RX480/GTX970/GTX1060

[nameless517]

Hello there, as mentioned in title I'm going to do a last upgrade of my machine.

The point is that today I have AMD FX8350, 8GB RAM, GTX750Ti and a pretty old Cooler Master PSU 500W.

As far as I understand FX8350 will not perform better with RX480 or GTX1070 or something better, anyway I have no budget for theese GPUs.

I'm looking for a best GPU for Prey, I dont think it will be very demanding, but for sure I need a better graphics card.

RX 480(4GB), GTX 970, GTX1060(3GB) seems have similar performance and similar prices, but I have noticed that RX 480 sufferes from micro lags so this is a main concern about it, GTX1060 has only 3GBs of RAM, and GTX 970 is old(kind of) and has 3,5GBs of RAM.

Please help me pick one. that

[The Sloth]

rx480

[Aleks NE]

1 minute ago, nameless517 said:

Hello there, as mentioned in title I'm going to do a last upgrade of my machine.

The point is that today I have AMD FX8350, 8GB RAM, GTX750Ti and a pretty old Cooler Master PSU 500W.

As far as I understand FX8350 will not perform better with RX480 or GTX1070 or something better, anyway I have no budget for theese GPUs.

I'm looking for a best GPU for Prey, I dont think it will be very demanding, but for sure I need a better graphics card.

RX 480(4GB), GTX 970, GTX1060(3GB) seems have similar performance and similar prices, but I have noticed that RX 480 sufferes from micro lags so this is a main concern about it, GTX1060 has only 3GBs of RAM, and GTX 970 is old(kind of) and has 3,5GBs of RAM.

Please help me pick one. that

 

I would go with the 480, but i would pay the extra £20 for an 8GB one.

[Spenser1337]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137082&cm_re=Rx_480-_-14-137-082-_-Product

 

149$ 

 

You're welcome

[deleted_91729]

The FX processor is slower, but it wont matter that much.

Just go with rx480 or GTX 1060 if you prefer Nvidia.

[CostcoSamples]

The FX processor is fine for these GPUs.  I would go with rx480.  Micro stuttering is usually a CPU issue.  The 480 is a great card and continues to get even better with driver updates.

[nameless517]

Ok, 480 8Gb costs in my country 290$ approx, also I wonder if my PSU is enough for both 8350 and 480??
 

9 minutes ago, CostcoSamples said:

The FX processor is fine for these GPUs.  I would go with rx480.  Micro stuttering is usually a CPU issue.  The 480 is a great card and continues to get even better with driver updates.

 

22 minutes ago, JakovSch said:

The FX processor is slower, but it wont matter that much.

Just go with rx480 or GTX 1060 if you prefer Nvidia.

 

23 minutes ago, <Aleks> said:

I would go with the 480, but i would pay the extra £20 for an 8GB one.

 

23 minutes ago, Spenser1337 said:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137082&cm_re=Rx_480-_-14-137-082-_-Product

 

149$ 

 

You're welcome

 

24 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

rx480

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[Spenser1337]

7 minutes ago, nameless517 said:

Ok, 480 8Gb costs in my country 290$ approx, also I wonder if my PSU is enough for both 8350 and 480??
 

 

 

 

 

It will be fine 

[nameless517]

11 minutes ago, Spenser1337 said:

It will be fine 

Thank you.

[Nena Trinity]

480 most likely unless the 1060 6GB is cheaper?

[nameless517]

2 minutes ago, Nena360 said:

480 most likely unless the 1060 6GB is cheaper?

For now, 480 8Gb has a discount price, it is kind of fits my budget, but 1060 6Gb of course is more desirable but sadly it is too expensive...

[Zusafek]

2 hours ago, nameless517 said:

Hello there, as mentioned in title I'm going to do a last upgrade of my machine.

The point is that today I have AMD FX8350, 8GB RAM, GTX750Ti and a pretty old Cooler Master PSU 500W.

As far as I understand FX8350 will not perform better with RX480 or GTX1070 or something better, anyway I have no budget for theese GPUs.

I'm looking for a best GPU for Prey, I dont think it will be very demanding, but for sure I need a better graphics card.

RX 480(4GB), GTX 970, GTX1060(3GB) seems have similar performance and similar prices, but I have noticed that RX 480 sufferes from micro lags so this is a main concern about it, GTX1060 has only 3GBs of RAM, and GTX 970 is old(kind of) and has 3,5GBs of RAM.

Please help me pick one. that

My wife has this cpu with the rx 480 4gb and has no issues at all. Works like a charm. 

[PackMaster]

For any one scrollong through this thread i heard that u can oc a 1060 close to 2000 mgh how much will this out preform the 480 at a 1400 ish clock?

