RX 480 on 500W PSU?

WhatIsTechnology · Nov 27, 2016

Hi I'm stuck between getting a rx480 at $200 or dual fan gtx 1060 at $200. I currently have a r9 380 4gb and a EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply. Which card is better for my system?
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137032) or (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125906&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=)
■ specs:
Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
PowerColor Radeon r9 380 4GB PCS+
EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case
2 Corsair case fans

Justiceinacan · Nov 27, 2016

GTX 1060 takes less power iirc and it's got better performance if you get the 6 GB model.

I've been using RX 480 with a 450W PSU and an OC'd CPU so

Dark Lord of Tech · Nov 27, 2016

With a better PSU , the 480 , with that PSU get the 1060.

RCFProd · Nov 27, 2016

Power supply is sufficient enough to run an RX 480/GTX 1060. You can also undervolt the RX 480 as they run with more voltage than they need out of the box.

WhatIsTechnology · Nov 27, 2016

Justiceinacan :

I'm not willing to spend $50 more on a 6GB model because I'm also buying a new cpu cooler. So would it be better to get the RX 480 performance wise? and does your system get very hot?

RCFProd · Nov 27, 2016

WhatIsTechnology :

Mine reaches 62 degrees max. at 33% fan speed. 950 mV at 1300 Mhz core clock. MSI Afterburner measures an average of 112 watts in stress testing, but only hardware can accurately read power draw.

Justiceinacan · Nov 27, 2016

Actually I got my facts mixed up, RX 480 basically = GTX 1060 according to benchmarks. There's also things to consider though like Vulkan VRAM DX12 etc, but it's a pick-your poison honestly.

My CPU is 15 C at idle but my room temp is quite cold atm. CPU gets around 50s under load
Video cards is pretty much always 72-80 C depending on load, the RX 480 runs hot plus mine was under a stock overclock apparently.

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