GTX 980 used instead of GTX 1060?

[lazershark]

Hello,

I just bought a used GTX 980 (non-ti) for $250. It is the Asus Strix DirectCU version, so should run pretty cool and quiet with some overclocking headroom. I will be playing on 1440p. The GTX 1070 was too expensive for me.

I was on the fence between this card and the GTX 1060, which I could have gotten for about $15 more.

Most reviews show the GTX 980 still beating the 1060 by about 5-10% in 1440p in most games, which is not insignificant. This is why I went with the 980 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-pascal,4679-3.html

However, the 1060 has 6GB of Vram versus 4GB for the 980, would it have been better down the line? The GTX980 has more raw performance (more CUDA cores, more memmory bandwidth, etc.) so will its advantage hold up over time? (I know the GTX 980 will use a bit more power, but I don't care that much about that)

What do you think? Was this a good deal?

Thanks!

 

[n0ns3ns3]

well, right now the 980 might sound a bit better card, but honestly, 1060 would be better for the long run as it will be supported longer and has some HW optimizations over 980. Also, 1060 will have better second hand value in a year or two when you will want to upgrade.
the 5-10% are insignificant as at 60FPS (you will be lucky to get them with maxed out settings on 1440p in many games) it's 3-6FPS you can not see them without FPS counter.
the significant difference would be 980/1060 vs 980ti/1070.
anyway, 980 is a good card and you didn't make any HUGE mistake. More important than few FPS is that you'll enjoy the games which you are going to do with any of them

 

[RobCrezz]

I doubt there will be much between them at all over time, dont worry about it. Im sure the extra 2gb on the 1060 makes little difference.