RX 460 or GTX 1050 for non gamer

[Abdullahseba]

Hi
I am pondering between the GTX 1050 (£109) and the RX 460 (£90) or the RX 460 4GB (£104).

I use my computer for CAD, 3D and video editing.

I don't game except for light games that wont see a difference between the three GPU's such as Tanki.

I also want to run three 4k monitors.

 

What do you guys think will suite my needs best?

Thanks in advance.

 

[pbx2]

Rx 480 is more powerful than the 1050 (Pretty much a 750ti) and the RX460

 

[Enderman]

Pretty sure the 1050 will have better compatibility with most of the programs you use.

 

Also your title says 480 and your post says 460, one of them is wrong.

[Starelementpoke]

3 minutes ago, Abdullahseba said:

ifference between the three GPU's such as Tanki.

I also want to run three 4k monitors.

 

Says 480 in title. Would get a 1050 over a 460. Don't know how well 3 4k will workout for you.

[Abdullahseba]

Just now, Starelementpoke said:

Says 480 in title. Would get a 1050 over a 460. Don't know how well 3 4k will workout for you.

woops mistake

[Abdullahseba]

Just now, Aleksiandrovich said:

I would consider the AMD side, this is because it contains 10Bit colour support, so i assume, this may be  more useful considering you are not a gamer but might be a content creator.

pretty sure 1080 supports 10bit so 1050 should though its not well documented.

[david cassar]

10 minutes ago, pbx2 said:

Rx 480 is more powerful than the 1050 (Pretty much a 750ti) and the RX460

 

1050 is more like a 950/960 ish in terms of performance tbh.

[Firecheetah13]

If all you are looking for is something that can support 3 4k displays, try looking for a 270/370 on ebay. I have been looking, and you can find the 2GB model around $80.

[mealto]

I have no experience with non Nvidia GPUs but the GTX 1050 would allow you to CUDA hack Premiere Pro for a slight edge if that matters to you.

[Darkseth]

GTX 1050 (ti).

 

4k does not need 4gb Vram, since it's just the Desktop.

 

But the GTX 1050 is already faster than the RX 460 2gb or 4gb. Around 20~% faster.

The GTX 1050 ti is again 20-30% more faster., since it has more cores.

 

GTX 1050 ti is pretty much a GTX 960 4gb performance level.

 

 

GTX 1050(ti) also consume less power, than the RX 460.

[Spicedaddy]

If you want triple 4K, it might be better to step up to a GTX 1060 or RX 470. Most GTX 1050 and RX 460 I've seen only have 1 DP 1.3/1.4, 1 HDMI 2.0 and 1 DVI. That's only good for dual 4K.

[Abdullahseba]

3 minutes ago, AceTakerV8 said:

@Sugadaddy is right.... you would need a RX 470 Minimum...

doesn't DVI provide HDMI 2.0 then?

DVI is a mixture of VGA and HDMI

[AsapGamer]

Reviving old posts insint really my thing, but i feel the need to post.

 

in terms of raw power the 1050 ti stands out, its great for gaming. in terms of editing how ever its a different story.

i have editing video on both the rx 460 , rx 480 and the 1050 ti. on all graphic cards mentioned i saw no problems or differences, the only differences i saw was in render times with the rx 460 being slightly slower than the rx 480 and the gtx 1050ti being considerably slower for example, 1 video 5 minutes long, same video rendered on all of the graphic cards, rx 460 = 3:21. rx 480 = 3:11. gtx 1050ti = 11:42. done this multiple times, in fact it seemed that over time frame of 3 weeks my gtx 1050ti got worse where it was rendering videos for 30 minutes. simply changing back to my rx 460 which i luckily still had bought the render time down to 3 minutes. 

 

however:

when playing games it was a whole new story, i was getting around 15-20 fps boost using the 1050ti in a few games such as battlefield one, and rust.