RX 570 8gb or 1060 6gb

Hi All, i am currently running an I5, with a gtx 1060 3gb, 16gb DDR3 ram, windows 10. i am getting stuttering, and was wondering if updating to an I7 and whether a RX 570 8gb or 1060 6 gb would help.

Going to a 1060 would be far better (or even a 1070 8gb if you can afford it) see these comparisons side by side versus an RX 570

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB-vs-AMD-RX-570/3639vs3924

you won't see a huge jump going from an i5 to an i7 unless the clock difference is large or if it's a newer tech.

ok, thanks. my buddy that built my rig has a 570, but i'll look for a 1060 or 1070 like you said.

I certainly do not wish to dissuade anyone from upgrading their graphics card , but the upgrade may well not address the root cause of your stuttering . In my own experience , i had a 1060 3gb running butter-smooth in the Caucasus at 1080p . Have you tried Afterburner to see what is going on ? What is your monitor resolution/refresh rate ? DCS settings ? Windows and Nvidea CP set to performance ? CPU speed ? Are you using TiR ?

ok, thanks. my buddy that built my rig has a 570, but i'll look for a 1060 or 1070 like you said.

If you hop onto Youtube and search for 570 vs 1060 you'll find loads of videos comparing GFX card performance.

e.g.

here are shots of my nvidia settings and in game settings, and in game performance. No TiR. refresh is 60hz

I prefer to keep AMD chips with AMD chips and Intel chips with Intel chips. It always seems to work better.

On a different note however - I have a 4GB 570 on my build and the VRAM is always maxed out, don't neglect the VRAM even if it means a slightly lower GPU.

Thanks for the input Leadnap. I am new to online gaming, and i do not know how to read the performance readings. Is there anything i should change in the settings to get me better FPS?

Yep , problem does not appear to be GPU . You are actually running MUCH lower settings in DCS than i did with the same card . Advise checking Vsync in DCS , and capping framerates to 60 in Nvidea CP . Also , make sure you're running DCS in full-screen mode .

I was running butter-smooth with

Water high

Civilian traffic medium

Cockpit shadows medium

Visibility extreme

MSAA x4

AF 16

Global illumination on

All this while running Voiceattack and TiR , and it was impossible to break Vsync solo anywhere in the Caucasus .

Are you running DCS on an SSD ?

ok, thanks Svsmokey. i have two ssd's. 1 240gb, and one 500gb with DCS installed on the 500gb.