PC Gamer Presents - PC Hardware Handbook - May 2018

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65 %

STACKED UP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

GP107

GP106

Polaris 20

GP107

Polaris 20

Polaris 11

GP106

GPU

ESSENTIALS

640

1152

2304

768

2048

1024

1152

SPs

1455

1708

1380

1392

1244

1216

1708

Clock speed

2GB

GDDR5

3GB

GDDR5

4GB

GDDR5

4GB

GDDR5

4GB

GDDR5

4GB

GDDR5

6GB

GDDR5

Memory

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Expedition 4GB

GeForce GTX 1050 Gaming 2GB

GeForce GTX 1060 Windforce OC 3GB

Radeon RX 580 Dual 4GB

RX 560 Pulse 4GB

GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X 6GB

RX 570 Pulse ITX 4GB

PRICE (£) FRAMES PER SECOND

Minimum (higher is better)

Average (higher is better)

BANG FOR BUCK

FPS divided by price

(higher is better)

120

0.38

3946

160

0.33

45 52

270

0.28

60 74

200

0.41

69 83

300

0.30

75 89

115

0.33

3238

195

0.33

51 64

128-bit

192-bit

256-bit

128-bit

256-bit

128-bit

192-bit

Memory bus

75

120

185

75

120

80

120

TDP (W)

Group test

GRAPHICS CARDS

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This version is also compact and comes with a

premium heat pipe-equipped cooler. And despite

only having one fan, it’s surprisingly cool and quiet.

However, when it comes to performance, the

GTX 1060 3GB has it beat. The GTX 1060 3GB can

hit over 100fps at 1080p and 60fps at 1440p, but

the RX 570 can only manage 77fps at 1080p and

51fps at 1440p. They’re still decent figures but for

just £5 more it’s a clear choice – the GTX 1060 3GB

has a comfortable lead in bang for buck.

It doesn’t help that the RX 570 is more power

hungry, consuming 172W under load, although it still

only requires a single six-pin power connector.

Of course, where AMD does have an advantage

is in cryptocurrency mining, so if you are interested

in that then the RX 570 may represent better value.

Similarly, it’s always worth considering the extra

cost of monitors that feature Nvidia’s G-Sync

technology. Go with AMD and you can

buy a Freesync monitor instead for, on

average, £100 less.

SAPPHIRE RX 570 PULSE

ITX 4GB http://www.sapphiretech.com £195

The RX 570 is AMD’s almost-direct rival to the GTX
1060 3GB. It can boast a slightly larger 4GB VRAM quota

• 8GB versions are also available – and it costs just £195,
  making for a whopping £5 saving.