Hi I would like to upgrade my current old display cards to at least GTX 1060 6GB, hoping I can at least run all the pre-2017 games 60fps at max on 1080p.
Checked price for 1060 6GB is around $360, I guess the price is justifiable, could be a bit less.
Is this a good time to go for it now? Or wait a bit more for a possible price drop because of 1060 9Gbps? i.e. cheaper 1060 or same money for an upgraded 1060?
Or wait a month more after Vega?
Thanks
Thanks,my understanding is 1060 is just 120W rating but 580 is nearly 200W? And the price of them are quite similar but 1060 has 2GB more ram?
The performance of these two cards are within 5 percent of each other.
The GTX card is better in some games and worse than others, and uses less power.
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Review says…
Across the full test suite, while the RX 580 (in heavily overclocked form) does manage to eke out a slight lead over the GTX 1060 6GB (again, in heavily overclocked form), in practice we're looking at an absolute tie.
The RX 580 wins on average by about one percent at 1080p medium, and two percent at 4K high/ultra, then ties at 1440p ultra, and loses by one percent at 1080p ultra. But that's just splitting hairs. Individually, of course there are some more substantial wins and losses.
Battlefield 1, Deus Ex, Doom, and The Division all favor RX 580 by moderate amounts, while Dishonored 2, Ghost Recon, and GTAV lean toward GTX 1060. The remaining games are all within about five percent or less, regardless of card.
Looking at the minimum fps (97 percentile average fps), mostly the story is the same, though the RX 580 has substantially better minimum fps in Shadow Warrior 2 while losing by moderate amounts in Civ6, Fallout 4, and Hitman (along with the other wins/loses from the average fps). Overall, however, it's still a dead heat, with the average minimum fps across the test suite differing by less than one percent at all four test settings.
Vega has a good chance to introduce price drops, if your not in a rush, definitely worth the 1 month wait. Announcement is 31st May, so not even 1 month.
Thank you. What about 1060 9Gbps? Does it lower existing 1060 8Gbps price?
The RX 580 4GB is a better option unless you want Nvidia or have a significant price reduction on a 1060.