Is seems we'll have an interesting summer!
Firstly, I'm mid-range buyer (1080p, ultra setting not needed).
From my point of view, a lot is still to be revealed, such as:
- 4gb 480x vs 8gb version - the performance difference might be minuscule
- GDDR5X for all cards - and how well version with lower amount of faster memory perform in real life, of course, minding the cost
- 3gb 1060 vs 6gb
- all the combinations of
300$ is generally more than I typically pay for GPU. 6 or 8gb of GDDR5 is probably overkill for non-ultra 1080p. Faster memory might be worth it, then again might be not.
I'm genuinely looking forward the test with 8 variants of cards (low/high and slow/fast memory), with prices. Of course, 470 might still be interesting - on that matter, why EVERY game is tested on (nearly) maxed settings? Often, difference isn't noticeable but more expensive card can carry 60+ framerate, and cheaper is, say ~50. Does this justify (say) 100$ difference? If the player doesn't select ultra, and enjoys 'high' at which both GPUs are 80-100?
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