@@CyanRooper Yeah that thing was a unicorn. I guess that card was so good because they heard AMD was going to release a beast of a GPU but it ended up being a dud.
Got myself a 1080 upgrade from a 950m a few months back MY GOD, I cannot exptess how much I love it. Literally better than some 20 and 30 series cards, for so much less. I love it and I probably will hold onto it for a while
Oh yes, they hold up well. At such an extent that... I still use my 1060 6Gb in my main rig. Of course I'm not playing latest AAA games on it, though. It's a humble Gainward with single fan, but it still does the job. Pretty well and in silence, please (goes fanless under 50°C) 😎 I don't even feel the need for an upgrade yet. Especially as any option would have me file for bankrupcy. The current GPU market is a joke. I seriously miss the good old days when Nvidia offered such a great price for value.
This 10xx card are kind of peak raster performance Nvidia can achieve before start to deviate to justify their almost stagnan progress on their raster performance with gimmick like RTX, DLSS, Frame Generation ,etc.
These Founder cards are so great looking. Especially the 700 - 10 Series. I love these cards, they have such a unique design and I honestly really love blower style cards, they just seem so interesting to me for some reason. In 2017 I really wanted a founders GTX 1070, but never got the chance to get one. Maybe one day when they will be like 50 bucks, I might just get one for the looks.
@@DrearierSpider1 Holy sh- yeaa, that's my favorite GPU design ever probably. I found a Titan X for around 150 bucks, might just pick it up for the looks, and how much of a beast it used to be.
I had a 1070 FE and it was fantastic for many years. They look awesome for sure. Replaced that one with a 1080ti for another few years until I just upgraded further about a month ago. Love Pascal so much!
@Sn1Per3000 yeah me too did the same upgrade, but 1070 was more impressive for its time, 3070 is ok, i love that card, but only 8gb of vram again is a little concerning
1060-1080ti definitely got their moneys worth. I know of a couple who sold their cards for huge profit after using them for years and upgraded to 30 series for free and then some. Very good cards that still hold up today.
Yeah I threw my 1080ti up on Ebay at the peak of the GPU crisis and it bid up to $900!! Couldn't believe it, and I kinda felt bad, but it eased the blow of the 3080ti I managed to get at MSRP.
@@captainshiner42 The cooler was terrible on everything 1080 and up! I had to use EK water blocks on mine, cause the temps spiked so hard in the first 3 seconds of any benchmark!
As always, another wholesome and thoroughly enjoyable video. You know, I'd love to see a "GTX 1060 vs RX480/580 in 2023" in RGHD style. Are you willing to pit those two GPUs on a one on one?
@@RandomGaminginHD I gave my RX 590 to my younger son and he's been playing the latest stuff at 1080p and is very happy with it. I got myself a RTX 3060 12GB and I'm also a happy camper. :)
@@RandomGaminginHD G'day I'd really like a 2023 comparison in new games too. it is not hard to see why the GTX1060 was Steam's No 1 for so long but it really confuses me why RX580 wasn't right next to it on the User GPU list, especially considering how good RX580 performance to $$$ has been over the years.
I always thought founders edition to be the "best" version of the base model of the gpu. Anyhow, I'm surprised you can still use this card on those games you've tried it on those 6gb really does make the difference v.s. 3/4gb gpu variants.
The 3 GB was always weird. the 1050 Ti came with 4 GB and aged better, but back then the RX 470 also existed and was an even better deal, unless mining destroyed the market. But both were clear recommendations over the 3 GB 1060 even when they came out.
@@HappyBeezerStudios In 2017 I bought a 1060 6GB over a 580 because the miners were all buying up the AMD cards, so I picked up a 1060 for £180 compared to almost double for the 580 and had no regrets. I even sold it for £180 (I could have got more by scalping but I was more than happy with what I got, in my use it cost me some thermal paste when I sold it and I cleared it to a gamer so win win in my book).
@@darthwiizius for me it was a slightly different reason to get a 1060 over a 580: power draw. that reminds me, i have to repaste mine as well soon. warranty is long over and cool is better than not cool. (not that it has any issues with that)
@@HappyBeezerStudios Yeah, so low power consumption the 1060 that really added to the reason to buy one. I upgraded from a 770 which had already fallen off the cliff performance wise despite pulling about double the power of the 1060 for half the output in actual gaming.
Contrary to 01:21 I picked up a partner GTX 1060 6GB for £210 a few days after launch, and they were readily available on multiple sites for around the £220 price point, significantly undercutting the outgoing GTX 970, which still sat at around £250. The founder cards really were seen as collector pieces, and priced accordingly.
i still have a tiny GTX 1060 3GB lying around that i bought after your recommendation back then. i've upgraded twice since then, but never sold it off because it wasn't worth that much and i figured it wouldn't hurt to have _something_ available as a backup
My gf still has this card in her personal mini itx build. Not the founders but the Aorus edition. That card is a beast, overclocked by default and oc a little more by me and even in Hogwarts Legacy remain near silent at 68 to 70 degree. Love that mini build
@@RandomGaminginHD Thank you so much for the reply! your content is amazing and I love all of the content you produce my favourite type of video is the benchmarking videos but it might be cool to see some gaming videos? just a idea, I hope as a fan we entertain you as much as you do for us keep up the work you make my day!!
Glad to see how well the 1060 is holding up. I helped a friend build a PC for him and his son, had a 1060 laying around so I gifted it to them as a stopgap until the 4070 non-Ti release.
Motion blur and Depth of Field do have an impact on perf. Whether that's significant depends on the implementation and quality of said effects. Some games have very high quality motion blur, which takes loads of samples, therefore the effect would be a bit demanding.
Lovely card! I had tons of fun with it when it came out! It was the "budget" king! - when mid range cards cost 300 euro instead of 600 -.- I bought it for 240 Euro used back then (shortly used). I had the Jetstream edition which looked to good, but after i changed it to the Aorus Xtreme which was an absolute beast of a card! If u have a good cooler the GTX 1060 overclocks like hell. I hated that u cant SLI them. This would have destroyed the market im sure. 6GB Vram where more then enough back then. 2 of those cards would been epic.
