EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming Review: Mini But Mighty Pascal

Name: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming
Brand: EVGA

by Marco Chiappetta — Thursday, January 26, 2017, 11:45 AM EDT

Performance Summary: For all intents and purposes, the EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming performs just like an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Founder's Edition. The cards have similar GPU and memory clocks, and performed within a percentage point or two (give or take) across the board. Any differences in performance can be attributed to slightly different average boost clocks, that result from the different coolers on the cards, or the margin of error in a particular benchmark. In terms of competing offerings, the EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming trades blows with the Radeon RX 480, though it occasionally nipped at the more expensive Radeon R9 Nano's heels.

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As much as we love the biggest, baddest graphics cards around here, there's something about high-performance, small form factor products that's just as cool. The 6GB EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming that we tested is a $249 graphics card with enough muscle to churn through most games at 1440P or lower resolutions, in a form factor and power envelope fit for a mini-ITX gaming build (cheaper 3GB options are also available). There are more powerful cards with similar form factors, like the Radeon R9 Nano, but they're also much more expensive and consume more energy. If you're looking for a great all around graphics card for a small form factor build that won't break the bank, the EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming is definitely worthy of consideration.


Small Form Factor Quiet Good Overclocker Respectable Performance Power Friendly	No SLI With 1060s Sometimes Trails RX 480 In New Titles

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Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com