Recommended video card for US$140/BTC 0.049

[imrazor]

I find myself in a bit of a weird situation. I've been looking for a new video card, with little way to afford one, when suddenly 0.049 bitcoins fell in my lap. Now at current prices, that's about USD$140, though that may change in the next 10 minutes given bitcoin's volatility. So far my top contenders are the RX 560 and the GTX 1050 Ti. But I have some additional criteria that need to be considered.

1) Must play nice in a virtual machine. AMD is usually best at this, but I can make GeForces work.
2) Must perform appreciably better than the GTX 670 I currently have.
3) Would prefer 3+ GB of VRAM.
4) Need to buy from a retailer that accepts Bitcoin. So far that seems to be Tiger Direct and Newegg.
5) Single slot design and/or no power connectors would be great. My tower is crammed with cards, and I only have 2x6-pin PCIe connectors.

I'm mostly playing older RPGs @ 1080p like Skyrim, Skyrim SE, Dragon Age Inquisition, Mass Effect 3, Witcher 3, Fallout 4, etc. I usually can get high settings @ 45 fps with the GTX 670.

Any suggestions?

 

[dontlistentome]

I'd wait until you can get something better. More ram means higher settings, but you'll still be at around the same framerate with those cards. When you can get something in the 470/570 range, then upgrade. If you can power the 670 then you can power the new cards in that class, just stay away from the odd one that might have an 8 pin connector.

 

[imrazor]

Unfortunately, the 670 is starting to die. One of its DVI ports recently stopped working, so it's time for a new card with what I've got. In the end, I chose a Gigabyte model w/ 4GB of VRAM. The extra VRAM does allow me to dial up the settings, but as you predicted the fps are basically the same.

I'm glad I moved before Bitcoin value dropped...