I would pick a 1060 over the RX 480. Considering performance, power, heat and noise.

when is that article?

amds massive driver release (this yrs omega?) which most likely close the gap
released today

This post was edited by yupitsmeh on Dec 8 2016 08:31am

We should expect its release today, by the way, so I would wait...
edit: ya, it was released here - https://community.amd.com/docs/DOC-1722

This post was edited by L4d on Dec 8 2016 08:34am

looks like 3-7 % gpu usage on relive 3rd party
and around 8% increase on 480 so far since relase 3rd party
amd claim 13 % cooler temps
and nice drop in wattage

My reasoning for choosing the RX 480 is this:

If you're going for a budget/1080p GPU, you're probably also planning on using it for more than 18 months. If that's the case and you want a few years out of your video card, then the driver support from AMD will make it much better than the 1060.

so go amd
wait a couple years til your purchase is fully optimized
driver support from amd is better than nvidia
had no idea

couldnt really say that yet
you are buying electronics not wine
but amd is stepping up their game
if they actually released their cards closer to their potential they would be great
not buy and wait to see if they can make them better

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-radeon-crimson-relive-edition-driver-overview,1.html





As usual, we hear claims, yet no solid proof. According to the Guru3D article, the 8% fps improvement is not fully (if at all) available with the 16.6.2 drivers.
If you are on the bench about AMD vs. Nvidia ...wait for some substantial proof.

its been proven at tpu that since release rx480 has increased average 7-8% across the board
this driver is just above 2% but with other tweaks for heat and relive

This post was edited by yupitsmeh on Dec 8 2016 03:26pm