Which graphics card should I get on my computer

[justinberke0406]

Hi, I recently downloaded a game called No Man's Sky that has a minimum requirement of a nvidia gtx 480. I also recently saw another graphics card called the NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti. Which one is better for my computer? Also, will the graphic card physically fit in the case?

Current Graphics Card: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series

Computer: arc 647 usb3 (IBuyPower)

Price Range: Below 200$

 

[volkgren]

Those iBuyPower computers come custom configured. So you'd have to tell what components you have for us to know.

Also, I'm seeing two different cases listed as ARC 647

http://www.decideproduct.com/ibuypower/arc-647-gaming-chassis_3779283.html

https://www.walmart.com/ip/iBUYPOWER-ARC-647-Gaming-Chassis/29861020

Which one do you have?

 

[rcald2000]

GTX 1050 Ti > GTX 480

 

[cryoburner]

The GTX 480 was first released over 8 years ago, so a 1050 Ti will be both faster and much more power efficient. You can use Userbench to get a rough idea of how any two cards performance compares. The site might not always be perfectly accurate, but it's usually pretty close, and is a good resource for comparing the performance of different generations of cards...

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-480-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti/3157vs3649

 

[justinberke0406]

Those iBuyPower computers come custom configured. So you'd have to tell what components you have for us to know.

Also, I'm seeing two different cases listed as ARC 647

http://www.decideproduct.com/ibuypower/arc-647-gaming-chassis_3779283.html

https://www.walmart.com/ip/iBUYPOWER-ARC-647-Gaming-Chassis/29861020

Which one do you have?

I have the bottom one.

As for the components,
I only know what my CPU is-
AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor

 

[justinberke0406]

The GTX 480 was first released over 8 years ago, so a 1050 Ti will be both faster and much more power efficient. You can use Userbench to get a rough idea of how any two cards performance compares. The site might not always be perfectly accurate, but it's usually pretty close, and is a good resource for comparing the performance of different generations of cards...

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-480-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti/3157vs3649

Thanks.
Also, which style of the GTX 1050 Ti should I get, like MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDRR5 128-bit HDCP Support DirectX 12 Single Fan OC Graphics Card or Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 128 Bit PCI-E Graphic Card?

 

[nishaburiy]

a gtx 105ti or 1060 will a very solid upgrade if your CPU is not very old/low end which will end up bottlenecking your GPU(which mean your CPU is too slow for your GPU for them to work together and have a balanced system)

 

[volkgren]

I just realized you said GTX 480 and not RX 480. Definitely get a GTX 1050 Ti if you can't afford a GTX 1060. Doesn't really matter which model, either go with the cheapest one of the one you would really want.

 

[cryoburner]

Doesn't really matter which model, either go with the cheapest one of the one you would really want.

Yeah, notable differences will usually come down to things like the type of cooler and amount of warranty coverage they offer. Generally, larger multi-fan coolers will be quieter and more effective, but the 1050 Ti is not a very power-hungry card, so that shouldn't matter too much.

As far as performance goes, a GTX 1060 can be around 50% faster than a 1050 Ti on average, provided one's CPU isn't limiting performance. An FX-6300 CPU would likely limit frame rates in some of the more demanding games, but a 1060 would undoubtedly allow you to turn graphics settings up higher at least.

Do you know exactly what graphics card you currently have? "R7 200 Series" covers a few different cards of varying performance levels, though a 1050 Ti or 1060 should be faster than any of them.