GTX 1060 6GB or RX480 8GB

[Anshul Gumber]

Creating a new build so wanna know which one would be better 1060 6GB or 480 8GB. Going to obviously use it for gaming. 

Do suggest me the brand of the GPU for the same . Thanks in Advance.

[MograineLefay]

RX 480.

 

[Godlygamer23]

Thread moved to Graphics Cards.

[ProjectBox153]

I'd go for an RX480. I'll let other people chime in on what brand though. 

[Xandaaa]

at first is was the 1060, but finewine tech bro, now its the 480 that performs better

[PCGuy_5960]

Which games do you play?

34 minutes ago, Xandaaa said:

at first is was the 1060, but finewine tech bro, now its the 480 that performs better

No: The 1060 is better in 2015 and older games, while they are equal in newer games when using DX11... The 480 is also faster when using Vulkan/DX12

[XenosTech]

15 minutes ago, Anshul Gumber said:

Creating a new build so wanna know which one would be better 1060 6GB or 480 8GB. Going to obviously use it for gaming. 

Do suggest me the brand of the GPU for the same . Thanks in Advance.

Buy whichever is cheaper where you live.... both perform about the same within 1-6 fps of eachother

[PCGuy_5960]

13 minutes ago, MograineLefay said:

RX 480.

 

Depending on which games the OP plays... Overwatch and GTA V perform MUCH better on the 1060...

[Guest]

Are you buying a new monitor? 

[PCGuy_5960]

5 minutes ago, XenosTech said:

Buy whichever is cheaper where you live.... both perform about the same within 1-6 fps of eachother

Exceptions are Overwatch, in which the 1060 around 20 FPS more than the 480, GTA V in which the 1060 beats the 480 by around 10 FPS, Doom, where the RX 480 gets 20 FPS more than the 1060 and Hitman where the RX 480 outperforms the 1060 by ~10FPS

[Anshul Gumber]

5 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Which games do you play?

Battlefield 1, GTA5, OverWatch, WatchDogs 2 and  Ghost Recon: Wildlands in Beta. 

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, Anshul Gumber said:

Battlefield 1, GTA5, OverWatch, WatchDogs 2 and  Ghost Recon: Wildlands in Beta. 

Then get the 1060 6GB, it is a rather obvious choice here:

 

[The Sloth]

get a rx 480 its overall better card, i recommend a MSI or Asus model. 

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

get a rx 480 its overall better card, i recommend a MSI or Asus model. 

Dude, did you even read which games he is playing?!?!?!

8 minutes ago, Anshul Gumber said:

Battlefield 1, GTA5, OverWatch, WatchDogs 2 and  Ghost Recon: Wildlands in Beta. 

The 1060 outperforms the RX 480 in all of those titles...

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Dude, did you even read which games he is playing?!?!?!

The 1060 outperforms the RX 480 in all of those titles...

 

yes i have read, i am assuming OP won't be playing these games his whole life. the 1060 dx12 and vulkin support is weak, considering new games are more optimized for newer hardware and newer engine the 480 will have a better lifespan.  

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

yes i have read, i am assuming OP won't be playing these games his whole life. the 1060 dx12 and vulkin support is weak, considering new games are more optimized for newer hardware and newer engine the 480 will have a better lifespan.  

nVida cards do benefit from Vulkan though, I would say the rx 480 edge limits to dx12

[Xandaaa]

18 minutes ago, XenosTech said:

Buy whichever is cheaper where you live.... both perform about the same within 1-6 fps of eachother

people need to stop quoting the OP

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

nVida cards do benefit from Vulkan though, I would say the rx 480 edge limits to dx12

i am gonna say the 480 has a edge in vulkin and dx 12, 1060 is not really worth it, its really middle of the road card in my opinion. get the 480 or save a bit more for the 1070. 

