Another thread about 480 vs 1060 (with price comparison)

[Tommynew]

Well, i really dont know what i should buy.
The two options are:

shappire nitro 480 4gb for 232 euro.
kfa2 (galax) 1060 6gb for 289 euro.

I know 1060 is a little better.
I know 480 is "better" with dx12 games and more future proff (due to dx12 driver support and stuff)

But still i cant decide between them.
Could you help me please?

Thank you.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I prefer the 1060.

 

[Hlsgsz]

I guess it depends on what your plans are. If you are gettign the card and expect to change it in two years or less, get the 1060. If you are looking at squeezing as much time as possible from it, the 480.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

If you could get a RX 480 8gb , that would be ideal.

 

[Jay Santos]

I know 480 is "better" with dx12 games and more future proff (due to dx12 driver support and stuff)

Not true anymore.

The only talking point AMD cards have now is: "Wait until Vulkan...."

It's not going to save them. Majority of games will continue to use Direct X. There may be a few that will implement Vulkan but I wouldn't hold my breathe.

I'd get the 1060.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I went with the ASUS ROG OC Strix 1060 , great card.

 

[LeKeiser]

I agree with SR-71 Blackbird
I recently bought a Sapphire Nitro+ 470 GB but I sold it to get a Nitro+ 480 8GB. Why? Because
1) this card is very very well built. Great quality.
2) the cooling is excellent
3) it has an 8pin power supply
4) it has 8GB. And that's great for the future. I know I will keep that card for many years, it has the power to handle all the futur games, no problem. Better get the 8GB version than the 4GB.
5) the drivers are excellent. Really. And they will get better still with time.