AMD Radeon RX 560 vs. GTX 1050

[JalleR]

So now there is Commercials on the TOP Rowe... SAD.......

 

[Warrgarbl]

This should not be filed under Reviews. It is irritating, to say the least... clicked, expected a review, got a single page with untested info. Not cool.

EDIT: I really like how the result for Resident Evil shows 63 fps, yet AMD saw fit to stop the bar right at 60 fps... can't have a 1050 manage 60 fps+, huh?

 

[Hugis]

This shouldn't be on the front page under reviews or it should state on the front page its an advert, sad times really didnt want to see this on my favorite site.
Please either move it elsewhere or rename it......

 

[Chaitanya]

I never expected to see this kind of thing on TPU.

Then you havent been to TPU in recent months: spreading FUD(AMD polaris rumours), reposting rumours and using random misleading images in press releases. Welcome to new Toms.

 

[qubit]

I guess i could complain about an article that is marked on a forum.

Nah. I rather laugh.

Ummmm... Yeah, you really are short of a bob or two.

 

[sergionography]

So much salt on this thread SMH. Dont you guys have better things to do?

 

[Readlight]

These benchmarks all is incorect, card is super slow canot handle superantialiasing, games where lots of objects, slow texture loading,
Tomb rider 10-24 dirt 4 whit turned off grass 30fps almous all new games dont work or game engines is made like shit. not 100euro its 150 and pc whit 130-200w to run all day i beter run mining to get mony back. even witcher 2 haw 24 fps
Awesemnouts dont starve left 4 dead 2 works. and steam is stupid to get good game for my cpu gpu.

 

[cyneater]

Sigh so AMD is paying the bills now?

Not even the normal review format...

So much salt because its pretty much an Re-advert

 

[bug]

WTF kind of BS is this?

So...with the exception of DOOM...the chart is a complete lie. Made to look like an RX 560 4GB can actually run modern AAA games at 1080p, with High to Ultra settings applied, and average 60+ FPS doing so. At least they were honest enough to admit that's a total crock of shit.

I was wondering if anyone else spotted those.

 

[Assimilator]

So much salt on this thread SMH. Dont you guys have better things to do?

I guess telling obnoxious trolls like yourself to STFU is a better use of my time.

 

[ZeppMan217]

Wait, is this just one page? It says "Introduction", was there more?

 

[PLAfiller]

Aaahh the vehement comment section....relentless, cruel. I can't believe people will give up TPU, because they posted one or two advertorials. The years of consisted community and news feed, reviews etc, doesn't matter ? The fact that the landing page doesn't have a bazillion ads all over it as some other tech-related websites is also of no importance ? If something is taking you more than a few hours a week, it's not just a hobby any more. It's a kind of a business, I totally understand they need to cover monthly costs and I can't remember donating money to their account, so I don't mind some ads here and there. Never been obtrusive on this website in my opinion. And AMD did change their value proposition in a way, that made me buy their cards on my latest PC, so I gotta hand it to them this time around.

 

[jabbadap]

Watched this yesterday and 560 is -2% from 1050 in average of 30 games, while last year 460 was -18%. So, mature drivers fro polaris arch, more DX12 games and the fully unlocked chip brought the battle to a draw practically.

They are different cards(not rebrands like the polaris 10 variations), RX560 uses full Polaris 11 core(1024), while RX460(896) does not(Tflops count is 2.6TFlops vs 2.2TFlops). But yeah they(RX560,GTX1050) are quite equal cards... if one not want card without pcie 6-pin connector, which RX560 always has(TDP 80W).

As that Advertorial debacle, I agree it should not be on site reviews category. But other than that; it's kind of okay to have them, if it helps tpu's financials.

