RX 480 OR GTX 1060?

[KevinCuponk]

Hello, I'm planning to buy a good bang for the buck GPU for around the$200-250 range. And the two cards I've come across by a lot is the RX 480 and the GTX 1060 6GB & 3GB. Which one would you consider the best for gaming?

[Gravemind]

RX 480 8gb model.

I've got one and it's the absolute best.

[Gravemind]

RX 480 8gb model.

I've got one and it's the absolute best.

[107x]

hope this helps 

if getting 480 do not get reference model

1 minute ago, Gravemind said:

RX 480 8gb model.

I've got one and it's the absolute best.

current drivers for 480 do have problems but should later be fixed other than that if you were to get 480 it definitely should not be the reference model

[KevinCuponk]

Sorry but what does reference model mean?

[Gravemind]

Just now, 107x said:

hope this helps 

if getting 480 do not get reference model

current drivers for 480 do have problems but should later be fixed other than that if you were to get 480 it definitely should not be the reference model

Those driver problems were solved ages ago.

I've got this specific model and it runs like a buttery-smooth dream. It plays a lot of games without even spinning up the fans.

[107x]

5 minutes ago, KevinCuponk said:

Hello, I'm planning to buy a good bang for the buck GPU for around the$200-250 range. And the two cards I've come across by a lot is the RX 480 and the GTX 1060 6GB & 3GB. Which one would you consider the best for gaming?

personally i like nvidia and they're 1060 (msi make) but your decision just read many reviews and watch videos

[SnowyMus]

For the most part, the RX 480 just going to give you the best bang for your buck. The GTX 1060 6 GB is better, but not really $50 better, and sometimes its performance is completely overlapped by the RX 480. This is pretty much the same thing that happened last generation with the GTX 960 versus the R9 380, with the only difference being AMD's card was released first this time.

 

The GTX 1060 3 GB is a bit cut-down even outside of memory, so you may see even worse results. However, it all depends on the games you're playing.

[107x]

1 minute ago, Gravemind said:

Those driver problems were solved ages ago.

I've got this specific model and it runs like a buttery-smooth dream. It plays a lot of games without even spinning up the fans.

nice card i was told recently (2 weeks) that drivers were horribe by my  friend

[Gravemind]

Just now, 107x said:

nice card i was told recently (2 weeks) that drivers were horribe by my  friend

Don't know what to tell you.

Mine's running totally fine.

[KevinCuponk]

I've decided to go for the RX 480 4GB but which one specifically should I get? MSI, Sapphire, Asus, Gigabyte?

I have a NZXT S340. 

[Lolcrokn]

1 minute ago, Gravemind said:

Don't know what to tell you.

Mine's running totally fine.

im thinking between getting rx 480 MSI or the one you just linked (strix) what case do you have so that you can fit that massive gpu ?

[107x]

7 minutes ago, KevinCuponk said:

I've decided to go for the RX 480 4GB but which one specifically should I get? MSI, Sapphire, Asus, Gigabyte?

whatever really fits your color scheme to be honest both the strix and msi version are good cards

 

also because your getting 480 you can do sli unlike the 1060

[KevinCuponk]

And what would be the difference between all those brands I just mentioned?

 

[Lolcrokn]

1 minute ago, KevinCuponk said:

I have a NZXT S340. 

do you think it will fit in corsair carbside spec-01  

[107x]

Just now, KevinCuponk said:

And what would be the difference between all those brands I just mentioned?

 

mostly the name brand id say, the color, sometimes the capability of cooling some cards have better cooling capability than others like the reference model is a blower style and the strix and msi is a opened air design with dual or 3 fans overlapping a heatsink

[KevinCuponk]

I don't know bro. Sorry.

[Silencer]

Just now, 107x said:

mostly the name brand id say, the color, sometimes the capability of cooling some cards have better cooling capability than others like the reference model is a blower style and the strix and msi is a opened air design with dual or 3 fans overlapping a heatsink

Don't forget warranty

[107x]

4 minutes ago, Lolcrokn said:

do you think it will fit in corsair carbside spec-01  

yes it will fit 

[Lolcrokn]

Just now, 107x said:

yes it will fit 

thanks mate have a good one

[GirlFromYonder]

1 minute ago, KevinCuponk said:

I don't know bro. Sorry.

try not going sapphire i have heard they fans are loud. 

[107x]

in some games a dual 480 setup will beat a 1080 for <500$

[107x]

1 minute ago, Lolcrokn said:

thanks mate have a good one

np 

[KevinCuponk]

I don't really care about the noise, I have an Air Conditioner on my room that makes a lot of noise. 

[107x]

4 minutes ago, KevinCuponk said:

I don't know bro. Sorry.

ive heard the RX 480 gaming X is good what colored setup are you going?for or do you not car, do you mind fan noise?