Affordable Graphics Card for Gamers- GeForce GTX 1060
Looking for a powerful graphics card on a budget? There is no need to look further, NVIDIA has produced a remarkable graphics card. NVIDIA is a company that has taken gaming serious and aims at improving the gaming experience. With this aim, they have introduced a new series, GeForce GTX 1060 Series.
In July 2016, NVIDIA released a graphics card that delivered exceptional gaming performance. This graphics card was one of the most awaited cards among the PC builders on a budget. GeForce GTX 1060 is the first Pascal powered card that was released in the GeForce collection. The card is packed with the new technology that makes it a perfect for high-definition games. This GPU is responsible for opening the door to virtual reality. In this write-up, we have focused on the GTX 1060 GPU.
Read further to know more about the GeForce GTX 1060.
Pascal Architecture
The GeForce GGTX 1060 is powered by the NVIDIA Pascal that provides improved performance. The Pascal is considered as the cutting-edge gaming GPU that offers exceptional VR experiences and gaming technologies.
Performance
The GTX 1060 performed 10% better than the AMD RX 480 and 20% better than GTX 970. It is twice as fast as the GTX 950 and nearly 80% faster than previous gen cards. In the GTX 1060, there is plenty of space for overclocking. The cooler appears to be normal from the outside. However, the fan is capable of drawing a lot of cool air that is more than enough for a stable 220 MHz overclock. This improves the performance by 7% for most of the challenging games.
Design
The GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is designed by NVIDIA and manufactured using best components. To improve user experience, NVIDIA engineered it with outstanding thermals that will help in keeping the GPU cool. The card gives a boost the speed and offers improved power efficiency. The card has a die-cast aluminum body finish, fan, and 2 copper heat pipes that help in keeping in the cord cool.
VR Ready
The NVIDIA GTX 1060 is a VR card that delivers high and smooth frame rate. This enables you to capture a screenshot while playing games from any place. You can view the screenshots in 360 degrees and share it through any device like PC and mobile devices.
Specifications Related to Performance
The GTX 1060 features 1280 Cuda cores on 16nm FinFet production process with 4.4 billion transistors. The card has higher boost clock speed of 1708MHz and a base clock speed of 1506MHz.
It has 6GB of GDDR5 memory that enables you to play games at full HD and 1440p resolution. The memory runs at 8Gbits per second which is more than enough for modern games. The graphics card comes with 3 DisplayPort connectors, a DVI port, and HDMI 2.0b port.
Overall, the GeForce GTX 1060 is an amazing GPU that offers excellent performance and a lot of headroom for overclocking. It is a great platform for the overclockers that want to push their GPU further. The GTX 1060 is impressively lightweight and powerful graphics card. This graphics card is fast and won’t break your bank.
The MSI promo video shows amazing gaming experience running at 60+ FPS @ 1920x1080 on the highest settings.