RX 460 crushed?

[Okjoek]

According to LTT atleast it appears my RX 460 I've had for over a month now is beaten pretty clearly in every aspect for the same price. I suppose my salvation is that I have a freesync capable monitor, but for the most part it looks like no matter what AMD does they can't catch a break. I just wonder why it is so.

 

I got the RX 460 because I was left using either my i5 3450's integrated graphics or an HD 8350 that was marginally better and I wanted something to best utilize the capabilities of my 1920x1080p monitor for the lowest cost and the 140 dollar RX 460 I got fit the bill with the next possible option being the 200 dollar RX 470 which was a 60 dollar price jump.

 

I got the RX 460 with the intention of using it for as long as I have a 1920x1080p monitor so I aknowledge that my card is no longer the best at its intended market, but now I should look to the future for when something like 4k becomes more alluring to me. I like to be humble so I don't invest more than is needed to PC upgrades which is why I like entry level hardware like these video cards, but out of curiocity what sort of GPU do you consider a "base requirement" when upgrading to 4K?

[ivan134]

The rx 460 was overpriced from get go. Full Polaris 11 should have been competitive with these cards, but that's nowhere in sight. We're still not sure if Apple got exclusive rights to it like they did with the R9 380x initially.

[Mr.Meerkat]

But...but...that's a 1050ti where it's more expensive than a RX460 anyway . The RX460 is a hellva more competitive when it's compared to the normal 1050  

[NinJake]

I'm waiting for 4k monitors to drop in price, on top of that I'm going to wait until at least 2018 to upgrade from my 980ti. (plays 1440p amazingly) I've got my fingers crossed for 2018 though. As of right now I'd go for a 1080 if possible. But if you don't have a 4k monitor yet, this will vary depending what refresh rate you are aiming for.

[Mohenjo]

3 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

But...but...that's a 1050ti where it's more expensive than a RX460 anyway . The RX460 is a hellva more competitive when it's compared to the normal 1050  

actually, the cheaper version of the rx 460 is only 2gb. The 4gb is the same price as the 1050 ti. 

[ivan134]

2 minutes ago, NinJake said:

I'm waiting for 4k monitors to drop in price, on top of that I'm going to wait until at least 2018 to upgrade from my 980ti. (plays 1440p amazingly) I've got my fingers crossed for 2018 though. As of right now I'd go for a 1080 if possible. But if you don't have a 4k monitor yet, this will vary depending what refresh rate you are aiming for.

wrong thread homie

[Vode]

7 minutes ago, Okjoek said:

 "base requirement" when upgrading to 4K?

GTX 1070 at the very least

[Notree]

Just now, Mohenjo said:

actually, the cheaper version of the rx 460 is only 2gb. The 4gb is the same price as the 1050 ti. 

The 4gb models are cheap also. They're currently  at least $30 cheaper then any 1050ti , In Canada.

[NinJake]

1 minute ago, ivan134 said:

wrong thread homie

No, I think this is the right thread. OP is wondering what is best for switching to 4k. Unless I'm totally reading these posts wrong.

[Okjoek]

2 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

wrong thread homie

No, I requested advice on the future for 4K upgrades. I think waiting for a year or two is actually good advice. Monitors will likely be cheaper and there will be more GPUs touted for them.

 

Edit: For now the most demanding game I play is Planetside 2 in which case the RX 460 is adequite. Battlefield 1 is looking like it could replace Planetside 2, but even if it does I've seen RX 460 benchmarks for BF1 and they're clearly better than I was fearing.

[Mohenjo]

5 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

But...but...that's a 1050ti where it's more expensive than a RX460 anyway . The RX460 is a hellva more competitive when it's compared to the normal 1050  

as an example 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202227&cm_re=rx_460-_-14-202-227-_-Product rx 460 4gb 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487292&cm_re=1050_ti-_-14-487-292-_-Product

 

THe 1050ti does cost 10 dollars more but performs a whole lot better. There are even cheaper forms of the 1050ti but the cooler isnt as good. 

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, Mohenjo said:

actually, the cheaper version of the rx 460 is only 2gb. The 4gb is the same price as the 1050 ti. 

1. That's the MSRP and currently with the prices of the RX480/470 and 1060, it's possible that the 1050ti would cost more than $140.

2. That depends on where OP lives as according to Vortez (a UK based tech review), zotac 1050 will roughly cost around £115 pushing the 1050 2GB into 4GB RX460 territory  

[ivan134]

 

2 minutes ago, Okjoek said:

No, I requested advice on the future for 4K upgrades. I think waiting for a year or two is actually good advice. Monitors will likely be cheaper and there will be more GPUs touted for them.

