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GeForce GTX 1060 Review
Posted by: on: 07/19/2016 01:59 PM [
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Hot on the heels of the competition and starting today, Nvidia offers their all new GeForce GTX 1060. In this article we'll review the founders edition model, aimed at the mainstream segment in a sub 299 USD price bracket. These cards perform ABOVE the GeForce GTX 980 and will become available in both a 3 GB and 6 GB model. Will they have enough muscle to tackle the Radeon RX 480 8 GB? Well, lets find out...
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Ryu5uzaku
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:02 PM
Quite a bit faster in few titles and quite a bit slower in few titles then competitor. Pretty equal all in all.
Didn't test doom in vulkan?
Ah 2050mhz 1060 and rx 480 @ 1375 are even more even nice.
Quite a bit faster in few titles and quite a bit slower in few titles then competitor. Pretty equal all in all.
Didn't test doom in vulkan?
Ah 2050mhz 1060 and rx 480 @ 1375 are even more even nice.
Denial
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:03 PM
Seems to perform as expected.
If they can get stock in, especially with AIB cards, they should be able to steal some thunder from the RX480, which still seems to be out of stock in the US (http://www.nowinstock.net/computers/videocards/amd/rx480/)
I'd like to see Doom Vulkan tested.
Seems to perform as expected.
If they can get stock in, especially with AIB cards, they should be able to steal some thunder from the RX480, which still seems to be out of stock in the US (http://www.nowinstock.net/computers/videocards/amd/rx480/)
I'd like to see Doom Vulkan tested.
Havel
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:03 PM
Thanks for the effort. It's time to read
Oh cmon, it can't run witcher 3 at 60fps
Great TDP. Less than 480. And it's faster
Thanks for the effort. It's time to read
Oh cmon, it can't run witcher 3 at 60fps
Great TDP. Less than 480. And it's faster
TheDeeGee
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:10 PM
Thanks for the effort. It's time to read
Oh cmon, it can't run witcher 3 at 60fps
Great TDP. Less than 480. And it's faster
Im sure it can in a couple of months time with Driver Optimizations.
Also those results are Stock Clocks, so it will go above 60 when OCed no doubt.
Thanks for the effort. It's time to read
Oh cmon, it can't run witcher 3 at 60fps
Great TDP. Less than 480. And it's faster
Im sure it can in a couple of months time with Driver Optimizations.
Also those results are Stock Clocks, so it will go above 60 when OCed no doubt.
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:10 PM
Shame the Vulkan version of DOOM wasn't tested.
Paints a very different picture.
Shame the Vulkan version of DOOM wasn't tested.
Paints a very different picture.
Undying
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:11 PM
Similiar performance to the rx480 in 1080p. Seems like in 1440p 480 pulls ahead (1060 may be bandwidth starved). I would like to see more dx12 testing, benchmarking as well as Vulcan in Doom.
It will come to pricing in and availability for each card.
HH, in whole review you didnt mention that FE will cost 299$ not 249$.
Similiar performance to the rx480 in 1080p. Seems like in 1440p 480 pulls ahead (1060 may be bandwidth starved). I would like to see more dx12 testing, benchmarking as well as Vulcan in Doom.
It will come to pricing in and availability for each card.
HH, in whole review you didnt mention that FE will cost 299$ not 249$.
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:14 PM
Shame the Vulkan version of DOOM wasn't tested.
Paints a very different picture.
I assume its because OpenGL is neutral between green and red, kinda like how H tests games with PhysX off.
Shame the Vulkan version of DOOM wasn't tested.
Paints a very different picture.
I assume its because OpenGL is neutral between green and red, kinda like how H tests games with PhysX off.
Ryu5uzaku
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:20 PM
Similiar performance to the rx480 in 1080p. Seems like in 1440p 480 pulls ahead (1060 may be bandwidth starved). I would like to see more dx12 testing, benchmarking as well as Vulcan in Doom.
It will come to pricing in and availability for each card.
HH, in whole review you didnt mention that FE will cost 299$ not 249$.
To be fair the AIBs at that price point (249$) are better.
