Because each card has pros and cons - For example, the 1060 has much better performance per watt but is more expensive, the RX 480 currently provides much better performance in Doom with the Vulkan API and has a lower entry price. If you're building an entry level gaming system, the £40-50 difference between the lowest priced RX and GTX could translate into a faster CPU, a doubling of RAM, an SSD + HDD rather than an HDD alone or a couple of decent games. Basically, the midrange is all about balancing the requirements to get the best bang for your buck.
Just Wondering
19 Jul 164#31
Yes let's hold a vote on a possible NVIDexit
The_Hoff
20 Jul 163#63
Your posts are so Nvidia biased that you lack any real credibility, which is a shame.
Every PC gamer should be rejoicing that we again have good choice and for reasonable cost. Competition benefits every one of us!
I'm sticking with Red as I can't be bothered changing up my monitor to utilize G-Sync. Whether I elect for an AIB 480 (seemingly +20% performance on reference card) and eventually CF it, or wait for the Fury to reduce further I'm unsure.
Either way, the trolling and fanboyism you see from a select few here and across the internet is reminiscent of playground bickering.
Be objective.
Value + Freesync = AMD, particularly for new tech, CF and async.
Power + G-Sync = Nvidia, particularly for current gen.
I'd probably also state (pre-Aib) that for DX11 titles 1080p gamers are better served by the RX 480, and 1440p gamers by the 1060.
tahir_owen
19 Jul 163#49
We don't need that kind of logic in here :wink:
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Just Wondering
19 Jul 16#1
Not bad and if you use quidco you might be eligiblable for the 10.00 offer plus 2 percent cash back bringing it down to around 225 delivered, the 10.00 offer is via a opt in, oddly enough though, I'm not eligible!
1nsomniac
19 Jul 16#2
When 1060 cards from MSI, Zotec, ASUS, EVGA versions are retailing at £238.99. Why on earth would anyone choose to buy a Palit card??
That's ignoring the fact it's £1 more haha
jalexanderevans to 1nsomniac
19 Jul 16#7
They are not..... they are all £260+
trevcjohnson
19 Jul 16#3
I need a card to play my favourite arcade game phoenix. Is this a good cars for that?
tighty
19 Jul 16#4
must wait 2 weeks - get deal after holiday - can't cope with the stress
Gotta
19 Jul 161#5
Was tempted to buy MSI Gaming X for £290. Not bothered about performance difference but anyone know if Palits are noisy fans?
Both stop completely when idle, so it would be on load.
ST3123
19 Jul 16#6
The performance of these cards is brilliant and to be fair better than I was expecting, I thought it might have gtx970 performance and it actually performs more like the GTX980. Still the price is still a touch high for a card occupying this tier as in the last gen the GTX970 was this kind of price while the 960 was a fair bit cheaper. Though it performs excellently it's price is high for the budget side of midrange, which is surely the area this should be occupying as a successor to the 960...
Agharta to ST3123
19 Jul 16#14
When you consider that people were paying $650 for a 980 Ti 14 months ago and that the $289 MSI 1060 Gaming X when over-clocked is within 1% of a stock 980 Ti with power consumption ~75W less it puts the stagnation in the CPU market into stark contrast.
When compared against a GTX 970 the gains aren't so great but they still are near 20% better in terms of performance, power and price and when was the last time a CPU offered all that at once?
Thebobwil
19 Jul 16#8
Why cant these just be cheaper?!?
jaydeeuk1
19 Jul 16#9
Didn't realise this was out, just looked at guru3d review. 134w for its performance is superb. How do AMD respond? Price cuts? This might just tempt me to upgrade my 750ti.
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Every PC gamer should be rejoicing that we again have good choice and for reasonable cost. Competition benefits every one of us!
I'm sticking with Red as I can't be bothered changing up my monitor to utilize G-Sync. Whether I elect for an AIB 480 (seemingly +20% performance on reference card) and eventually CF it, or wait for the Fury to reduce further I'm unsure.
Either way, the trolling and fanboyism you see from a select few here and across the internet is reminiscent of playground bickering.
Be objective.
Value + Freesync = AMD, particularly for new tech, CF and async.
Power + G-Sync = Nvidia, particularly for current gen.
I'd probably also state (pre-Aib) that for DX11 titles 1080p gamers are better served by the RX 480, and 1440p gamers by the 1060.
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That's ignoring the fact it's £1 more haha
Both stop completely when idle, so it would be on load.
When compared against a GTX 970 the gains aren't so great but they still are near 20% better in terms of performance, power and price and when was the last time a CPU offered all that at once?