R9 390x or gtx 1060

[Gotta Go Fast]

I am going to build a new computer and i am still torn between graphics cards but i recently found an open box deal for the r9 390x for $250 and i thought that was a really good deal but i have been shopping for the 1060. Please let me know what you think and i would just like some general help with this decision. 

[mads1997]

if your psu can handle the r9 390x go with it:) 

if it cant then get the get 1060

just my opinion 

[Gotta Go Fast]

Just now, mads1997 said:

if your psu can handle the r9 390x go with it:) 

if it cant then get the get 1060

just my opinion 

i would be going with a 750 watt, would that be sufficient?

[Sir Asvald]

2 minutes ago, Gotta Go Fast said:

i would be going with a 750 watt, would that be sufficient?

What brand is the PSU?

[mads1997]

yes it would as long as your cpu aren´t an fx 9590 or someting like that which uses a lot of power

[Gotta Go Fast]

3 minutes ago, mads1997 said:

Its a Corsair cx 750 watt 12 modular

 

[mapegl]

I would get a 1060 or 480. They are a lot more power efficient than the 390x.

 

Performance of the 480 is similar, 1060 should be faster than a 390x. 

 

Also something it hated about my "old" 290 was the missing HDMI 2.0. not a big deal here, but when I bring my oc to a friend's a house who has a 4k TV.....well then it becomes a big deal.  And the difference between a 300w and 150w tdp and I think the 1060 is even as low as 120w....well that really makes the decision easy for me.

But if you don't care about power and noise and HDMI 2.0 and the offer is really that great..... Well then the 390x is still a very, very good card. 

[ybriK]

If it's either a GIGABYTE or ASUS 390X. You better be prepared to deal with the noise and heat.

[Darkseth]

1060 of course.

Why the hell would you want a R9 390X? That thing consumes like 3 times as much power, and is much easier to keep quite.

 

1060 > R9 390X. Don't get that old inefficient heater.

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, Darkseth said:

1060 of course.

Why the hell would you want a R9 390X? That thing consumes like 3 times as much power, and is much easier to keep quite.

 

1060 > R9 390X. Don't get that old inefficient heater.

Despite the fact that with a good OC the 390X can match the performance and if buying used it can be cheaper. 

[ybriK]

7 minutes ago, Darkseth said:

1060 of course.

Why the hell would you want a R9 390X? That thing consumes like 3 times as much power, and is much easier to keep quite.

 

1060 > R9 390X. Don't get that old inefficient heater.

Because in his case a 390X beats a 1060 in price to performance.

[alphaproject]

Well, depends on if he wants a portable heater in his room or not. The 1060 is a nice card. I'd take that instead and I have the 970.

[LeStringMan]

Get whichever is cheaper, they are virtually identical in DX11 1080p performance( 1060 is slightly faster 11701 firestrike score vs 11686), in DX12 the 390x is slightly faster (4700 for 390x timespy score vs 4300 for the 1060), and at higher screen resolutions the 390x might be just a hair faster because of its memory bandwidth and 2 gigs more vram.

Here is a review of the 1060 that compares it to 390x,980 etc..

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_1060_review,13.html

 

 

 

 

[Darkseth]

2 hours ago, ybriK said:

Because in his case a 390X beats a 1060 in price to performance.

Does it? The Price difference in pure Power consumption between a 1060 and RX 480 is around 10 bucks per Year.

 

A 390X is SO inefficient, and draws SO much power, that we can raise this amount to 20-25 bucks per Year. Or maybe even 30... Depends on how much gaming per Day, and how strong the GPU Load gets.

 

Whole System Power consumption with an overclocked i7 + GTX 1060: 200 Watt. Only, 200 watt under Gaming Load. (With RX 480 it's 232~ Watt)

Whole System power Consumption with an overclocked i7 + R9 390X: 420 Watt.

That means, ONLY the 390 consumes 220 watt MORE than the 1060. Yes. This is easy 30 bucks per Year. Thats a HUGE difference.

Source: https://www.computerbase.de/2016-07/geforce-gtx-1060-test/6/

 

Or this source? http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/grafikkarten/39804-kleinster-pascal-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-im-test.html?start=4

They test with an i7 3960X OC, so the system Power consumption with an 1060 is 262 Watt.

With an R9 390X it's 446 Watt. 180 Watt more.

So lets say, 200 additional Watt.

 

So yea, let's say, 30 bucks per Year. That's 60 bucks difference in 2 Years. 90 Bucks in 3 Years. 2-3 Years should be the Timespan, in which such a Card is kept for basic 1080p Gaming. 

So yea. Best bang for the buck is the 1060. It doesnt just Save alot money per year by consuming like 1/3 or the Power at the same Performance level, but less Power consumption also means, much leas heat output, easier to cool, and more likely to be low in Noise.

 

In this case, the 390X does NOT beat a 1060 in Price to performance. Even teh RX 480 would be a much better Choice.

[ybriK]

6 hours ago, Darkseth said:

Does it? The Price difference in pure Power consumption between a 1060 and RX 480 is around 10 bucks per Year.

 

A 390X is SO inefficient, and draws SO much power, that we can raise this amount to 20-25 bucks per Year. Or maybe even 30... Depends on how much gaming per Day, and how strong the GPU Load gets.

 

Whole System Power consumption with an overclocked i7 + GTX 1060: 200 Watt. Only, 200 watt under Gaming Load. (With RX 480 it's 232~ Watt)

Whole System power Consumption with an overclocked i7 + R9 390X: 420 Watt.

That means, ONLY the 390 consumes 220 watt MORE than the 1060. Yes. This is easy 30 bucks per Year. Thats a HUGE difference.

Source: https://www.computerbase.de/2016-07/geforce-gtx-1060-test/6/

 

Or this source? http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/grafikkarten/39804-kleinster-pascal-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-im-test.html?start=4

They test with an i7 3960X OC, so the system Power consumption with an 1060 is 262 Watt.

With an R9 390X it's 446 Watt. 180 Watt more.

So lets say, 200 additional Watt.

 

So yea, let's say, 30 bucks per Year. That's 60 bucks difference in 2 Years. 90 Bucks in 3 Years. 2-3 Years should be the Timespan, in which such a Card is kept for basic 1080p Gaming. 

So yea. Best bang for the buck is the 1060. It doesnt just Save alot money per year by consuming like 1/3 or the Power at the same Performance level, but less Power consumption also means, much leas heat output, easier to cool, and more likely to be low in Noise.

 

In this case, the 390X does NOT beat a 1060 in Price to performance. Even teh RX 480 would be a much better Choice.

I said price to performance not performance per watt, 2 different ratios. Ask OP about power consumption, this doesn't apply to me.

[i_build_nanosuits]

GTX 1060 hands down...any day of the week...it's a MUCH better card overall.

[aisle9]

Either or. A 390X will NOT cause your power bill to go up by a couple bucks a month unless you're mining on it, but it is louder and hotter than the 1060.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, aisle9 said:

Either or. A 390X will NOT cause your power bill to go up by a couple bucks a month unless you're mining on it, but it is louder and hotter than the 1060.

...and a properly tunned and clocked GTX 1060 will dessimate a 390X.