[SlaughterSmurf]

RX 480, I would never recommend Nvidia for low end cards. AMD supports their cards for significantly longer than Nvidia does, meaning they are better if you keep your card longer than one generation. I've used both Nvidia and AMD, and from my experience the only time I would recommend Nvidia is if A) You are like me and love EVGA customer support enough to sacrifice performance in the long run. B) Want high performance NOW and are okay with suffering later, or upgrading every generation or 2. This is apparent with my 780ti. In older titles, my 780ti performs about on par with a 1060. However, bceause Nvidia doesn't really optimize drivers for the "older" cards like the 780ti, it performs at about a 1050ti level in newer titles. AMD however, still supports the crap out of the 290x, meaning the 290x performs at just about a 1060/RX480 level in both newer and older titles, despite the 780ti being a faster card when they both launched. 

 

TL;DR: RX480 because AMD supports their cards longer causing better performance in the long run.

[Hip]

I would go for a GTX 1060 6 OC from ASUS with 6 GB.

That's the card I have and I'm fully satisfied! Everything on Ultra in Battlefield 1.

[Morgan MLGman]

15 hours ago, nameless517 said:

Thank you.

To everyone in this thread:

 

You're all wrong. GTX 1060 6GB is the way to go here because of OP's CPU, a GTX 1060 will give him simply more performance.

 

Of course, you're all correct that an RX 480 is a better buy, however with his current CPU a GTX 1060 will be a better choice cause AMD's drivers still have more CPU overhead and 8350's singlethreaded performance is lacking.

 

Just now, Hip said:

I would go for a GTX 1060 6 OC from ASUS with 6 GB.

That's the card I have and I'm fully satisfied! Everything on Ultra in Battlefield 1.

That is an accurate advice, for wrong reasons however. Just because you are satisfied with the performance and features of the card, doesn't mean someone else will and it might be a bad recommendation, you need to reason your recommendation with facts, good and bad sides of the card and not a subjective opinion.

[XenosTech]

43 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

To everyone in this thread:

 

You're all wrong. GTX 1060 6GB is the way to go here because of OP's CPU, a GTX 1060 will give him simply more performance.

 

Of course, you're all correct that an RX 480 is a better buy, however with his current CPU a GTX 1060 will be a better choice cause AMD's drivers still have more CPU overhead and 8350's singlethreaded performance is lacking.

 

That is an accurate advice, for wrong reasons however. Just because you are satisfied with the performance and features of the card, doesn't mean someone else will and it might be a bad recommendation, you need to reason your recommendation with facts, good and bad sides of the card and not a subjective opinion.

Well 1060 is kinda out of the guys budget and no one in their right mind should buy the 3 gb one

[Morgan MLGman]

5 minutes ago, XenosTech said:

Well 1060 is kinda out of the guys budget and no one in their right mind should buy the 3 gb one

Well, what's funny if you actually measured performance FX-8350 + RX 480 4GB / GTX 1060 3GB then the 3GB 1060 would win... Especially if the 8350 was left at stock settings.

 

Of course VRAM limitations are another thing to consider, however if OP can't afford a 6GB 1060 then it's probably best for him to get a cheap-ass RX 470 as I've seen those go for as low as 120$ as of recent few days...

[XenosTech]

Just now, Morgan MLGman said:

Well, what's funny if you actually measured performance FX-8350 + RX 480 4GB / GTX 1060 3GB then the 3GB 1060 would win... Especially if the 8350 isn't overclocked.

 

Of course VRAM limitations are another thing to consider, however if OP can't afford a 6GB 1060 then it's probably best for him to get a cheap-ass RX 470 as I've seen those go for as low as 120$ as of recent few days...

Very true... Rx 470 8gb shoudl cost as much as 4gb 480 and will be great at 1080p ultra in most games (well in my experience it ran all the games I played at 1080p ultra)

[Morgan MLGman]

2 minutes ago, XenosTech said:

Very true... Rx 470 8gb shoudl cost as much as 4gb 480 and will be great at 1080p ultra in most games (well in my experience it ran all the games I played at 1080p ultra)

Those price drops on 480s and 470s are getting ridiculous, some time ago there was a reference RX 480 8GB on sale for 139$ after MIR... Now I've seen a 470 for 120$ after rebates, imagine if the Polaris lineup was priced like that at launch...

[XenosTech]

1 hour ago, Morgan MLGman said:

Those price drops on 480s and 470s are getting ridiculous, some time ago there was a reference RX 480 8GB on sale for 139$ after MIR... Now I've seen a 470 for 120$ after rebates, imagine if the Polaris lineup was priced like that at launch...

lol that would be a wee bit retarded lol