which one?

[ma77yman]

hey guys

 

i have recently got some money for my birthday about £200 so i was wondering should i buy gtx 1060 3gb or rx 480 4gb 

 

thanks ma77y

[Oswin]

would go 1060 3 gb

[dizmo]

The GTX 1060 is generally stronger if you're playing at 1080p. If you have a 1440p monitor, go with the RX 480.

[ma77yman]

i have a 1080p ultrawide 

 

[Matt_98]

the 480 would be better for the future, it has better directx12 and vulcan support. and the extera frame buffer will help.

[Armakar]

1060, but I would see if you could stretch your budget for the 6GB version so it's better for future titles / resolutions

[dizmo]

2 minutes ago, ma77yman said:

i have a 1080p ultrawide 

 

...I see. Maybe the RX480 then. Again though it depends which model of card you're going for, for that you'd have to dive pretty deep for reviews that use 1080p ultrawide monitors.

I'd try and find a higher tier RX 480. Jayz2cents did a review on one that he LOVED, the rest he said were mediocre. I'd find the video and get that one.

1 minute ago, Matt_98 said:

the 480 would be better for the future, it has better directx12 and vulcan support. and the extera frame buffer will help.

I think by the time devs get DX12/Vulcan working properly it'll be time to get a new card anyway.

[ma77yman]

im going for xfx rx 480

 

[Matt_98]

Just now, dizmo said:

I think by the time devs get DX12/Vulcan working properly it'll be time to get a new card anyway.

haha, good point

[iRileyx]

2 minutes ago, ma77yman said:

im going for xfx rx 480

 

get the GTR XXX edition if you can, its a brilliant card, little more than your budget of £200 though. https://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-xfx-rx480-gtr-xxx-led-with-hardswap-fans-14nm-pcie-30-8000mhz-gddr5-1120mhz-gpu-1328mhz-boost-23

[ma77yman]

oh u shop at scan to eh

 

[ma77yman]

i probs going for this one https://www.scan.co.uk/products/nda-4gb-sapphire-radeon-rx-480-nitroplus-14nm-polaris-pcie-30-7000mhz-gddr5-1208mhz-gpu-1306mhz-boos