gtx 1060 or rx 480 for dx12

[bigjohnny]

i want to play current games like dishonored 2 watch dogs and old games like battlefield 3 batman arkham origins gta v at 1080p max settings 60+fps

 

[Nick19]

I would personally go with the RX 480 8gb.... and I own a 1060 so that says something haha

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

For DX12 at this present time the RX480 is the right choice.

 

[TechyInAZ]

The RX 480 wins in DX12 currently. Go with team red.

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEw3CaNSbUo"][/video]

 

[bigjohnny]

For DX12 at this present time the RX480 is the right choice.

the battlefield 3 and batman arkham origins games that i mentioned above are not dx12 supported but dx11 supported and ive seen reviews that the rx 480 performs bad at dx11 and that the gtx 1060 performs better on dx1 but bad on dx12

 

[R4DIO4CT1VE]

i have a GTX1060 6gb, and honestly its looking as if the RX480 might be a very strong competitor (which is good for everyone). personally i chose the 1060 still as its more power efficient, cooler, and im more familiar with Nvidias software. Either card is a great choice.

 

[bigjohnny]

The RX 480 wins in DX12 currently. Go with team red.

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEw3CaNSbUo"][/video]

thanks but older games like assassins creed 2 max payne 3 that uses dx10 and batman arkham city which uses dx11 will the rx 480 perform bad on older games like these

 

[Susquehannock]

With the newer drivers RX 480 pulls out ahead in most tests. The 4gb versions can be had for $180 (us) now. With 8gb flavors being about $40 more.

 

[bigjohnny]

should i get this one its affordable http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150770&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

[TechyInAZ]

should i get this one its affordable http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150770&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

I'd avoid reference coolers unless you need a blower style cooler for your case.

The RX 480 will perform just fine on older games, even if the gtx 1060 is faster...older games are typically overkill for new GPUs anyways.

 

[Susquehannock]

should i get this one its affordable I]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150770&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

I would go for the MSI card if you can swing the extra money. Better cooler, quieter fans, and higher core clock (1304mhz). Bought one myself and glad I did.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?CompareItemList=48%7C14%2D150%2D770%5E14%2D150%2D770%2C14%2D137%2D023%5E14%2D137%2D023

 

[bigjohnny]

should i get this one its affordable http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150770&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

I'd avoid reference coolers unless you need a blower style cooler for your case.

The RX 480 will perform just fine on older games, even if the gtx 1060 is faster...older games are typically overkill for new GPUs anyways.

what about this http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-NT4808G&c=CJ

 

[bigjohnny]

should i get this one its affordable http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150770&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

I'd avoid reference coolers unless you need a blower style cooler for your case.

The RX 480 will perform just fine on older games, even if the gtx 1060 is faster...older games are typically overkill for new GPUs anyways.

or these http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-NT4804G&c=CJ http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AS-RX4808G&c=CJ http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=GA-RX48GI8&c=CJ

 

[renz496]

i want to play current games like dishonored 2 watch dogs and old games like battlefield 3 batman arkham origins gta v at 1080p max settings 60+fps

rather than looking at the API you should look at the game itself. DX12 is quite complicated matter. AMD usually get better with DX12 but it doesn't mean RX480 will always be better than nvidia in DX12 based games. take gears of war 4 for example. the game is DX12 exclusive but due to the nature of unreal engine 4 and game developer themselves are in more close relation with nvidia the game actually faster on 1060.

http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image//skymtl/GPU/GTX-1060-UPDATE/GTX-1060-UPDATE-75.jpg


as for the game you mention dishonored 2 and watch dogs 2 are faster on nvidia hardware (well since both actually nvidia sponsored tittle) as shown by the test made by TPU:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/Dishonored_2/4.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/Watch_Dogs_2/4.html

for battlefield 3, batman origin and GTA V RX480 and GTX1060 will do very well at 1080p if your aim is simply want 60FPS since both card able to exceed that though when if the frame rate is uncapped 1060 definitely faster in battlefield 3 and GTA V as shown here:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_1060_Mini_3_GB/17.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1060_OC/8.html (the result for this is coming from much older bench because this is the last bench TPU include BF3 in their test suite).

with batman origin you can enable nvidia gpu PhysX if you use nvidia card. i'm saying all this because some people only care about constant 60fps and did not care beyond that. and seeing the price already much more stable right now than it was at launch RX480 can be had cheaper than 1060. so RX480 can be more compelling choice than GTX1060.

