RX 480 or 1070

[XdoniasRadeon]

Even though there isn't a lot of benchmarks on the RX 480 do you think it would make a better price to performance card than the gtx 1070 and maybe something I should put into my build or should I get the GTX 1070 or even RX 490 (when announced/released) since I have the budget to do so or should I go with the cheaper option

[Enderman]

if you can afford it, the 1070 is better

[iiNNeX]

Instead of speculating just wait for the cards to release and watch a few benchmarks.

[Nena Trinity]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

if you can afford it, the 1070 is better

We still have not seen the RX480s benches but I suspect the GTX 1070 to be better as well! (not sure it is worth the price perf ratio compared to RX...)

[DioOmicida]

You might could consider the price of two 480s vs a single 1070.
If your considering it, you might as well wait and just see what other people bench.

[Kaleshi]

3 minutes ago, Enderman said:

if you can afford it, the 1070 is better

And hotter. 

Fermi 2.0 ftw

[CostcoSamples]

I think it depends on your monitor.  If you are OK running 1080p, for sure the gtx 1070 is overkill and for double the price of the RX 480 you really would not get much benefit.  I think the AMD card will be a much better value and more than enough performance at 1080p gaming with very high fps.

 

We'll know for sure June 29 with the NDA expires.

[ZestyJalapeno]

Spoiler

 

67DF:C7 is the 480X, and this is probably the most accurate estimation of the performance we have now, not counting the AoTS bench that AMD showcased. We also know that the 480X is $200. 

 

 

 

[Thony]

Even without any benchmarks from real people I am pretty sure it will be better price to performance card than 1070 is. 

They are $179 dollars apart. 

[ChrisCross]

as said the 1070 will cost nearly twice.

it depends on the resolution your running. if your not going above 2560:1080 the 480 is enough.

[BrightCandle]

These two GPUs aren't even competing with each other, the 1070 is vastly more expensive and more performance. Even in the cherry picked scenario AMD chose to show off the RX 480 in its best light it still looses dramatically to a 1070. The question of value is yours not one any one else can answer but in terms of performance we know for certain now that the RX 480 is not going to compete at the same level.

[legonate416]

RX 480 will have better Price/Performance ratio, 1070 will perform massively better, though at nearly twice the price. 

 

Personally if I were going 1440p or even low-end 4k, I'd get two 480s instead of a single 1070. Though that's just me and my 'maximum price/performance' mindset. 

[Darkseth]

Yeah, but don't forget the disadvantages of Crossfire. ^^

 

And, if you get 2 480, it will have to be the 8gb Model. Beca use, with 4gb models, 4gb is Not enough for that amount of raw Power.

And then it will be 249$ maybe per card? or 229 or something like that.

[Simon771]

So just like everyone else said ... 8GB version will cost around 250$. 

2 of those cards might be as fast at GTX 1070 or maybe even 10% faster. For benchmarks and games that can utilize Crossfire that is.

 

But you would be paying 500$ for that.

It will use more power

More heat

More noise

Ugly looking card

Crossfire problems

 

On another hand, you can just go with GTX 1070, that will probbably perform better or the same in most games.

 

I would go for GTX 1070 anytime!

[Gerr]

The $199 is the 4GB version of the 480 which has an EXPECTED performance level of a 980.  The 8GB model will likely be higher, current estimates around $250.  The 1070 only comes with 8GB and gives 980Ti performance.  So ya, the 1070 would be better, but for a fair amount more.  The price-per-performance level of the 480 is better, but the 1070 will be faster, so you have to see where your budget lays.  Also consider that AMD cards are known to generally run hotter than Nvidia cards, so make sure your case can handle the extra heat. 

 

HOWEVER, most info on the 480's is speculation, so until the benchmarks are released, I wouldn't do anything.

[Crusader93]

1 hour ago, CostcoSamples said:

I think it depends on your monitor.  If you are OK running 1080p, for sure the gtx 1070 is overkill and for double the price of the RX 480 you really would not get much benefit.  I think the AMD card will be a much better value and more than enough performance at 1080p gaming with very high fps.

 

We'll know for sure June 29 with the NDA expires.

I never get why people say 1070 and 1080 is overkill for 1080P. It's not!

