Are there games for which you need a current GPU for to be able to play it with more than acceptable graphics? If you want to turn on all the fancy dongles to maximum, then there might be a few, but realistically, you don’t need that maximum fanciness to be able to enjoy the gameworld.
There’s definitely games where my 1060 really struggles even at minimal graphics. I even had to play Talos Principle 2 on PS5.
It’s rather telling that the most prominent PC exclusives (MMOs, etc) can run on a potato.
The Intel Arc GPUs looked interesting, but the lack of compatibility on older titles is off-putting. AMD lack the raytracing oomph and support isn’t as good as it is for DLSS. PC gaming has thrown all it’s chips in with Nvidia, and now it’s at the mercy of their pricing.
Eh, I game on AMD and it’s totally fine. I don’t use raytracing, but imo that’s a bit of a gimmick anyway and many people on NVIDIA disable it for better performance. FSR is pretty good as well, and it works in games that don’t support DLSS.
You can get a good AMD card for $300-400, and if you play a decent amount of older games (i.e. more than a year old), you’ll probably save a ton on games and that purchase will pay back for itself pretty quickly.
In fact, an upper mid-tier GPU from AMD will probably look better on average vs your PS5, especially on higher resolutions.
The 1060 is a 3 generations older mid tier card, released almost 8 years ago. Is it the 3gb or 6gb version? 3gb will be very gimped by now. If you want to keep playing demanding 3d games, then at some point you have to upgrade. I don’t think you need an overpriced current gen Nvidia cards to enjoy any modern title, but 3 generations might be pushing it a bit 😉
If you want to stick to Nvidia and want a reasonably priced option, then I would look for a second hand rtx 3060-12gb.
Are there games for which you need a current GPU for to be able to play it with more than acceptable graphics? If you want to turn on all the fancy dongles to maximum, then there might be a few, but realistically, you don’t need that maximum fanciness to be able to enjoy the gameworld.
There’s definitely games where my 1060 really struggles even at minimal graphics. I even had to play Talos Principle 2 on PS5.
It’s rather telling that the most prominent PC exclusives (MMOs, etc) can run on a potato.
The Intel Arc GPUs looked interesting, but the lack of compatibility on older titles is off-putting. AMD lack the raytracing oomph and support isn’t as good as it is for DLSS. PC gaming has thrown all it’s chips in with Nvidia, and now it’s at the mercy of their pricing.
Eh, I game on AMD and it’s totally fine. I don’t use raytracing, but imo that’s a bit of a gimmick anyway and many people on NVIDIA disable it for better performance. FSR is pretty good as well, and it works in games that don’t support DLSS.
You can get a good AMD card for $300-400, and if you play a decent amount of older games (i.e. more than a year old), you’ll probably save a ton on games and that purchase will pay back for itself pretty quickly.
In fact, an upper mid-tier GPU from AMD will probably look better on average vs your PS5, especially on higher resolutions.
The 1060 is a 3 generations older mid tier card, released almost 8 years ago. Is it the 3gb or 6gb version? 3gb will be very gimped by now. If you want to keep playing demanding 3d games, then at some point you have to upgrade. I don’t think you need an overpriced current gen Nvidia cards to enjoy any modern title, but 3 generations might be pushing it a bit 😉
If you want to stick to Nvidia and want a reasonably priced option, then I would look for a second hand rtx 3060-12gb.