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GTX 1060 Vs RX 480 - head to head showdown

Grimord said:
I suppose so. This, to me, highlights a big failure on AMD's strategy, whether it's marketing or production issues or something else I do not presume to know. Yet, the 1060 is out in force with specs ready, customs on sale and with reviews pouring in while everything we have on the RX customs is speculation\leaks.

With prices being roughly equal on many countries I wouldn't be surprised if many take the safer route of grabbing the card that's already been reviewed instead of holding out for a big question mark.

Funny coincidence: I have a work mate who hasn't been keeping track of GPUs at all and he IM'd me just now asking which 1060 custom I think best, he didn't even realize the 480 is a thing, since every online store and review site is covered with a gigantic Nvidia banner and 1060 reviews.
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Agreed, amd dropped the ball again. Suspect nvidia had lots of failed 1080 chips to make tonnes of 1060s and some 1060s are on 1070 boards anyway.
 
I think it is really obvious what AMD are doing.

They knew that once they released the 480 as a very strong mid-range card it would force Nvidia to launch a little early and publish the performance figures for the 1060, which they have done both for AIB as well as stock versions.

In the meantime AMD's AIB partners have been able to build stock of boards so there will be a decent number for release on the 22nd.

Now they can respond with the new AIB card figures and retake the lead on mid-range cards. I expect at least a 10% increase in performance from the AIB cards. So they will match the 1060 in DX11 and take an even bigger lead in DX12 titles.

I hate it because I want to know NOW. That said it is a very solid marketing strategy.
 
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You really believe that AIB's wanted to be in a position to have competition compared to not having it at all? I don't buy it. They would have released if they could have. Everywhere is no stock for the reference cards. AMD could not supply.

You can't go and compare an overclocked card to the non-overclocked card. What happens when those AIB's also have OC'd versions? Are you going to ignore them?
 
Gregster said:
If you use Sony Vegas, it is a must in my opinion. It has actually got me back to thinking of buying both a 1060 and a custom cooled 480 for running some side by sides.
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That would be good to see. You should start cramming in as much games as possible. Time consuming, but will get you subscribers if done well.
 
Gregster said:
If you use Sony Vegas, it is a must in my opinion. It has actually got me back to thinking of buying both a 1060 and a custom cooled 480 for running some side by sides.
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Is the RX480 so much superior on that end? I've not had chance to get across the reviews properly but it surprises me as Nvidia always used to be pretty good in terms of onboard codec?
 
Greebo said:
Agreed, amd dropped the ball again. Suspect nvidia had lots of failed 1080 chips to make tonnes of 1060s and some 1060s are on 1070 boards anyway.
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Do not forget that there is another GTX1060, the 3GB version, which is is further chopped than the GTX1060 6GB, not only having less memory........

That explains a lot of the availability of the 1080.........
 
Beren said:
I think it is really obvious what AMD are doing.

They knew that once they released the 480 as a very strong mid-range card it would force Nvidia to launch a little early and publish the performance figures for the 1060, which they have done both for AIB as well as stock versions.

In the meantime AMD's AIB partners have been able to build stock of boards so there will be a decent number for release on the 22nd.

Now they can respond with the new AIB card figures and retake the lead on mid-range cards. I expect at least a 10% increase in performance from the AIB cards. So they will match the 1060 in DX11 and take an even bigger lead in DX12 titles.

I hate it because I want to know NOW. That said it is a very solid marketing strategy.
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that sounds a lot like wishful thinking to be honest.

I don't have any numbers but I am willing to bet AMD lost a lot of sales simply for not having custom 480's out and many people bought 1060 instead. That does not sound like a winning strategy to me.
 
Griffildur said:
that sounds a lot like wishful thinking to be honest.

I don't have any numbers but I am willing to bet AMD lost a lot of sales simply for not having custom 480's out and many people bought 1060 instead. That does not sound like a winning strategy to me.
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The story is that they've been a victim of their own success.. but it doesn't even matter. Mid level cards should be expected to fly off the shelf and they really should have had more available. Rumours abound about yield problems with Polaris chips.

I for one have both a 4GB Nitro+ and the 8GB Nitro+ OC from my original pre-order a few weeks ago. I don't see myself keeping both, so will see what benchmarks say. But i do believe that a 480 custom card at £199 is an absolute steal.
 
Mtom said:
XFX reveals Radeon RX 480 Black Edition performance

Spot on 1060 performance. This was the performance expected from the AIB cards.
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As posted in other thread, this isnt even a decent 480 Custom, i expect the Devil, Nitro+, Toxic and maybe even Strix to be a better card than this.

XFX cooler was horrendous on the 290, this one looks arguably as bad, that DD edition cooler they used i dont rate at all :(

If this card which i think is not even a great 480 custom, meets the 1060, then the decent custom 480's will be even better.
 
Right Boys and Girls, I have updated the OP with a comprehensive list of results for both the 1060 and the RX 480. I have used TPU as they bench a ton of games and other tests like power/perf per watt etc. Remember that both are reference cards as that is all that is available on the RX 480 side of things as of now.
 
Gregster said:
Right Boys and Girls, I have updated the OP with a comprehensive list of results for both the 1060 and the RX 480. I have used TPU as they bench a ton of games and other tests like power/perf per watt etc. Remember that both are reference cards as that is all that is available on the RX 480 side of things as of now.
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I find TPU's results pretty optimistic.
In 1080p fallout 4 they have the GTX 1060 at over 100 fps avg beating the GTX 980 TI.
In the others test I have seen they have it at 66 - 86 fps in Fallout 4 1080p
 
Fallout 4 results show a 290x, 390x, Fury and Fury x all scoring the same and sitting more than 15 frames slower than a 970 and 19 frames behind a 480?
 
Ticonderoga said:
I find TPU's results pretty optimistic.
In 1080p fallout 4 they have the GTX 1060 at over 100 fps avg beating the GTX 980 TI.
In the others test I have seen they have it at 66 - 86 fps in Fallout 4 1080p
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nashathedog said:
Fallout 4 results show a 290x, 390x, Fury and Fury x all scoring the same and sitting more than 15 frames slower than a 970 and 19 frames behind a 480?
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You will get differing results depending on the area tested and the settings used.
 
Griffildur said:
I don't have any numbers but I am willing to bet AMD lost a lot of sales simply for not having custom 480's out
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I am in this pot. I was all for the 480, then there were the tales of power draw issue. Nothing on the custom cards. Eventually I bypassed the 1060 even and went 1070.
 
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