will the 480 handle it?

[cluelessgenius]

hello fellow members,

 

im currently evaluating a gaming build for a good friend of mine and am only really not sure about the gpu.

here is the catch -  he already bought a 1080p 144hz freesync monitor for hes a bit of an fps gamer.

 

so the question is - will the 480 handle that kind of fps at 1080p or should he ignore freesync and get a 10x0 of some sort?

 

looking forward to your opinions.

 

best regards,

clueless

[don_svetlio]

480 for 1080p is a very good card. Free-sync is also neat. I'd say either get that or wait for Vega this October.

[Hill]

Dependant on his choice of fps games. If he is a competitive player, then the graphics will be lessened anyway to increase maximum frames. Even in old dual 980ti rigs they'd try squeeze 400 fps out. The 480 will handle games such as CS:GO(Easily), Battlefield and CoD series. Other games such as Arma3 is very subjective to the server and even on a new 1080 my friend will get 30fps all day.

[Al Bundy]

I doubt a 480 can keep a consistent 144hz even at 1080p.  Unless you keep the settings at ultra low or are playing a 10 year old game.

[Genotabby]

Usually you have to see what kind of fps and settings he wants to play at. CS Go will play at 200+ FPS and then there is battlefield which will run at 60FPS.

[Carlos1010]

He might get 144 FPS if he plays doom or GTA V at medium buts that's pretty much it. On average in most games he should get a standard 40-70 fps. The freesync might help him if he likes fast motion games like need for speed or other car games.  

[MSWindowsinside]

21 minutes ago, Al Bundy said:

I doubt a 480 can keep a consistent 144hz even at 1080p.  Unless you keep the settings at ultra low or are playing a 10 year old game.

You have no idea what you are talking about.

[cluelessgenius]

28 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

480 for 1080p is a very good card. Free-sync is also neat. I'd say either get that or wait for Vega this October.

is october confirmed because all the roadmaps i saw talk about next year

[Sintezza]

29 minutes ago, Al Bundy said:

I doubt a 480 can keep a consistent 144hz even at 1080p.  Unless you keep the settings at ultra low or are playing a 10 year old game.

I think you have a fair point.

In certain games the RX480 might be capable to do 140fps.

But not arround the board indeed, not even close.

 

On the otherhand what would be the benefit of gaming at 140 fps at 1080p aside from a very few specific combat games that arent very gpu itensive in the first place?

 

[don_svetlio]

1 hour ago, cluelessgenius said:

is october confirmed because all the roadmaps i saw talk about next year

'Not sure.

[Al Bundy]

1 minute ago, Sintezza said:

I think you have a fair point.

In certain games the RX480 might be capable to do 140fps.

But not arround the board indeed, not even close.

Thank you for seeing, not necessarily agreeing, with my point.

I'm not bashing the 480.  Just like the 1060, neither cards can consistently output 144 on settings that would look better than a console.  Both cards can barely eek out over 100 on many modern games, let alone 144.

[arch_linuxos]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

'Not sure.

 

You REALLY have no idea what you are talking about. This is a 480, not a 280 - if I can get 300fps in CS:GO, the 480 should be damn near 400. We aren't talking Witcher 3 maxed (where it's still over 60)

 

8 minutes ago, Al Bundy said:

You have no idea as to why you simply responded with I have no idea.

 

9 minutes ago, MSWindowsinside said:

You have no idea what you are talking about.

Stop arguing please, just focus on answering OP's question :).

[don_svetlio]

Just now, arch_linuxos said:

 

 

Stop arguing please, just focus on answering OP's question :).

That would mean agreeing with wrong information. Not the way we roll

[don_svetlio]

2 minutes ago, Al Bundy said:

Thank you for seeing, not necessarily agreeing, with my point.

I'm not bashing the 480.  Just like the 1060, neither cards can consistently output 144 on settings that would look better than a console.  Both cards can barely eek out over 100 on many modern games, let alone 144.

By that logic the OP needs a Titan XP as that is the ONLY GPU on the market capable of 144fps in almost every game at 1080p....

[Sintezza]

1 minute ago, Al Bundy said:

Thank you for seeing, not necessarily agreeing, with my point.

I'm not bashing the 480.  Just like the 1060, neither cards can consistently output 144 on settings that would look better than a console.  Both cards can barely eek out over 100 on many modern games, let alone 144.

Yeah like i said only in very specific combat games like CSGO etc you could easaly get very high frame rates.

But those games arent GPU intensive in the first place.

The RX480 will be a good card for games like that.

 

But wenn we start to speak about 140 fps arround the board.

Then indeed nope.

But like i said above, what would be the benefit of gaming at 140fps at 1080p.

Aside from a very few specific combat games like CSgo.

I personaly dont realy see much benefits from gaming at more then 100fps in the majority of the games.

[arch_linuxos]

2 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

That would mean agreeing with wrong information. Not the way we roll

I'll draw your attention to 

" You have no idea what you are talking about. "

" You have no idea as to why you simply responded with I have no idea. "

 

That's correcting some important info!

 

Lol. But I won't be a hypocrite ;). 

 

 

[Al Bundy]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

By that logic the OP needs a Titan XP as that is the ONLY GPU on the market capable of 144fps in almost every game at 1080p....

I have a feeling you're uber sensitive about any form of criticism of AMD.

 

Like I said, neither the 480 or the 1060 is capable of the 144 cycles he's looking for specially with regards to modern games.

