gtx 1060 + no gsync vs rx470 + freesync

[Atamanchuk]

Hello everyone. Here is the thing. I am buying new gaming monitor and it has freesync on board. It's fullHD 75 Mhz display, not 120 or 144Mhz. Here is the link
http://aoc-europe.com/en/products/g2460vq6
Moreover I am also buying new graphics card and I cant make my choice. I was planning to take gtx 1060 for 3 Gb (not 6Gb i am on tight budget). I like nvidia more than AMD cards, but when to think about profit from combination of amd card + freesync and gtx card + just vsync on other hand, what would be your pick? Price on gtx 1060 3gb and rx470 4gb are the same in y country. 6 gb and 8 gb differes towards amd's better price though. According to all reviews I've seen gtx 1060 beats rx 470 everywhere and seems better on temperatures as well. So i am really confused if is it worth of giving up better gtx 1060 card towards rx470+freesync? How much freesync benefits a game in general and if is a noticable difference? Or is vsync quiet enough for comfortable gameplay? Can somebody help me to make a desicion...

 

[ForeverMirin]

Hello everyone. Here is the thing. I am buying new gaming monitor and it has freesync on board. It's fullHD 75 Mhz display, not 120 or 144Mhz. Here is the link
http://aoc-europe.com/en/products/g2460vq6
Moreover I am also buying new graphics card and I cant make my choice. I was planning to take gtx 1060 for 3 Gb (not 6Gb i am on tight budget). I like nvidia more than AMD cards, but when to think about profit from combination of amd card + freesync and gtx card + just vsync on other hand, what would be your pick? Price on gtx 1060 3gb and rx470 4gb are the same in y country. 6 gb and 8 gb differes towards amd's better price though. According to all reviews I've seen gtx 1060 beats rx 470 everywhere and seems better on temperatures as well. So i am really confused if is it worth of giving up better gtx 1060 card towards rx470+freesync? How much freesync benefits a game in general and if is a noticable difference? Or is vsync quiet enough for comfortable gameplay? Can somebody help me to make a desicion...

That's a tough one, I wouldn't really go for gtx 1060 3 gb card. what about rx 480 + free sync monitor?

 

[Atamanchuk]

rx 480 4gb is more expensive than rx 470 8 gb, so ireally dont know if it's worth buying. And why you wouldn't pick 1060 3 gb?

 

[Atamanchuk]

Or the price could be almost the same of rx470 8gb and rx480 4gb. Also i am not sure if my psu can handle rx 480 because i got PSU be quiet for 450 Watts and rx480 requires at least 500 watts. Is rx480 much better than rx470 in fullHD?

 

[Mr_Zina]

Or the price could be almost the same of rx470 8gb and rx480 4gb. Also i am not sure if my psu can handle rx 480 because i got PSU be quiet for 450 Watts and rx480 requires at least 500 watts. Is rx480 much better than rx470 in fullHD?

because 3 gb vram isn't enough anymore for modern games. you wouldn't last long with 3 gb vram.
For comparison look at this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSWxEwNMKgY

Depends on you really. for 1080p you wouldn't need more than 4 gb vram. I have a gtx 1080 and I max out gta v with 3.3 gb vram usage. 3 gb is a little low. I would say 4 gb vram is perfect for 1080p

And what are your full system specs so we can kind of calculate the power your system needs

 

[madmatt30]

As asked full system specs & which bequiet 450w model exactly ??

Generally though id take the 1060 3gb over any 470 & ignore freesync , I'd take a 480 4gb over either of them.

 

[john TJ]

Just as ForeverMirin said its a tough match , I currently have a 3GB 1060 and I can't run GTA 5 with MSAA x16
with msaa set to x8 , GTA runs at 60+ FPS with out any fluctuation
I would say , save up and get 4GB rx480 atleast , the 3gig 1060 would be better than 4gb RX470

 

[Atamanchuk]

My full specs are:

Intel G4560
DDR4 8Gb (planing to put another 8 Gb soon)
WD Blue 1TB 7200 rpm
be quiet BQT S6-SYS-UA-450W (link http://www.bequiet.com/ru/powersupply/293 )
4 fans 120 mm
cd/dwd drive

Hope told everything whats in there.

 

[madmatt30]

You're fine for a 480 4gb with that psu paired with the Pentium mate.
More than enough power to run those components.
If you can do a 4gb 480 it would be my first choice , 1060 3gb would be my second choice

 

[Atamanchuk]

So as you all say, it's better to take rx480 over 1060? and rx470 is not worth buying? And if to talk about Vram - 4 Gb is enough for Full HD (cause my monitor is just 1920x1080) or better look for 8GB?

 

[Atamanchuk]

You're fine for a 480 4gb with that psu paired with the Pentium mate.
More than enough power to run those components.
If you can do a 4gb 480 it would be my first choice , 1060 3gb would be my second choice

Thanks for advice. Got it.

 

[madmatt30]

4gb vram is enough for 1080p IMO.
The only limit really is you won't be able to run ultra res textures or texture packs , & on a 24inch 1080p screen they wouldn't look any different anyway.

The performance difference between the 470/480 seemed minimal on release but with the latest drivers there's a good 10-15% performance gap between them now.
The only difference between the 4gb & 8gb 480 is obviously half the vram & the vram is also 100mhz slower - this generally equates to a 5fps max gap between the 2 which is just plain negligible IMO.

Between a 1060 3gb, 470 8gb & a 480 4gb at a similar price - the 480 4gb is the best plain & simple.

 

[Atamanchuk]

4gb vram is enough for 1080p IMO.
The only limit really is you won't be able to run ultra res textures or texture packs , & on a 24inch 1080p screen they wouldn't look any different anyway.

The performance difference between the 470/480 seemed minimal on release but with the latest drivers there's a good 10-15% performance gap between them now.
The only difference between the 4gb & 8gb 480 is obviously half the vram & the vram is also 100mhz slower - this generally equates to a 5fps max gap between the 2 which is just plain negligible IMO.

Between a 1060 3gb, 470 8gb & a 480 4gb at a similar price - the 480 4gb is the best plain & simple.

Thanks Madmatt30. So i will definitely will go for rx 480 with 4Gb. I think i will buy MSI gaming x cause seems like they have nice cooling and pretty decent peromance.

 

[Atamanchuk]

Hey guys. Another question about RX 480 and PSU. As i've read about power usage of rx 480 require for psu, it seems like card needs 42A on +12V line. And i am worried about my psu, because it seems that it doest have 42A, only 36A. Here is the link of psu on bequite's website.

http://www.bequiet.com/ru/powersupply/293

Hope someone can give me an aswer if my PSU is fine for it or I need to replace it.

 

[madmatt30]

Your PSU us fine mate , 42a would be close to enough for 2 x RX 480s paired with that Pentium.

You will not touch 300w (25a) with a RX 480 & a Pentium g4560.

 

[Atamanchuk]

Thanks master. Just found nice pricing rx 480 asus rog strix for 8 gb, couple $ less than 4 gb msi gaming x. So was astonished when in review found info that it needs 41A... Thats why wanted to doublecheck.

 

[madmatt30]

They always state the worst case scenario mate.
It would need maybe close to 40amp if you were running a 200w fx 9*** series CPU.
You're not though , you're running a sub 50w pentium.