GeForce GTX 1060

The GeForce GTX 1060 is NVIDIA's mid-range Pascal card, released in 2016 as the successor to the Maxwell-based GTX 960. It launched in two VRAM configurations — 3GB and 6GB — and this is the 6GB variant, which uses the full GP106 die with more active shader processors than the 3GB version.

The 6GB GTX 1060 carries 6GB of GDDR5 on a 192-bit bus and is manufactured on TSMC's 16nm FinFET process. Pascal brought efficient power use and broad API support, including DirectX 12 and Vulkan. At 120W TDP it requires a single 6-pin external power connector. There is no hardware ray tracing or DLSS on this generation.

The GTX 1060 6GB is built for 1080p gaming at high settings, with enough VRAM to handle modern texture packs without bottlenecking. It also holds its own at 1440p in less demanding titles. Gamers looking for a mainstream performance card that avoids the heat and power demands of higher-tier Pascal cards will find this variant the more capable long-term choice over the 3GB edition.