Rx 480 8Gb vs Gtx 1060 6gb

[GangsterGamer]

I saw the gtx 1060 came out today and is around the same price as the rx 480 8gb at around $250. I was wondering which I should go with the RX 480 8gb or gtx 1060?

 

[greens]

The 1060 certainly seems like the better choice for your day to day gamer.

It beats out the RX 480 in perfomance, is significantly cooler, and is about the same price.

It can't be ran in SLI, so what you get is what you get.

That said, if you want raw performance the R9 390 is going to be on par with or beat the 1060, is capable of crossfire, and can be had for under $200 when you factor in rebates and free gifts. It, like the RX 480, is a very warm running card though.

 

[coozie7]

^ Totally agree.
@ GangsterGamer: Get a better power supply!

 

[HyperCat]

not to be rude but you could just googled it instead of posting it here, look at some benchmarks and so.

 

[GangsterGamer]

not to be rude but you could just googled it instead of posting it here, look at some benchmarks and so.

Yea i saw the gtx 1060 was better better but I just wanted a second opinion.

 

[spdragoo]

http://www.techspot.com/review/1209-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060/

"Better"? Technically, yes...but then, so is the 1070, the 390/390X, the 1080, & (in all too many cases) the 980/980Ti. Then again, most of those cards will be overkill for the 1080p market, which is what the 1060 is targeting.

http://www.techspot.com/review/1209-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060/page10.html

Better question is "is it worth the extra money"? They averaged out the performance & it looks like you're maybe lucky to get 10-12% more performance over the RX 480... the 4GB model, that is. And you'll be lucky to pay 25% more: supposedly the MSRP for the 3rd-party cards will be $250 (vs. $200 for the 4GB RX 480), but so far we've got what, 2 of the EVGA cards for that price ($250 for the Gaming, $260 for the SC gaming; no prices for the FTW or SSC models yet), & they're not even available yet? Asus's cards are going to be more expensive than nVidia's Founder's Edition ($309 for basic STRIX, $319 for the OC'd STRIX, no prices for the other 3 models, compared to $300 for nVidia's FE model), & they're not even listed on their website, let alone with a "notify me when available" (http://www.asus.com/us/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-Series-Products/). Now you're talking about 50-60% higher price compared to an RX 480...yet you know you won't get that kind of performance boost over an RX 480.

So, Techspot's article even considers it a draw. Bottom line is going to be how much you're willing to spend on the card. If you can afford to spend $300-320, & don't need something like the 1070, then the 1060 is probably a good choice. But if you can only spend $200, then apparently you're not going to regret the RX 480.

 

[1967kID]

Xfx rx 480 8 gig in 1 yrs add another one 1060 is for today's games plus the benchmark was set up for the 1060 to win rx 480 is low end but ready for future games

 

[1967kID]

Xfx rx 480 8 gig in 1 yrs add another one 1060 is for today's games plus the benchmark was set up for the 1060 to win rx 480 is low end but ready for future games ,plus I'm going to wait for x mas the price will go down and mabe better cards