Which graphics card, 6GB GTX 1060 or 8GB RX 480

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MissM090

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Hi,

I'm not sure which graphics card I should buy for my first ever gaming PC.

Some specs if it's helpful:
Intel Core i5 7600K Quad Core
Professionally overclocked to 4.8GHz
Asus Prime Z270-P, Intel Z270 Chipset
8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000MHz (I will be upgrading this to 16GB)

My choices are either the 6gb nvidia gtx 1060 or the 8gb amd rx480; I would ideally like to keep the graphics card for at least 4 years and would prefer the quieter/cooler option.
 
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Barty1884

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This question comes up almost daily.

The 1060 performs a little better in DX11 titles, with the RX480 taking the lead in DX12 by a small margin*
*Today. Driver updates close/widen the gap all the time.

The 1060 has a bit more OCing headroom (I think typically you can OC 10-15%) whereas an RX480 doesn't have much at all (maybe 5%, generally).

You can't really go wrong with either.

As for the quieter/cooler, it'll depend on the specific model (vendor/brand/product line) and is not as simple as "1060 vs 480"
 
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MissM090

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Which one would you choose if you had to?
 
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Barty1884

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My needs likely differ from yours. I was comparing the 3GB 1060 and 4GB 480's up until I purchased the 1060 a week or so ago.

I would honestly pick the cheaper of the two; provided it has an appropriate cooling solution and fit mu build aesthetically.

Are you comparing two specific GPUs (1x 1060 and 1x480) in particular? Or just overall?
 
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MissM090

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They are the exact same price on the website I'm looking at right now; I was looking at an overall comparison but the two in particular are:

6GB EVGA GTX 1060 GAMING, 1506MHz GPU, 1280 Cores, 8008MHz GDDR5 - GeForce GTX VR Ready

8GB XFX Radeon RX 480 DD GTR XXX, 1288MHz GPU, 2304 Streams, 8000MHz GDDR5 - Radeon VR Ready
 
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MissM090

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Thank you, I'll have a read of that.
 
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