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[sniip]

Hey guys,

 

Still thinking what GPU to buy (It starts to kill me inside). What do you guys think, is it more worth to buy RX480 now after the new driver update? Or is the GTX1060 still a better option? (As in much better performing card). Imagine if both cards cost the same, which would you choose and why?

 

Thank you for your opinions in advance

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, sniip said:

Hey guys,

 

Still thinking what GPU to buy (It starts to kill me inside). What do you guys think, is it more worth to buy RX480 now after the new driver update? Or is the GTX1060 still a better option? (As in much better performing card). Imagine if both cards cost the same, which would you choose and why?

 

Thank you for your opinions in advance

It was never much better performing. Even before this update, they still were ball park each other. Before Relive, there was another update that made the 480 take the lead, and that's just going to be further now:

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73945-gtx-1060-vs-rx-480-updated-review.html

[MorganO]

2 minutes ago, sniip said:

Hey guys,

 

Still thinking what GPU to buy (It starts to kill me inside). What do you guys think, is it more worth to buy RX480 now after the new driver update? Or is the GTX1060 still a better option? (As in much better performing card). Imagine if both cards cost the same, which would you choose and why?

 

Thank you for your opinions in advance

RX480 8GB, better future support, 8gb vram over 6gb 

[Garett1]

Well the GTX in my opinion would be better, you get more performance and less heat and draws less power! 1060 would be the better option. 

[Starelementpoke]

3 minutes ago, Garett1 said:

Well the GTX in my opinion would be better, you get more performance and less heat and draws less power! 1060 would be the better option. 

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73945-gtx-1060-vs-rx-480-updated-review.html

Double check that.

[EPPHO]

I would pick nvidia because it has more stable fps

[Garett1]

10 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/73945-gtx-1060-vs-rx-480-updated-review.html

Double check that.

people be salty af so -snip

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, Garett1 said:

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-RX-480-vs-GeForce-GTX-1060

You're an idiot if you think GPU Boss is a good way to compare GPUs. They are the literal definition of being bias as fuck.

[Garett1]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

You're an idiot if you think GPU Boss is a good way to compare GPUs. They are the literal definition of being bias as fuck.

Its been proven other places that the RX 480 produces more heat and draws way more power than the 1060..

[miagisan]

People still use Gpuboss and cpu boss? 

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, Garett1 said:

Its been proven other places that the RX 480 produces more heat and draws way more power than the 1060..

The hell you've been. It's a 30 watt difference. That's how much power a Light-bulb uses.

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, miagisan said:

People still use Gpuboss and cpu boss? 

Yes, and I don't know why.

[Energycore]

11 minutes ago, sniip said:

Hey guys,

 

Still thinking what GPU to buy (It starts to kill me inside). What do you guys think, is it more worth to buy RX480 now after the new driver update? Or is the GTX1060 still a better option? (As in much better performing card). Imagine if both cards cost the same, which would you choose and why?

 

Thank you for your opinions in advance

RX 480 was already better before the update imo, because you can get the 4GB version for significantly cheaper and it's the same performance. The 8GB is about the same price as a 1060 Relevant Edition, but really that much VRAM is just a nice-to-have in a GPU with this performance.

 

Now that AMD has ReLive, they win harder.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Garett1 said:

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-RX-480-vs-GeForce-GTX-1060

but gpuboss is a potato.

 

on topic: i'd consider them close enough in performance that it comes down to specific features to make a choice.

 

with specific features i mean things like this:

- nvidia: gsync, shield, geforce experience (hey, i'm sure someone likes it), the nvidia driver experience, better performance per wat generally, etc.

- AMD: freesync, whatever has been going on with the AMD drivers (i honestly havent been following it...), better performance per dollar generally, etc.

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, Garett1 said:

Its been proven other places that the RX 480 produces more heat and draws way more power than the 1060..

that has nothing to do with gpuboss being a disaster

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

but gpuboss is a potato.

 

on topic: i'd consider them close enough in performance that it comes down to specific features to make a choice.

 

with specific features i mean things like this:

- nvidia: gsync, shield, geforce experience (hey, i'm sure someone likes it), the nvidia driver experience, better performance per wat generally, etc.

- AMD: freesync, whatever has been going on with the AMD drivers (i honestly havent been following it...), better performance per dollar generally, etc.

Driver updates, as expected, essentially closed the small gap between the 2 and gave Relive. Which, is essentially a better Geforce Experience with a toe to toe shadowplay.

[ivan134]

8 minutes ago, frozeNNN said:

I would pick nvidia because it has more stable fps

???

[Pige0n]

I'd go for an aftermarket 8GB RX 480, but if the 1060 6GB is significantly cheaper I'd go with that.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

Driver updates, as expected, essentially closed the small gap between the 2 and gave Relive. Which, is essentially a better Geforce Experience with a toe to toe shadowplay.

eh, it depends on preference i guess. i honestly prefer nvidia drivers just because i'm used to them, and i know what all the buttons do. some people dont mind paying a bit extra for the convenience of familiarity.

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, manikyath said:

eh, it depends on preference i guess. i honestly prefer nvidia drivers just because i'm used to them, and i know what all the buttons do. some people dont mind paying a bit extra for the convenience of familiarity.

That's fair enough. 

[Freezanator]

@sniip Personally, I'd go with the GTX 1060 since the Fast Sync (which is something like FreeSync, NOT V-Sync) is an extra feature which is built into the card and doesn't require a specific monitor to be utilized, unlike FreeSync and G-Sync.  

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, ivan134 said:

???

there's this one benchmark where they recorded acutal frame times in a DX12 title, and the RX480 was basicly all over the place (while, still consistently higher than the GTX1060) and all nvidia cards tested were essentially a smooth experience.

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

there's this one benchmark where they recorded acutal frame times in a DX12 title, and the RX480 was basicly all over the place (while, still consistently higher than the GTX1060) and all nvidia cards tested were essentially a smooth experience.

 Was it only the one? How long ago?

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

 Was it only the one? How long ago?

i honestly dont remember anymore, i'd have to go check, it's been 4 months at least

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, manikyath said:

i honestly dont remember anymore, i'd have to go check, it's been 4 months at least

There's been at least 3+ driver updates not including hotfixes, so I think it's not a concern at this point.