Taylore12 :
So I know that the first question between the 1060 and 480 has been asked a ton, but I can never tell who wins. I often play games such as csgo, h1z1, arma 3, overwatch, and game like that. So what card would be better for me running it with an i5 7600 cpu. Also, what how beneficial would it be for me to spend the extra money to maybe grab the 1070 or a 980ti. I definitely have the money, but I don't know if it would be uneccesary for my needs. I'm only looking to keep the 1060 or 480 for maybe a year or so, but if I gt a 1070 or 980ti I would want at least 2 years out of it.
Thank you.
GTX 1060 vs RX 480 will
depend on the games you play.
Some games have the
RX 480 ahead in fps (e.g. Doom in Vulkan, Hitman in DX12 or DX11),
some games
both GPUs perform almost identically in fps (Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Quantum Break in DX12, Just Cause 3, Batman: Arkham Knight, Ashes of Singularity in DX12, Tom Clancy's The Division, etc.), but
most games have the
GTX 1060 ahead in fps.
Based on the games you play, you'd be better with getting a GTX 1060 (unless budget dictates otherwise). Note that both GTX 1060 and RX 480 are the top-of-the-line GPUs for gaming at 1080p/60Hz. Depending on the game, it can clearly go beyond 120Hz if you have the monitor to display at those faster refresh rates.
The only reason I can recommend in going after a GTX 1070 (forget the GTX 980Ti due to higher power consumption and older-gen card), is if you are looking at gaming at 1440p resolution (or 1080p/144Hz++). The GTX 1070 is overkill if you plan on staying at 1080p/60Hz.