Maxwell was a good architecture too. I had a 980, a 908Ti, and a Titan X Maxwell. Impressive performance, and they could handle as much power as you could push in to them! Pascal is a mistake that Nvidia will not make again. It was too good.
Pascal series were a big step and great in terms of performance, efficiency, price and still hold up pretty well. I still run my GTX 1060 6GB, still enough for me. Thanks for the video. :)
Ah, the 1060, my first-ever GPU I bought with my own money (and a shame that it was a dud from ZOTAC). I bought the cheapest one off B&H half a decade ago for $220 and it had microstuttering issues and I played with that for 2 years before upgrading to a 1660 Ti XC from EVGA. The used market for the 10 series is also wild. I snagged both a 1070 and 1070 Ti for $85.
My 1060 is still going strong! As of a few months ago its become more of a backup as I’ve upgraded to the 5700xt to hold me over until I can find a fairly priced 6650/xt. Much love for this card as finding this for $100 in the gpu shortage allowed me to build my first rig in quarantine! Even when I eventually get my hands on a 6650 this card will continue to serve as my contingency GPU.
The 6650xt honestly would be more of a sidegrade to the 5700xt... I'd honestly keep using the 5700xt until the 7700xt comes out to get a significantly upgrade. Hopefully by then AMD will have the bugs worked out of the drivers and 7000 cards will offer better stability. Or you could go with a 6900xt which still offers some excellent price/performance if you get it at a good price. Currently they can be had new for $650 in the US, while offering RTX 3090 levels of performance (with RT off anyway lol)
Fun fact: Nvidia didn't come up with the "Founder's Edition" branding until the GTX 10 series (Pascal architecture). Prior to that, they were just called reference models like AMD's cards. Controversially, the 10 and 20 series Founder's Edition cards were priced higher than the MSRP, despite most AIB cards out performing them in thermals and noise.
I had a 1060 3gb and shortly after 6gb version back in 2016 and 2017 but in 2018 i switched to 1440p and 1060 wasn't cutting it for me in AAA games anymore so i upgraded to 1080ti and one year later in late 2019, early 2020, i switched to 2070 which is basically a 1080ti with lower power consumption and access to DLSS and this one served me well until late last year. I remember the 1060 being excellent for 1080p gaming, very low power usage and realiable.
Pascal was brilliant when it came out, huge leap over 9 series, the 1060 6GB basically doubled the performance of the 960 while sipping on electricity. Loved my old Zotac 1 fan version which I can assure you makes that blower sound whisper quiet by comparison. Yes I upgraded it but my 1060 is still my fave card because the performance boost I got over my 770 for the £180 I paid for it in 2017 was just awesome, it was a 90 Quid net spend at the end of the day.
Recently upgraded my 1060 6gb, so I played every game I play now with it. On low settings it was mostly running at around 60 fps, which is why I adore this card. 6 years later and still keeping up, the 10 series was pure value
Holy crap I have the same set up but gave it to a friend of mine now I have a 6700k with a 1080ti. But that 4790k with the 3g 1060 was still putting our great performances on cod 2.0
I was using an i7 4790k together with a 1070 up until yesterday. Got myself a Ryzen 7 2700X used for 80€. The 1070 is still plenty capable, even for hogwarts legacy on Medium Settings :)
I always thought the 1060 was a great card. Glad to see that it's still capable with more modern titles. I used to have a 1060 3gb. I loved that card. I have since upgraded to the RTX 3060.
So your the one that bought it off the cash converters website! I noticed it had sold, lol! I did think about buying it for my collection, but decided to leave it for someone else who could put it to more regular use. Nice to see it was listed with the original box and paperwork, looks in great condition as well. I guess you will be moving it on after the benchmarking.
Great video. I love the design of these cards. I have both a 980ti and a 1080ti founder's Edition. I just love the look of them. The 1080ti will likely be in my main rig for some time yet.
I have the exact same card, a GTX 1060 Founder's Edition. 🙂 When it comes to their looks, I find the GTX 10-series Founders Edition the most beautiful of all video cards. And still holding on today indeed. With the blower style fan, you have the advantage that all hot air from the GPU leaves the case immediately. For small cases or PCs with bad airflow, this can make a difference.
Yeah but the bad part is that blower fans are noisier and they wear out faster because they are small and have to spin at higher rpm than a bigger regular fan
The 1070 Ti was the only Pascal card I've ever owned, but man...that thing was a beast. Unfortunately it wasn't the beautiful founder's edition, but rather a Gigabyte Windforce 2X so at the very least thermals weren't ever a huge deal.
I just switch from this a couple months ago to a 3060 TI. I love the founders edition shrouds so I was able to find one on eBay for a really cheap price. It's a really solid card still if you don't mind playing at lower settings
gotta love the 1060 6gb. back at launch i tested all my old and not so old games at 4k on it, and was amazed to see how well it performed for the price... pascal was so good i immediately upgraded to the 1080ti and what a monster that gpu was...
Dont get me wrong having high end gear and cranking settings to max with great fps is cool and all. But something about mid range gaming and tweaking for more fps on gear that costs half the price is what really makes me smile in this hobby.
It would also be very interesting to test a RX 480 and see how it compares to the 1060 now, as AMD Drivers improve performance over time, at least many people say that.
The RX 580 was generally faster than the GTX 1060, depending on the title. But the RX 480 is about 10% slower than the 580, so it may be just a bit behind the GTX 1060.
I bought a EVGA hybrid 1080ti for my work rig a few months ago. It keeps up with the 3060ti in my home machine. The 10 series were amazing and such a large leap ahead of the 9 series. We don't see that much anymore.
This was my first graphics card ever in 2015. Unfortunately it got water damaged because there was no back plate to protect it... but i moved on to better things. To an RTX 2080 FE, now im on a 4080 FE.
In my rig I have a EVGA Gefororce GTX 1060 with 6gb Vram and runs like a dream. I bought mine a couple months ago from CEX for £130 with a 2 year warranty. Thank you fro a very informative video.
