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Question

Should i keep my RX 480 or buy a GTX 1070 for 350$?

Mar 26, 2017 4:29AM PDT

I just bought a AOC AGON AG271QX with FreeSync. Right now i have a RX 480. But i found a GTX 1070 Gigabyte G1 for only 350$ I can still Return my GPU and get the money back.

So my Question is. Is it worth it to return my RX 480 and buy the GTX 1070?
Please help as fast as possibleHappy

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Gpu
Mar 26, 2017 1:54PM PDT

The 1070 will give you more video muscle but I doubt freesync will function.

So your call, 480 with freesync or 1070 without.

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Just musing here.
Mar 26, 2017 2:01PM PDT

I really like the RX 480. It's a favorite and you can go read benchmarks on this and others but if the machine is up and running, I'd stay with the 480 for now.