Which graphics card should I choose?

[Yoda master kp]

Hey guys, (new guy here)

I'm looking to build a gaming RYZEN rig.

I know it hasn't released yet but it will in the coming weeks and I just want to prep for the whole build.

I'm having a tough time choosing a graphics card

Gtx1060 3gb or RX480. 

Firstly, I'm just into competitive gaming like dota2 and csgo and not really into AAA titles other than a few games like GTA V. It's mostly rendering / designing stuff but I intend to play such games too once schools (2017 q2) done.

 

So if I go with the gtx1060, I'll upgrade it to Vega once Vega is out in late June. 

If I go with rx480, I'll upgrade it to Vega like next year or even later.

 

Also, I have a freesync monitor 1080p (60hz). But i do prefer staying under the 200$ mark for the GPU. 

Also, can the rx480 be crossfired with Vega ?

 

I need suggestions! 

Thank you for your response.

[MrPants_]

If you have a freesync monitor, there isn't much debate. I'd reccomend the RX 480. I don't think you could crossfire Vega and Polaris since they are different chips though. But the 1060 is also really good. Which one is cheaper?

[Yoda master kp]

58 minutes ago, MrAwesomepants said:

If you have a freesync monitor, there isn't much debate. I'd reccomend the RX 480. I don't think you could crossfire Vega and Polaris since they are different chips though. But the 1060 is also really good. Which one is cheaper?

1060 3gb variant is cheaper by around 20$ in my country(India).

 

The 1060 also out performs the 480 in dx11 titles

edit: sorry wrong price mentioned earlier, got confused in selecting the seller

[Lolcrokn]

2 minutes ago, Yoda master kp said:

1060 3gb variant is cheaper by around 10000rs (146$) in my country(India).

 

The 1060 also out performs the 480 in dx11 titles

3 gig doesnt outperform rx 480, with new drivers fps differs like 2-3 in favor of 1060 in some games and some in favor of 480 

I'd never consider buying 3 gig variant, you should be good to go with 470 or 1050ti 

 

Also, you dont know how many cpus are going to come out from ryzen lineup, they only showed benchmarks for 6900K competitor which would be heavily bottlenecked by any of those gpus's until you pick up vega

[Yoda master kp]

1 minute ago, Lolcrokn said:

3 gig doesnt outperform rx 480, with new drivers fps differs like 2-3 in favor of 1060 in some games and some in favor of 480 

I'd never consider buying 3 gig variant, you should be good to go with 470 or 1050ti 

 

Also, you dont know how many cpus are going to come out from ryzen lineup, they only showed benchmarks for 6900K competitor which would be heavily bottlenecked by any of those gpus's until you pick up vega

let's just assume theres an 8/16 cpu (sr7) which costs about 350$ ish that i'm going to purchase.

i know about the bottlenecked part, but i will upgrade to a better gpu in the future, i just want to start with a rig that satisfies my needs right now, but is FUTURE proof, so i don't need to start out with a new cpu, mobo etc.

[King_of_Oz]

Get an RX 480

[aSPIRIn4]

 

Look for more videos about rx480 and gtx1060 and decide.

[Nena Trinity]

31 minutes ago, Yoda master kp said:

1060 3gb variant is cheaper by around 10000rs (146$) in my country(India).

 

The 1060 also out performs the 480 in dx11 titles

Not all the DX11 titles, also free-sync?

[HKZeroFive]

Ooft, difficult.

 

FreeSync is extremely nice to have and the RX 480 generally outperforms the GTX 1060 3GB (although the difference is marginal at best)... on the other hand, the price difference is way too large to justify IMO.

 

How much will the RX 470 set you back?

[Yoda master kp]

32 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Ooft, difficult.

 

FreeSync is extremely nice to have and the RX 480 generally outperforms the GTX 1060 3GB (although the difference is marginal at best)... on the other hand, the price difference is way too large to justify IMO.

 

How much will the RX 470 set you back?

Geforce GTX 1060 3gb  260$

Geforce GTX 1060 6gb  365$

RX 470 4gb $227

RX 470 8gb $283.11

RX 480 4gb $267.89

RX 480 8gb $295.27

[HKZeroFive]

5 minutes ago, Yoda master kp said:

Geforce GTX 1060 3gb  277$

Geforce GTX 1060 6gb  365$

RX 470 4gb $227

RX 470 8gb $283.11

RX 480 4gb $267.89

RX 480 8gb $295.27

Uh, didn't you say the GTX 1060 3GB was cheaper than the RX 480 by $136 in India?

 

If those are the prices you're working with, the RX 480 is a no brainer. You should be fine with the 4GB variant.

[Yoda master kp]

14 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Uh, didn't you say the GTX 1060 3GB was cheaper than $136 in India?

 

If those are the prices you're working with, the RX 480 is a no brainer. You should be fine with the 4GB variant.

Actually earlier i forgot to add the import fees! so without the import fees on the 1060 and with it on the 480, the difference is 146$. sorry about that.

Edited January 11, 2017 by Yoda master kp
forgot to add the import fees

[Ashiella]

1 hour ago, Yoda master kp said:

1060 3gb variant is cheaper by around 20$ in my country(India).

 

The 1060 also out performs the 480 in dx11 titles

edit: sorry wrong price mentioned earlier, got confused in selecting the seller

in DX12 the Rx 480 vastly outperforms the 1060 6gb