 

[IceScreamer]

Aaahh the vehement comment section....relentless, cruel. I can't believe people will give up TPU, because they posted one or two advertorials. The years of consisted community and news feed, reviews etc, doesn't matter ? The fact that the landing page doesn't have a bazillion ads all over it as some other tech-related websites is also of no importance ? If something is taking you more than a few hours a week, it's not just a hobby any more. It's a kind of a business, I totally understand they need to cover monthly costs and I can't remember donating money to their account, so I don't mind some ads here and there. Never been obtrusive on this website in my opinion. And AMD did change their value proposition in a way, that made me buy their cards on my latest PC, so I gotta hand it to them this time around.

I don't think people will "give up" TPU or anything, but the criticism this got is well deserved. For me at least, this would not be that big of a problem if it was clearly labeled as an advertorial and especially if it was not put in the review ribbon menu.
Also this could possibly cause skepticism with some people regarding bias in reviews towards AMD and such.
This was a bad move all together, no matter how you look at things.

 

[bug]

Wait, is this just one page? It says "Introduction", was there more?

More advertorials to come, I guess.

I have no problem with this, but don't try to pass them as reviews in the future. Please. The quality of the info in there is borderline trolling, though.

 

[sergionography]

I guess telling obnoxious trolls like yourself to STFU is a better use of my time.

Dude writes 3 pages worth of ranting comments then tells me to STFU for a 2 line comment
I guess It takes one tiny needle to pop a huge air baloon lol
Anywho on a serious note, one person already said something about this advertorial in the early comments so no need to keep rephrasing what was said for 3 darn pages of comments. Typically i come to tpu and read peoples comments to learn some insightful things as there are many knowledgeable members here, but this time around i was disapointed to say the least.

 

[DRDNA]

There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.

That is one of my favorite quotes from the best and most authoritative and educational love filled book on the planet!!!!

This is W1zzard's web sight and has served me well over the last 11+ years and while the reviews are nice I have always enjoyed the community here at TPU more than anything else, the fact that members here like myself just love to help people out with their PC issues! How we teach each other so much and I have always thought our "Game is bar none top notch" While I don't like ads I do know I don't have to read anything unless I want to.. Yes this is different but maybe there are reasons we have not been made aware of..........A website such as this can be pretty costly to maintain especially when its size has grown as much as this site has......TPU is a pretty big presence in the PC arena! Still

 

[Hugis]

I guess it's time to lock the comments then as it's all been said......

 

[dirtyferret]

Techspot posted an actual review the other day finding the Nvidia 1050 slightly faster and the better buy.

 

[Frick]

I thought the article, and the graphic, looked like something from Toms... The ad-thing aside it's just lackluster.

For e-sports I'd want RX550 reviews!

 

[KainXS]

They are different cards(not rebrands like the polaris 10 variations), RX560 uses full Polaris 11 core(1024), while RX460(896) does not(Tflops count is 2.6TFlops vs 2.2TFlops). But yeah they(RX560,GTX1050) are quite equal cards... if one not want card without pcie 6-pin connector, which RX560 always has(TDP 80W).

Some(if not most) of the RX 460's with 6 pin can unlock to 1024SP and some of the RX 560's use the same PCB's as the RX 460 versions like the Strix. As to whether the actual GPU's are different we will never know.

 

[Duality92]

I'll just leave this here and let you do your own conclusions.

 

[Frick]

Some(if not most) of the RX 460's with 6 pin can unlock to 1024SP and some of the RX 560's use the same PCB's as the RX 460 versions like the Strix.

Ho hum, then those RX460's at €90 might be quite the deal...

 

[KainXS]

Ho hum, then those RX460's at €90 might be quite the deal...

If you could get a decent binned one and unlock then overclock it like der8auer did then definitely.

 

[jabbadap]

Some(if not most) of the RX 460's with 6 pin can unlock to 1024SP and some of the RX 560's use the same PCB's as the RX 460 versions like the Strix. As to whether the actual GPU's are different we will never know.

While true and nice feature to have, I doubt he meant those unlocked versions when comparing performance uplift from RX460 to RX560.