Love these FE cards. My 1070 Founder's Edition (that I haven't had too long) just crapped out and I'm gonna replace it with basically the same thing but this time going up to the Ti. These shroud designs are timeless.
I am still using a GT1060 6GB and works fine in all titles I use, Sniper Elite 5, Mafia Definitive Ed, Tomb Raider (the shadow of) Elite Dangerous with no issues and lots more besides
The fact that older Gen cards can STILL play the majority of AAA titles without any stutters is just amazing, even if Graphics settings is set to the minimum
The 6Gb do a great job. The 1060 3Gb hit the memory limit . Wel 1050ti 4Gb is lower but more stabel fps So really 1050ti on the long run than a 1060 3Gb model. Personal i have vega 56 what have the same speed like the rx5600xt . The 2Gb extra on vega make les dip and you can more textuur options.
@@dyslectische i dare to say that a 5600XT is faster than a vega 56. I had a vega 64 in 2019 and in 2020 my cousin bought a 5600XT and paired it with his ryzen 3600 while mine was paired with a 3900X. In certain games his gpu was waaaay faster, in most of them was on par with my GPU. And i believe vega 56 is lower in terms of performance than 64 unless crazy OCed
@@barbusbogdan7 no not really. A vega 56 custom designed can be on pair agians a vega 64 blower model That is the reason a vega 56 win against a rx 5600xt on 1440p and higher. On 1080p the rx5600xt is little bit faster than a vega 56 . This is the memory Botlek of the rx5600xt Last is a test by hardware un box with the game from the new Harry Potter games (what ever) And its test even a vega and the old rx serie. See that one. And hardware Unbox use vega 56 and 64 blowers in that game. A vega blower vs custom cooler . Is about the custom one by the manufacturer about 15% faster. Reason that vega 64 sucks is that the memory speed is to low for that cars. The vega 7 model the one that come out after vega 64 is a lot fastee thanks to the faster memory speed. The vega 64 is hold back a lot . Wel the vega 56 is more balanced and do not have to wait in the gpu.
Still an impressive GPU and a very cool design indeed. A comparison between a 1060 and the GTX 1650 would bei great because they can be bought at the same price used these days.
I believe the 1060 is still a better performer than the 1650, though I've picked up a few 1660 Supers on eBay in the $105-120 range and those are 1070-level performance. I love the 1070s but the 1660S is a better used buy, I think it's overlooked in the secondhand market.
I’ve got the EVGA GTX 1060 SSC 6gig 👍 This GPU can do 1440 no problem and is rock solid on 1080. I got it for $200 cad 5 years ago! Intel Arc maybe my next upgrade if they keep improving .
I still have it even if I changed CPU recently from 1600 to 5800X3D. Of all the games I play Edge of Eternity is the most demanding and it still in 1080p does 60-80fps on high settings with FSR enabled. With a card like that I might wait a little more and avoid being ripped off. I remember buying this card right when crypto madness was starting to hit. It was the last piece in the last store available at a decent price. I didn't know I made the best deal of my life back then.
Holy cow, I did not even know these existed. If it is quite audible, as you said, you might want to replace the fan, they are available on aliexpress and they do make a difference, if the card already has some mileage on it. Yours looks dust free on the fan thou, so I am not sure it is really worth it. Fun fact: these Nvidia FE fans fit at least some reference AMD cards and seem to make them more quiet. I own a high miles blower style silver rx 470 (xfx?) and the FE nvidia blower fan fit right in and made it significantly more quiet. Love the content, keep it coming, pls.
Wayback when I only play in a laptop with a 840m gpu, having a pc with a 1060 was my dream. Just 3 years ago I built my first pc with a 2070super. I might get a 1060fe one day to display it on my shelf, that card still has its place in my heart. 😁
Literally just swapped out my 1060 3gb but never really ran I to any issues. It's sitting in my htpc now where I use it to play older titles and party games on the tv. Great investment considering it's now 6 years old and still perfectly viable!
@@RandomGaminginHD also, you've been putting out some fantastic videos recently mate! always really interesting hearing about your sketchy CeX finds! :)
But im honest. 99pounds are kinda a lot for this card, especially for the hot blower founders edition. I would rather wait a bit and buy a GTX 1070 for 120 bucks. If u search for it, u will find some cards that sell for that amount. Alteast in my country. Or buy the older GTX 980, it costs like 70-80 bucks in my country. The secret master bargains are the GTX 970 and R9 280x nowadays, some go for 30 bucks. :) (i just bought a 970 for 30 bucks and a 280x for 25 )
10 series was the last great series from Nvidia low power requirements across the board, the best designed cards from partners and more importantly weren't overpriced.
proud owner for a founders 1080ti and 1070ti , been thinking about getting a founders 970 which is another all time favorite gpu ive owned through the years ive been building and configuring pcs as a hobby
I'd love to see this card compared side by side with a 1660 as they are both 120W TDP cards and 6GB. I'd also LOVE to see this card modded with a 1660 (single fan) heatsink and fan setup to shorten the overall card length and see what it does to the temps/performance.
Recently got a deal on an EVGA 1060 6GB for $79!! It's going to be upgrading a PC that's been running on UHD 630 integrated graphics until now, should be a massive performance boost!
The higher end cards like the 1070 and 1080 ti have still held their value REALLY well, I snagged a broken PC with a 1080 ti in it for $345 USD and managed to get it going for free! Sold it for $600 USD after so that's quite good
I had a Palit 1060 6gb which I upgraded to a 3070 Ti and even though it's the cheapest model of the 1060 series it still performs really well today even after 6 years I had it for. Makes you think how good the 1000 series holds up
The GTX1060 6GB is still a relevant card for me. I have one installed with an old i7-4790K 4.0GHz CPU. It runs World of Tanks in HD mode with all settings maxed except motion blur at 1440p ( 2K ) @ 100+ fps.
On one hand it's pretty nice to see my 6.5 years old mid range gpu still holding up in most titles. In worst case scenarios like a plague tale requiem you have to settle for 30fps at low settings. If I were to use my 2004 6600 gt in 2010 I'm not even sure it would have been capable of running HD youtube videos smoothly, let alone video games of that era. On the other hand, it used to be exciting to build low to mid range PC and being able to double performance every two years on the cheap. Obviously you can't have your cake and eat it and I'm happy with long lasting PC components now that I have more expensive hobbies.
