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Nvidia GTX 1060 Reviews
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ambar_hitman
Member
Yeah lol. I wanted to go with AMD but with that stupid pricing, there is no way I can go with 480. 1060 it is.
SomedayTheFire
Member
For the price difference in it I'm definitely thinking a 1060. Have had awful trouble with my 7950 which is the major thing pushing me to NvidiaNot that great against the 480.
Supply will decide the fate of these two cards.
There also seem to be some in stock in a number of shops, at least at this point in time.
dr_rus
Member
Yep, if you can get one for $250 or close to it it's the best perf/$:
If it's $280+ then a 480 8GB may be a better option (depending on 480's local pricing which is far from being uniformly $230) if you're ok with a bit less performance on average.
Not that great against the 480.
Supply will decide the fate of these two cards.
Why would you compare these cards in 4K? Cherry picking? Neither of them will provide playable framerates in this resolution.
Maroon Gamer
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dr. apocalipsis
Banned
Cheapest one I found in Spain (21% tax).
I was waiting for the better cooling RX480, but at this stage, the 1060 should be cheaper, no matter the model, across the board. My god AMD what are you doing in the very market that you should be winning.
Calm down doctor, I thought that the first graph would be the average of all resolutions. I'm busy updating the OP at the same time.
Edited the graph, sentiment remains same.
yes? what else.
The 480 smashes it in Hitman DX12 and Doom Vulcan and beats it in AOTS DX12 and warhammer DX12.
Not so sure how long this card will stay ahead in the averages as more and more DX12 games get added to the benchmarking suites.
FE is too expensive IMO. After market is more like it but this seems like a very short term card to me.
Not so sure how long this card will stay ahead in the averages as more and more DX12 games get added to the benchmarking suites.
FE is too expensive IMO. After market is more like it but this seems like a very short term card to me.
What I find impressive is how the card uses at most the specified 120 Watt (measured by sites which actually do exact card-only measurements) in all games.
1060 shows with a direct link from the email they sent out advertising it but I cant bring it up through their search bar.
dr_rus
Member
Some more reviews:
http://pclab.pl/art70607.html
https://www.overclockers.ru/lab/77792/obzor-i-testirovanie-videokarty-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060.html
https://nl.hardware.info/reviews/6834/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-review-mid-range-van-nvidia
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-1060-fcat-frametime-analysis-review,1.html
Why? It's pretty obviously a better perf/watt AND perf/$ option if the price is right. Granted the difference is small but nobody expected it to be big - an OCed 1060 is reaching 980Ti levels which is basically where 1070 is already.
http://pclab.pl/art70607.html
https://www.overclockers.ru/lab/77792/obzor-i-testirovanie-videokarty-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060.html
https://nl.hardware.info/reviews/6834/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-review-mid-range-van-nvidia
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-1060-fcat-frametime-analysis-review,1.html
Why? It's pretty obviously a better perf/watt AND perf/$ option if the price is right. Granted the difference is small but nobody expected it to be big - an OCed 1060 is reaching 980Ti levels which is basically where 1070 is already.
super-famicom
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SomedayTheFire
Member
How good/bad are Gainward for Nvidia?
Impressive. Must resist upgrading from Hawaii...
In Germany the pricing would be 269 for a 480 and 279 for a 1060. The 10 more is not that relevant I think.
I'm curious what the pricing will look like in the fall when I expect to build my machine.
QuantumSquid
Member
The people who buy the RX 480 aren't going for the 8GB model, its price isn't compelling with that version of the card. $199-220 for an RX 480 versus $250-300 for a GTX 1060, that's a significant price difference. There's still a place for both cards in the market, but AMD isn't going to dominate it since there will be people out there with the money for the faster Nvidia card.
Dead Prince
Banned
msi - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6-Index-_-DesktopGraphicsCards-_-14127963-S0A
Gigabyte - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-Index-_-DesktopGraphicsCards-_-14125879-S0B3
asus - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6-Index-_-DesktopGraphicsCards-_-14126114-S0D
zotac - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6-Index-_-DesktopGraphicsCards-_-14500403-S0C
Gigabyte - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-Index-_-DesktopGraphicsCards-_-14125879-S0B3
asus - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6-Index-_-DesktopGraphicsCards-_-14126114-S0D
zotac - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6-Index-_-DesktopGraphicsCards-_-14500403-S0C
They're the same company as Palit, I think, and their's is the best 1070 and 1080, at least for noise and cooling.
Look at that, an actual $250 AiB card.
MSI and Asus once again trying to charge fantasy prices.
SomedayTheFire
Member
Cool, thanks. Any benefit going for one of Palit or Gainward over the other?
Nah. I prefer the Gainward Phoenix color scheme
super-famicom
Member
Gigabyte Windforce is $249, the others are $279 and up.
