Which card would be a worthwhile upgrade from a GTX 460?

[DarkKnightDude]

560 Ti or 6950

 

[skipsneeky2]

560 Ti or 6950

I second this.

gtx560ti if you wanna aim for that overclock

6950 if you wanna fiddle with the chances of flashing it to a 6970:thumbsup:

 

[deimos3428]

There is only one single-card solution under $300 that will substantially improve your performance over the 460 1GB; this is the 6950. I don't know if you're even considering AMD but I'd have a really hard time recommending it in your situation, anyway. Unless you're really dead-set against SLI and have a lot of budget, getting another 460 1GB is by far your best solution.

Take a look at the bang/buck graph at the top of the GPU 2011 Bench page:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU11/188

In case you can't find it, the square for 460 SLI is at a bench score of 62 and a price of $402. But since you already have one, you can slide that square waaaay to the left to between $150-200. That's simply an unbeatable value.

 

[fire400]

6970

 

[SickBeast]

Another GTX 460 is an enormous upgrade; I can vouch for it as I just did it myself. That said, the 6950 2gb would be a better upgrade provided that you are VRAM limited in the games you play. That should only apply if you game at 2560x1600, or else 1920x1200 with tons of AA.

If you're going to get anything other than another GTX 460, make sure it has at least 2gb, or else it's pointless IMO.