Which graphics card will last long gtx 1060 or rx 480

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Actually, the 480 should age better considering it benefits more from DX12 than the 1060. If you are talking about the 1060 3gb vs 480 4gb, the 480 hands down, but if you are talking 1060 6gb vs 480 8gb, it's more of a toss up, but the 480 will get more of a boost as DX12 becomes widely adopted.

Power draw is not an issue, the recommended for the 480 is a 500w PSU.
Actually, the 480 should age better considering it benefits more from DX12 than the 1060. If you are talking about the 1060 3gb vs 480 4gb, the 480 hands down, but if you are talking 1060 6gb vs 480 8gb, it's more of a toss up, but the 480 will get more of a boost as DX12 becomes widely adopted.

Power draw is not an issue, the recommended for the 480 is a 500w PSU.
 
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Vega and the 1080ti are nowhere near the price range of the 1060/480. And if referring to nVidia's Volta, that's expected around Q4 this year, so, October-December (from articles I've read). I doubt the OP is wanting to wait that long.
 

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you can never know what the op wants or thinks until you ask or you mention information

sometimes the op can have a good 970, so the op can wait until the end of the year for something better or prices to drop on those two mentioned

until you ask or offer options, you can't know
 


The OP is asking about buying a $200 - $260 GPU, indicating that they are not currently interested in dropping $400+ on a GPU anytime soon.

As for waiting, considering they are asking now, I think it's safe to assume that waiting 9 to 11 months is not really of interest to them.
 
Teh RX480 8gb, as it has superior DX12 compatibility and more VRAM which will be helpful in a year or two. The settings in games will have to go lower and lower as time goes on though obviously.

GPU's don't really last, they stay relevant for maybe two generations.
 
The only way a videocard 'lasts' is if you buy something far more powerful than you need now and just ride it as long as you can. At some point it will no longer be more power than you need, it'll be exactly what you need. Then at some point it'll start being less and less than what you need. Eventually, it'll be so slow you can't take it anymore and buy a new card. No one can predict how long that process will take.

The reason I don't think the 480 or 1060 will last, in that definition, is that the 480 and 1060 are the sweet spot right now for 1080p games. If history is an indicator, it won't be long before games start coming out that drop below 60fps at their highest settings with either of those cards at 1080p. A 1070 will last, since at 1080p it has power to spare.
 


I agree with this. Except I think it'll always be a 1080p card but 8K will be the standard and 1080p will be what 480p is now. Resolutions go up rather than cards going down if you see what I mean.
 


....yeah, there is a lot of precedent showing that GPU companies release higher performing cards, of the same generation, for the same price or cheaper than lower performing cards...please think before posting.
 


This is my last post as this is going nowhere. Vega will be high end and will likely perform similar to a 1070 or higher. The 1070 is ~$400, the Fury X was $650. AMD will price it according to what the market will pay according to it's performance, but it WILL NOT be equal to or lower than the 2 cards the OP is asking about.
 

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