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Get RX 480 rather than gtx 970

1:  4-8GB Fully addressable RAM

2:  I think more Power efficient

3.  Better DX12 Support

4. AMD needs more money for R&D

5. Longer Driver Support

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I'm looking to upgrade my GPU and I was going to go with the GTX 970 when someone suggested the RX 480. I was wondering if anyone can help me decide which to go for. 

 

My most played games are GTA V and Euro Truck Simulator 2.

 

The cards I would go for would either be the Asus GTX 970 Strix or the Sapphire RX 480 nitro+

 

Thanks. 

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Sapphire RX 480 Nitro+

Getting a GTX 970 now is one of the stupidest things unless it's very heavily discounted.

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GTA:V run "better" on GTX970 and ETS2 run better on potato. 

 

If the 970 is not massively cheaper, grab that 480.

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Get RX 480 rather than gtx 970

1:  4-8GB Fully addressable RAM

2:  I think more Power efficient

3.  Better DX12 Support

4. AMD needs more money for R&D

5. Longer Driver Support

Many more reasons  

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2 minutes ago, h4ns0n said:

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU and I was going to go with the GTX 970 when someone suggested the RX 480. I was wondering if anyone can help me decide which to go for. 

 

My most played games are GTA V and Euro Truck Simulator 2.

 

The cards I would go for would either be the Asus GTX 970 Strix or the Sapphire RX 480 nitro+

 

Thanks. 

As a proud new owner of the RX 480 NITRO+ - GET IT. Amazing card, whisper quiet and performs as well as if not better than the 970, and has the benefit of being newer and has room for driver improvements.

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7 minutes ago, h4ns0n said:

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU and I was going to go with the GTX 970 when someone suggested the RX 480. I was wondering if anyone can help me decide which to go for. 

 

My most played games are GTA V and Euro Truck Simulator 2.

 

The cards I would go for would either be the Asus GTX 970 Strix or the Sapphire RX 480 nitro+

 

Thanks. 

I'm interested: Why the 970 instead of the 1060?

 

BTW, RX 480 >>>>>>> GTX 970.

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Laptop: Lenovo Yoga 710(Kaby Lake)

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17 minutes ago, Shubham Yadav said:

I'm interested: Why the 970 instead of the 1060?

 

BTW, RX 480 >>>>>>> GTX 970.

The 1060 is more expensive and I'm working on a very limited budget

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23 minutes ago, h4ns0n said:

The 1060 is more expensive and I'm working on a very limited budget

So you're saying that the nitro+ 480 8GB is cheaper than zotac mini GTX 1060 in your country? 

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3 minutes ago, Shubham Yadav said:

So you're saying that the nitro+ 480 8GB is cheaper than zotac mini GTX 1060 in your country? 

I was going to get the 4gb version

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2 hours ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

As a proud new owner of the RX 480 NITRO+ - GET IT. Amazing card, whisper quiet and performs as well as if not better than the 970, and has the benefit of being newer and has room for driver improvements.

Read some reviews about the noise compares to other AIB cards like MSI and Asus. How loud is it under load? I know it can be subjective and also depends on the case, etc.

 

Good to have a second opinion from someone who actually has the card. Thanks.

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Just now, Deli said:

Read some reviews about the noise compares to other AIB cards like MSI and Asus. How loud is it under load? I know it can be subjective and also depends on the case, etc.

 

Good to have a second opinion from someone who actually has the card. Thanks.

Well, I have a small refrigerator about 10 feet behind me. At idle and under light-to-moderate gaming load, it's inaudible over the fridge. When gaming heavily it makes a moderate whooshing noise, the tone of the fans isn't annoying or whiny like my old MSI R9 390 was. Just hums along happily.

 

If you have any other questions about the card, please feel free to shoot me a PM and I'll try to answer them best I can :)

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

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38 minutes ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

Well, I have a small refrigerator about 10 feet behind me. At idle and under light-to-moderate gaming load, it's inaudible over the fridge. When gaming heavily it makes a moderate whooshing noise, the tone of the fans isn't annoying or whiny like my old MSI R9 390 was. Just hums along happily.

 

If you have any other questions about the card, please feel free to shoot me a PM and I'll try to answer them best I can :)

How much did you sell your 390 for and where?

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