R9 390X or GTX 1060?

[SEPH]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

At 1080p the 480 can get 60fps in just about any game at high-ultra

well yeah... theoretically but the 1060 manages the 60fps pretty much locked, the 480 not so much. Im starting to think that ill just get whatever i can get first meaning decent AIB cards.

[Repost]

In relevant games-

Reference cards: RX 480=970<390x<1060<980

Cards that you should buy (custom coolers and factory overclock) : RX 480<970<390x<1060<980

 

Edit: Note that AMD cards will perform noticeably slower with your average consumer processors compared to overclocked 8 cores that reviewers use.

[don_svetlio]

2 minutes ago, SEPH said:

well yeah... theoretically but the 1060 manages the 60fps pretty much locked, the 480 not so much. Im starting to think that ill just get whatever i can get first meaning decent AIB cards.

The RX should also be able to hold them. Not sure what you mean

Also - look at the Sapphire Nitro 480 - it's BASE clock is higher than any OC we've seen on the 480 so far aside from LN2. And LN2 480s at 1600 match a 980 Ti

[SEPH]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

The RX should also be able to hold them. Not sure what you mean

Also - look at the Sapphire Nitro 480 - it's BASE clock is higher than any OC we've seen on the 480 so far aside from LN2. And LN2 480s at 1600 match a 980 Ti

yeah im hoping those custom cards will be able to hit between 1400 to 1500 Mhz, if they do and the performance scales well then 480 nitro it is but from the couple of very early reviews i saw on youtube that isnt the case, im not quick to trust them but that just makes me lose faith in the AIB 480's.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, SEPH said:

yeah im hoping those custom cards will be able to hit between 1400 to 1500 Mhz, if they do and the performance scales well then 480 nitro it is but from the couple of very early reviews i saw on youtube that isnt the case, im not quick to trust them but that just makes me lose faith in the AIB 480's.

A german review got the Nitro 480 to 1420 I believe

[SEPH]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

A german review got the Nitro 480 to 1420 I believe

yeah saw that one, but also saw one where the guy barely managed to get 1380 not to mention that that was achieved at the cost of silence... so was that 1420.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, SEPH said:

yeah saw that one, but also saw one where the guy barely managed to get 1380 not to mention that that was achieved at the cost of silence... so was that 1420.

Depends really - what you consider okay may be loud by some review's standard. I'm waiting for OCUK and DF's reviews of the Nitro.

[SEPH]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

Depends really - what you consider okay may be loud by some review's standard. I'm waiting for OCUK and DF's reviews of the Nitro.

yeah thats what im waiting for as well, want to see something from someone reputable.

[ThorArise]

51 minutes ago, SEPH said:

Ok so where i live(Poland) i can currently get a R9 390X Sapphire Nitro for the price of the gtx 1060(one of the cheaper ones) and i cant really decide. I dont play any games that are biased towards any of the cards and i plan to buy the high end cards of next gen once they come out so this is a short term card. I will overclock, i dont have a gsync/freesync panel, Im playing on 1080p and power draw is of no concern to me. So what would you guys suggest i do? Also as a side note the rx 480 costs the same as a 1060 here so yeah... I would love to buy amd that is why if the 390x is very close to the 1060 then id go for that but if after OC the 1060 is faster then i guess ill just get the 1060.

Sure there are arguments for both cards and yes you might get few fps more here or there on one card in some games. But to be honest you will be fine with either and they are quite close together concerning performance so if you love to buy amd just do I doubt you will regret it