Zotac GTX 1060 6GB Mini or MSI RX 480 8GB

[Felldoh]

I've noticed that this question has been answered, but based on my first gaming PC build which would be a more suitable GPU to use?

Thanks in advance to any replies!

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($260.75 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($64.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (Purchased For $79.99)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card ($327.99 @ PC Canada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.75 @ Vuugo)
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[AqwBroders]

1060 has overall better performance than 480 in most games but games that has Vulkan (Doom) 480 goes ahead.

 

[SammChisnall]

The RX480 out performs the 1060 in DX12 games and games that use Vulkan. The 1060 performs better in most DX11 games. It all depends on what you will be playing.

 

[AqwBroders]

The RX480 out performs the 1060 in DX12 games and games that use Vulkan. The 1060 performs better in most DX11 games. It all depends on what you will be playing.

I believe you sir are wrong, DX12 is still 1060's throne, Vulkan and OpenGL is 480's throne.

 

[SammChisnall]

After reading up on it i disagree with you again. They are both trading blows and share extremely close performance outputs. RX480 stomps all over the 1060 with Vulkan but the 1060 stomps all over the 480 in some DX12 games but in most DX12 results they are withing 3-5fps of eachother.

 

[AqwBroders]

After reading up on it i disagree with you again. They are both trading blows and share extremely close performance outputs. RX480 stomps all over the 1060 with Vulkan but the 1060 stomps all over the 480 in some DX12 games but in most DX12 results they are withing 3-5fps of eachother.

I looked at more benchmarks and you are 100% correct.

 

[Felldoh]

After reading up on it i disagree with you again. They are both trading blows and share extremely close performance outputs. RX480 stomps all over the 1060 with Vulkan but the 1060 stomps all over the 480 in some DX12 games but in most DX12 results they are withing 3-5fps of eachother.

Thank you for the replies.

If this is the case than I don't mind a 3-5fps difference, I will buy the Zotac GTX 1060 6GB Mini card then. Should I save up for a better 1060 card or will this do fine for my build? I plan to game at 1080p max settings 60fps+.

 

[SammChisnall]

If you're only planning on gaming at 1080p then both of these cards will chew through anything you throw at them so its completely up to you just do some research on the Vulkan/DX12 aspect to see if the RX480 will be better in the long run or not