RX480 4GB vs 1060 6GB

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gorebs

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Hey folks, so I'm looking at these two cards because I'm getting a good deal on both. The 1060 is about $50 more though. I know that the 480 8GB is better long term, but it's not an option for me right now.

I play GOW4, Titanfall 2, BF1, and Watchdogs 2. Basically any game that comes out in November. Ha. Some indie titles mixed in and CEMU. I also tend to upgrade about every 2 years. I game on 1080p.

The extra VRAM is the only thing making me consider the 1060 with Scorpio coming out later this year, but the 480 performs better in DX12 games. Please assist me because I'm about to pull my hair out.
 
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damric
Spending extra on those mid range cards for the 8GB and 6GB versions is a marketing scam and waste of money.

If you carefully read review data (not review commentary), you will see that neither of those cards can push steady 60FPS when using more than 4GB and 3GB respectfully because the GPU cores are too weak. You can strap 100GB VRAM as you want on these cards and it does not make them any better. These are not high end cards capable of utilizing that much VRAM. Do yourself a favor and get either the 4GB or 3GB version of those. These are 1080p Ultra 60FPS GPUs, but you can push higher resolution with reduced quality.
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Spending extra on those mid range cards for the 8GB and 6GB versions is a marketing scam and waste of money.

If you carefully read review data (not review commentary), you will see that neither of those cards can push steady 60FPS when using more than 4GB and 3GB respectfully because the GPU cores are too weak. You can strap 100GB VRAM as you want on these cards and it does not make them any better. These are not high end cards capable of utilizing that much VRAM. Do yourself a favor and get either the 4GB or 3GB version of those. These are 1080p Ultra 60FPS GPUs, but you can push higher resolution with reduced quality.
 
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For 1080p, the 480 should be plenty. For 1440p or above, the 1060's VRAM will come in handy.

Overall, the 1060 is the better option at this time. Most games are based in DX11 and the 1060 isn't bad in DX12, just not as much improvement as the 480 tends to get. If you are on a 2 year upgrade cycle, then the 1060 DX11 performance will have the bigger impact now and the near future. It will take at least a year before the majority of games are based in DX12..in my opinion.
 
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"Spending extra on those mid range cards for the 8GB and 6GB versions is a marketing scam and waste of money.

If you carefully read review data (not review commentary), you will see that neither of those cards can push steady 60FPS when using more than 4GB and 3GB respectfully because the GPU cores are too weak. You can strap 100GB VRAM as you want on these cards and it does not make them any better. These are not high end cards capable of utilizing that much VRAM. Do yourself a favor and get either the 4GB or 3GB version of those. These are 1080p Ultra 60FPS GPUs, but you can push higher resolution with reduced quality."

Thank you for the response. That makes sense. I didn't even struggle with 2GB for the settings I used. Do you know why TH listed the 1060 a tier above the 480 when performance says otherwise?
 
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nikoli707

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1440p benchmarks and reviews have not been able to expose any vram limitations when comparing the 4gb and 8gb models, heck nobody was able to do it on the 3.5gb 970 unless artificially created with unplayable settings. the 1060 and 480 trade blows performance wise and their differences are not enough for most gamers to notice.

considering i have seen 4gb rx480s going for $155-170 its hard to pass up. for the price i would take a 480 over a 1060.... especially for new system builders on a budget since the $50 saved can be put toward a cpu upgrade that can help overall performance and will be far more important in the future than the vram of the gpu.
 
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