GTX 1060 After 8 Years

[@ViewtifulSam]

I'd been using this card's cousin, the RX 580, from early 2020 until last week. Big fan of these two cards, nowadays I'd prefer the 1060 because of longer term driver support and milder power requirements/usage. Thanks for showing the performance in newer titles, very interesting!

[@theboostedbubba6432]

Rocked this card from Mid 2020-December 2021. Was really great. The upgrade was to another legend from the same series, a GTX 1080 Ti founders edition locally for just $250. Which at the time, was an insane price because of the massive GPU shortage. Loved both cards to death and the 1080 Ti is probably my favorite card I've ever owned.

[@YonkersDolphin]

I had a 1060 6gb sitting in my closet so decided to build a pc for my room since my main gaming rig is in the living room. I used a ryzen 5500 to pair with it and it’s killer for what I paid to put it together.

[@KiLDELTA]

The GTX 1060 served me well from 2018 until last year (2023). I got into VR gaming which I still played for a while using my 1060 but I upgraded to the 3060 12GB. Then recently upgraded further to the 4070Ti Super for my VR gaming.

[@MJ-mk8jg]

Hi, older gamer from the UK here, I bought an Acer desktop with an i7 6700 for £40 & put in a 3gb 1060 for £60. It runs every game I own & with the money I saved I was able to feed my obsession with older graphics cards !

[@zedorda1337]

FSR3 is making older cards alot more possible to game with. My son uses my old GTX 1080 and Starfield with FSR3 he gets a good 60+ fps on a 1440p monitor with g-sync.

[@melterofsnowflakes]

Still rocking the 1060 6GB in my gaming rig, and the 1060 3GB in my office rig. Also have a spare 1060 3GB. Been great for what I need. $40 dollars would be a great price!

[@tghtok7272]

quality content i think you should hit at least a 500k

[@DanielCardei]

I have the same card and its not bad considering the price it goes now on the market.

[@Remu-]

I had one of the most insane 1060's back in the day. It was that exact MSI model you feature at the start as well and it was able to get through 3DMark Firestrike at 2250MHz with the stock cooler. I never saw anyone else reach those speeds.

[@Nny_V]

i've been using my gtx 950 in my 2008 emachine for years now, figured i'd upgrade again somepoint but i haven't really played any games demanding enough. i tend to just play stuff like story of seasons/stardew valley/the sims and other then that it's all just mostly 2d indie games.

[@lettmons]

I bought a 960 in 2015 and soon later the 1060 was released with 50% more performance, for the same price...

[@wadewilson6628]

Had a 1060 6gb bought it new in 2017 and used it until 2021. It was a great card. Never gave me any issue and performed beautifully.

[@RobertFixit]

My Favorite Card! Yay! Finally! I have only been reviewing the GTX1060 different models until just recently. The Zotac is actually above many of the other offerings. This Mini model runs just as well as the AMP! version but in a compact size if heat is not a concern. In my opinion it outperforms the EVGA model, which is the closest competitor. If you want to get crazy (like I did), you can swap a twin fan heatsink setup off of another 1060 or 900 series and have it cool even better. PS, there are rumors you can flash the AMP! bios to the standard, to get a higher base clock. I haven't tried that. A mild overclock would be just easier.

[@JVBNorway]

I have the zotac 1060 6gb mini, and a zotac amp 1060 3 gb, but with dual fans with what appears to be a better heatsink as well. Would this be plug and play to just swap the heatsink? If I recall correctly the pcbs look very similar, so I have been thinking about swapping the heatsink over:)

[@stolenhal0]

The GTX 1060 is legendary. I've still got my EVGA 6GB SSC2 [ICX] that is no longer being used. Altho my RX 580 Nitro+ however is still being used in a budget build I made from spare parts. Both are excellent GPUs. My main rig is now using a RX 6600 XT Red Devil that kicks major ass tho.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Still have mine, feels weird but it's fine for open world content, have it's lower vram cousin the paltry 3gb. I've moved on but still have it, holds a place as my first GPU (was in a prebuilt when I got it).

[@Arejen03]

im still on 1060 6gb today i think im gonna get a used 3060 ti for an upgrade since im on a budget and 3.0 x16 PCIE, but i can say that still in esports titles like league, valo, fortnite i mostly run at 144hz on low competetive settings

[@GueRakitPC]

Still using it too.. Great Value and driver support

[@HiltonHeslop]

I have an EVGA 1060 6Gb with a small waterblock (custom made) it’s awesome :)

[@BudgetBin]

As long as the 1000 series cards still receives driver support, this card is not going anywhere anytime soon. Great budget, and great video as always.

