This is the 3GB VRAM version of GTX 1060. About the same price as the GTX 970 and performs much better but with less vram. Would this be worth it over the 6gb bigger brother? who knows...
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OC 3GB GDDR5 overview
The GeForce GTX 1060 is loaded with innovative new gaming technologies, making it the perfect choice for the latest high-definition games. Powered by NVIDIA Pascal - the most advanced GPU architecture ever created - the GeForce GTX 1060 delivers brilliant performance that opens the door to virtual reality and beyond.
The GTX1060 3GB actually has a cut down core over the GTX1060 6GB with 10% less shaders.
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Szabster
18 Aug 165#3
OK, good price but 3GB ram is just not enough if you wanna future proof. Even the 970 had 3.5gb. :disappointed: And I'm still waiting for my Amazon order of asus 1060 6gb. Since that's never gonna be dispatched (at least that's what it feels like) I try to keep myself from cancelling it. Thankfully 3GB is totally a deterrent...
rev6
18 Aug 164#7
I think you could be mistaking RAM and VRAM.
MarineRX179
19 Aug 163#17
Reading all the comments here thinking this this card is the same 1060 but with only the VRAM reduce, it would seem Nvidia the master of deception in advertising has succeeded again.
The VRAM is not the only thing that they axed...but the number of stream processor as well which make this card effectively a 1050 or 1050Ti. But they have the nerve to call it 1060 3GB to piggyback ride on the reviews of the 1060 6GB.
I guess they have learned their lesson after having to pay out for the class lawsuit against for lying/misadvertised about the spec of the 970, and now they go with not lying about the spec but playing smokes and mirrors with the naming of their cards to trick people, as reviews would most likely not be reviewing the 3GB variant of the 1060 (if we can even call it that).
Seriously they make enough money as it is...I don't know why they feel the need to take even more (performance) away from the consumer for the money they are spending...
revolver31
18 Aug 163#9
Don't see the point in this card, 3.5gb wasn't enough for the 970 and this surpasses it even with the core drop your talking half way between a 970 and 980 with driver improvements to come.
6gb on the 1060 full is enough with compression etc. it's right on the 980 performance and many believe after driver improvements will pass it, if only slightly, but then you have to get a model in stock first.
something tells me there will be no shortage of the 3gb model, rumour has it both sides are having yield issues so that explains the lack of stock and the sales of the close 470 to 480 and the close cut down 1060 3gb to 1060 6gb, to many chips just missing the mark, they have to sell them some how, there's little doubt therefor we will see a 1050 but I doubt any 1065 or any card with sli below the 1070.
Two 1060's in multi adaptor in ashes beats a 1080 so no chance of any sli coming imho.
oh that's also free delivery OK that's goodin. This has 2 fans as oppose to 1 from OcUK
Szabster
18 Aug 165#3
OK, good price but 3GB ram is just not enough if you wanna future proof. Even the 970 had 3.5gb. :disappointed: And I'm still waiting for my Amazon order of asus 1060 6gb. Since that's never gonna be dispatched (at least that's what it feels like) I try to keep myself from cancelling it. Thankfully 3GB is totally a deterrent...
eddie151
18 Aug 161#4
this card is design to game at 1080p 3gb ram is fine for that
Rhythmeister to eddie151
19 Aug 162#21
Unless you want to play GTA V :confused:
bobo53
18 Aug 161#5
more than enough ram, cannot be sli. Silly not to make only 1 at 4gb ram instead of 3gb and 6gb. I got the suspicion the a gtx1065 to sli will be out soon. HOT and good at 4k if you will be happy to lower settings
zworld
18 Aug 16#6
3GB is nowhere near enough. Even a simple game like Rainbow 6 Siege requires 6GB for all the eye candy!
rev6
18 Aug 164#7
I think you could be mistaking RAM and VRAM.
Nate1492
18 Aug 161#8
3GB of VRAM is fine depending on your game requirements.
Just like the 460 from AMD has 2GB of VRAM in one model, it depends on your needs.
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OC 3GB GDDR5 overview
The GeForce GTX 1060 is loaded with innovative new gaming technologies, making it the perfect choice for the latest high-definition games. Powered by NVIDIA Pascal - the most advanced GPU architecture ever created - the GeForce GTX 1060 delivers brilliant performance that opens the door to virtual reality and beyond.
The GTX1060 3GB actually has a cut down core over the GTX1060 6GB with 10% less shaders.
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Top comments
The VRAM is not the only thing that they axed...but the number of stream processor as well which make this card effectively a 1050 or 1050Ti. But they have the nerve to call it 1060 3GB to piggyback ride on the reviews of the 1060 6GB.
I guess they have learned their lesson after having to pay out for the class lawsuit against for lying/misadvertised about the spec of the 970, and now they go with not lying about the spec but playing smokes and mirrors with the naming of their cards to trick people, as reviews would most likely not be reviewing the 3GB variant of the 1060 (if we can even call it that).
Seriously they make enough money as it is...I don't know why they feel the need to take even more (performance) away from the consumer for the money they are spending...
6gb on the 1060 full is enough with compression etc. it's right on the 980 performance and many believe after driver improvements will pass it, if only slightly, but then you have to get a model in stock first.
something tells me there will be no shortage of the 3gb model, rumour has it both sides are having yield issues so that explains the lack of stock and the sales of the close 470 to 480 and the close cut down 1060 3gb to 1060 6gb, to many chips just missing the mark, they have to sell them some how, there's little doubt therefor we will see a 1050 but I doubt any 1065 or any card with sli below the 1070.
Two 1060's in multi adaptor in ashes beats a 1080 so no chance of any sli coming imho.
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Just like the 460 from AMD has 2GB of VRAM in one model, it depends on your needs.