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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
NVIDIA's mainstream Pascal card, launched July 19, 2016 at $249 with 1,280 CUDA cores and 6GB of GDDR5 across a 192-bit bus for 192GB/s of bandwidth. Boosting to 1,709MHz on just 120W, it became a default 1080p recommendation for years after launch.
Pros
- 1,280 CUDA cores boosting to 1,709MHz on just 120W
- 6GB of GDDR5 memory was ample for 1080p gaming at launch
- Single 6-pin power connector kept requirements modest for mainstream PSUs
- 192GB/s of memory bandwidth was competitive for its price class
Cons
- No hardware ray tracing or Tensor cores; both arrived only with the RTX 20 series
- A cut-down 3GB variant with fewer cores exists and can be confused with this 6GB model
- Founders Edition was a limited run sold only through nvidia.com at $299, $50 above the $249 partner MSRP
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
General
- Announced
- 2016
- Architecture
- Pascal
- Process
- 16 nm
- TDP
- 120 W
- Power connector
- 1x 6-pin
Cores & Clocks
- Shading units
- 1,280
- Base clock
- 1,506 MHz
- Boost clock
- 1,709 MHz
Memory
- VRAM
- 6 GB
- VRAM type
- GDDR5
- Bus width
- 192 bit
- Bandwidth
- 192 GB/s
Benchmarks
- 3DMark Time Spy
- 4,178Bottom 10%
- PassMark G3D
- 10,021Bottom 15%
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB good in 2026?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB earns an Inno Score of 34/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. NVIDIA's mainstream Pascal card, launched July 19, 2016 at $249 with 1,280 CUDA cores and 6GB of GDDR5 across a 192-bit bus for 192GB/s of bandwidth. Boosting to 1,709MHz on just 120W, it became a default 1080p recommendation for years after launch.
What are the key specs of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB?
VRAM: 6 GB · Boost clock: 1,709 MHz · TDP: 120 W · 3DMark Time Spy: 4,178
What are the closest alternatives to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Radeon RX 580, AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
