ASUS GTX 1060 STRIX OC 6 GB

[W1zzard]

The ASUS GTX 1060 STRIX OC is the fastest GTX 1060 we have tested so far thanks to a large GPU and memory overclock out of the box. You will also find plenty of features, like RGB lighting, idle-fan-off, and the recently introduced ASUS fan headers. Thermal performance is good too: the card uses the GTX 1080 STRIX cooler.

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[Caring1]

"ASUS is using their new dual-fan triple-slot thermal solution that we've seen"
And the picture shows a triple fan card.

 

[W1zzard]

"ASUS is using their new dual-fan triple-slot thermal solution that we've seen"
And the picture shows a triple fan card.

Ah yes .. fixed

 

[lanlagger]

that is one way to flush a100$ (premium over any other GTX 1060)...

 

[Ungari]

that is one way to flush a100$ (premium over any other GTX 1060)...

ASUS has good products but they always set their pricing high above all of their competitors.
It's amazing that so many consumers trust this brand and are willing to pay so much more for it.

 

[Agentbb007]

That price is just too much, I would rather go for the Gigabyte 1060 Windforce for $270.

 

[KarymidoN]

The uP 9511 voltage controller

This chip replaces the old ASUS Digi+ VRM, right?

 

[Ungari]

That price is just too much, I would rather go for the Gigabyte 1060 Windforce for $270.

If you really want to save money just wait until Volta is released next year. You know, the truly new architecture from Nvidia?
Soon the market will be flooded with new and used Paxwell cards at Fire Sale prices.

 

[Malabooga]

RX480 8GB MSRP is 239$ not 270$

RX480 4GB MSRP is 199$

 

[xorbe]

$330 would take the $199 3GB evga mini over this all day and save $130.

 

[Fluffmeister]

Expensive, but these apparently sell to gamers, not miners.

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

with that $50-60 premium & gives a small boost over the reference card, I don't see this as a worthy card for budget-conscious builders... other vendors that sells at same price or $20 more is a better alternative than ASUS right now IMO...

 

[Pruny]

RX480 8GB MSRP is 239$ not 270$

True
https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16814126108

 

[W1zzard]

Oh then RX480 8 GB pricing must have changed in the last few days. I checked last week and the cheapest was $270

 

[bug]

At $330 I'm not even going to bother reading the review. And I'm actually looking to upgrade to a GTX 1060.

 

[sith'ari]

-With the addition of Total War : Warhammer (DX12 title) at the tests, we can see that it's myth that AMD is superior at DX12 titles. So far, we can conclude that the results are not API-related but Game-Related.
(*in VR tests so far, AMD's performance is purely embarrassing http://www.hardocp.com/reviews/vr/ )
-Also, at the highly anticipated "No Man's Sky" , we see that the RX480, is being totally destroyed by the GTX 1060 (*Just like the GTX1060 is being totally destroyed by the RX480 at "DOOM")

P.S. if i was bying a next gen GPU, it would certainly be from ASUS, since with the use of "Auto Extreme Technology" ( https://www.asus.com/us/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING/ ) their production line is purely automated, thus, the human-error factor is obsolete. (*it has increased cost but for me the tradeoffs are worthy enough)
P.S.2: Great review @W1zzard

 

[bug]

-With the addition of Total War : Warhammer (DX12 title) at the tests, we can see that it's myth that AMD is superior at DX12 titles. So far, we can conclude that the results are not API-related but Game-Related.
(*in VR tests so far, AMD's performance is purely embarrassing http://www.hardocp.com/reviews/vr/ )
-Also, at the highly anticipated "No Man's Sky" , we see that the RX480, is being totally destroyed by the GTX 1060 (*Just like the GTX1060 is being totally destroyed by the RX480 at "DOOM")

I have said several times before: a lower level API means more stuff is left at the "mercy" of the developer. So yeah, results will vary from one title to another.
Plus, no titles so far has been developer specifically for DX12/Vulkan. They've all had that support tacked on. We'll be seing thing settle down over the next couple of years, but by then all this Polaris/Vega vs Pascal talk will be irrelevant.

 

[Ungari]

Pricing has been not been consistent due to the high demand for any and all RX 480s.
While holding out for the Nitro+, I often saw on nowinstock items sell out within 2 minutes of being available.
On some sites the limit on orders are up to 100, and so re-sellers were buying as many as possible to re-sell on Ebay for up to almost double of what they paid.
Also, the Ethereum Miners are scoffing up multiple cards because they have high productivity and the cost is so low compared to previous generation AMD cards.

 

[etayorius]

How come the RX480 is faster than 1060 in Rise of the Tomb Rider DX12? did something changed in favor or AMD in latest drivers? Anyway, i'm just about to make my mind with either the GTX1060 or RX480, but i would love to see Quantum Break and Gears of War DX12 performance benched in TPU reviews.

 

[sith'ari]

How come the RX480 is faster than 1060 in Rise of the Tomb Rider DX12? did something changed in favor or AMD in latest drivers? Anyway, i'm just about to make my mind with either the GTX1060 or RX480, but i would love to see Quantum Break and Gears of War DX12 performance benched in TPU reviews.

Nope, it has always been like that.
Check at Hardocp's review: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2016...x_1060_founders_edition_review/6#.V9QxRDWuH9I
At 1080p (which is the "natural" resolution for GPUs like the GTX1060 & RX480), the GTX1060 is by average 4fps ahead of the RX480.
Is what i told in my previous post. At Vulcan the RX480 seems to have a clear advantage, but at DX12 the results so far are Game-related and not API-related.
EDIT: oops!! my mistake, i thought you meant the opposite from what you wrote!!

 

[Keullo-e]

Those fan headers are maybe the best innovation in GFX cards in years, even better than semi-passive mode in idle. I can't hear the difference in desktop use on my MSI GTX780Ti Gaming if I stop the fans.. but headers for PWM case fans would be an awesome thing to have.

 

[Grings]

The trouble with these ROG cards is they cost so much more than the same card from other manufacturers, you might as well buy the next model up.

The cheapest 6gb 1060 cards are £229, this is £319, and you can get a 1070 for £349

Its the same with their 480, 8gb cards are £219 the strix oc is £289 (was over 300 last week), same store has Fury's for £299

 

[Lomskij]

The trouble with these ROG cards is they cost so much more than the same card from other manufacturers, you might as well buy the next model up.

The cheapest 6gb 1060 cards are £229, this is £319, and you can get a 1070 for £349

Its the same with their 480, 8gb cards are £219 the strix oc is £289 (was over 300 last week), same store has Fury's for £299

True. Especially considering that you can get GTX 980 Ti for £300 at the moment (Overclockers), making all similarly priced 1060 and 480s kind of pointless.

 

[badtaylorx]

odd that the VRM layout is the same for the 1060 that it is the 1070???

 

[ppn]

it's like, they provide best vrm delivery for the masses. or like they didn't expect such a weak concurrence in the face of RX480 and they had to slap in 1050 as 1060 last minute, sorry no SLI, since its only 1050 the price of 1060 Ti, although the SLI traces on the PCB are clearly visible.... First they release GTX 660, ... and few months later they release GTX 760 and its 256 bit aw yeah, they'll just reuse pcb.

cheers