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what actually makes the 3gb 1060 bad?

I don't think its so much that the card is bad, just people feel Nvidia is being misleading with its naming - The 6GB should have been the 1060 Ti.

That and the 1050 Ti having more VRAM is kinda weird...
 
ExoMale said:
i know its only 3gb which is hardly a crime and i know the 6gb version is a different card all together, but what actually makes the weaker version as bad as people make out?

reason i ask is just seen one on gum for £100, its this one.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-40m-as.html

i might just about be able to get it, but is it too bad for the money?
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I had the 6gb Asus 1060 dual until a couple opf days ago and was pleasantly surprised with the cards build, As others have said the dropped core counts a pity and the 3gb's isn't enough nowadays even in 1080pyour best bet is a 4 gb card. That said at the price it's a bargain so if you don't mind dropping the texture setting occasionaly grab it.
 
thanks for replies.

i see where your coming from, as a none serious gamer i have never needed more than 2gb from a card, hell, only been the division thats pushed beyond 1.5gb and been happy with all the settings for high ive had so the number doesnt bother me so long its not less than a gig, just people on here always called it the cripple and that one is selling for less than some 960s ive seen lol.

just looking things over, i dont know if i could manage the £100 straight away anyways at which point this likely sell, i just got excited a bit ha, but with the 'bottleneck' comment, is that going to be the same even if i overclocked the quad? dont know how good the q9300 is, was just a good price i thought and be better than the e6300 Pentium it replaced.
 
not only does it have less vram it also less specs than the 6gb, the tmu count is definitely lower 72 for the 3gb and 80 for the 6gb if memory serves me correctly, there is also some other stuff different

so its not just vram that is different they are also spec'd different also
 
pig666eon said:
not only does it have less vram it also less specs than the 6gb, the tmu count is definitely lower 72 for the 3gb and 80 for the 6gb if memory serves me correctly, there is also some other stuff different
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In the scheme of things though the difference is as small as from the 1050 to the 1050ti (rather than e.g. the difference between a 1070 and 1080). Had the 6Gb been called the 1060Ti, I think it would be less of an issue.

The main thing though that feels a bit "naughty" with regards to the branding is it only having 3GB vram, when the card immediately under it has 4GB
 
How many would say the 1050ti is a better choice then the 3gb 1060.

Im not sure the 3gb is a problem exactly. GTA5 will run on 1gb only, eventually 3gb will be a problem but Im not certain its the biggest thing to worry about right now or even a year or 2 years.
100 is low end of the market, not bargain basement but this price area is probably the lowest for anyone who is a 'gamer'
In that context, its fine and in any case you have to worry about CPU to also compliment any better cards then this. Maybe the best advice is which artifact checker for secondhand cards
 
It doesn't have AMD on the box. This is a problem for some.


the 3GB is not really an issue, by the time 3gB doesn't work out the card wont have the grunt. Eventually you might find the odd game that you have to turn texture detail down for example but you will have to turn other features down in case.
 
QlimaxUK said:
I was looking to upgrade my 970 4GB (or 3.5GB more like) and am looking at the 1060's 6 GB cards, would it be worth it for me?
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No, your upgrade is 980ti, 1070 or higher, wouldn't bother with the 980ti tho.

Also this 100 quid 1060 has probably spent all it's life mining? :p
 
D.P. said:
It doesn't have AMD on the box. This is a problem for some.


the 3GB is not really an issue, by the time 3gB doesn't work out the card wont have the grunt. Eventually you might find the odd game that you have to turn texture detail down for example but you will have to turn other features down in case.
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Textures take up a lot of framebuffer and textures are not what are demanding on the gpu. When i turn textures from low to high or max i see hardly any difference in gpu load. So yes 3gb is abit on the low side for games today for 1080p.
 
It is significantly faster than aRadeon HD 7950, and i played all manner of 1080p games in max settings without noticing frameless except in the most extreme circumstances. So it is more than able.

The thing about this forum is it is full of people who are used/ expect the best, but for the average Joe at GTX 1060 3 is more than enough. Exactly why I now have a 1080ti to play dota 2 is anyones guess
 
r7slayer said:
Textures take up a lot of framebuffer and textures are not what are demanding on the gpu. When i turn textures from low to high or max i see hardly any difference in gpu load. So yes 3gb is abit on the low side for games today for 1080p.
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the most unoptimised game there is PUBG I run on medium textures on a 3GB 1060. I imagine if it was optimised I could go to high. it also lets me hit 90-110 fps consistently (much higher than 60hz).

it can play CSGO @ max settings on a 2K monitor at 300fps. 1060 3GB is a beast of a card for what it is. the 1060 6GB is only 15% more performance for 50% more money. also in the second hand market a 1060 6GB is easily £190 (double the cost of this 3GB 1060) and therefore your paying 100% more for 15% more performance.

you would have to be a moron to think a 1060 3GB for £100 isn't a steal. so long as it has warranty, etc I wouldn't worry about mining use. It's only been out for a few months not years. So long as it passes 2-3 3D mark runs it's good to go.
 
Armageus said:
In the scheme of things though the difference is as small as from the 1050 to the 1050ti (rather than e.g. the difference between a 1070 and 1080). Had the 6Gb been called the 1060Ti, I think it would be less of an issue.

The main thing though that feels a bit "naughty" with regards to the branding is it only having 3GB vram, when the card immediately under it has 4GB
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No that's quite innocuous. The vram amount is plain for all too see. The 1050's could ship with 8GB and a consumer would still wonder about the 1060 model.

What isn't so obvious is the fewer shaders and tmu's that isn't clear from the naming. You would quite reasonably expect both 1060's to be the same gpu's just with one gaving double the amount of vram. It is intended to be misleading.
 
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