[@UltraBudgetPC]

Very true. The 1070, 1080, and 1080 Ti are all cards I can still legitimately recommend to almost anyone these days

[@pavelstoikov3780]

if amd did not stop update the drivers still rx580 gonna be monster , i am still on 1050ti on my ryzen 2600

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

A 1070ti and ryzen 5600 would be a HUGE upgrade and if you are lucky, it could be done for under $200 U.S on the used market.

[@pavelstoikov3780]

@@JamesSmith-sw3nk the problem is i am not usa only cpu is second hand hare 150$ the gpu is the same price on second hand for 200$ like 2060S :D

[@GarudAtma]

I still have it. I build my PC in 2018. My PC is still working fine and I see no need to upgrade it I paired it with Ryzen 5 2600x and 16 GB ram I played lots of games

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

I bought a Gigabyte gtx 1060 brand new for $450 Cdn when it was released. It served me well for 1080p gaming for a couple of years. I still have it.

[@chazbotic]

you touched on it briefly, the GTX 1060 3GB is a surprising step down from the 6GB model, not just half the memory, but around 15-20% less shader performance and 10-15% less raster performance. people who bought a 1060 3GB have difficulties playing some titles now due to a combination of memory and performance while the similar GTX 970 holds a very slight lead most of the time. speaking of comparing it to the RX 580, which was AMD's upper mid range offering, it competes against the GTX 1070 these days due to driver optimizations and game optimizations, helped by a lot of consoles featuring AMD hardware. might be worth a follow up for your spin on an old school head to head competition of mid range GPUs :)

[@nap8187]

RX 580 doesn't compete against a 1070 even in this day and age...

[@OnyxIdol]

I recently built a system with the very model you're showing here. All used components for a little over 200€. I'm running Linux Mint on it to try it out in the hope of doing a full migration at the latest when W10 support ends. Haven't been able to try any games on it yet due to network issues in my house.

[@alejandrocanadasgomez8701]

I have one of these "mini" 1060 6gb from EVGA with a r5 3600 on a emulation machine. Runs all my ps3 games 1440p with no problem.

[@bensatria6658]

I have zotax mini 1060 6GB like this video, It still works well for playing 1080p esports games, but the heatsink with one fan which makes this VGA heat up quickly. I tricked it with undervolt to reduce heat and also make it more stable.

[@harmless-kun]

been looking for this but unfortunately not available... bought an rx580...

[@Duncan-Donuts]

rx580 with nimez drivers will never die

[@antondovydaitis2261]

I am borrowing a GTX 1060 6GB for my impending build until I buy a modern GPU.

[@sh4rrppl4ys49]

I still use one it's an MSI GTX 1060 6G Gaming X. Definitely should hold out for another year

[@bootlegbrian2377]

I refuse to believe 8 years has just passed like that

[@B1Angell]

here b4 you blow up

[@mythicalentity]

Still going strong, but Monster Hunter Wilds is probably going to make me upgrade ;-;

[@lemagreengreen]

GTX1060 is still quite usable, the price can be very low. All of the 10 series cards are pretty cheap, I have begun finding 1080 (non Ti) for not much more than 1060/1070, people are offloading them cheap particularly on Facebook MP.

[@blakegriplingph]

The Adidas stripes should give this card a +10 FPS boost. 😂

[@ultra_za]

Hi is the gtx 1060 or rx580 better in ur opinion

[@UltraBudgetPC]

The 8gb RX 580 is probably the better option overall since it has more VRAM, is generally easier to find at a slightly lower price from my experience, and performs slightly better in more modern titles. The main disadvantage is that it just recently lost up to date game ready driver support whereas the 1060 still has it for a bit longer. Still, the RX 580 will probably be the better choice for a few more years in my opinion.

[@ultra_za]

@@UltraBudgetPC ohh okay thank you

[@arkgaharandan5881]

really you didnt try frame generation in those games to get the best performance?

[@godspeedfilthypeasantblack1968]

first

[@stolenhal0]

and?

[@MrEdioss]

saying that starfield could be enjoyable is like saying that stepping on a nail is a fun passtime. and with 1060 the nail is now rusty.

[@UltraBudgetPC]

Fair point. I guess starfield has to actually be a fun game in the first place too.