 

I didn't target AMD specifically.  It just so happens it's what he was inquiring about.  Chill.

 

144 hertz on CGO, heck he doesn't even need a 480.

[cluelessgenius]

1 minute ago, Sintezza said:

Yeah like i said only in very specific combat games like CSGO etc you could easaly get very high frame rates.

But those games arent GPU intensive in the first place.

The RX480 will be a good card for games like that.

 

But wenn we start to speak about 140 fps arround the board.

Then indeed nope.

But like i said above, what would be the benefit of gaming at 140fps at 1080p.

Aside from a very few specific combat games like CSgo.

I personaly dont realy see much benefits from gaming at more then 100fps in the majority of the games.

the way i see it is if he can get hit max fps in cs:go and so on he`ll be happy and as for every other more modern game i thinks itll be enough if he can push past the 48hz freesync minimum.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Al Bundy said:

I have a feeling you're uber sensitive about any form of criticism of AMD.

 

Like I said, neither the 480 or the 1060 is capable of the 144 cycles he's looking for specially with regards to modern games.

 

I didn't target AMD specifically.  It just so happens it's what he was inquiring about.  Chill.

 

144 hertz on CGO, heck he doesn't even need a 480.

He has a 144Hz Free-sync screen for CS:GO and you are arguing that the 480 is not good in his case. I disagree, it's exactly what he needs as at 1080p it will play ANY game aboe 60 and the games that NEED 144 will also run fluently (LoL, Dota, CS:GO and etc)

 

Just now, cluelessgenius said:

the way i see it is if he can get hit max fps in cs:go and so on he`ll be happy and as for every other more modern game i thinks itll be enough if he can push past the 48hz freesync minimum.

He will. In most games he will be sitting around 70fps at max settings or more. In CS:GO he can expect 300-400fps

[i_build_nanosuits]

anyways all this arguing is irrelevant non-sense i have a 144hz monitor myself and honestly the difference between 60FPS and 90FPS is NIGHT AND DAY but beyond that...100FPS...120FPS...144FPS it DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING as it's already perfectly fluid and butter smooth (at least with Gsync)

so yeah, get the 1080p 144hz monitor, get freesync obviously cause screen tearing is disgusting and trust me you've never realized how bad the games tear all the time until you experience variable refresh...and get the 480...and call it a day...in some games you'll get 90FPS...in some other you'll get 120FPs and in a few older games you will get 144FPS...and bottom line...it's gonne be uber butter smooth all the time and it will not tear.

END OF THE STORY

[Sintezza]

4 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

but beyond that...100FPS...120FPS...144FPS it DOESN´T CHANGE ANYTHING.

Yeah like i said above.

[Al Bundy]

2 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

He has a 144Hz Free-sync screen for CS:GO and you are arguing that the 480 is not good in his case. I disagree, it's exactly what he needs as at 1080p it will play ANY game aboe 60 and the games that NEED 144 will also run fluently (LoL, Dota, CS:GO and etc)

 

He will. In most games he will be sitting around 70fps at max settings or more. In CS:GO he can expect 300-400fps

His initial post didn't specify CSGO.  It was very vague and talked about games in general.  He did express great interest about gaming at 144hz using a 480.  Applying logic, the 480 isn't good enough.  Had he said CSGO, then the 480 is overkill.

 

Again, saying a 480 isn't good enough for 144 in general is not bashing it.  It's stating a fact.  Chill out man.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Al Bundy said:

His initial post didn't specify CSGO.  It was very vague and talked about games in general.  He did express great interest about gaming at 144hz using a 480.  Applying logic, the 480 isn't good enough.  Had he said CSGO, then the 480 is overkill.

 

Again, saying a 480 isn't good enough for 144 in general is not bashing it.  It's stating a fact.  Chill out man.

Thing is - it IS good enough. People were buying 970s for 120-144Hz gaming, I don't see what that was good enough but the 480 isn't. Tis' all.

[typographie]

Whether or not you can hit 144 FPS just depends on the games you're playing, the settings you're using, [to some degree] the CPU you have, etc. The RX 480 is certainly capable of that in some games.

 

That said, I don't think you really have to hit 144 FPS at all times to benefit from adaptive sync. In fact, the opposite is probably true. Of course the game is smooth when the framerate matches the monitor's refresh rate cap. It's when you're at less than 144 FPS that adaptive sync helps the most.

[i_build_nanosuits]

13 minutes ago, Sintezza said:

Yeah like i said above.

ahhh defenetly...my 980ti can handle 144fps in games...i play BF4 a lot and star wars battlefront as well and in those games i try to hit around 100fps average but i rather have higher settings, cleaner anti-aliasing to see better at distance for example but so long as i get my consistent 90fps+ in such games i'm 100% happy...and for games like witcher 3 for example or other action non FPS games...80 to 90FPS is plenty.

 

At some point, smooth is smooth you know...60FPS doesn't feel smooth to me anymore...i'm used to 80 to 90FPS...and i do play some games where i do get 120 to 144fps averages, and those games doesnt feel any smoother. at this point IMHO it's OCD where you have a 144hz monitor and you think you have to get 144FPS to get a good experience...but in reality...90FPS is already super fluid and your brain will not see much of an improvement from going beyond that...and i think that's the reason why VR is targeting a locked 90FPS...at this framerate it's like watching reality in motion...it's already flawlessly smooth.