Rx 480 or gtx 970

[GamerNinja360]

Im getting a new graphics card im upgrading from my r9 270x i was wondering should I pick up a Rx 480 or a GTX 970. 

[McHox]

480 isn't out yet,wait for reviews

[Clanscorpia]

480. We can tell for sure basically it will be better

[GamerNinja360]

Alright i saw the specs from the 480 and benchmarks someone leaked and was getting above 60. I just dont know if i should get an AMD card again because my 270x is faulty.

[HKZeroFive]

My bet is that the RX 480 will be better but we won't know for sure until solid benchmarks come out from reputable reviewers.

[FOSHIZZLE]

i think the 480 will be released on june 29 so you should wait

[GamerNinja360]

ok i did see a " leaked" benchmark on the 480 getting some pretty good framerates on the witcher 3 above 60 fps.

[GamerNinja360]

Also on the overwatch video it showed the person using an rx 480 in the settings.

 

[dizmo]

The reviews you saw aren't guaranteed. Just wait the 4 days and see what real reviewers have to say.

[xAcid9]

480 of course. Newer, lower power, driver optimization will only get better.

[App4that]

480, even if the 970 performs a little better now the 480 has more VRAM and will age better. That's at the same price though. If you can get a 970 cheaper wait for the review to hit on the 480.

[Silencer]

3 hours ago, App4that said:

480, even if the 970 performs a little better now the 480 has more VRAM and will age better. That's at the same price though. If you can get a 970 cheaper wait for the review to hit on the 480.

Yeah no way 970 is cheaper 

[App4that]

9 hours ago, Silencer said:

Yeah no way 970 is cheaper 

Are you under a rock? There are 970s under 200us brand new right now. Just a matter of grabbing them before they're gone.

[don_svetlio]

4 minutes ago, App4that said:

Are you under a rock? There are 970s under 200us brand new right now. Just a matter of grabbing them before they're gone.

3.5GB peasantry, no thanks

[App4that]

8 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

3.5GB peasantry, no thanks

Yes, because CSGO and LoL uses so much of your VRAM Don, tell us more about your memory needs  

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, App4that said:

Yes, because CSGO and LoL uses so much of your VRAM Don, tell us more about your memory needs  

Fun stuff - I run close to 3GB on my desktop in moderately demanding games. 2nd screens FTW

[App4that]

3 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Fun stuff - I run close to 3GB on my desktop in moderately demanding games. 2nd screens FTW

If Primal can only use 3g of VRAM with the textures maxed and the pack loaded, any memory issues are on the developers.  Joking aside. But I'd grab the 480 (with a custom cooler and 8g) too if given the choice. But if you're considering a 970 then if it's cheaper who am I to judge.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, App4that said:

If Primal can only use 3g of VRAM with the textures maxed and the pack loaded, any memory issues are on the developers.  Joking aside. But I'd grab the 480 (with a custom cooler and 8g) too if given the choice. But if you're considering a 970 then if it's cheaper who am I to judge.

Depends on how the 480 performs and the price gap. If the 970 is 40$ less but the 480 actually beats a 980, wouldn't that make it better value? Anyhow, excess VRAM is always better than not enough VRAM

[App4that]

53 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Depends on how the 480 performs and the price gap. If the 970 is 40$ less but the 480 actually beats a 980, wouldn't that make it better value? Anyhow, excess VRAM is always better than not enough VRAM

Have you been watching the leaks? We may know why AMD placed that NDA until launch. For the reference anyways. The 480 and 970 look to be even. Look to be though, and when considering the reference that seems to thermal limit. I'm still waiting for Sapphire to show us what the 480 can do.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, App4that said:

Have you been watching the leaks? We may know why AMD placed that NDA until launch. For the reference anyways. The 480 and 970 look to be even. Look to be though, and when considering the reference that seems to thermal limit. I'm still waiting for Sapphire to show us what the 480 can do.

Doubt the Thermal limit thing. Some leaks are showing 60*C others 80*C - and keep in mind that the actual driver support came 2 days ago so any of those "benches" are using 16.3 which was 3 months ago. Before the 480 was even properly announced. Remember how massive the 970 gains were with a proper driver in hitman? Upwards of 40%

[alphaproject]

Only a few days till the NDA is lifted. We shall know shortly. I hope they at least match the 980. That would be great.

[App4that]

32 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Doubt the Thermal limit thing. Some leaks are showing 60*C others 80*C - and keep in mind that the actual driver support came 2 days ago so any of those "benches" are using 16.3 which was 3 months ago. Before the 480 was even properly announced. Remember how massive the 970 gains were with a proper driver in hitman? Upwards of 40%

The benchmarks are in Firestrike, which doesn't improve with driver support. 

 

My guess is that the lower temp benchmarks are with modified coolers, like what Gamer Nexus did with the 1080 and a Hybrid cooler. Why I think we'll see more performance from Sapphire. 

[don_svetlio]

17 minutes ago, App4that said:

The benchmarks are in Firestrike, which doesn't improve with driver support. 

 

My guess is that the lower temp benchmarks are with modified coolers, like what Gamer Nexus did with the 1080 and a Hybrid cooler. Why I think we'll see more performance from Sapphire. 

Let's wait 3 days - I still think performance will be better than a 970 cause the 480 is close to double the core count at the same clockspeed

[SteveGrabowski0]

RX 480 will almost certainly be the better card. And the cheaper card. Unless Nvidia throws in an awesome free game to help empty out the 970 stock I can't see how the 970 could be recommended over the 480. And I say this as a 970 owner who loves his card, it's tremendous for 1080p gaming and can do 1440p really well too in a lot of games (just not Witcher 3 or Crysis 3, for example). But all indications are the 480 is going to be the better card hands down. We won't know for sure until next Wednesday when reviews come out and we see how it overclocks and whether Polaris can be the same DX12 workhorse that Hawaii is, but it looks like it's going to be a really disruptive card in the market just like the 970 was in 2014. Like it's going to wipe out any reason to buy an Nvidia card lower than the 1070.

[App4that]

17 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Let's wait 3 days - I still think performance will be better than a 970 cause the 480 is close to double the core count at the same clockspeed

I'd be shocked if the 480 doesn't beat a 970. 

 

8 minutes ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

RX 480 will almost certainly be the better card. And the cheaper card. Unless Nvidia throws in an awesome free game to help empty out the 970 stock I can't see how the 970 could be recommended over the 480. And I say this as a 970 owner who loves his card, it's tremendous for 1080p gaming and can do 1440p really well too in a lot of games (just not Witcher 3 or Crysis 3, for example). But all indications are the 480 is going to be the better card hands down. We won't know for sure until next Wednesday when reviews come out and we see how it overclocks and whether Polaris can be the same DX12 workhorse that Hawaii is, but it looks like it's going to be a really disruptive card in the market just like the 970 was in 2014. Like it's going to wipe out any reason to buy an Nvidia card lower than the 1070.

Holy Crystal ball batman  

 

Have you tested a 1060? Or the 1060ti? I agree that the 480 should be great competition for Nvidia. But let's not go crazy. How many times has AMD claimed victory only to give us a Fury X?