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The ASUS GTX 1060 STRIX OC's key features are prominently displayed on the packaging including its RGB and VR credentials.
The accessory bundle is almost becoming irrelevant these days since drivers are best downloaded from the internet and power adapters shouldn't be required if the system power supply is up to scratch. The only items of note are some ROG-branded cable ties but there is a driver CD and speed setup guide if required, as well as a World of Warships code.
The ASUS GTX 1060 STRIX is a surprisingly large product for its 120W TDP. This could divide the crowd – some may say it should be a more compact and lean package, while others will welcome its overkill cooling solution as it should result in low temperatures and noise output. Although, ASUS likely has an ITX variant in the works anyway if past trends are anything to go by.
The fitted backplate finishes off the polished design of the product, ASUS has done a solid job of making this card look the part.
Power is taken in through a single 8pin, that's an alteration from the standard 6pin on the Founders Edition card.
At the end of the heatsink you can see the four nickel plated copper heat pipes with the fifth not visible as it points towards the rear I/O.
Despite the impressive cooling implementation ASUS strictly adheres to a dual-slot form factor these days which should aid compatibility with other PCIe devices, sound cards, network cards, even chunky CPU coolers.
This has little implication for multi-GPU compatibility though since the GTX 1060 doesn't support SLI.
The rear I/O is similar to the stock Nvidia configuration with the exception that one of the Display Port 1.4 ports has been swapped for another HDMI 2.0 to help with VR devices like the HTC Vive.
The sum of the rear I/O is two HDMI 2.0, one DVI-D dual-link and two DisplayPort 1.4.
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Why isn’t there a GTX 980 in this lineup, seeing as it’s supposedly the 1060’s most comparable card? would have been interesting to see the differences between the two.
performance wise, a stock 1060 is like an overclocked 970
Hi N3XUS. While that may be true. Isn’t a heavily overclocked 970 comparable to a stock 980? I’ve heard elsewhere that the 1060 is around the 980 performance wise. Wondered why there wasn’t one included in the lineup. I would have been interested to see where the 1060 lay in between the two (970 and 980).
The card is phenomenal…. Only problem is the price here in Canada… retailers that have this particular model are charging upwards of $459 to $469… Not enough of a performance boost to replace a RX480 ($309 – $329 Canadian) and to close to a GTX 1070 price wise… (I would just step up to 1070 instead of getting this unit).
Hey! Yes, you’re right a 970 with a nice OC can indeed reach 980 levels of performance.
You should check out this vid if you’re still curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7WX6pjL-M
Why on the first screenshot on GTA V, there is 2048 video memory?
this one, or Gigabyte G1 gaming gtx 1060?
same base and boost clock
I’m sure I answered this question before, maybe it was someone else. Anyway the screenshots are there just to provide the settings we use for benchmarking each game. When these settings screenshots were taken it was a GTX 750 Ti, which has 2GB.
6-8 bucks? That’s not much mate. Learn to use a comma instead of a decimal point ya scamming cunt