Currently run a bit of a frankenPC that acts as a media machine and living room games machine (i7-4790k, 16GB, 960 4GB) and I currently only game with Steam streaming / Moonlight as I have no room for a desk or dedicated gaming setup so Macbook Pro on the couch connected via ethernet is perfectly sufficient.
I currently play games like Battlefield 1 and Star Wars Battlefront at 1080p medium settings and usually achieve 60fps on the laptop so the performance is reasonable to a point.
Is it worth upgrading to the 1060 6GB in order to enable me to play the above games, streamed, at high or ultra settings? In the odd occasion I get to play on the living room TV I do enjoy the better graphics over a PS4 etc. and the newer cards of course have the advantage of lower power consumption and future proofing, but are they any better at streaming?
I've also thought about the AMD cards, namely the 480 but have heard that since 95% of my gaming is streamed, I should stick with nVidia?
I currently play games like Battlefield 1 and Star Wars Battlefront at 1080p medium settings and usually achieve 60fps on the laptop so the performance is reasonable to a point.
Is it worth upgrading to the 1060 6GB in order to enable me to play the above games, streamed, at high or ultra settings? In the odd occasion I get to play on the living room TV I do enjoy the better graphics over a PS4 etc. and the newer cards of course have the advantage of lower power consumption and future proofing, but are they any better at streaming?
I've also thought about the AMD cards, namely the 480 but have heard that since 95% of my gaming is streamed, I should stick with nVidia?
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