Really tempted for this, any reviews on this model?
That Gigabyte card seems like too good of a deal, what's the catch?
I ordered the zotac, thank you
You can't actually buy the 4GB 480 anymore though, it's out of stock everywhere. It looks it was a limited run to full fill a marketing bullet point. Will have to wait and see what happens with custom 4GB models, but so far only Gigabyte have advertised one.
human onion
Banned
Is there a substantial performance difference between these AiB's or is it wise to just spring for the Gigabyte?
Guru3D measured 134W. Still, very low consumption, since the clock is much higher than the RX480.
Also this...
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2016...x_1060_founders_edition_review/4#.V44rv2grKwc
RX480 32% faster in Doom (Vulkan). If that's a sign of things to come in the future, i wouldn't recommend the 1060. Unless you plan to upgrade very soon...
shiftplusone
Member
a local PC store near me has the sapphire 480 for 250(retail price)
no markup, and available now.
Looks like I should just go ahead and get it, the 1060 looks like the same thing but with a shittier wait list?
no markup, and available now.
Looks like I should just go ahead and get it, the 1060 looks like the same thing but with a shittier wait list?
Bah! Come on EVGA!
Get the $250 gigabyte version linked above. Great value.
I went with zotac cause it looks better, and it has copper heatpipes, don't mind paying extra,
They haven't been tested yet, but if the past is any indication at all then the expensive AiB's won't be worth it, especially on a 120 W card.
super-famicom
Member
Damn Gigabyte Windforce is sold out already.
I had it in my cart, had to reset my password, and then it was gone from my cart :/
Dead Prince
Banned
gigabyte sold out on newegg. everything else is still available.
first rule. always have account logged in. and have payment method ready
first rule. always have account logged in. and have payment method ready
super-famicom
Member
Nothing is showing up on Amazon.
Hardware.fr
http://www.hardware.fr/articles/952...rd-test-face-aux-founders-edition-nvidia.html
Some interesting info in their conclusion:
They're saying that Nvidia worked closely with their partners so that they could offer an attractive price, close to the RX 480 one but that it may only be temporary and some of those partners already told hardware.fr that they woud up the prices after some time.
They also did some preliminary tests on the XFX RX 480 Black Edition and the perf was around what you'd get with the 1060 FE.
The overclocking potential shouldn' be great either, looks like the AIB 480 are already pushed close to the max.
http://www.hardware.fr/articles/952...rd-test-face-aux-founders-edition-nvidia.html
Some interesting info in their conclusion:
They're saying that Nvidia worked closely with their partners so that they could offer an attractive price, close to the RX 480 one but that it may only be temporary and some of those partners already told hardware.fr that they woud up the prices after some time.
They also did some preliminary tests on the XFX RX 480 Black Edition and the perf was around what you'd get with the 1060 FE.
The overclocking potential shouldn' be great either, looks like the AIB 480 are already pushed close to the max.
For UK buyers
Ebuyer: http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Components/cat/Graphics-Cards-Nvidia/subcat/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1060
Gigabyte: http://www.ebuyer.com/753209-gigaby...d-hdmi-3x-displayport-pcie-gv-n1060d5-6gd-1-0 £239.99
Gigabyte OC: http://www.ebuyer.com/752930-gigaby...-dual-link-dvi-d-hdmi-3x-gv-n1060g1-gaming-6g £269
Zotac: http://www.ebuyer.com/752927-zotac-...-edition-6gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-3x-zt-p10600b-10m £269.99
MSI: http://www.ebuyer.com/752919-msi-ge...-dual-link-dvi-d-hdmi-3x-gtx-1060-gaming-x-6g £289.98
Asus: http://www.ebuyer.com/753353-asus-g...l-link-dvi-d-hdmi-3x-strix-gtx1060-o6g-gaming £314.99
Ebuyer: http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Components/cat/Graphics-Cards-Nvidia/subcat/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1060
Gigabyte: http://www.ebuyer.com/753209-gigaby...d-hdmi-3x-displayport-pcie-gv-n1060d5-6gd-1-0 £239.99
Gigabyte OC: http://www.ebuyer.com/752930-gigaby...-dual-link-dvi-d-hdmi-3x-gv-n1060g1-gaming-6g £269
Zotac: http://www.ebuyer.com/752927-zotac-...-edition-6gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-3x-zt-p10600b-10m £269.99
MSI: http://www.ebuyer.com/752919-msi-ge...-dual-link-dvi-d-hdmi-3x-gtx-1060-gaming-x-6g £289.98
Asus: http://www.ebuyer.com/753353-asus-g...l-link-dvi-d-hdmi-3x-strix-gtx1060-o6g-gaming £314.99
Yup, i did that before 9am Est in anticipation.
Cheapest one I found in Spain (21% tax).
Can you provide a link please?