Used 980 vs New RX580

[BluJay614]

I found someone selling a used reference 980 for $220. Been planning to use a Sapphire RX580 Nitro+ (typically around $260) in a black/white/silver build. It'll be in a Midtower case on a full sized ATX motherboard. Given these two options(and the information), I'd love to know what you would honestly go for and why.

[Frankenburger]

If you can afford the RX580, then get that instead. Overall it's a faster card than a GTX 980 which is slightly slower than or on par with a GTX 1060.

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/RX_580_Nitro_Plus/30.html

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_1060/26.html

[Megah3rtz]

RX 580 is equal, if not better than the GTX 980. You'll also get better cooling, and a warranty. 

[Majestic]

11 minutes ago, Frankenburger said:

If you can afford the RX580, then get that instead. Overall it's a faster card than a GTX 980 which is slightly slower than or on par with a GTX 1060.

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/RX_580_Nitro_Plus/30.html

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_1060/26.html

What? A GTX 980 is a lot faster once you overclock it. The 580 has double the vram though.

[HKZeroFive]

While the RX 580 is newer, has double the VRAM and a better cooling solution, the two cards will trade blows in games.

 

Personally, if FreeSync wasn't a concern, I'd go for the GTX 980 because I can't justify the extra $40.

 

But then again, $260 is a bit high for a RX 580 8GB. If you look hard enough, they frequently go on sale for about $200-220.

[Frankenburger]

19 minutes ago, Majestic said:

What? A GTX 980 is a lot faster once you overclock it. The 580 has double the vram though.

It's not like the RX580 can't be overclocked, assuming OP even cares to OC 

[Max_Settings]

RX 580=980=1060 6gb

[xAcid9]

$220 is too expensive for a used reference GTX980.

[Humbug]

Rx 580 considering you can rely on receiving quality driver updates with optimizations for newer games...

[Majestic]

8 hours ago, Frankenburger said:

It's not like the RX580 can't be overclocked, assuming OP even cares to OC 

You said it's 980 <= 1060. The 980 is significantly faster than the 1060 once overclocked. And no, the 1060 does not have the overclocking reach of the 980, it has half the cudacores. The 980 is only the same as the 1060 because they shipped with 1216mhz.

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

8 hours ago, Majestic said:

What? A GTX 980 is a lot faster once you overclock it. The 580 has double the vram though.

 

8 hours ago, HKZeroFive said:

While the RX 580 is newer, has double the VRAM and a better cooling solution, the two cards will trade blows in games.

 

Personally, if FreeSync wasn't a concern, I'd go for the GTX 980 because I can't justify the extra $40.

 

But then again, $260 is a bit high for a RX 580 8GB. If you look hard enough, they frequently go on sale for about $200-220.

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/12492767
my FOUR80 is better than a 980 overclocked, and a reference 980 will he hot af

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

4 minutes ago, Majestic said:

You said it's 980 <= 1060. The 980 is significantly faster than the 1060 once overclocked. And no, the 1060 does not have the overclocking reach of the 980, it has half the cudacores. The 980 is only the same as the 1060 because they shipped with 1216mhz.

the cuda cores mean nothing other than that it wont do as well in future games. 
the 1060 is around equal to a 980 assuming you can get a good overclock
580>480>1060=980

[Majestic]

1 minute ago, Nickathom said:

 

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/12492767
my FOUR80 is better than a 980 overclocked, and a reference 980 will he hot af

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/12968025

 

480 reference is also hot, not sure what that's supposed to mean.

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

Just now, Majestic said:

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/12968025

 

480 reference is also hot, not sure what that's supposed to mean.

i beat you by 1
but he is comparing a reference 980 to a sapphire 580. i own 2 480s, one is reference and it sucks lol. no argument there

[Majestic]

Just now, Nickathom said:

i beat you by 1 

Heh, but try and find a 1060 that does this score. 480 is a much faster piece of hardware than the 1060.

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

Just now, Majestic said:

Heh, but try and find a 1060 that does this score. 480 is a much faster piece of hardware than the 1060.

lol
1060s arent TERRIBLE for gaming, but they require more optimization. the 480s have more tflops of power so they will do better in benchmarks

[Frankenburger]

55 minutes ago, Majestic said:

You said it's 980 <= 1060. The 980 is significantly faster than the 1060 once overclocked. And no, the 1060 does not have the overclocking reach of the 980

Source?

[Majestic]

31 minutes ago, Frankenburger said:

Source?

check the 3dmark scores up here.

[maartendc]

I'd say for $220 get the 980.

 

GTX 980 should be slightly faster, and if it is slightly cheaper as well, I'd go for it.. By the time games use 8GB VRAM, the RX580 will be too slow to run them anyway. 4GB on the GTX 980 should be plenty for the time being. You can turn up the textures to ULTRA in most games nowadays, and you still dont hit 4GB.

 

Depends on your tolerance for 2nd hand hardware though. Keep in mind that if the GTX980 dies in 6 months time, you are out of luck.

 

You could also get a 4GB RX580 for $210. Like this: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&O=&Q=&ap=y&c3api=1876%2C{creative}%2C{keyword}&gclid=CM_d2OPNg9QCFYs8gQodbkYPZA&is=REG&m=Y&sku=1334512

 

It will be slightly slower than the GTX980, but you get warranty with it!