 

[bigjohnny]

i want to play current games like dishonored 2 watch dogs and old games like battlefield 3 batman arkham origins gta v at 1080p max settings 60+fps

rather than looking at the API you should look at the game itself. DX12 is quite complicated matter. AMD usually get better with DX12 but it doesn't mean RX480 will always be better than nvidia in DX12 based games. take gears of war 4 for example. the game is DX12 exclusive but due to the nature of unreal engine 4 and game developer themselves are in more close relation with nvidia the game actually faster on 1060.

http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image//skymtl/GPU/GTX-1060-UPDATE/GTX-1060-UPDATE-75.jpg


as for the game you mention dishonored 2 and watch dogs 2 are faster on nvidia hardware (well since both actually nvidia sponsored tittle) as shown by the test made by TPU:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/Dishonored_2/4.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/Watch_Dogs_2/4.html

for battlefield 3, batman origin and GTA V RX480 and GTX1060 will do very well at 1080p if your aim is simply want 60FPS since both card able to exceed that though when if the frame rate is uncapped 1060 definitely faster in battlefield 3 and GTA V as shown here:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_1060_Mini_3_GB/17.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1060_OC/8.html (the result for this is coming from much older bench because this is the last bench TPU include BF3 in their test suite).

with batman origin you can enable nvidia gpu PhysX if you use nvidia card. i'm saying all this because some people only care about constant 60fps and did not care beyond that. and seeing the price already much more stable right now than it was at launch RX480 can be had cheaper than 1060. so RX480 can be more compelling choice than GTX1060.

which rx 480 brand should i get

 

[TechyInAZ]

i want to play current games like dishonored 2 watch dogs and old games like battlefield 3 batman arkham origins gta v at 1080p max settings 60+fps

rather than looking at the API you should look at the game itself. DX12 is quite complicated matter. AMD usually get better with DX12 but it doesn't mean RX480 will always be better than nvidia in DX12 based games. take gears of war 4 for example. the game is DX12 exclusive but due to the nature of unreal engine 4 and game developer themselves are in more close relation with nvidia the game actually faster on 1060.

http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image//skymtl/GPU/GTX-1060-UPDATE/GTX-1060-UPDATE-75.jpg


as for the game you mention dishonored 2 and watch dogs 2 are faster on nvidia hardware (well since both actually nvidia sponsored tittle) as shown by the test made by TPU:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/Dishonored_2/4.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/Watch_Dogs_2/4.html

for battlefield 3, batman origin and GTA V RX480 and GTX1060 will do very well at 1080p if your aim is simply want 60FPS since both card able to exceed that though when if the frame rate is uncapped 1060 definitely faster in battlefield 3 and GTA V as shown here:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_1060_Mini_3_GB/17.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1060_OC/8.html (the result for this is coming from much older bench because this is the last bench TPU include BF3 in their test suite).

with batman origin you can enable nvidia gpu PhysX if you use nvidia card. i'm saying all this because some people only care about constant 60fps and did not care beyond that. and seeing the price already much more stable right now than it was at launch RX480 can be had cheaper than 1060. so RX480 can be more compelling choice than GTX1060.

which rx 480 brand should i get

It's really more of a personal preference, but I'd personally buy Sapphire. They're AMD's version of EVGA, they make really good amd cards.

 

[bigjohnny]

i want to play current games like dishonored 2 watch dogs and old games like battlefield 3 batman arkham origins gta v at 1080p max settings 60+fps

rather than looking at the API you should look at the game itself. DX12 is quite complicated matter. AMD usually get better with DX12 but it doesn't mean RX480 will always be better than nvidia in DX12 based games. take gears of war 4 for example. the game is DX12 exclusive but due to the nature of unreal engine 4 and game developer themselves are in more close relation with nvidia the game actually faster on 1060.

http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image//skymtl/GPU/GTX-1060-UPDATE/GTX-1060-UPDATE-75.jpg


as for the game you mention dishonored 2 and watch dogs 2 are faster on nvidia hardware (well since both actually nvidia sponsored tittle) as shown by the test made by TPU:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/Dishonored_2/4.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/Watch_Dogs_2/4.html

for battlefield 3, batman origin and GTA V RX480 and GTX1060 will do very well at 1080p if your aim is simply want 60FPS since both card able to exceed that though when if the frame rate is uncapped 1060 definitely faster in battlefield 3 and GTA V as shown here:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_1060_Mini_3_GB/17.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1060_OC/8.html (the result for this is coming from much older bench because this is the last bench TPU include BF3 in their test suite).

