad...58558371&s=electronics&sr=1-3#customerReviews))
Then there's these GeForce GTX 1660 (https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX76293) and GeForce GTX 1060 (https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX63115). They are both around the same price, the specs look the same and I can't tell the difference between them except what the benchmark sites tell me, which is that the 1660 outperforms the 1060 significantly.

Would you suggest I trust benchmark sites and go with what performs best for value?

Personally I would research on both cards and see the difference on benchmarks and maybe watch a few reviews so you don't make the wrong choice I wouldn't trust JUST 1 benchmark but that is just me

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

You might get a 10-20% jump in performance with a GTX 1660. Not a whole lot TBH. RX Vega 56 would be a bigger step up if you can find one cheap enough.

Check out this video, which include many GPUs along with the R9 290, GTX 1660, and RX Vega 56.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nty9Hcy1jaU

 

[K9Macleod]

You might get a 10-20% jump in performance with a GTX 1660. Not a whole lot TBH. RX Vega 56 would be a bigger step up if you can find one cheap enough.

Check out this video, which include many GPUs along with the R9 290, GTX 1660, and RX Vega 56.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nty9Hcy1jaU

Looks like RX Vega 56 or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is the way to go depending on the price.

 

[K9Macleod]

Why don't you go for the GTX 1660 Ti model instead ? It's going to be a decent upgrade, coming from an R9 290, IMO. What's the make and model number of your PSU ?

Yeah GTX 1660 Ti would be the better way to go.
Don't have my PSU details at the moment.