Then you are a little future proof for future games. There are even titles out today that the 1070 cant run that good to be called overkill. gtx1080  Cant run Black Ops 3 at maximum render resolution and max candy in stable 144fps even in 1080P.

I think its wrong to say its overkill. for 1080P i would say the 1070(and probably the rx 480) bil both be good solutions for 1080P gaming. Future games will run well on it aswell.

[Enderman]

2 hours ago, Nena360 said:

We still have not seen the RX480s benches but I suspect the GTX 1070 to be better as well! (not sure it is worth the price perf ratio compared to RX...)

yeah we have seen plenty of 480 benchmarks

just not official reviews

[Nena Trinity]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

yeah we have seen plenty of 480 benchmarks

just not official reviews

Official is sorta needed...

[Guest]

1 hour ago, legonate416 said:

RX 480 will have better Price/Performance ratio, 1070 will perform massively better, though at nearly twice the price. 

 

Personally if I were going 1440p or even low-end 4k, I'd get two 480s instead of a single 1070. Though that's just me and my 'maximum price/performance' mindset. 

Massively better?

 

what? we're talking a single tier difference in performance. Likely only to be 10-15% performance difference. 

[palito]

SLI or Crossfire is hit and miss.  They can be great if the game supports it but terrible if it isn't.

 

I would go with a single powerful gpu.

A 1070 will obliterate the 480.  You might want to wait and see if a 1060 or 1060ti is offered since that is most likely the competitor of the 480.  Maybe AMD will make a 490 which should be the true competitor of the 1070.  I would not fall for AMD's showcasing of AOTS.  Ha-ha-ha-ha!  Unless that is the only game you will ever play, I see no reason buying it.

[Norseman4]

There haven't been any reliable benchmarks of the 480 yet. (Reliable <> manufacturer leaks) Wait for much closer, or a few days after June 29th, compare the 3rd party reviews and benchmarks, then decide.

[Crusader93]

17 minutes ago, palito said:

SLI or Crossfire is hit and miss.  They can be great if the game supports it but terrible if it isn't.

 

I would go with a single powerful gpu.

A 1070 will obliterate the 480.  You might want to wait and see if a 1060 or 1060ti is offered since that is most likely the competitor of the 480.  Maybe AMD will make a 490 which should be the true competitor of the 1070.  I would not fall for AMD's showcasing of AOTS.  Ha-ha-ha-ha!  Unless that is the only game you will ever play, I see no reason buying it.

A single card does have problems keeping 144fps stable at some titles doe. Thats why people buy SLI/CFX, because one card struggles to do the trick. Half a year from now, the 1080(aka 980Ti in a pascal suit) will struggle to keep even 100fps in 1080P.

The 1080 is really a rip-off because it barely outclasses 980Ti, but is priced the same as the 980Ti. Just a money grab is what it is. 

 

I have thought about 2x480 myself, but im not a fan of SLI/CFX myself. I hope game developers will support this in the future.

[legonate416]

23 minutes ago, Alexokan said:

Massively better?

 

what? we're talking a single tier difference in performance. Likely only to be 10-15% performance difference. 

Not likely.

 

The 1070 is better than or equal to the 980 TI. 

 

The RX 480 is (supposedly) slightly better than or equal to the R9 390X. 

 

http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=3505&gid2=2263&compare=geforce-gtx-1070-vs-radeon-r9-390x

[Guest]

10 minutes ago, legonate416 said:

Not likely.

 

The 1070 is better than or equal to the 980 TI. 

 

The RX 480 is (supposedly) slightly better than or equal to the R9 390X. 

 

http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=3505&gid2=2263&compare=geforce-gtx-1070-vs-radeon-r9-390x

The 1080 is barely better than a 980ti. 

 

I wouldn't hold your breathe on the performance disparity between the two cards. 

 

But hey, we should know for sure shortly. 

[legonate416]

6 minutes ago, Alexokan said:

The 1080 is barely better than a 980ti. 

 

I wouldn't hold your breathe on the performance disparity between the two cards. 

 

But hey, we should know for sure shortly. 

'Barely' being 25%? 

 

I agree that it's lame to have that kind of a performance increase, but it's not 'barely'. 

 

The 1070's benchmarks are already out. It's pretty much a repackaged 980 TI that does slightly better in DX12 games.