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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is a Pascal desktop graphics card from 2016 with 1152 CUDA cores and 3GB of GDDR5 on a 192-bit bus. It is a cut-down version of the 6GB model with one fewer streaming multiprocessor, aimed at 1080p gaming.
Pros
- Efficient Pascal design at 120W with one 6-pin connector
- 192-bit memory bus with 192 GB/s bandwidth
- Boost clock of 1708 MHz matches the 6GB model
- Supports DirectX 12
Cons
- 3GB of VRAM limits newer games and high texture settings
- Fewer shading units than the 6GB version
- No SLI support
- No ray tracing or AI upscaling hardware
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
General
- Announced
- 2016
- Architecture
- Pascal
- Process
- 16 nm
- TDP
- 120 W
- Power connector
- 1x 6-pin
Cores & Clocks
- Shading units
- 1,152
- Base clock
- 1,506 MHz
- Boost clock
- 1,708 MHz
Memory
- VRAM
- 3 GB
- VRAM type
- GDDR5
- Bus width
- 192 bit
- Bandwidth
- 192 GB/s
Benchmarks
- 3DMark Time Spy
- 3,864Bottom 14%
- PassMark G3D
- 9,859Bottom 17%
Features
- Upscaling
- None
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB good in 2026?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB earns an Inno Score of 33.1/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is a Pascal desktop graphics card from 2016 with 1152 CUDA cores and 3GB of GDDR5 on a 192-bit bus. It is a cut-down version of the 6GB model with one fewer streaming multiprocessor, aimed at 1080p gaming.
What are the key specs of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB?
VRAM: 3 GB · Boost clock: 1,708 MHz · TDP: 120 W · 3DMark Time Spy: 3,864
What are the closest alternatives to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, AMD Radeon RX 6400, Intel Arc A310 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
