I'm upgrading from an ATI 7850, I won't be using anything higher than 1920 x 1080 anytime soon. I've been trying to decide between these 2 cards for 2 weeks now but I'm in a state of deadlock, possibly through paralysis of analysis.

Step 1: Do you plan to get a GSync or FreeSync monitor any time soon? (Sounds like the answer for you is no.)

Step 2: Note down the games you play most often (or plan to buy and play) and see which of the two cards (well four cards really) has better performance overall.

Step 3: Look at the costs and see if the extra performance of the better card(s) is worth the extra price.

480 wise I'm very happy with my XFX 480 GTR Black edition, the extra 2GB of ram, dual card support, very good DX12 performance, fan swap in seconds and tool-less are some reasons why in my case.

It's very quiet since most times the fans don't even turn on, since most games are in 50s(fans turn on at 60c).

Other brands like MSI, Asus, Sapphire, HIS are also good choices 480 wise.

Another vote for the RX480 if is not reference model.
Far better product that the 1060 6gb.

Get the 480, seems a bloody good card! Esp for DX12 games down the road....

Ok, thanks guys, seems to be a fair amount of love for the RX480, I'm going to order one of those today. I take it the 8gb XFX GTR is the one to get?

I have the sapphire 4gb 480, cracking card and for only £200!! i only play at 1080p myself so the 8gb version wasnt an absolute necessary and i saved at least £50 doing so.

Yep that will last you a bit longer, good choice.

Another vote for the rx480, XFX GTR is the most prefers on here

Jayztwocents did a video on it, well worth checking out

I've got the £250 GTR as well.

Tbf I run at 3840x1600 res and I haven't seen my ram usage pass 3600MB!! (AMD Fury)

i went from a 7850 to a rx480 and its bloody fantastic.

DONOHUE07 said:

Another vote for the rx480, XFX GTR is the most prefers on here

Jayztwocents did a video on it, well worth checking out

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Another vote ^

480 (8gb) against a 1060 (6gb) all day long. Atm anyway.

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That reference card is an absolute steal, I'm tempted myself

The XFX GTR is the best one deal on that.

humbug said:

The XFX GTR is the best one deal on that.

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Done:

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Awesome ^^^^^ grab them before they all fly away!

Awwww, I ordered the xfx gtr just before the price reduction. Oh well, thanks all for the advice, I feel reassured about the purchase.