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1 hour ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

In terms of performance, yes. But I am not sure about the price....

why not. if they price the same but offer overclocking and have  a cheaper platform, there will be an incentive to buy amd and they will become competitive again

apparently at high setting the cpu is not a bottleneck

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Should I buy the RX 480 or the GTX 1060 for hardcore 1080p/ light 1440p gaming? The choices are the 4gb 480 or the 3gb 1060-https://www.cclonline.com/product/226475/03G-P4-6367-KR/Graphics-Cards/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-1060-3GB-FTW-GAMING-ACX-3-0-Graphics-Card/VGA3698/?siteID=8BacdVP0GFs-a4qFhHzuT.K...au_UMfNQ or https://www.cclonline.com/product/213321/GV-RX480G1-GAMING-4GD/Graphics-Cards/Gigabyte-Radeon-RX-480-G1-Gaming-4GB-Graphics-Card/VGA3557/?siteID=8BacdVP0GFs-5jeEOqSoGXDWMty3x_mwEA. Which would be better?

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Hello,

 

I'd pick the RX480, especially if you have or are considering getting a variable refresh rate monitor, since Freesync monitors are much cheaper than their G-sync counterparts.

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1 minute ago, vojta.pokorny said:

Hello,

 

I'd pick the RX480, especially if you have or are considering getting a variable refresh rate monitor, since Freesync monitors are much cheaper than their G-sync counterparts.

 

that's because free sync is software based

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1 minute ago, vojta.pokorny said:

Hello,

 

I'd pick the RX480, especially if you have or are considering getting a variable refresh rate monitor, since Freesync monitors are much cheaper than their G-sync counterparts.

ok. I currrently use a non freesync/gsync 75hz 5ms monitor and will probably upgrade my card before i upgrade the monitor

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8 minutes ago, Ethan Meskin said:

Should I buy the RX 480 or the GTX 1060 for hardcore 1080p/ light 1440p gaming? The choices are the 4gb 480 or the 3gb 1060-https://www.cclonline.com/product/226475/03G-P4-6367-KR/Graphics-Cards/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-1060-3GB-FTW-GAMING-ACX-3-0-Graphics-Card/VGA3698/?siteID=8BacdVP0GFs-a4qFhHzuT.K...au_UMfNQ or https://www.cclonline.com/product/213321/GV-RX480G1-GAMING-4GD/Graphics-Cards/Gigabyte-Radeon-RX-480-G1-Gaming-4GB-Graphics-Card/VGA3557/?siteID=8BacdVP0GFs-5jeEOqSoGXDWMty3x_mwEA. Which would be better?

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2 minutes ago, Ethan Meskin said:

ok. I currrently use a non freesync/gsync 75hz 5ms monitor and will probably upgrade my card before i upgrade the monitor

the gtx 1060 3gb version is a cut down version of the gtx 1060 6gb so a rx 480 4gb would outperform basically across the board. 

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1 minute ago, Brooksie359 said:

the gtx 1060 3gb version is a cut down version of the gtx 1060 6gb so a rx 480 4gb would outperform basically across the board. 

true and I'd get the 1050ti with a 6pin connector over the 3gb 1060 due to that. especially if he's upgrading within 2 years

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I'm going from a 1060 to an Rx 480 for my Freesync monitor and I want to keep the card for a while, and 480 seems to pull ahead on newer DX12 titles. Also the Gaming X I'm getting fits my build theme :P.

 

Honestly both are great cards and you won't be disappointed. 1060 is very capable for 1440 unless you have some OCD compulsion to play at everything absolute max 

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