Wonderful video as always. My daily card for EVERYTHING is a GTX 1060 3gb which resides in a HP prebuilt. I just cannot bring myself to upgrade as it does everything I ask of it.
My previous card was a Zotac GTX 1070 Mini which I bought in 2018 for around £224. Still have it sitting around my house. It kept me going until September 2021 when I finally managed to secure a 3060 Ti for the normal price.
Just bought one of these GTX 1060 6GB FE for €99. My plan was to put it into a budget gaming PC and flip it, but after seeing how beautiful it is with its original box, I decided to keep it for myself!
Such a legendary card. It deserved to become the perfect budget-build card. Instead, it's an overpriced old card that I wouldn't buy on the used market unless I were 100% sure the owner didn't use it for mining.
Still using my GTX 1080 modified with Raijintek Morpheous II Core black cooler. Along with this is my 4790K CPU. This combo plays very good on everything I play at 1080p. I am still holding off upgrades until we get more deeper into GPU demanding titles.
still using a 1060 6gb variant from zotac :), it was so funny when i did upgrade from a r9 270x (That one is a monster, in size) to 1060 (tiny 2 fan cooler), again comapared to that r9 its so tiny :), i love it
I bought the 1060 Phoenix 6gb a week ago 'cause my Hd 6950 was dead, for 90€ its a steal. At 1080p in 2023 i was surprised. I played various AAA games like Hogwarts legacy and 60fps in medium with no fsr its impressive. I like this card, when i bought it i know that i need to lower my expectations, but im happy. . . Played with: R5 5600X, 16gb cl16 3600mhz, ssd nvme Kingston 500gb.
Tengo una MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 3G desde el 2017 cuando la compré nueva. Nunca le hice mantenimieneto de pasta termica ni pads porque no lo necesita, las temperaturas son normales. Realmente no le di mucho uso. Me sorprende que siga batallando a pesar de tener solo 3GB de vram. Si admito que algunas configuraciones graficas hay que ir bajando, pero para 1080p funciona muy bien a 60fps. En ese momento el mismo local donde la compré tenia la version de 6GB de vram, pero costaba un 30%-35 mas. Hoy en día y desde hace años, país donde vivo que es Argentina, los precios son muy variables, en todo realmente, hay mucha inestabilidad economica. Saludos.
May I suggest you include that project 401 demo in future benchmark videos? :) I believe it may be a good intication about performance in a Unreal Engine 5 title !
I bought my inno3D 1060 6Gb mini new in 2016 for 230€... and use it up today. Last games were MSFS2020 and Days Gone which look and run quite beautifully.
10 series where nvidia peaked and made a technical marvel honestly!
Yeah absolutely
1080 was a god
1080 ti was even more Godly.
Let's hope rumors are right and theyll repeat this with the 5000 series
@@CyanRooper Yeah that thing was a unicorn. I guess that card was so good because they heard AMD was going to release a beast of a GPU but it ended up being a dud.
It is incredible how the 10 series managed to hold up so well compared to the cards we have now on the market. They were quite ahead of their time.
Yeah just upgraded from 1080 Ti few months ago, and it held surprisingly well.
Got myself a 1080 upgrade from a 950m a few months back
MY GOD, I cannot exptess how much I love it. Literally better than some 20 and 30 series cards, for so much less. I love it and I probably will hold onto it for a while
@@RuruFIN nice!
Oh yes, they hold up well. At such an extent that... I still use my 1060 6Gb in my main rig. Of course I'm not playing latest AAA games on it, though. It's a humble Gainward with single fan, but it still does the job. Pretty well and in silence, please (goes fanless under 50°C) 😎
I don't even feel the need for an upgrade yet. Especially as any option would have me file for bankrupcy. The current GPU market is a joke. I seriously miss the good old days when Nvidia offered such a great price for value.
This 10xx card are kind of peak raster performance Nvidia can achieve before start to deviate to justify their almost stagnan progress on their raster performance with gimmick like RTX, DLSS, Frame Generation ,etc.
These Founder cards are so great looking. Especially the 700 - 10 Series. I love these cards, they have such a unique design and I honestly really love blower style cards, they just seem so interesting to me for some reason. In 2017 I really wanted a founders GTX 1070, but never got the chance to get one. Maybe one day when they will be like 50 bucks, I might just get one for the looks.
The Founder's Edition cards look like the original Omnitrix from Ben 10.
Still rocking a GTX 970 3gb
The Titan X Pascal in particular is a drop dead sexy GPU. It's the same design as the other 10 series Founder's shrouds, but black instead of chrome.
@@DrearierSpider1 Holy sh- yeaa, that's my favorite GPU design ever probably. I found a Titan X for around 150 bucks, might just pick it up for the looks, and how much of a beast it used to be.
Tbh for me the RTX 2000 Series FE was the best.
I had a 1070 FE and it was fantastic for many years. They look awesome for sure. Replaced that one with a 1080ti for another few years until I just upgraded further about a month ago. Love Pascal so much!
Yeah the 1080ti is still such a beast
I done absolutly same upgrade From 1070 to 1080Ti ... Both card was made by Gigabyte Aorus. I just love Pascal and Aorus combined! :)
@Sn1Per3000 yeah me too did the same upgrade, but 1070 was more impressive for its time, 3070 is ok, i love that card, but only 8gb of vram again is a little concerning
what did you upgrade to?
@@KShauryaDwivedi I built a whole new rig with a Ryzen 7 7700x, a Radeon 6950xt and 32 gigs of ddr5. I'm very happy with it
1060-1080ti definitely got their moneys worth. I know of a couple who sold their cards for huge profit after using them for years and upgraded to 30 series for free and then some. Very good cards that still hold up today.
Yeah I threw my 1080ti up on Ebay at the peak of the GPU crisis and it bid up to $900!! Couldn't believe it, and I kinda felt bad, but it eased the blow of the 3080ti I managed to get at MSRP.
