AMD card for 1080p

[Davesyn]

Hey there.

 

A few months ago I got a 1080p monitor with freesync.

I want to get an AMD card that'll let me play anything on 1080p, preferably on 60fps+. It must be an AMD, because, yknow, freesync.

I wanted to get a RX 480/580, because I read they were great for 1080p and the price was nice, but a few weeks after looking for them this whole mining frenzy started, so as you may know, it's almost impossible to get one.

The ones that seem to be available are RX550/560, which based on benchmarks, might not be enough. I know Vega just released, but I don't think it's worth it for 1080p...

 

So, my question is, are those RX550/560 good for 1080p. They are indeed very cheap, and they're available.

Should I get a secondhand RX580? It's the one I wanted from the beginning, but it's almost impossible to get one.

Should I say "screw freesync" and get a GTX 1060?

 

Thanks a lot!

[DrMacintosh]

RX 550 is for eSports games. The RX 560 is slightly better and can play AAA games. 

 

The best value AMD 1080p card would be the RX 570. The RX 580 is better than anything but its up to you if you want used.  

[MeDownYou]

580 used could be nice, vega 56 could be nice, or even a 570 could be nice

 

Imo 560 not that nice

 

[DrMacintosh]

2 minutes ago, EvanTech said:

or just buy a monitor that supports both teams.

I'm pretty sure any monitor will work, you just won't get the adaptive refresh rate. 

[Tiwaz]

i saw on amazon some rx 480s (can be overclocked  to match 580) that sold for standard price, like a powercolor rx 480 stock 8GB for 260€

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, EvanTech said:

u probably paid extra 4 it

Unless its FreeSync

[Davesyn]

I paid 150€ for my Freesync 75hz monitor, which was quite cheap.

If the freesync feature was "extra", I'd say it's no more than 20€, for mine in particular.

[SlaughterSmurf]

1 hour ago, Davesyn said:

Hey there.

 

A few months ago I got a 1080p monitor with freesync.

I want to get an AMD card that'll let me play anything on 1080p, preferably on 60fps+. It must be an AMD, because, yknow, freesync.

I wanted to get a RX 480/580, because I read they were great for 1080p and the price was nice, but a few weeks after looking for them this whole mining frenzy started, so as you may know, it's almost impossible to get one.

The ones that seem to be available are RX550/560, which based on benchmarks, might not be enough. I know Vega just released, but I don't think it's worth it for 1080p...

 

So, my question is, are those RX550/560 good for 1080p. They are indeed very cheap, and they're available.

Should I get a secondhand RX580? It's the one I wanted from the beginning, but it's almost impossible to get one.

Should I say "screw freesync" and get a GTX 1060?

 

Thanks a lot!

Yeah the RX 550 and 560 are really really bad don't buy them. Vega 56 would be an excellent choice for over 60fps at 1080p at max settings. Remember this card will last a few years, in 2 years it will be right in the sweet spot for 1080p and you won't have to upgrade for 3-4 if you're okay with medium and high settings. 

[Phate.exe]

2 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

RX 550 is for eSports games. The RX 560 is slightly better and can play AAA games. 

 

The best value AMD 1080p card would be the RX 570. The RX 580 is better than anything but its up to you if you want used.  

At normal pricing I'd agree 100% (i.e. that card costing under $200).  The RX 470 used to be the king of $160-ish GPU's for 1080p gaming.  At current pricing, you can't even get a used one for less than $200-250.

 

And once you're spending $250 or so, you might as well just spend slightly more and get a used Fury.  Miners don't like them, but they generally perform like a GTX 1070.  Basically just max the settings at 1080p and go.  Power hungry buggers, so you'll need a decent power supply (I run mine on a 650W) unless you want to do some major underclocking/undervolting.