Similiar performance to the rx480 in 1080p. Seems like in 1440p 480 pulls ahead (1060 may be bandwidth starved). I would like to see more dx12 testing, benchmarking as well as Vulcan in Doom.
It will come to pricing in and availability for each card.
HH, in whole review you didnt mention that FE will cost 299$ not 249$.
To be fair the AIBs at that price point (249$) are better.
Undying
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:23 PM
Hardware unboxed on YT reported it performs bad in Doom using Vulcan, its even below gtx970. Strange he said, probably driver issue or just bad performer.
Come on HH, Vulcan test when you have time.
Hardware unboxed on YT reported it performs bad in Doom using Vulcan, its even below gtx970. Strange he said, probably driver issue or just bad performer.
Come on HH, Vulcan test when you have time.
Evil Penguin
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:25 PM
Using the Vulkan API wouldn't be neutral how?
I assume its because OpenGL is neutral between green and red, kinda like how H tests games with PhysX off.
Using the Vulkan API wouldn't be neutral how?
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:26 PM
You sure about that, Hilbert?
Once the card is in a fully stressed status (in-game) it reaches roughly 389 dBA. This is considered to be silent.
You sure about that, Hilbert?
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:26 PM
Its made by AMD...
It favors... AMD
Using the Vulkan API wouldn't be neutral how?
Its made by AMD...
It favors... AMD
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:28 PM
Really? Because last I checked it was developed by the Khronos group.
AMD donated the Mantle spec and Khronos (with its many members, including NVIDIA) made it so that it would work with as much hardware as possible.
Its made by AMD... It favors... AMD
It favors... AMDReally? Because last I checked it was developed by the Khronos group.
AMD donated the Mantle spec and Khronos (with its many members, including NVIDIA) made it so that it would work with as much hardware as possible.
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:28 PM
The CEO of Khronos group is an Nvidia employee.
Vulkan is fine, the Doom implementation is really good, it should be tested. The only argument I could see someone make is that it should be restested when the Async patch for Pascal comes out.
The CEO of Khronos group is an Nvidia employee.
Vulkan is fine, the Doom implementation is really good, it should be tested. The only argument I could see someone make is that it should be restested when the Async patch for Pascal comes out.
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:28 PM
Its a future of API's. Keep up or move aside.
Its made by AMD... It favors... AMD
It favors... AMDIts a future of API's. Keep up or move aside.
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:30 PM
Can you speak up I cannot hear ya ..
Whoops fixed. Should read 38~39 DBa.
You sure about that, Hilbert?
Can you speak up I cannot hear ya ..
Whoops fixed. Should read 38~39 DBa.
Ryu5uzaku
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:30 PM
From what I gather 1060 does not gain from Vulkan. So if one uses Vulkan AMD wins that one, not sure if there will be a patch to boost nvidias performance there tho.
Its a future of API's. Keep up or move aside.
From what I gather 1060 does not gain from Vulkan. So if one uses Vulkan AMD wins that one, not sure if there will be a patch to boost nvidias performance there tho.
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:33 PM
BTW on Vulkan.
It's been busy, VERY busy with graphics card releases and reviews. Give an old man some rest !!
No it didn't even cross my mind as the game is an OpenGL title, Vulkan is in dev stages and in one game as early beta implementation. Perhaps in a later stage I'll look into adding it into the benchmark suite, but the previous results we did on Doom / Vulkan shower NIL perf increase from Geforce Cards though a nice perf increase for GCN based AMD card. I promise I will look into it once things settle down..
BTW on Vulkan.
It's been busy, VERY busy with graphics card releases and reviews. Give an old man some rest !!
No it didn't even cross my mind as the game is an OpenGL title, Vulkan is in dev stages and in one game as early beta implementation. Perhaps in a later stage I'll look into adding it into the benchmark suite, but the previous results we did on Doom / Vulkan shower NIL perf increase from Geforce Cards though a nice perf increase for GCN based AMD card. I promise I will look into it once things settle down..
Undying
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:36 PM
Pricing :
Pricing :
Dygaza
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:38 PM
Nice review. Card itself is a bit of a letdown in my perspective. Not that it's a bad performer, Wins 980 sometimes, sometimes loses. Wins 480 sometimes, sometimes loses. But perf/w isn't close to 1080.
