GTX 1060 6GB vs RX 580 4GB

[Thanzex]

Hi there! I'm building a PC for a friend, he mainly uses it for 3D applications, Photoshop, Premiere and light gaming. 

For the GPU I mainly have two options, both used:

• RX 580 4GB ~ 130€
• GTX 1060 6GB ~ 210€

They seem to go head-to-head in most situations, the 1060 could have a slight edge on Adobe and Blender, plus the extra 2GB can benefit the longevity of the system.

The 80€ price difference, however, is making me think twice about this.

 

For the rest with the system I'm going with:

• Ryzen 5 3600 + 212 EVO
• 16GB 2x8 3200MHz 
• GIGABYTE DS3H B550m 
• 500W PSU
• 1440p Monitor
• 500GB NVMe 

Which one would you choose? 

Could spending less now and getting an upgrade later on be an option?

[Thanzex]

1 minute ago, WikiForce said:

neither are capable of 1440p gaming, you would to lucky to even 60fps in low or medium in most newer games

Gaming is not the primary objective of this system, he is going to use this mainly to work, gaming as an added bonus.

I do have a 580 and at 1080p is capable keeping  a steady 60fps on high to highest settings im most newer games, so dropping to medium on 1440p is not that big of a deal.

 

My main concerns are the price difference, the extra 2GB of ram and application performance and if spending a little less now and upgrading to a better GPU 1-2 years from now makes sense.

[Mister Woof]

3 minutes ago, Thanzex said:

Gaming is not the primary objective of this system, he is going to use this mainly to work, gaming as an added bonus.

I do have a 580 and at 1080p is capable keeping  a steady 60fps on high to highest settings im most newer games, so dropping to medium on 1440p is not that big of a deal.

 

My main concerns are the price difference, the extra 2GB of ram and application performance and if spending a little less now and upgrading to a better GPU 1-2 years from now makes sense.

If it's for work, the ROI in time saved is worth the extra cost.

 

Might even be better to get something more expensive that what you presented if it performs better in the tasks at hand.

 

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