@@kyle1758 that's awesome. I should've done that with my 1070 ti
I sold my 1060 in 350usd in 2021, i'm from Argentina. A few months ago with that money, i buy a 3070 and a GTX 1660ti. No new, but amazing cards.
I used to think 1080ti price was crazy when it came out but the fact its 6 years old and can still do perfectly fine with its 11GB vram is incredible.
Beautiful card, love the FE models of the 10 series. Even the little 1060, nice find :)
Did you ever benchmark this one?
best card of the best series
@@captainshiner42 The cooler was terrible on everything 1080 and up! I had to use EK water blocks on mine, cause the temps spiked so hard in the first 3 seconds of any benchmark!
@@cmdrclassified yeah the reference blowers on the 900 and 1000 series were just awful
@@captainshiner42 not the FE but I do have a 1060 6GB
As always, another wholesome and thoroughly enjoyable video. You know, I'd love to see a "GTX 1060 vs RX480/580 in 2023" in RGHD style. Are you willing to pit those two GPUs on a one on one?
Yeah good idea would be interesting to see how those two compare these days
@@RandomGaminginHD I gave my RX 590 to my younger son and he's been playing the latest stuff at 1080p and is very happy with it.
I got myself a RTX 3060 12GB and I'm also a happy camper. :)
@@RandomGaminginHD G'day I'd really like a 2023 comparison in new games too.
it is not hard to see why the GTX1060 was Steam's No 1 for so long but it really confuses me why RX580 wasn't right next to it on the User GPU list, especially considering how good RX580 performance to $$$ has been over the years.
@@shaneeslick It is the power usage and drivers..Classic stuff.
@@Djare915 I've never had a problem with my RX580 Drivers
I always thought founders edition to be the "best" version of the base model of the gpu. Anyhow, I'm surprised you can still use this card on those games you've tried it on those 6gb really does make the difference v.s. 3/4gb gpu variants.
Yeah I praised the 3GB card when it came out but now seems like the time to finally avoid it to be honest
The 3 GB was always weird. the 1050 Ti came with 4 GB and aged better, but back then the RX 470 also existed and was an even better deal, unless mining destroyed the market. But both were clear recommendations over the 3 GB 1060 even when they came out.
@@HappyBeezerStudios
In 2017 I bought a 1060 6GB over a 580 because the miners were all buying up the AMD cards, so I picked up a 1060 for £180 compared to almost double for the 580 and had no regrets. I even sold it for £180 (I could have got more by scalping but I was more than happy with what I got, in my use it cost me some thermal paste when I sold it and I cleared it to a gamer so win win in my book).
@@darthwiizius for me it was a slightly different reason to get a 1060 over a 580: power draw.
that reminds me, i have to repaste mine as well soon. warranty is long over and cool is better than not cool. (not that it has any issues with that)
@@HappyBeezerStudios
Yeah, so low power consumption the 1060 that really added to the reason to buy one. I upgraded from a 770 which had already fallen off the cliff performance wise despite pulling about double the power of the 1060 for half the output in actual gaming.
Contrary to 01:21 I picked up a partner GTX 1060 6GB for £210 a few days after launch, and they were readily available on multiple sites for around the £220 price point, significantly undercutting the outgoing GTX 970, which still sat at around £250. The founder cards really were seen as collector pieces, and priced accordingly.
i still have a tiny GTX 1060 3GB lying around that i bought after your recommendation back then. i've upgraded twice since then, but never sold it off because it wasn't worth that much and i figured it wouldn't hurt to have _something_ available as a backup
Yeah good idea to keep it around. I’m glad my video helped you make your decision back then :)
My gf still has this card in her personal mini itx build. Not the founders but the Aorus edition. That card is a beast, overclocked by default and oc a little more by me and even in Hogwarts Legacy remain near silent at 68 to 70 degree. Love that mini build
Love the content bro keep it up! As a fellow person from the uk i know how amazing cashies is!!!
It’s a gold mine haha
@@RandomGaminginHD Thank you so much for the reply! your content is amazing and I love all of the content you produce my favourite type of video is the benchmarking videos but it might be cool to see some gaming videos? just a idea, I hope as a fan we entertain you as much as you do for us keep up the work you make my day!!
Glad to see how well the 1060 is holding up. I helped a friend build a PC for him and his son, had a 1060 laying around so I gifted it to them as a stopgap until the 4070 non-Ti release.
Motion blur and Depth of Field do have an impact on perf. Whether that's significant depends on the implementation and quality of said effects. Some games have very high quality motion blur, which takes loads of samples, therefore the effect would be a bit demanding.
I don't care if blower style cards aren't as practical in the majority of builds, they just look so much cooler
i find these kind of videos from you the most entertaining
Thank you
Lovely card!
I had tons of fun with it when it came out! It was the "budget" king! - when mid range cards cost 300 euro instead of 600 -.-
I bought it for 240 Euro used back then (shortly used). I had the Jetstream edition which looked to good, but after i changed it to the Aorus Xtreme which was an absolute beast of a card! If u have a good cooler the GTX 1060 overclocks like hell.
I hated that u cant SLI them. This would have destroyed the market im sure. 6GB Vram where more then enough back then. 2 of those cards would been epic.
Yeah sli would have been so good. Can probably use different sli auto to use two together though, even if next to no games support dual gpu anymore :(
The 1060 6gb was first GPU I purchased when I built my 1st computer. It was a insane upgrade compared to my old laptop!
This was a good deal back in 2016. For $250 you got a card as powerful as a GTX 980 with 2GB more vRAM.
Maxwell was a good architecture too. I had a 980, a 908Ti, and a Titan X Maxwell. Impressive performance, and they could handle as much power as you could push in to them! Pascal is a mistake that Nvidia will not make again. It was too good.
Pascal series were a big step and great in terms of performance, efficiency, price and still hold up pretty well. I still run my GTX 1060 6GB, still enough for me. Thanks for the video. :)
Ah, the 1060, my first-ever GPU I bought with my own money (and a shame that it was a dud from ZOTAC). I bought the cheapest one off B&H half a decade ago for $220 and it had microstuttering issues and I played with that for 2 years before upgrading to a 1660 Ti XC from EVGA. The used market for the 10 series is also wild. I snagged both a 1070 and 1070 Ti for $85.
