When to buy the 1060:
-You need to save 30 watts
-Price is at MSRP
-You plan to upgrade again at Volta/Navi (care less about dx12/Vulkan)
When to buy the 480:
-You want to get Freesync
-You plan on keeping the card for a while (care more about dx12/Vulkan)
-The 1060 is too expensive and has less perf/$
When to buy the 1060:
-You need to save 30 watts
-Price is at MSRP
-You plan to upgrade again at Volta/Navi (care less about dx12/Vulkan)
When to buy the 480:
-You want to get Freesync
-You plan on keeping the card for a while (care more about dx12/Vulkan)
-The 1060 is too expensive and has less perf/$