What's a step up from a 480

[Drake5]

I have a 480 8GB at the moment, I game at 1080p 144hz and I'm wondering what a step from a 480 would be

Also I notice that 480s are selling for over £300 on eBay when they were much cheaper to buy does anyone know why

 

[Sasahara]

GTX 1070, GTX 980ti and Vega series in a few weeks.

RX 480 and other mid range cards are high in price due to high demand from gamers and crypto miners. (crypto miners winning the battle atm)

 

[beany_bot]

Wait till Vega is out and bringing Nvidia prices down and they look to buy either Vega or a second hand 1080. second hand 1080 could be the best bang for buck soon. That currently lies with the 1070 but thats not a huge step up from your 480 tbh.

 

[Drake5]

Any idea what the percentage would be from a 480 to a 1070

 

[Martini1991]

480 to 1070 is pretty massive jump tbh, a 1070 is the only card currently I'd probably consider a viable upgrade from my 290x. But the prices are silly. My brother bought one for 370 last year....

 

[Drake5]

So have the prices of the 1070 gone up aswell then ? Any idea how much I'd pay for a 1070 from the MM

 

[Martini1991]

I'd say the prices have gone up.
You can get 1080s for sub 500 which I'd consider a better buy

As for the MM and 1070's I don't know.

A lot of people are in the same boat, prices are pretty much all over the place.

 

[MikeB]

It's all relative, your card is worth more than it should be and that offsets the higher 1070 price, I am in same boat, going to sell my r390 whilst going is good

 

[Sasahara]

1070's have gone up a tad, you could get them for £350 - £450 with £400 - £410 being normal starting price for decent partner card when released.

The 1080's have gone down in price since release from £575 - £700 to now £470 - £620. Most models are £50-£75 cheaper.

 

[DONOHUE07]

The only cards worth considering over a 480, are the FuryX 980ti 1070 1080 1080t and the two forthcoming AMD Vega cards.
Prices are all over the place, I would say wait for Vega's 2nd card (the 1070 competitor) to come out and the market 'should' steady out

 

[Darujhistan]

Hold on to what you've got you'll get ripped off buying anything right now.

 

[arc@css]

Any idea what the percentage would be from a 480 to a 1070

Rough guide: 480 to 1070: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-480-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1070/3634vs3609

Not that many games shown as a comparison really, but the boost appears to be less than in some of those seemingly pointless benchmarks.