Question GPU suggestion for to replace a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 from 2011

[metraspace]

Hi,

I have a PC I built directly from specs suggested on this website in 2011 and it's been amazing!:

MB: P8P67-M PRO
16 Go Ram
Intel Core - i2600K PCU
700 Watt power source "Be quiet"
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

This latter needs replacing as Adobe suite which my university gives me access to is sending messages about performance lags.
I also use Rhinoceros3D (modelling not rendering) and I've seen some issues using recent versions of it. I may do a bit of Blender now and then but nothing crazy.

I'm not a gamer, so that aqnd surfing is all I do on it. I'm perfectly happy with this computer just want to upgrade the card. I've tried compatibility sites, but get a bit lost in them.. Any suggestions?

A GTX 950 maybe?
A friends offered me a free GTX 750 Ti, but it may not be much of a difference.. thoughts?

I may sound cheap but I love the longevity of this computer and I also use a MacBookPro most of the time. Since I now teach and am no longer commercial, I am costing this all out.

Thanks for any suggestion, new or used.

Best regards,

Peter

 

[Aeacus]

A friends offered me a free GTX 750 Ti, but it may not be much of a difference.. thoughts?

There are some gains, albeit little,
comparison: https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-560-vs-Nvidia-GTX-750-Ti/3155vs2187

But when you consider that GTX 750 Ti is PCI-E 3.0 GPU and your MoBo only has PCI-E 2.0, that diff reduces the GTX 750 Ti performance for about ~5% or so.

Here's how PCI-E scaling backwards has affected the GPU performance:
Do note that the graph uses RTX 3080 and mainly gaming performance. While RTX 3080 is PCI-E 4.0 GPU. With TechPowerUp findings, the diff between PCI-E 3.0 x16 and PCI-E 2.0 x16 is ~3%. Since the GPUs you plan to get are not same as in this test, but still PCI-E 3.0 x16 GPUs, it would be safe to assume that you'd get ~5% performance drop when running the GPU in your PCI-E 2.0 system.

source: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-pci-express-scaling/27.html

A GTX 950 maybe?

Considerable gain (but to factor in the ~5% performance drop since you'd be running it in PCI-E 2.0),
comparison: https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-560-vs-Nvidia-GTX-950/3155vs3510

For other options:
GTX 1650, a lot better than GTX 950, comparison: https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-950-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1650/3510vs4039
GTX 1650 also has 4GB of VRAM, while GTX 950 has 2GB VRAM (your GTX 560 has 1GB VRAM). Price wise, brand new: ~150 USD;
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#sort=price&c=500

GTX 1650 is 75W GPU, which is half of what your current GTX 560 consumes (150W GPU),
specs: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1650.c3366

So, your old Be Quiet! unit should be able to keep it going some more. But i still wonder what is your PSU model (or part number) and how old it is.

 

[punkncat]

In this, I would probably take up the friend on the offer of the 750ti. Should work well with that system and is also still supported for driver updates.

If you are looking at really spending money, consider piecing together a budget for a whole new build or even new to you-used from more recent years.