The GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition & ASUS Strix GTX 1060 Review
by Ryan Smith on August 5, 2016 2:00 PM ESTThe Test
For our review of the GTX 1060, we’re using NVIDIA’s 368.81 driver. Our 2016 benchmark suite is otherwise identical to how it was described in our GTX 1080 review.
Meanwhile I’ve gone ahead and included a spectrum of cards, not only contemporary competitors like the Radeon RX 480 8GB, but also historical cards such as the GTX 760 and GTX 660, to give us an idea of how performance has improved in this segment over the generations.
| CPU: | Intel Core i7-4960X @ 4.2GHz |
| Motherboard: | ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Professional |
| Power Supply: | Corsair AX1200i |
| Hard Disk: | Samsung SSD 840 EVO (750GB) |
| Memory: | G.Skill RipjawZ DDR3-1866 4 x 8GB (9-10-9-26) |
| Case: | NZXT Phantom 630 Windowed Edition |
| Monitor: | Asus PQ321 |
| Video Cards: | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 ASUS ROG Strix GTX 1060 OC AMD Radeon RX 480 AMD Radeon R9 390 AMD RAdeon R9 380X AMD Radeon R9 290 AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
| Video Drivers: | NVIDIA Release 368.81 AMD Radeon Software Crimson 16.7.2 (RX 480) AMD Radeon Software Crimson 16.7.1 (All Else) |
| OS: | Windows 10 Pro |
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MarkieGcolor - Friday, August 5, 2016 - link
Yes 960 sucked, but this card isn't much better. It can't sli, and you should still recommend at least a 1070 over this.Morawka - Friday, August 5, 2016 - link
just imagine how good the mobile 1060 will be. finally a $1000 laptop that can play 1080p @ 60FPS on High (not ultra)zeeBomb - Friday, August 5, 2016 - link
life is goodfanofanand - Friday, August 5, 2016 - link
The 1060 costs 30% more (reference to reference) and provides 15-30% more performance. Sounds about right, it's up to the customer's wallet to decide which one works best for them, though the 1060 seems a tiny bit overkill for 1080P gaming.Morawka - Friday, August 5, 2016 - link
nah it's not overkill.. Look at the 99th percentile numbers on all games.. thats the true number you need to be worrying about unless you have Gsync displays. if it's running 58FPS, then it might as well be 30FPS due to vsync.eddman - Saturday, August 6, 2016 - link
Turn off vsync then.Simplex - Sunday, August 7, 2016 - link
"if it's running 58FPS, then it might as well be 30FPS due to vsync"Ridiculous statement. Ever heard of triple buffering?
bug77 - Monday, August 8, 2016 - link
If you're using adaptive v-sync or fastsync (which you should), then 58fps is 58fps.eddman - Saturday, August 6, 2016 - link
30% more that what?There are 1060s at $250 and 8GB 480s at $240 on anandtech, unless you're comparing it to the 4GB 480.
eddman - Saturday, August 6, 2016 - link
Damn, I meant newegg. This is what happens when you skip lunch.