GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
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How it stacks up to the flagship
Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.
Estimated benchmark results
Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.
Performance breakdown
FPS Across Resolutions
Average FPS across all PC games
Cost per frame
Launch MSRP ($299) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.
What Owners Say
People love how it chews through 1080p gaming without breaking a sweat or running hot. The main complaint is the 6 GB VRAM feels tight in newer titles.
- Plays modern games at high settings
- Great value for 1080p gaming
- Runs cool and quiet
- Aged well for older hardware
- Old driver support ending soon
- Power hungry for its class
- Limited VRAM for modern games
Supported technologies
Full specifications
- CUDA Cores
- 1,280
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 48
- L2 cache
- 1536 MB
- Size
- 6 GB
- Type
- GDDR5
- Bus width
- 192-bit
- Bandwidth
- 192.2 GB/s
- Memory clock
- 2002 MHz
- Base clock
- 1506 MHz
- Boost clock
- 1709 MHz
- FP32 (float)
- 4.375 TFLOPS
- FP16 (half)
- 4.375 TFLOPS
- Pixel rate
- 82 GPixel/s
- Texture rate
- 136.7 GTexel/s
- TDP
- 120W
- Suggested PSU
- 250W
- Power connectors
- 1x 6-pin
- Bus interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- Length
- 250 mm
- Slot width
- 2-slot
- Max resolution
- 7680×4320
- Outputs
- 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
API and SDK support
- DirectX
- 12 (12_1)
- Shader Model
- 6.8
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 3.0
- Vulkan
- 1.3
- CUDA
- 6.1
Our verdict on the GTX 1060 6 GB
The GTX 1060 is a Pascal-era 1080p workhorse that still holds up, but its 6 GB VRAM now feels tight.
Get it if you’re building a budget 1080p gaming rig and want solid performance in older titles without breaking the bank. Skip it if you need modern features like ray tracing or plan to play demanding new games at higher settings.
Buy it if…
- You want 1080p gaming at high settings in older titles.
- You need a cheap upgrade from a GTX 960 or similar card.
- You’re building a budget Esports rig for CS2 or Overwatch.
Its place in the overall top
2,536 votes