Help Please (1060vs480)

[JeBu5tHeUn1c0rN]

Hey guys so here's the issue, I'm looking to buy a new card soon. And here's my thoughts, the rx480 is an amd card and my monitor supports free sync so that would be an advantage, but I'm looking into getting into YouTube and I really like the shadow play software (currently rocking the gtx750ti). So I'd like to know your thoughts and recommendation, any help would be appreciated, tnx

[don_svetlio]

If you have Free-sync then the 480 is the clear choice. Just use OBS

[Guest]

You don't spend extra 50 bucks for shadowplay. There alot of good recording software. Spending extra money on a 1060 is not neeed plus you get fresync with amd which is weet

[Matu20]

If you aleady own a Freesync monitor, go with AMD definitely. Shadowplay has alternatives, OBS for example.

[Ragagno]

The 1080 is way more powerful, but more expensive. If you can't afford (or don't need) the 1080, buy a 480 (you can use OBS insted of shadowplay)

[manikyath]

well..

- when recording you cant use freesync, because it'll basicly screw up the output of the recording and make it tearfest.

- shadowplay isnt ideal for making recordings, there's much better ways of doing things which you could potentially look into.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

You don't spend extra 50 bucks for shadowplay. 

no, you spend 50 bucks because the card is also faster

[Guest]

Just now, manikyath said:

no, you spend 50 bucks because the card is also faster

depends

[don_svetlio]

Just now, manikyath said:

no, you spend 50 bucks because the card is also faster

Depends - if he means the 3GB 1060, then it's actually slower

[manikyath]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

Depends - if he means the 3GB 1060, then it's actually slower

i dont consider that a 1060.

 

maybe we should consider doing a community effort like we do with the titan XP and call it the 1060pleb.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, manikyath said:

i dont consider that a 1060.

 

maybe we should consider doing a community effort like we do with the titan XP and call it the 1060pleb.

1060 Gimped Edition?

[Misanthrope]

AMD has a counterpart to Shadowplay called VCE which also uses the GPU to encode. Quality might be a bit worst but not enough to justify it over Freesync since you already have that monitor.

 

You really should just go for the 480 it's an ideal case for you.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

1060 Gimped Edition?

sounds fine with me.

[divided_throwaway]

5 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

depends

You can't ramp up your settings as high if you want prettier graphics with such low VRAM. 3GB is practically unacceptable for mid-range setups IMO.

[JeBu5tHeUn1c0rN]

Thank you so much for the lightning quick replies, I think I'll probably go for a rx480 as I don't need super crazy frames and freesync is really nice and I'll find another solution for recording.