 

2 minutes ago, NinJake said:

No, I think this is the right thread. OP is wondering what is best for switching to 4k. Unless I'm totally reading these posts wrong.

My bad. Didn't read the whole post.

[Mohenjo]

2 minutes ago, Notree said:

The 4gb models are cheap also. They're currently  at least $30 cheaper then any 1050ti , In Canada.

here its a 5 to 10 dollar diffrence. unless you can pick up an rx 460 on sale. 

[Mr.Meerkat]

2 minutes ago, Mohenjo said:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487292&cm_re=1050_ti-_-14-487-292-_-Product

For $4 more, this preforms much better tho...

Edit: Or without cheating, you can get a RX470 which performs better as well...for the same monies after rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125910&cm_re=RX470-_-14-125-910-_-Product

[SLAYR]

13 minutes ago, Okjoek said:

the 140 dollar RX 460

If you waited out a couple weeks instead of buying it from the launch the price of the rx 460s went down to $100.

[Mohenjo]

1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

1. That's the MSRP and currently with the prices of the RX480/470 and 1060, it's possible that the 1050ti would cost more than $140.

2. That depends on where OP lives as according to Vortez (a UK based tech review), zotac 1050 will roughly cost around £115 pushing the 1050 2GB into 4GB RX460 territory  

1. what do you mean? You can buy that 1050ti RIGHT now. that isnt the msrp thats the price it is

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500411&cm_re=gtx_1050_ti-_-14-500-411-_-Product

 

2. i dont know about other countries. 

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, Mohenjo said:

1. what do you mean? You can buy that 1050ti RIGHT now. that isnt the msrp thats the price it is

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500411&cm_re=gtx_1050_ti-_-14-500-411-_-Product

 

2. i dont know about other countries.

Didn't know US already had them in stock but look at the follow up post, you can get a RX470 for the same money where that performs considerably much better  

[Mohenjo]

2 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

For $4 more, this preforms much better tho...

Edit: Or without cheating, you can get a RX470 which performs better as well...for the same monies after rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125910&cm_re=RX470-_-14-125-910-_-Product

Right, but you were comparing the rx 460 and 1050ti and thats what i was talking about. Of course if you can buy a higher end card for a good deal go for it. 

[Mohenjo]

3 minutes ago, SLAYR said:

If you waited out a couple weeks instead of buying it from the launch the price of the rx 460s went down to $100.

thats only for the 2gb. The 4gb is still 140 to 160

[Mr.Meerkat]

2 minutes ago, Mohenjo said:

Right, but you were comparing the rx 460 and 1050ti and thats what i was talking about. Of course if you can buy a higher end card for a good deal go for it. 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125897&cm_re=RX460-_-14-125-897-_-Product

 

Still $40 (or $30 if you don't include deals) cheaper...

[Mohenjo]

Just now, Mr.Meerkat said:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125897&cm_re=RX460-_-14-125-897-_-Product

 

Still $40 (or $30 if you don't include deals) cheaper...

actually (if your gonna use the cheapest card i will too)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500411&cm_re=gtx_1050_ti-_-14-500-411-_-Product

 

only 10 dollars cheaper (witout the sale) for a shit ton more performance. 

the one i linked originally is the most expensive 1050 ti

[Mohenjo]

5 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125897&cm_re=RX460-_-14-125-897-_-Product

 

Still $40 (or $30 if you don't include deals) cheaper...

and honesty, even if it WAS 30 dollars more. It still performs better and can be OCed like a motherfucker. 

[Mohenjo]

15 minutes ago, Notree said:

The 4gb models are cheap also. They're currently  at least $30 cheaper then any 1050ti , In Canada.

thats about 20 dollars USD. Still would say its worth it. 

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 minute ago, Mohenjo said:

actually (if your gonna use the cheapest card i will too)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500411&cm_re=gtx_1050_ti-_-14-500-411-_-Product

 

only 10 dollars cheaper (witout the sale) for a shit ton more performance. 

the one i linked originally is the most expensive 1050 ti

Ah well, first world problems with pricing  

 

on a side note, I wonder how fucked people who bought a RX470/480 (or even the 1060 3GB, in the past 2 week or so) feels right now  as AMD has drastically lowered the prices of em in Murica  

 

1 minute ago, Mohenjo said:

and honesty, even if it WAS 30 dollars more. It still performs better and can be OCed like a motherfucker. 

But the performance difference isn't like the difference between it and a RX470/1060 3GB so...even if AMD didn't lower the prices, for double the difference, you can get a GPU that performs more than double the performance difference between the RX460 and 1050ti