Btw, your results for Rise of the tombraider dx12 aren't valid anymore. They seem to be mostly copied from previous results, and don't include latest patch improvements that boosted amd cards especially by huge margin. You see for example Fury X losing to 980. But with current patch it's actually faster than 980 TI @1440p.
http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/231481-rise-of-the-tomb-raider-async-compute-update-improves-performance-on-amd-hardware-flat-on-maxwell
But I understand it's a hell of a job to keep all benchmarks updated especially on new api's since those tittles do gain a lot of patches all the time.
Nice review. Card itself is a bit of a letdown in my perspective. Not that it's a bad performer, Wins 980 sometimes, sometimes loses. Wins 480 sometimes, sometimes loses. But perf/w isn't close to 1080.
Btw, your results for Rise of the tombraider dx12 aren't valid anymore. They seem to be mostly copied from previous results, and don't include latest patch improvements that boosted amd cards especially by huge margin. You see for example Fury X losing to 980. But with current patch it's actually faster than 980 TI @1440p.
http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/231481-rise-of-the-tomb-raider-async-compute-update-improves-performance-on-amd-hardware-flat-on-maxwell
But I understand it's a hell of a job to keep all benchmarks updated especially on new api's since those tittles do gain a lot of patches all the time.
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:50 PM
Im surprised it stays so cool with this cooler. 3rd party will even cool it more.
Im surprised it stays so cool with this cooler. 3rd party will even cool it more.
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:55 PM
Well, card is where it belongs in price scale.
AMD480 might be better performance for price, but it comes with heat and higher electricity consumption.
Well, card is where it belongs in price scale.
AMD480 might be better performance for price, but it comes with heat and higher electricity consumption.
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 02:58 PM
Pricing :
They already have 1060's at $250.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125879&ignorebbr=1
Pricing :
They already have 1060's at $250.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125879&ignorebbr=1
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Posted on: 07/19/2016 03:00 PM
Nice card if you can find it for $249.
However, we must be objective here regarding dx12 performance (looking at 1080p only now);
It's slower in DX12 games, except for Tomb Raider where it's significantly faster (suprising performance tbh) than RX480 and by higher margins than any of the other 3 DX12 games.
This shouldn't be taken as an indication of it's DX12 performance moving forward, however, it potentially shows what GTX1060 "could" be like in Nvidia-biased DX12 games. I don't expect this to be the regular trend moving forward to 2017, however, if you judge it across all games, then, it's a great "all-rounder" and those with a nice collection of games will enjoy it's performance.
As for Doom Vulkan, it absolutely should be tested, but, I think Doom needs to be patched with the Nvidia Vulkan optimisations and relevant Nvidia driver that supports those changes. As of now, the performance is skewed because it's an AMD tuned version of Vulkan. It also has problems that need ironing-out for both vendors. It should be considered beta until it's feature complete. It'll be interesting one to look out for though.
Nice card if you can find it for $249.
However, we must be objective here regarding dx12 performance (looking at 1080p only now);
It's slower in DX12 games, except for Tomb Raider where it's significantly faster (suprising performance tbh) than RX480 and by higher margins than any of the other 3 DX12 games.
This shouldn't be taken as an indication of it's DX12 performance moving forward, however, it potentially shows what GTX1060 "could" be like in Nvidia-biased DX12 games. I don't expect this to be the regular trend moving forward to 2017, however, if you judge it across all games, then, it's a great "all-rounder" and those with a nice collection of games will enjoy it's performance.
As for Doom Vulkan, it absolutely should be tested, but, I think Doom needs to be patched with the Nvidia Vulkan optimisations and relevant Nvidia driver that supports those changes. As of now, the performance is skewed because it's an AMD tuned version of Vulkan. It also has problems that need ironing-out for both vendors. It should be considered beta until it's feature complete. It'll be interesting one to look out for though.
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Looks like ill go for the 1070 once the non FEs arrive, im over 1080p gaming with the lack of proper AA solutions in games now.