The memories, great work!
My 1060 is still going strong! As of a few months ago its become more of a backup as I’ve upgraded to the 5700xt to hold me over until I can find a fairly priced 6650/xt. Much love for this card as finding this for $100 in the gpu shortage allowed me to build my first rig in quarantine! Even when I eventually get my hands on a 6650 this card will continue to serve as my contingency GPU.
The 6650xt honestly would be more of a sidegrade to the 5700xt... I'd honestly keep using the 5700xt until the 7700xt comes out to get a significantly upgrade. Hopefully by then AMD will have the bugs worked out of the drivers and 7000 cards will offer better stability. Or you could go with a 6900xt which still offers some excellent price/performance if you get it at a good price. Currently they can be had new for $650 in the US, while offering RTX 3090 levels of performance (with RT off anyway lol)
Do you care I have a 4080 and you dont?
These founder cards are the best looking cards ever made imo. I finally got my hand on a 980 founders edition and I absolutely love it!
Fun fact: Nvidia didn't come up with the "Founder's Edition" branding until the GTX 10 series (Pascal architecture). Prior to that, they were just called reference models like AMD's cards. Controversially, the 10 and 20 series Founder's Edition cards were priced higher than the MSRP, despite most AIB cards out performing them in thermals and noise.
I had a 1060 3gb and shortly after 6gb version back in 2016 and 2017 but in 2018 i switched to 1440p and 1060 wasn't cutting it for me in AAA games anymore so i upgraded to 1080ti and one year later in late 2019, early 2020, i switched to 2070 which is basically a 1080ti with lower power consumption and access to DLSS and this one served me well until late last year.
I remember the 1060 being excellent for 1080p gaming, very low power usage and realiable.
Pascal was brilliant when it came out, huge leap over 9 series, the 1060 6GB basically doubled the performance of the 960 while sipping on electricity. Loved my old Zotac 1 fan version which I can assure you makes that blower sound whisper quiet by comparison. Yes I upgraded it but my 1060 is still my fave card because the performance boost I got over my 770 for the £180 I paid for it in 2017 was just awesome, it was a 90 Quid net spend at the end of the day.
Upgraded from GTX 770 2GB to 1060 6GB and MAN was that and upgrade! Mind you I'm still at Pascal with my 1070 Ti ;D
Recently upgraded my 1060 6gb, so I played every game I play now with it. On low settings it was mostly running at around 60 fps, which is why I adore this card. 6 years later and still keeping up, the 10 series was pure value
Using a 6 gig 1060 with 4790k, honestly this system's longevity and capabilities been a great help through the tough times :D
Holy crap I have the same set up but gave it to a friend of mine now I have a 6700k with a 1080ti. But that 4790k with the 3g 1060 was still putting our great performances on cod 2.0
I was using an i7 4790k together with a 1070 up until yesterday. Got myself a Ryzen 7 2700X used for 80€. The 1070 is still plenty capable, even for hogwarts legacy on Medium Settings :)
Was on that same setup. The 1060 died in 2018 though but my 4790k kept going with an rtx 2080 fe. Now im on 12700kf, rtx 4080 fe.
@@theicewitch9328 congrats on the mad upgrades (:
@@jponz85 still a very nice setup as long as games continue supporting that CPU 👍
Back in the day i used to binge watch your gpu benchmark videos and bought the 1060 still a very good card
I always thought the 1060 was a great card. Glad to see that it's still capable with more modern titles. I used to have a 1060 3gb. I loved that card. I have since upgraded to the RTX 3060.
So your the one that bought it off the cash converters website! I noticed it had sold, lol! I did think about buying it for my collection, but decided to leave it for someone else who could put it to more regular use. Nice to see it was listed with the original box and paperwork, looks in great condition as well. I guess you will be moving it on after the benchmarking.
Great video. I love the design of these cards. I have both a 980ti and a 1080ti founder's Edition. I just love the look of them. The 1080ti will likely be in my main rig for some time yet.
Im following you since you had under 100k subs. I really loved your videos doing benchmark with different hardwares... Keep it up
I have the exact same card, a GTX 1060 Founder's Edition. 🙂
When it comes to their looks, I find the GTX 10-series Founders Edition the most beautiful of all video cards.
And still holding on today indeed.
With the blower style fan, you have the advantage that all hot air from the GPU leaves the case immediately. For small cases or PCs with bad airflow, this can make a difference.
Yeah but the bad part is that blower fans are noisier and they wear out faster because they are small and have to spin at higher rpm than a bigger regular fan
The 1070 Ti was the only Pascal card I've ever owned, but man...that thing was a beast. Unfortunately it wasn't the beautiful founder's edition, but rather a Gigabyte Windforce 2X so at the very least thermals weren't ever a huge deal.
I'm still running the zotac mini 1060 6gb, Mine overclocks really well and I clean it often so it runs cool and loud
I just switch from this a couple months ago to a 3060 TI. I love the founders edition shrouds so I was able to find one on eBay for a really cheap price. It's a really solid card still if you don't mind playing at lower settings
Lower settings on a 3060 ti :skull: the only time this is true is if you want very high refresh rate 1080p or 4k
@@supercool_saiyan5670 I was talking about the 1060 🤭. I can play anything 1080p 144fps with the 3060 TI. It's a massive jump
gotta love the 1060 6gb. back at launch i tested all my old and not so old games at 4k on it, and was amazed to see how well it performed for the price... pascal was so good i immediately upgraded to the 1080ti and what a monster that gpu was...
Dont get me wrong having high end gear and cranking settings to max with great fps is cool and all. But something about mid range gaming and tweaking for more fps on gear that costs half the price is what really makes me smile in this hobby.
It would also be very interesting to test a RX 480 and see how it compares to the 1060 now, as AMD Drivers improve performance over time, at least many people say that.
The RX 580 was generally faster than the GTX 1060, depending on the title. But the RX 480 is about 10% slower than the 580, so it may be just a bit behind the GTX 1060.
