Should i get gtx 1060 or 970?

[starwars245p]

Should i get a gtx 970 or 1060 and if the gtx 970 fits in my tower would a 1060?

 

[vapour]

Between the two, get 1060 6gb, it outperforms 970 and consumes less power https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufnJ4tMA8KE

 

[boju]

1060 is a better buy. 970 is 10.5" 1060 is just under 10" in length.

970 requires 1x 6pin & 1x 8pin power connector from psu. 1060 needs 1x 6pin

1060 performance is near 980.

 

[utroz]

1060 is better but make sure to get the 6GB version not the gimped 3GB version. The 3GB version actually has less cuda cores (or whatever Nvidia calls them) and is slower even at the same Vram usage.

 

[guanyu210379]

Assuming you do not hit that 3.5GB gate on the GTX970, GTX1060 6GB and GTX970 are quite near in performance. GTX1060 is only about as fast a GTX980, which is not far from GTX970.
However, if you are in the market looking for a new GPU, always look for newer one.
The newer is always better even if the brute power is somehow quite similar.
You have at least always less power consumption and longer driver support (counting from the day you bought it).

Avoid GTX1060 3GB, the difference is not only on the VRAM size!