Amd equivalent to gtx 1060

[ironmaidenas]

I am building a 1080p gaming pc with the intention of comfortably running unoptimised bs games like pubg and also very well made games like witcher and battlefield at some very decent frames / settings compromise. To my understanding the best choice on my badget will be a 1060 which I am gona pair with a ryzen 5. I wonder however what is the amd equivalent to the gtx 1060 and if its worth it or not

 

[AnonymousAndy]

That would be the RX 570/580, not worth it imo. You're better off with the 1060.

 

[madmatt30]

If you can get a 580 at the right price Id argue its a better card than the 1060.
Wins in Witcher 3 & BF1 , free sync screens are far cheaper , more future proof imo.

 

[hellraiser06]

Actually, RX 580 is the equivalent of 1060 6GB. In most games, they both trade bows and 580 wins in some games, 1060 wins in others. Difference is not much except maybe GTA V. RX 570 is pretty close. Take a look at the following reviews to know more about what I am saying.

Also, IMO, you can never guess the performance of a card on an unoptimised game correctly. Some people will get good FPS in such games, while others with the same card may get worse or better depending on the other hardware components.

The issue with the AMD cards is that most of them have been snatched by the crypto miners which has increased their prices almost everywhere. If you can get them at equal prices of those of 1060s, then its worthwhile to get them. Even then, keep in mind that RX 580 has a slightly higher power requirement than the 1060, which is probably why people prefer to buy a 1060 as it runs cooler than a 580, draws less power and is equal in performance depending n the game. More details, you can find in the articles below:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-radeon-rx-580-570-review_7
http://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-580-performance-page-2#tr-review-summary

 

[dontlistentome]

The 480 or 580 would be the AMD options. I'd consider the 570 more a 1060 3gb competitor. I'm assuming we're talking 1060 6gb here. Because PUBG was mentioned, the 1060 is the one to get.

 

[guanyu210379]

RX480 and RX580 are the equivalent for GTX1060 6GB.
RX470 and RX570 are for GTX1060 3GB.
The prices should originally about equal for the equivalents...it is only because those crypto freaks, GTX1060s are cheaper, here where I live.