I bought a EVGA hybrid 1080ti for my work rig a few months ago. It keeps up with the 3060ti in my home machine. The 10 series were amazing and such a large leap ahead of the 9 series. We don't see that much anymore.
i just picked up an EVGA 1060 FTW 6 gb a week ago for $100 nice to see it's still capable in newer games.
I had a 1060 for about 3 years served me very well, i still keep it on display on my desk for years now and for many years to come
Its a real shame that blower cards are so hot and loud because they look so good
Yeah they look great. I’ll compromise 😁
About time u did a 1060 review, wow, brother, u are rocking lately.
Beautiful card, like!
This was my first graphics card ever in 2015. Unfortunately it got water damaged because there was no back plate to protect it... but i moved on to better things. To an RTX 2080 FE, now im on a 4080 FE.
In my rig I have a EVGA Gefororce GTX 1060 with 6gb Vram and runs like a dream. I bought mine a couple months ago from CEX for £130 with a 2 year warranty. Thank you fro a very informative video.
Love these FE cards. My 1070 Founder's Edition (that I haven't had too long) just crapped out and I'm gonna replace it with basically the same thing but this time going up to the Ti. These shroud designs are timeless.
I upgraded from my 1060 6gb to a 3060Ti and the difference is night and day, but God Damn I loved my 1060! It's in my sons rig now
I am still using a GT1060 6GB and works fine in all titles I use, Sniper Elite 5, Mafia Definitive Ed, Tomb Raider (the shadow of) Elite Dangerous with no issues and lots more besides
I’m still running this exact card in my rig paired with a Ryzen 5800x. Love the look of these founders cards
The fact that older Gen cards can STILL play the majority of AAA titles without any stutters is just amazing, even if Graphics settings is set to the minimum
Well, the CPU helps. It would not be the same with a 4c/4t CPU like and old i5.
@@takehirolol5962 indeed
The 6Gb do a great job.
The 1060 3Gb hit the memory limit .
Wel 1050ti 4Gb is lower but more stabel fps
So really 1050ti on the long run than a 1060 3Gb model.
Personal i have vega 56 what have the same speed like the rx5600xt .
The 2Gb extra on vega make les dip and you can more textuur options.
@@dyslectische i dare to say that a 5600XT is faster than a vega 56.
I had a vega 64 in 2019 and in 2020 my cousin bought a 5600XT and paired it with his ryzen 3600 while mine was paired with a 3900X.
In certain games his gpu was waaaay faster, in most of them was on par with my GPU. And i believe vega 56 is lower in terms of performance than 64 unless crazy OCed
@@barbusbogdan7 no not really.
A vega 56 custom designed can be on pair agians a vega 64 blower model
That is the reason a vega 56 win against a rx 5600xt on 1440p and higher.
On 1080p the rx5600xt is little bit faster than a vega 56 .
This is the memory Botlek of the rx5600xt
Last is a test by hardware un box with the game from the new Harry Potter games (what ever)
And its test even a vega and the old rx serie.
See that one.
And hardware Unbox use vega 56 and 64 blowers in that game.
A vega blower vs custom cooler .
Is about the custom one by the manufacturer about 15% faster.
Reason that vega 64 sucks is that the memory speed is to low for that cars.
The vega 7 model the one that come out after vega 64 is a lot fastee thanks to the faster memory speed.
The vega 64 is hold back a lot .
Wel the vega 56 is more balanced and do not have to wait in the gpu.
I have Evga gtx 1060 sc 6g and very happy with it in 2023.
Still an impressive GPU and a very cool design indeed. A comparison between a 1060 and the GTX 1650 would bei great because they can be bought at the same price used these days.
I believe the 1060 is still a better performer than the 1650, though I've picked up a few 1660 Supers on eBay in the $105-120 range and those are 1070-level performance. I love the 1070s but the 1660S is a better used buy, I think it's overlooked in the secondhand market.
You friggin legend!
This is amazing classic graphics in 2016 . your founder Edtion very special
The 900/1000 series Founders Editions were cheaper than board partners, then they went premium 2000 series, then the cheaper option 3000/4000 series
I’ve got the EVGA GTX 1060 SSC 6gig 👍 This GPU can do 1440 no problem and is rock solid on 1080. I got it for $200 cad 5 years ago! Intel Arc maybe my next upgrade if they keep improving .
I still have it even if I changed CPU recently from 1600 to 5800X3D. Of all the games I play Edge of Eternity is the most demanding and it still in 1080p does 60-80fps on high settings with FSR enabled. With a card like that I might wait a little more and avoid being ripped off. I remember buying this card right when crypto madness was starting to hit. It was the last piece in the last store available at a decent price. I didn't know I made the best deal of my life back then.
Holy cow, I did not even know these existed. If it is quite audible, as you said, you might want to replace the fan, they are available on aliexpress and they do make a difference, if the card already has some mileage on it. Yours looks dust free on the fan thou, so I am not sure it is really worth it. Fun fact: these Nvidia FE fans fit at least some reference AMD cards and seem to make them more quiet. I own a high miles blower style silver rx 470 (xfx?) and the FE nvidia blower fan fit right in and made it significantly more quiet. Love the content, keep it coming, pls.
Wayback when I only play in a laptop with a 840m gpu, having a pc with a 1060 was my dream. Just 3 years ago I built my first pc with a 2070super. I might get a 1060fe one day to display it on my shelf, that card still has its place in my heart. 😁
Literally just swapped out my 1060 3gb but never really ran I to any issues. It's sitting in my htpc now where I use it to play older titles and party games on the tv. Great investment considering it's now 6 years old and still perfectly viable!
Yeah certainly got your moneys worth
@@RandomGaminginHD also, you've been putting out some fantastic videos recently mate! always really interesting hearing about your sketchy CeX finds! :)
But im honest. 99pounds are kinda a lot for this card, especially for the hot blower founders edition. I would rather wait a bit and buy a GTX 1070 for 120 bucks. If u search for it, u will find some cards that sell for that amount. Alteast in my country.
Or buy the older GTX 980, it costs like 70-80 bucks in my country.
