upgrade graphics card for R5 220

[Robert Fraley]

I need a new graphics card to replace the cheap R5 220 card in my pc now. I have one slot available and may or may not fit a double slot card. I have a Xqpack cube MicroAtx case. The case limits the expansion a bit.

What i want is a card that makes a difference over the old R5 220 cheapie. The cards I looked at are around 150 or less for my budget price.

ZOTAC-GeForce-GTX-1050-2GB-GDDR5 is one of my considerations.
AMD Radeon RX560 is another consideration.

I have a P8z68 mobo, 12Gb ram, corei5 2500k, running SSD hard drives.
I run a ham radio SDR PowerSDR with heavy graphics but not into games.
What would you guys suggest for me?
Single slot card might be better fitting in my case.

 

[kyleroonie]

Hi if you have found the ZOTAC GTX 1050 for $150 or less you should really consider it, the cheapest I've seen it is around $190 at the moment from amazon and newegg. There is about a 5% performance difference between the RX 560 and the GTX 1050, the 1050 being the faster card.
If I were you I would just get the cheapest between the two that you find.

Hope this helps!