The main thing you have to ask yourself is "How long do I expect to keep the card". If you upgrade fairly often, then the 3GB version might suffice but if you plan on hanging on to it for over a couple of years then buying the 3GB version might be a false economy. However, the current markup of the 6GB over the 3GB is quite significant for the same cooler, £50 to £70. It's difficult for some people on a tight budget to justify that extra cost unless they need a card NOW.
I personnally, will probably wait till next year and buy the 1060 6GB when the refreshed versions come out and expect to get it for around £170. My GTX 660 Ti is managing fine on older games and I won't buy any of the current newer games, requiring more vram, until they hit the bargain bucket on steam in a year or so.
madscientis
26 Sep 163#10
1.Faster then 970
2. Need less power
3. Silent
4. Same price as 970
5. A couple less frame then 6 Gb version.
Conclusion - Buy 6 Gb if you have spare money, if dont this is better investment then new/used GTX 970.
All comments (26)
dyslexicwomble
26 Sep 161#1
This or wait for the 6GB to come down a bit more...
So tempted to pull the trigger if flubit do a deal
kronos319 to dyslexicwomble
26 Sep 161#3
I'd wait until the 6GB comes down in price
slannmage
26 Sep 161#2
If only it had 6gb, I bought the 480 anyways.
Axeboy
26 Sep 161#4
Most of the benchmarks show the 3gb not far at all behind the 6gb, I don't get the reluctance for this model really, seems decent value for the performance at 1080p
datalossfs
26 Sep 162#5
Frametimes are going to suffer if you don't have enough VRAM in newer titles that push for 4GB or more. Forza Horizon 3 is the latest title that begs for 4GB to 8GB of VRAM for best visuals. at 1080P it can and does consume 5GB if it's there. 3GB is fine for now in 98% of current games but how futureproof is it going to be a year from now and those AAA titles?
Axeboy
26 Sep 16#6
True, I get that. I just think most people will find the 3gb plenty if they still game at 1080p.
Its not an "enthusiast" card but I do think its decent value
SpellingChampeon2015
26 Sep 164#7
The main thing you have to ask yourself is "How long do I expect to keep the card". If you upgrade fairly often, then the 3GB version might suffice but if you plan on hanging on to it for over a couple of years then buying the 3GB version might be a false economy. However, the current markup of the 6GB over the 3GB is quite significant for the same cooler, £50 to £70. It's difficult for some people on a tight budget to justify that extra cost unless they need a card NOW.
I personnally, will probably wait till next year and buy the 1060 6GB when the refreshed versions come out and expect to get it for around £170. My GTX 660 Ti is managing fine on older games and I won't buy any of the current newer games, requiring more vram, until they hit the bargain bucket on steam in a year or so.
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GPU GTX 1060
Core Name GP106
Process Tech. 16nm
Cores 1152 Mem. Amount 3GB
Mem. Interface 192 bits
DRAM GDDR5
Base Clock 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1708 MHz
Memory Clock 4000 MHz (Effective 8000MHz) Mem. Bandwidth 192 (GB/Sec)
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I personnally, will probably wait till next year and buy the 1060 6GB when the refreshed versions come out and expect to get it for around £170. My GTX 660 Ti is managing fine on older games and I won't buy any of the current newer games, requiring more vram, until they hit the bargain bucket on steam in a year or so.
2. Need less power
3. Silent
4. Same price as 970
5. A couple less frame then 6 Gb version.
Conclusion - Buy 6 Gb if you have spare money, if dont this is better investment then new/used GTX 970.
All comments (26)
So tempted to pull the trigger if flubit do a deal
Its not an "enthusiast" card but I do think its decent value
I personnally, will probably wait till next year and buy the 1060 6GB when the refreshed versions come out and expect to get it for around £170. My GTX 660 Ti is managing fine on older games and I won't buy any of the current newer games, requiring more vram, until they hit the bargain bucket on steam in a year or so.