From 660 ti to a 7970 worth it?

[john1587]

I have an EVGA 660 ti SC, does it worth to upgrade to a 7970 the one I am looking for is the Sapphire Vapor X ghz edition of 3gb.

Just in case my other specs are i5 3570K, 8gb 1600mhz kingston hyper x, asrock z77 extreme 6.

 

[Norlag]

The sapphire vapor-x 7970 is, in many people's opinions, the best single gpu card (other than the titan) out on the market, so if you have the cash and you're willing to spend it, go for it.

 

[john1587]

What do you want to do that your 660ti can't do?

I have to admit that I have played almost every game with decent FPS with my 660 ti i.e Crysis 3 with maximum settings and ssao at 2x I got between 35 to 45 FPS at 1080p.
I just would like a more future proof card and be able to get 50-60 in crysis 3 and probably use eyefinity in the future with different games

 

[internetlad]

I'm a fan of ATI's cards, but for the price tag i'd say stick with the 660Ti, or get another and SLI them. You'd get more bang for your buck that way.

The 7970 is marginally faster, but not so much i'd ditch a perfectly good 320 dollar card (You could try to resell used, depending on what you think you could get) for a 400 dollar card.

If you've got the extra cash, yes it's an upgrade, but then again if you've got that cash and want to really future proof, get a 690, 3rd party 7990 or wait for the official offering of 7990.