with batman origin you can enable nvidia gpu PhysX if you use nvidia card. i'm saying all this because some people only care about constant 60fps and did not care beyond that. and seeing the price already much more stable right now than it was at launch RX480 can be had cheaper than 1060. so RX480 can be more compelling choice than GTX1060.

which rx 480 brand should i get

It's really more of a personal preference, but I'd personally buy Sapphire. They're AMD's version of EVGA, they make really good amd cards.

should i get the 4gb or 8gb http://pcpartpicker.com/product/f9cMnQ/sapphire-radeon-rx-480-4gb-nitro-4g-video-card-11260-02 or http://pcpartpicker.com/product/RKX2FT/sapphire-radeon-rx-480-8gb-nitro-oc-video-card-11260-01-20g

 

[renz496]

i want to play current games like dishonored 2 watch dogs and old games like battlefield 3 batman arkham origins gta v at 1080p max settings 60+fps

rather than looking at the API you should look at the game itself. DX12 is quite complicated matter. AMD usually get better with DX12 but it doesn't mean RX480 will always be better than nvidia in DX12 based games. take gears of war 4 for example. the game is DX12 exclusive but due to the nature of unreal engine 4 and game developer themselves are in more close relation with nvidia the game actually faster on 1060.

http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image//skymtl/GPU/GTX-1060-UPDATE/GTX-1060-UPDATE-75.jpg


as for the game you mention dishonored 2 and watch dogs 2 are faster on nvidia hardware (well since both actually nvidia sponsored tittle) as shown by the test made by TPU:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/Dishonored_2/4.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/Watch_Dogs_2/4.html

for battlefield 3, batman origin and GTA V RX480 and GTX1060 will do very well at 1080p if your aim is simply want 60FPS since both card able to exceed that though when if the frame rate is uncapped 1060 definitely faster in battlefield 3 and GTA V as shown here:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_1060_Mini_3_GB/17.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1060_OC/8.html (the result for this is coming from much older bench because this is the last bench TPU include BF3 in their test suite).

with batman origin you can enable nvidia gpu PhysX if you use nvidia card. i'm saying all this because some people only care about constant 60fps and did not care beyond that. and seeing the price already much more stable right now than it was at launch RX480 can be had cheaper than 1060. so RX480 can be more compelling choice than GTX1060.

which rx 480 brand should i get

it depends on brand preference. but for AMD one that is quite reputable is Sapphire. XFX also seems good this time around.

 

[renz496]

i want to play current games like dishonored 2 watch dogs and old games like battlefield 3 batman arkham origins gta v at 1080p max settings 60+fps

rather than looking at the API you should look at the game itself. DX12 is quite complicated matter. AMD usually get better with DX12 but it doesn't mean RX480 will always be better than nvidia in DX12 based games. take gears of war 4 for example. the game is DX12 exclusive but due to the nature of unreal engine 4 and game developer themselves are in more close relation with nvidia the game actually faster on 1060.

http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image//skymtl/GPU/GTX-1060-UPDATE/GTX-1060-UPDATE-75.jpg


as for the game you mention dishonored 2 and watch dogs 2 are faster on nvidia hardware (well since both actually nvidia sponsored tittle) as shown by the test made by TPU:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/Dishonored_2/4.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/Watch_Dogs_2/4.html

for battlefield 3, batman origin and GTA V RX480 and GTX1060 will do very well at 1080p if your aim is simply want 60FPS since both card able to exceed that though when if the frame rate is uncapped 1060 definitely faster in battlefield 3 and GTA V as shown here:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_1060_Mini_3_GB/17.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1060_OC/8.html (the result for this is coming from much older bench because this is the last bench TPU include BF3 in their test suite).

with batman origin you can enable nvidia gpu PhysX if you use nvidia card. i'm saying all this because some people only care about constant 60fps and did not care beyond that. and seeing the price already much more stable right now than it was at launch RX480 can be had cheaper than 1060. so RX480 can be more compelling choice than GTX1060.

which rx 480 brand should i get

It's really more of a personal preference, but I'd personally buy Sapphire. They're AMD's version of EVGA, they make really good amd cards.

should i get the 4gb or 8gb http://pcpartpicker.com/product/f9cMnQ/sapphire-radeon-rx-480-4gb-nitro-4g-video-card-11260-02 or http://pcpartpicker.com/product/RKX2FT/sapphire-radeon-rx-480-8gb-nitro-oc-video-card-11260-01-20g

ideally you want to get that 8GB model. having more VRAM never hurts. only get the 4GB model if you really tight on budget.