RX 470 a good upgrade over GTX 960 2gb?

[kaden golda]

I found a 4gb msi rx 470 for $180 on Newegg with $25 rebate. Should I upgrade to RX 470 or get RX 480? What is the performance difference? I've seen it be anywhere from 3-5 fps but do you guys have any experience because $150 vs $240 is a huge difference for me if it's just going to be 5-10%.

Found an RX 480 4gb for $190
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131706&cm_re=rx_480-_-14-131-706-_-Product
the rx 470 is a MSI Gaming 4X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137024

 

[king3pj]

The RX 480 4GB for $190 is a better bang for your buck and a more significant upgrade from your 960. The RX 470s are too close in price to the RX 480 4GB and 1060 3GB for me to recommend them to people.

 

[jeffredo]

Its definitely an upgrade, but as king3pj said if you can swing an RX 480 it would be a more satisfying one.

 

[clarkjd]

According to this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html
The 470 is only a two-tier upgrade from the 960. Anything less than 3 tiers is more or less a lateral move and, depending on the game, may not be a noticeable upgrade.

 

[RCFProd]

According to this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html
The 470 is only a two-tier upgrade from the 960. Anything less than 3 tiers is more or less a lateral move and, depending on the game, may not be a noticeable upgrade.

Using that tier is not a good way of comparing. Looking at benchmarks tells a much better story.

That being said, the RX 480 is the better deal.

 

[kaden golda]

The RX 480 4GB for $190 is a better bang for your buck and a more significant upgrade from your 960. The RX 470s are too close in price to the RX 480 4GB and 1060 3GB for me to recommend them to people.

According to this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html
The 470 is only a two-tier upgrade from the 960. Anything less than 3 tiers is more or less a lateral move and, depending on the game, may not be a noticeable upgrade.

Sooooooo get rx 480? I'm not keen on spending $300-400

 

[kaden golda]

According to this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html
The 470 is only a two-tier upgrade from the 960. Anything less than 3 tiers is more or less a lateral move and, depending on the game, may not be a noticeable upgrade.

Using that tier is not a good way of comparing. Looking at benchmarks tells a much better story.

That being said, the RX 480 is the better deal.

So get rx 480 8gb for $229 or 4gb for $170? I'm running 2 1080p monitors, 1 144hz for games and 1 ips for animation.

 

[dontlistentome]

It depends on the games and resolution you play. A 470 will allow much better 1080p framerate on newer games and higher settings than a 2gb 960. This is assuming the rest of your system can make use of a 470. So, in that way, it's big upgrade. If you're using a higher resolution than 1080p, or higher than 60hz refresh rate then you'd probably want the 480.

 

[kaden golda]

It depends on the games and resolution you play. A 470 will allow much better 1080p framerate on newer games and higher settings than a 2gb 960. This is assuming the rest of your system can make use of a 470. So, in that way, it's big upgrade. If you're using a higher resolution than 1080p, or higher than 60hz refresh rate then you'd probably want the 480.

I'll get the rx 480 8gb then. Thanks everybody!