Cheapest price I've seen locally for gtx1060. Pickup available in Melbourne
Gainward GTX1060 3GB $314 @ Scorptec +Delivery/Free Pickup (Melbourne)
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KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 29/08/2016 - 02:35 scorptec.com.au (163 clicks)
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So these are about as good as a GTX970?
Hitman is also notable in that it is the only benchmark where we see the GTX 970 pull ahead of the GTX 1060, if only by a small margin. However, again, VRAM is the likely culprit - in terms of processing power, GTX 1060 3GB is clearly ahead of GTX 970, so by a process of elimination, the three gigabyte limit on the new card is the limiting factor.
This is the 3gb card… not as fast as a proper gtx1060 when using higher resolutions
Not as fast regardless of resolution - this card has less processing cores available as well as the limited VRAM.
FFS people negging because they don't like what you said, despite being factually correct.
The 1060 3GB has 128 fewer CUDA cores than the 6GB, 1152 vs 1280:
Technically correct - the best kind of correct.
It's roughly 5% less performance, and supposedly more than good enough for 1080p60fps with ultra settings:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-nvidia…
the end result is that three gigs is indeed enough for top-tier 1080p60 gameplay - as long as you stay away from memory hogs like MSAA (which tends to kill frame-rate) along with 'HQ/HD' texture packs and extreme resolution texture options. By and large, the visual impact of these options at 1080p is rather limited anyway - generally speaking, they're designed for 4K screens.
but having said that:
but investing just a little extra in the GTX 1060 6GB would be our recommendation. With certain six gig versions retailing under the initial suggested price-point, grabbing the more capable model needn't break the bank.
Great card for full hd
What is everyone's thoughts on the longevity of this card? With the RX480 cards, everyone is saying "there is absolutely no need for 8GB! 4GB is more than enough!" but with the GTX1060, everyone is saying "oh 3GB isn't enough. you're going to need an upgrade in no time".
I will be gaming 1080p. I have thought about going 1440p but can't warrant the price of a monitor right now. Maybe in a few years. Do you see any benifit in 6GB over 3GB VRAM @ 1080p?
i was thinking that all of these midrage rx480, 470, gtx1060 cards will be no good in 2-3 years from now.. either way!… but the question should be is 3GB enough for "todays" 1080P Full HD Games maxed out settings.
should be for the majority of the CURRENT games, however if you like running Mods on games like Skyrim and Fallout 4 where you add in hi-res textures, then you could run out of GPU memory even at 1080p.
Also note that there are some older games like the 2 year old Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor which has a hi-res texture pack (included in the game as standard) which uses 6GB GPU memory, if enabled.
So if you're going to play older games (work your way through a backlog) or you're not bothered by hi-res textures then the 3GB may be right up your alley. I paid $429 for the 6GB Gainward GTX 1060 about a month ago and it is literally double the processing power of my older ATI HD 7870 GPU at 1080p.
With the 3GB GTX 1060 being about 5% slower than the 6GB model, it's up to you to decide if the extra $100 or so is worth the slight speed boost and extended longevity / extra eye candy.
Typically no benefit, but that's not to say future games won't take advantage and need more ram, then again isn't that the point of updating years later. That and larger monitors appeal and are becoming cheaper than they use to be.
This deal suits me and those similar to me in that I'm running an old 9800GT 512MB @ FHD, I don't game currently titles but I'm well past upgrading and this is perfect for me as I was looking for a $250 range gfx card. I'm considering this one and will be able to do more than I do now.
is 3GB's enough hmmmm… its a good price i guess but how long will that $300 take you and over how many games.
With xbox one and PS4 both having 8GB's i think developers are getting lazy and PC ports may run bad with PC graphics cards under 8Gb's :)
The 8gb of ram on consoles isn't dedicated entirely for gaming, it's also system memory. On PC you've got vram+whatever system memory you have, so comparing vram with consoles ram is a bad way of looking at it.
Honestly, I think 3gb is enough to max out most games at 1080. With the few exceptions that you can't, just turn your settings down a bit, it isn't going to make a huge difference.
turn your settings down a bit
NEVER!!
what's the 690 equivalent to nowadays? I'm assuming it's still faster than this?
would be more or less equal a GTX 970 which is more or less equal to a 1060
1060 is more or less on par with a 980 in most (1080) circumstances, its quite a bit faster than 970
690 is probably a lil faster
a technical review and comparison with large memory video cards (GTX 1060 6GB and RX 470 / RX 480) - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-nvidia…
from the review - best explanation and showing you how GPU RAM makes a difference, even with older games - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1RWItff0eQ
yeah.. looks like the 4, 6 and 8GB cards are more future proof.. 3GB is also enough but borderline.
The spec sheet for the Gainward cards (the only ones running at ~300 dollars) have the memory clock at 4000MHz instead of the 8000 and above that other partner boards have. Anybody know whats up with that?
Am I missing something? $300+ is the normal retail price.
http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Gainward+GT…
on the MSY Parts.pdf the price for the Gainward is $305— cheaper by a small amount