RX 480 or GTX 1060?

[dawidyadhana]

Hi, in my place, the GTX 1060 and the RX 480 price is almost the same, the GTX 1060 is around $310 (Zotac AMP Edition 6 GB) and the RX 480 is around $308 (MSI RX 480 8 GB). Should I get the 1060 or 480? thanks for answering.

 

*If you recommend EVGA, well there is no EVGA in my place... and other brands isn't available yet

*The other RX 480 that's available is from Powercolor, and the other 1060 is MSI but it is more expensive

[Chasem121]

Luke lists the pros and cons here

 

[VAkena]

3 minutes ago, dawidyadhana said:

Hi, in my place, the GTX 1060 and the RX 480 price is almost the same, the GTX 1060 is around $310 (Zotac AMP Edition 6 GB) and the RX 480 is around $308 (MSI RX 480 8 GB). Should I get the 1060 or 480? thanks for answering.

 

*If you recommend EVGA, well there is no EVGA in my place... and other brands isn't available yet

*The other RX 480 that's available is from Powercolor, and the other 1060 is MSI but it is more expensive

They're both very good options. I'd personally go with the GTX 1060 simply because I'd like the upgrade to my 780Ti. Whatever you choose, it should (will) be great. 

[dawidyadhana]

1 minute ago, VAkena said:

They're both very good options. I'd personally go with the GTX 1060 simply because I'd like the upgrade to my 780Ti. Whatever you choose, it should (will) be great. 

For me, I prefer Nvidia more than AMD

[demonaii]

I would rather go with the RX480 because 1. it ages well, 2. you get impressive results with DX12/Vulkan and 3. it's kinda cheap

The 1060 on the other hand will age badly when new architecture comes in, you do get ''better' performance but just a tiny bit like minemal on DX12, has no SLI while RX480 has Crossfire and you get better energy eficiency

[byalexandr]

The GTX 1060 is better right now, but the RX 480 is way faster in DX12 titles, so it'll be the better card in the future. Plus AMD's drivers improve a lot over time, they seem to have a lot of headroom.

[VAkena]

Just now, dawidyadhana said:

For me, I prefer Nvidia more than AMD

Then I guess you've answered your own question; the GTX 1060 it is!

[ARikozuM]

Just now, demonaii said:

I would rather go with the RX480 because 1. it ages well, 2. you get impressive results with DX12/Vulkan and 3. it's kinda cheap

The 1060 on the other hand will age badly when new architecture comes in, you do get ''better' performance but just a tiny bit like minemal on DX12, has no SLI while RX480 has Crossfire and you get better energy eficiency

OP stated that the prices are about the same.

[Cyracus]

get the 1060, can't buy another in the future for dual card upgrade if that matters to you though.

 

Just now, DEcobra11 said:

If you where in the US the price difference just kills it in favor of the 480

not from what I see, unless you only consider reference cards

[Coaxialgamer]

i would get the 480 as it performs better under dx12/vulkan and the extra vram should help

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, DEcobra11 said:

At least some days ago, I don't keep track of foreign prices

 

After England left, no one can...

[Cyracus]

3 minutes ago, DEcobra11 said:

At least some days ago, I don't keep track of foreign prices

well availability is an issue, but as low as $250 for a 1060 evga SC, $240 for a 480 reference design

[dawidyadhana]

6 minutes ago, demonaii said:

has no SLI while RX480 has Crossfire and you get better energy eficiency

i dont need sli/crossfire config 

[dawidyadhana]

4 minutes ago, DEcobra11 said:

...?

I'm not pretending to be salty or prickle you but...

 

Power efficiency is a must for me, gtx 1060 for me

[alphaproject]

The 1060 performs better in DX11 and 12, just not Vulkan. I've seen the DX12 titles where the 480 loses. Not that I care... but from what I saw... it loses 80% of the time.

 

Vulkan is in 4 games right now anyways... so that means nothing really. I'd go GTX 1060.

[themctipers]

20 minutes ago, dawidyadhana said:

For me, I prefer Nvidia more than AMD

then whats the argument? nvdia has more preformance and you enjoy nvdia more, so get the 1060.

[Zyndo]

12 minutes ago, demonaii said:

I would rather go with the RX480 because 1. it ages well, 2. you get impressive results with DX12/Vulkan and 3. it's kinda cheap

The 1060 on the other hand will age badly when new architecture comes in, you do get ''better' performance but just a tiny bit like minemal on DX12, has no SLI while RX480 has Crossfire and you get better energy eficiency

1/2. By the time enough games out there favor the 480 and vulkan, you should hopefully be switching off the card. And even if you don't, its only a couple fps better than the 1060 from what I can see (it would beat out the 1060 in the future by about the same amount that the 1060 beats the 480 right now). Its sort of a moot point. It DOES come with more VRAM, but again, by the time you need more than 6GB of VRAM, both cards are very likely going to be obsolete anyway.

 

3. the 4GB version is 200. Yes, that version of the card is undeniably cheaper. the 8GB version is 240-ish. AIB 1060's start around 250. Price is kind of a wash when you compare the two.

 

Power efficiency: We've already established that the 1060 has more current FPS in most titles. it does all of that with a 120W TDP (I know thats a heat thing, and not raw energy, but the actual sustained electrical wattage is usually very close to its rated TDP). the RX 480 has 150W TDP (and again, its electrical consumption is very close to that number), not to mention that it drains so much from some systems that it causes them to crash! AMD has released drivers to try and fix that... but still. In no way shape or form is it more power efficient, nor does it consume less power.



to OP. I would get the 1060. If you were on a budget, a 4GB 480 may be the better option. But if you can get them (the 1060 and 8GB 480) for comparable prices, you may as well get the card that is better in 95% of situations. No reason not to. That is the 1060.

[KillDog]

If power efficiency is a must, then the 1060 ofc.

Otherwise, sapphire's nitro RX 480 comes out next week and it overtakes the 1060 in a pcworld review I'd seen, so if you can wait, wait for that.

[dionkoffie]

I was actually going for the RX 480, but it took too long for the non-reference to come to the market, so I went with the 1060. better than the 480 and it's about the same price.