 

[Xandaaa]

4 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

yes i have read, i am assuming OP won't be playing these games his whole life. the 1060 dx12 and vulkin support is weak, considering new games are more optimized for newer hardware and newer engine the 480 will have a better lifespan.  

perfectly put

[PCGuy_5960]

16 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

yes i have read, i am assuming OP won't be playing these games his whole life. the 1060 dx12 and vulkin support is weak, considering new games are more optimized for newer hardware and newer engine the 480 will have a better lifespan.  

Hmmmm, what if Nvidia sponsors many upcoming titles, do you think that the RX 480 would outperform it in those games as well? Honestly, get whichever performs best for the games that you play rn and don't worry so much about "futureproofing".

Additionally, GTA VI will be launched in 2020, so GTA V will be the latest GTA for another 3 years...

13 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

i am gonna say the 480 has a edge in vulkin and dx 12, 1060 is not really worth it, its really middle of the road card in my opinion. get the 480 or save a bit more for the 1070. 

We will have to wait and see, because atm, Ashes of the Singularity is the only proper DX12 game and the 1060 and 480 perform similarly...

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Hmmmm, what if Nvidia sponsors many upcoming titles, do you think that the RX 480 would outperform it in those games as well? Honestly, get whichever performs best for the games that you play rn and don't worry so much about "futureproofing".

Additionally, GTA VI will be launched in 2020, so GTA V will be the latest GTA for another 3 years...

 

what if amd sponsors it? then 1060 would loose right. when buying at a budget its better to go for a good budget card with proper support. Nvidia has its focus on 1070 and 1080 more while amd is using more energy on the 480. 

[Xandaaa]

12 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Hmmmm, what if Nvidia sponsors many upcoming titles, do you think that the RX 480 would outperform it in those games as well? Honestly, get whichever performs best for the games that you play rn and don't worry so much about "futureproofing".

Additionally, GTA VI will be launched in 2020, so GTA V will be the latest GTA for another 3 years...

you say that as if the gta franchise are the only games he will ever play, and they both perform more than adequately in overwatch. The seperation will only grow.

10 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

We will have to wait and see, because atm, Ashes of the Singularity is the only proper DX12 game and the 1060 and 480 perform similarly...

and there is still vulkan

8 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

what if amd sponsors it? then 1060 would loose right. when buying at a budget its better to go for a good budget card with proper support. Nvidia has its focus on 1070 and 1080 more while amd is using more energy on the 480. 

precisely, 480 is AMD's crowning jewel, why wouldn't they?

[The Sloth]

3 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

We will have to wait and see, because atm, Ashes of the Singularity is the only proper DX12 game and the 1060 and 480 perform similarly...

doom made a good implementation also remember the 480 has better potential being 5.5 teraflops while the 1060 is 4.4 tereflops. 

[PCGuy_5960]

8 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

what if amd sponsors it?

Exactly, you can't predict the future, so get whichever performs better for the games that you play right now...

8 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

Nvidia has its focus on 1070 and 1080 more while amd is using more energy on the 480. 

I didn't know that Vega will be unoptimized, interesting....

8 minutes ago, Xandaaa said:

you say that as if the gta franchise are the only games he will ever play, and they both perform more than adequately in overwatch. The seperation will only grow.

Really...? I haven't noticed any major performance improvement in GTA or Overwatch... Those titles heavily favor Nvidia though, so the 1060 will perform better....

8 minutes ago, Xandaaa said:

and there is still vulkan

OK, can you tell me a game that isn't Doom that is using Vulkan?

7 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

doom made a good implementation also remember the 480 has better potential being 5.5 teraflops while the 1060 is 4.4 tereflops. 

Doom isn't using DX12....

[Princess Luna]

10 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

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Vulkan is good for both nVidia and AMD, it sure should be the new standard API since dx12 still sucks, even to AMD if you do think about it... regardless I do fully agree isn't even rx 480 vs gtx 1060, aside GTA V and some other titles the rx 480 clearly is the best deal for the buck, the true question is go rx 480 or save a bit more for the gtx 1070 as you said.