34" freesync dilemma-> RX 480 or GTX 1070

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OK so 34" monitor is a must and only condition. It will be probably LG 34UC88. It is 75hz 1440p Freesync monitor. (G-sync 34" are just too expensive for now).
My dilemma now is- to buy RX480 or GTX1070 for better experience for gaming? A am aware that 1070 is much stronger and better card if I would game at 1440p.
>But let say I would play games at 1080p resolution (it is crisp enough I guess), which of these cards would look and run better? RX480 with freesync OR 1070 without freesync?
 
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And I don't have experience with Freesync/Gsync, but pretty much everyone says it's a smooth experience. So playing the 1070 with at least 60fps and Vsync on, or the 480 with at least the Freesync range, should be both pretty much equally smooth (but again, no first-hand experience).
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Only with the 480 you will be able to use the Freesync function and also play on the 75Hz refresh rate. With an Nvidia card I'm pretty syre the monitor only work on 60Hz. However, the freesync range is only 55-75, so if the fps drops lower than 55 you will see stutter. So not much difference there with the 60Hz with the Nvidia card, the only difference is the refresh rate being 75Hz vs. 60Hz. That's a small difference though, I think most people won't really notice any difference between 60 and 75Hz.
I guess it's mainly a choice between lowering the settings and save money and get a 480, and being able to play with high settings almost always and willing to spend more on a 1070.
 
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Yes I know only AMD cards can use freesync:) That is why this a dilemma at first place:) Otherwise I would choose even 1060 over rx480, since my past experiences with AMD drivers etc. Don't know, maybe they're improved now.
And btw this LG monitor can be hacked to use Freesync in 40hz-75hz range. So question remains:
Gaming in 1080p: 1.) GTX1070 with 60fps all the time or 2.) RX480 in freesync range (I am pretty sure RX480 can run all games in freesync range on 1080p )
 
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Because I need that resolution for all other stuff, not games ;)
But if I change in-game settings to 1080p, it should behave pretty same if that was native resolution of monitor right?
 
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Yeah, you can play on 1080 resolution on a 1440p monitor with no problems, you're only restricted then to using the Full Screen window option in games and not windowed/borderless. In that case I'd probably save money and get a 480 or maybe even a 470 (it's only about 10% slower), and the 4GB model should be enough too I think, unless you're worried about being futureproof, then get the 8GB. But I think you wanna upgrade the GPU some day anyway, so you can then properly play on 1440p? Until then 4GB might be more than enough.
 
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OK thank you, that helped:) I would always game in full screen anyways, no point of 34" otherwise :D
Since there were quite a few similiar questions, but none got an exact answer, just to summarize it:

If playing on 1080p resolution on this monitor-> RX480 with freesync should behave better than GTX1070? Assuming of course RX480 could run all games in Freesync range on 1080p (which it should).
 
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Well it depends on which games you play. You will not be able to max out the most demanding games even in Freesync range, remember it's also not 1920x1080 but 2560x1080 pixels, which is about 30% more demanding. But I think you can play pretty much all games with a 480 with at least very decent settings (like, "high" instead of "ultra", setting the AA a bit lower) in that Freesync range.
 
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And I don't have experience with Freesync/Gsync, but pretty much everyone says it's a smooth experience. So playing the 1070 with at least 60fps and Vsync on, or the 480 with at least the Freesync range, should be both pretty much equally smooth (but again, no first-hand experience).
 
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