The secret master bargains are the GTX 970 and R9 280x nowadays, some go for 30 bucks. :) (i just bought a 970 for 30 bucks and a 280x for 25 )
10 series was the last great series from Nvidia low power requirements across the board, the best designed cards from partners and more importantly weren't overpriced.
Yeah my favourite series (apart from 70 of course)
proud owner for a founders 1080ti and 1070ti , been thinking about getting a founders 970 which is another all time favorite gpu ive owned through the years ive been building and configuring pcs as a hobby
correction (caffiene overdose typo ) im a proud owner of a founders gtx 1080ti and gtx 1070ti lol
I used to have a 1060. Glad to see that it's still holding up in 2023.
I'd love to see this card compared side by side with a 1660 as they are both 120W TDP cards and 6GB.
I'd also LOVE to see this card modded with a 1660 (single fan) heatsink and fan setup to shorten the overall card length and see what it does to the temps/performance.
Not only did that NPC in cyberpunk fall over, but they got ran over too! must have been having a really bad day :D
Recently got a deal on an EVGA 1060 6GB for $79!! It's going to be upgrading a PC that's been running on UHD 630 integrated graphics until now, should be a massive performance boost!
Great to see how this card is holding up. Would love to see if the RX 580 8GB is still just as good.
UR SO CLOSE TO 500K
Still rocking my 1060 6gb laptop 🔥
The king of value! Man i love the pascal generation.
The higher end cards like the 1070 and 1080 ti have still held their value REALLY well, I snagged a broken PC with a 1080 ti in it for $345 USD and managed to get it going for free! Sold it for $600 USD after so that's quite good
I had a Palit 1060 6gb which I upgraded to a 3070 Ti and even though it's the cheapest model of the 1060 series it still performs really well today even after 6 years I had it for. Makes you think how good the 1000 series holds up
The GTX1060 6GB is still a relevant card for me.
I have one installed with an old i7-4790K 4.0GHz CPU.
It runs World of Tanks in HD mode with all settings maxed except motion blur at 1440p ( 2K ) @ 100+ fps.
The 4790k is such a great chip
@El Cactuar You say 2.5K, QHD , I say 2K, which flows off the tongue when making a quick point.
On one hand it's pretty nice to see my 6.5 years old mid range gpu still holding up in most titles. In worst case scenarios like a plague tale requiem you have to settle for 30fps at low settings. If I were to use my 2004 6600 gt in 2010 I'm not even sure it would have been capable of running HD youtube videos smoothly, let alone video games of that era.
On the other hand, it used to be exciting to build low to mid range PC and being able to double performance every two years on the cheap.
Obviously you can't have your cake and eat it and I'm happy with long lasting PC components now that I have more expensive hobbies.
Wonderful video as always. My daily card for EVERYTHING is a GTX 1060 3gb which resides in a HP prebuilt. I just cannot bring myself to upgrade as it does everything I ask of it.
Thank you :) and as I always say if it’s good enough for your needs it’s good enough
it makes sense why this is now popular. all titles can be played 40+ FPS with high setting in modern games.
still a beauty!
Absolutely
My previous card was a Zotac GTX 1070 Mini which I bought in 2018 for around £224. Still have it sitting around my house.
It kept me going until September 2021 when I finally managed to secure a 3060 Ti for the normal price.
Just bought one of these GTX 1060 6GB FE for €99. My plan was to put it into a budget gaming PC and flip it, but after seeing how beautiful it is with its original box, I decided to keep it for myself!
Such a legendary card.
It deserved to become the perfect budget-build card. Instead, it's an overpriced old card that I wouldn't buy on the used market unless I were 100% sure the owner didn't use it for mining.
I've got a 1080 ti founders and I bought it in 2020. Awesome card and they're pretty
I also never knew that these cards exist in Founders Edition!
Something i keep my eye on to find . 🙂
500k in a bit huh. congrats.
I heard clicking, the bearings might be a bit worn out now, then again, perhaps something needs tightening.
Probably my desk chair under all the pressure 😂
my gtx 1080 that i got for christmas is an absolute beast, it will run anything on max settings as far as you have the fan speed high enough
I LOVE IT !, Star Wars look!
Still using my GTX 1080 modified with Raijintek Morpheous II Core black cooler. Along with this is my 4790K CPU. This combo plays very good on everything I play at 1080p. I am still holding off upgrades until we get more deeper into GPU demanding titles.
still using a 1060 6gb variant from zotac :), it was so funny when i did upgrade from a r9 270x (That one is a monster, in size) to 1060 (tiny 2 fan cooler), again comapared to that r9 its so tiny :), i love it
I bought the 1060 Phoenix 6gb a week ago 'cause my Hd 6950 was dead, for 90€ its a steal. At 1080p in 2023 i was surprised. I played various AAA games like Hogwarts legacy and 60fps in medium with no fsr its impressive. I like this card, when i bought it i know that i need to lower my expectations, but im happy.
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Played with: R5 5600X, 16gb cl16 3600mhz, ssd nvme Kingston 500gb.
Wow, was not expecting this performance at all.
Tengo una MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 3G desde el 2017 cuando la compré nueva. Nunca le hice mantenimieneto de pasta termica ni pads porque no lo necesita, las temperaturas son normales. Realmente no le di mucho uso. Me sorprende que siga batallando a pesar de tener solo 3GB de vram. Si admito que algunas configuraciones graficas hay que ir bajando, pero para 1080p funciona muy bien a 60fps. En ese momento el mismo local donde la compré tenia la version de 6GB de vram, pero costaba un 30%-35 mas. Hoy en día y desde hace años, país donde vivo que es Argentina, los precios son muy variables, en todo realmente, hay mucha inestabilidad economica. Saludos.
I used to have a ton of these when I was mining Ethereum back in 2017, great cards
May I suggest you include that project 401 demo in future benchmark videos? :) I believe it may be a good intication about performance in a Unreal Engine 5 title !
1070 Ti from zotac is still my fever dream up to today, also i have dissasembled GTX 770 Founders edition.
I bought my inno3D 1060 6Gb mini new in 2016 for 230€... and use it up today. Last games were MSFS2020 and Days Gone which look and run quite beautifully.