Upgrading video card

[Pedrito]

My current vid card is a Nvidia GTX460, IIRC: I'll be more precise when I'll be back home; I'd like to upgrade it, not because it's an actual bottleneck (I don't play many GPU-intensive games, except Elite: Dangerous), but because it's more than three years old and I think that spending around € 150-200 would give me a serious boost in performance/graphical effects

The setup would be: single monitor, 1920*1080, don't care for SLI-CrossFire; budget, as said, at most € 200: would a GTX 660/760 do the work? Or should I aim at something different?

L.

[Grey Fox]

Eh, I have the same card.

Most people are are recommending to get a 970 or go the AMD route & get a R9 285x.(viper)

[viper37]

At 200$, it would be the R9 280x.
Either the 280x or 285x would be good on the AMD front.

[Pedrito]

I'd prefer to stay in the Nvidia camp: what's a card with performance comparable to the R9 280x? the GTX 760?

L.

[viper37]

I'd prefer to stay in the Nvidia camp: what's a card with performance comparable to the R9 280x? the GTX 760?

L.

Yeah, GTX 760 is similar, albeit a tad slower than the 280x.

[Grey Fox]

I'd prefer to stay in the Nvidia camp: what's a card with performance comparable to the R9 280x? the GTX 760?

L.

The new 970

[viper37]

I'd prefer to stay in the Nvidia camp: what's a card with performance comparable to the R9 280x? the GTX 760?

L.

The new 970

At 450$? 

[Grey Fox]

Yes. That's the conundrum(sp?) you either go for an AMD at lower price or you shell out for the 970 instead of going for the obsolete Nvidia cards & too big prices.

[Pedrito]

Is the Gtx 760 really obsolete, for My needs (see OP)?
I want a jump in performance, but at not too high a price: if the 760 gives me the expected boost, I'll buy it; otherwise, I can serenely wait for the further fall of prices of more performing cards.

L.

[Monoriu]

I actually have a similar question.  I currently use nvidia 570, and I am wondering if I should upgrade, and if so, which card I should buy.  I prefer a quiet card if possible.  Is the 570 obsolete? 

[DGuller]

Is there a reference with all the video card technologies?  I'm getting lost with all those combinations of numbers and letters.

[viper37]

Is there a reference with all the video card technologies?  I'm getting lost with all those combinations of numbers and letters.

With Nvidia:
http://www.geforce.com/hardware
From upper left to down right, in order of performance.

For AMD:
http://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/desktop
R9, R7, R5, HD 7000.

Where it gets confusing is that R9 and R7 are rebranded HD 7000, various models.  They are mostly the same cards, with slight differences.
But the newer ones, they're all R9 and R7.
For gaming, I wouldn't got below R9 280.

@Mono:
If you're looking at a non gaming silent car, then there are variations of the 7000 series without any fans.  Just search for "fanless video card".

[Monoriu]

@Mono:
If you're looking at a non gaming silent car, then there are variations of the 7000 series without any fans.  Just search for "fanless video card".

I was not clear.  I do need to play games 

[Grey Fox]

If you have anything under a 660, get a new video card.

@Pedrito, You would but for the same price you can get a R9 280.

[Monoriu]

If you have anything under a 660, get a new video card.

Any video card recommendations?  I am not prepared to pay more than US$800.